Sandy (Utah)

Salt Lake County

49-67440

Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah.

The suburb of Salt Lake City has a total of 87 461 inhabitants ( United States Census 2010). There is the Rio Tinto Stadium, home of the MLS franchise Real Salt Lake.

Geography

The geographical location is 40 ° 34'21 Sandys ' north latitude, 111 ° 51'35 "west longitude. East of the city are the Wasatch Mountains.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 57.9 km ², of which 57.8 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² ( about 0.09 %) of water.

Population Development

Demography

According to the 2000 census living in the city 88 418 people in 25 737 households, and 21,773 families. There are 26 579 housing units at an average density of 459.6 / km ².

The racial makeup of the city is approximately 93.52 % White, 0.5% African American, 0.35% Native American and 2.17 % Asian. 4.38% of the population is Latino, or Spanish origin.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 66,459, for a family is $ 70,801 and the per capita income of $ 22,928. 3.8% of the population live below the poverty line, including 4% of children younger than 18 and 5.7% 65 years and older.

Twinning

• Mexico Piedras Negras (Mexico)
• Germany Riesa ( Germany )

Media

The HBO television series Big Love, which portrays the life of a polygamist family, is set in Sandy.