Draper, Utah
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Draper is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 25,220 and by 2004 was estimated at 33,042. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was the fastest-growing city over 5,000 people (as of 2000) in Utah. Its population in 1990 was 7,143. It is the home of golfer Mike Weir.
The Utah State Prison is located in Draper alongside Interstate 15 near the "point of the mountain," about midway between Salt Lake City and Provo. Draper is most renowned for the execution of Gary Gilmore on January 24, 1977 taking place here.
A street here is named "Wayne's World Drive," after the title of the 1991 Mike Myers film Wayne's World.
Draper is home to Utah's first Ikea, due to open in Spring 2007. This will surely bring countless people both from the Salt Lake area and beyond to the city. [1]
Geography
Image:UTMap-doton-Draper.PNG Draper is located at 40°30'53" North, 111°52'23" West (40.514843, -111.872940)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 78.6 km² (30.4 mi²). 78.6 km² (30.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 25,220 people, 6,305 households, and 5,428 families residing in the city. The population density was 320.9/km² (831.1/mi²). There were 6,588 housing units at an average density of 83.8/km² (217.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.25% White, 1.52% African American, 0.75% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.36% Pacific Islander, 2.71% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races. 5.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,305 households out of which 54.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.8% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 10.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the average family size was 3.69.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.0% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 38.3% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 3.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 129.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 141.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $72,341, and the median income for a family was $76,858. Males had a median income of $50,915 versus $31,742 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,747. 2.7% of the population and 1.8% of families were below the poverty line. 3.1% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
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