Draper is a city in Salt
Lake
and Utah
Counties in
the U.S. state of Utah
, located
about south of Salt Lake City
along the Wasatch
Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's
fastest-growing city over 5,000 people (as of 2000). Its population
in 1990 was 7,143 and had grown to 25,220 by the
2000 census. By 2008, the
population is estimated to have increased to 42,317.
Draper is part of two metropolitan areas - the Salt Lake County
portion is included in the
Salt Lake City metropolitan
area, while the Utah County portion is part of the
Provo-Orem metropolitan
area.
The
Utah State
Prison
is located in Draper, near Point of the Mountain
(alongside Interstate
15). The execution of
Gary
Gilmore took place here on January 24, 1977.
The winds on Traverse Ridge make it one of the world's best
hang-gliding spots.
Corner Canyon, Draper, Utah.
Jordan River Parkway, Draper,
Utah.
In 2004, Draper citizens voted for a tax increase that would pay
for the purchase of key pieces of property in the Corner Canyon
area. The aim of this measure was to protect and preserve the
Corner Canyon area for the future enjoyment of citizens of the city
and the
Salt Lake Valley area. In
the fall of 2005, of property were identified and purchased for the
development of Corner Canyon Regional Park, which will consist of
parks,
trails and other
recreation areas.
Draper is home to the main customer service center of
eBay, the tech call center of
PGP Corporation, the call center of
Musician's Friend, and the headquarters of
1-800 Contacts. Draper is also home
to Utah's first
Ikea, which opened in Spring
2007.
[23359] In August 2006,
The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints broke ground for a
temple in Draper; it has since been
finished and was dedicated first on March 20, 2009.
Geography
Draper is located at (40.514843, -111.872940).
It lies roughly midway
between Salt Lake
City and Provo
.
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
30.4 square miles (78.6 km²), of which,
30.3 square miles (78.6 km²) of it is land and 0.03%
is water.
Draper
shares city borders with Riverton
and Bluffdale
to the west, South Jordan
to the northwest, Sandy
to the
north, Alpine
to the
southeast, Highland
to the south and Lehi
to the
southwest.
Demographics
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.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 5.82% of the
population.
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 (these figures had risen to
$80,524 and $89,871 respectively as of a 2007 estimate. Males had a
median income of $50,915 versus $31,742 for females. The
per capita income for the city was
$22,747. About 1.8% of families and 2.7% of the population were
below the
poverty line, including 3.1%
of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
References
- American FactFinder
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