Midvale (Utah)

Salt Lake County

49-49710

Midvale is a city in the state of Utah in the United States of America.

The City Midvale is located in the County Salt Lake County.

Midvale is a suburb of Salt Lake City.

Geography and climate

According to the United States Census Bureau to Midvale spreads over an area of 15.1 km ². In the municipality there is no water.

History

The area was, as the entire valley, used by the nomadic Ute. Was the environment characterized by mines in the west of Midvale, Midvale and so the environment in the East was initially dominated by agriculture.

First settlers settled down in 1851 in the present-day city. In the 1870s, the city flourished due to its position near the Bingham Canyon, she was then known as Bingham Junction, in Bingham Canyon and also in the nearby Little Cottonwood Canyon, silver was found. In Midvale, operations were started, the processed silver.

Policy

The city of Midvale has a non -partisan government. Currently, JoAnn B. Seghini is mayor.

Vital statistics

According to the 2000 census, living in Midvale 27,029 people in 10,089 households and 6,638 families. The population density is 1787.0 persons / km ². The white population is most strongly represented with 82.44 %, followed by the Asian population with 1.85 %.