Editing Erda, Utah

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| official_name      = Erda, Utah
| settlement_type    = City
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| image_skyline      = Erda overlooking the Great Salt Lake.jpg
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| image_caption      = View of Erda looking at the Great Salt Lake and Stansbury Island
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| image_map          = Tooele County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Erda highlighted.svg
| map_caption        = Location in [[Tooele County, UT|Tooele County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
| image_map1         = Map of USA UT.svg
| map_caption1       = Location of Utah in the United States
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Utah]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele]]
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| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1852
| established_title2 = Incorporated as a city
| established_date2  = January 3, 2022
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| area_total_km2     = 58.2
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 22.5
| area_land_sq_mi    = 22.5
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| population_as_of   = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 4642
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| timezone           = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset         = -7
| timezone_DST       = MDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -6
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| elevation_ft       = 4337
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 84074
| area_code          = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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'''Erda''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɜːr|d|ə}} {{respell|UR|də}}) is a city in [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 4,642 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], a significant increase from the 2000 figure of 2,473. Erda was previously a Census Designated Place (CDP) and a township but officially received its incorporation certificate in January 2022.

==Geography and history==
Erda is located just south [[Stansbury Park, Utah|Stansbury Park]], west of [[Utah State Route 36|SR-36]], and north of the [[county seat]] of [[Tooele, Utah|Tooele]]. When it was still listed as a CDP, the United States Census Bureau reported its total area as {{convert|22.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land. The community has been known in the past by the names '''Bates''' and '''Batesville'''.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1880 = 145
| 1890 = 117
| 1900 = 183
| 1910 = 188
| 1920 = 183
| 1930 = 151
| 1940 = 188
| 1950 = 118
| 1990 = 1113
| 2000 = 2473
| 2010 = 4642
| 2020 = 3673
| footnote = source:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html
  |title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)
  |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]
  |accessdate=2010-07-31
  }}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,473 people, 697 households, and 623 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|110.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 722 housing units at an average density of {{convert|32.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.53% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.97% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.25% of the population.

There were 697 households, out of which 54.2% had children under 18 living with them, 81.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.6% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.55, and the average family size was 3.81.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 38.0% under 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,286, and the median income for a family was $65,494. Males had a median income of $42,386 versus $30,574 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,649. About 3.5% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those aged 65 or over.

== Churches and schools ==
As of 2019, there were two churches in Erda. Both churches are meetinghouses of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church), and are located on Erda Way. The LDS Church previously announced a [[Temple (LDS Church)|temple]] would be built in Erda, but after residents expressed concerns with overall development plans,<ref>{{Cite web|title=After community pushback, LDS Church renames, relocates Tooele temple|url=https://sltrib.com/religion/2021/01/19/after-community-pushback|access-date=2021-01-19|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref> the location was moved to nearby [[Tooele, Utah|Tooele]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-19|title=Tooele Valley Temple Relocated and Renamed|url=http://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/tooele-valley-temple-renamed-and-relocated|access-date=2021-01-19|website=newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org|language=en}}</ref>

As of 2019, there was only one school in Erda, Excelsior Academy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.excelsior-academy.org/|title=Excelsior Academy: Home|website=www.excelsior-academy.org|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> located on Erda Way, although several schools in [[Stansbury Park, Utah|Stansbury Park]] serve the area. Excelsior Academy is a tuition-free, public charter school that functions as both an elementary and middle school, serving grades K–8.

==Transportation==
[[Bolinder Field]], also known as Tooele Valley Airport, is located at 4663 N. Airport Road in Erda.

==See also==
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* [[List of municipalities in Utah]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Tooele County, Utah}}

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