West Valley City, Utah

Salt Lake County

49-83470

The City of West Valley City in Salt Lake County in the U.S. state of Utah, with 129 480 inhabitants, the second largest city in Utah. The town was founded in 1980 from the towns of Hunter, Granger, Chesterfield, which had grown together in the 1970s as suburbs of Salt Lake City.

Population Development

¹ 1980 - 2010: census results; 2005 - 2007: Updating the U.S. Census Bureau

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city spreads out over an area of 91.8 km ², of which 0.17% is covered by water.

Vital statistics

According to the 2000 census, living in West Valley City 108 896 people in 32 253 households and 25 931 families. The population density is 1,187.7 people / km ². Distributed on the surface of the city there are 33 488 residential units, which corresponds to an average density of 365.2 units / km ². The population is 78.21 % White. Hispanics make with 18.48% of the second largest share of the population of West Valley City.

Sports

In the city a hockey team named Utah Grizzlies is located, which is active in the ECHL since 2005, after an eponymous team, playing in Salt Lake City, in 2005 had taken place from the AHL a league and relocation.