Saratoga Springs is a city
in Utah
County
, Utah
, United States
. It is part of the Provo
–Orem
, Utah Metropolitan Statistical
Area. The city is a relatively new development
along the northern shores of Utah Lake
. It was incorporated on December 31, 1997
and has been growing rapidly since then. The population was 1,003
at the
2000 census, but
the official 2007 estimate listed a population of 11,570. Although
Saratoga Springs was a town in 2000, it has since been classified
as a fifth-class city by state law.
Geography
Saratoga Springs is located at (40.328948, -111.903033) .
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
10.4 square miles (26.8 km²), of which, 10.2 square
miles (26.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles
(0.3 km²) of it (1.26%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,003
people, 271 households, and 249 families residing in the town. The
population density was 98.2
people per square mile (37.9/km²). There were 301 housing units at
an average density of 29.5/sq mi (11.4/km²). The racial makeup
of the town was 94.72%
White,
0.60%
African
American, 0.10%
Native
American, 1.00%
Asian, 0.50%
Pacific Islander,
0.90% from
other races,
and 2.19% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.99% of the
population.
There were 271 households out of which 57.6% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 84.1% were
married
couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no
husband present, and 8.1% were non-families. 6.3% of all households
were made up of individuals and 1.8% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.70
and the average family size was 3.88.
In the town the population was spread out with 38.3% under the age
of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to
64, and 3.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was
26 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $62,212, and the
median income for a family was $61,923. Males had a median income
of $44,464 versus $36,739 for females. The
per capita income for the town was
$20,304. About 3.8% of families and 2.5% of the population were
below the
poverty line, including 2.7%
of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.
References
- §10-2-301 of the Utah Code, last amended in 2003. Accessed
2008-06-14.
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