Editing Garden City, Utah

{{Short description|  Town in the state of Utah, United States}}
{{Distinguish||text=the adjoining census-designated place of [[Garden, Utah]]}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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|official_name            = Garden City, Utah
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|image_skyline            = Garden City, Utah and Bear Lake.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Garden City and [[Bear Lake (Idaho–Utah)|Bear Lake]]
|image_map                = Rich County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Garden City highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Rich County, UT|Rich County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Utah]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[County (United States)|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Rich County, Utah|Rich]]
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|established_title        = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1934
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 22.74
|area_land_km2            = 22.74
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 8.78
|area_land_sq_mi          = 8.78
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 602
|population_density_km2   = 27.14
|population_density_sq_mi = 70.29
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
|utc_offset               = -7
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|elevation_ft             = 6198
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84028
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-27930<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2412668<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412668}}</ref>
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'''Garden City''' is a town in northwestern [[Rich County, Utah|Rich County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 602 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]]. Garden City sits on the shores of [[Bear Lake (Idaho-Utah)|Bear Lake]] and is a popular summer resort destination town, thus nicknamed the "Caribbean of the Rockies”.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gardencityutah.gov/|title=The Town Of Garden City Utah Office near Bear Lake|website=Garden City}}</ref>

==History==
Garden City was first settled in 1877, and an LDS branch was formed there.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7M3AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA181|year=1918|page=181}}</ref>  Two years later the town had grown into a ward.<ref>[[Andrew Jenson|Andrew Jensen]]. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church''. p. 272</ref> In 1979, it merged with the neighboring town of [[Pickelville, Utah|Pickelville]].

In 1903, [[Horatio Nelson Jackson]] and [[Sewall Crocker]] stopped in Garden City on the first automobile journey across the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Long-before-the-interstates-there-was-a-Winton-2608886.php#page-3|title = Long before the interstates, there was a Winton / Indiana auto enthusiast about to reprise first-ever S.F.-to-N.Y. Journey by car|date = June 16, 2003}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 4.5&nbsp;square miles (11.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1880 = 161
| 1890 = 249
| 1900 = 212
| 1910 = 326
| 1920 = 337
| 1930 = 379
| 1940 = 261
| 1950 = 164
| 1960 = 168
| 1970 = 134
| 1980 = 259
| 1990 = 193
| 2000 = 357
| 2010 = 562
| 2020 = 602
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>{{cbignore}}
}}


As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 357 people, 131 households, and 99 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 79.3 people per square mile (30.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 881 housing units at an average density of 195.6 per square mile (75.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.12% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 131 households, out of which 26.7% had children under 18 living with them, 69.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69, and the average family size was 3.10. There is a large number of vacation homes, the majority of which are rented out to large groups during the vacation season.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,750, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $45,833 versus $35,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,206. About 2.7% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those aged 65 or over.

===Climate===
Garden City has a [[humid continental climate]] with warm summers ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb'').
{{Weather box
|location = Bear Lake, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1989–2020: 5928ft (1807m)
|single line = Yes
|collapsed   = yes
|Jan record high F = 54
|Feb record high F = 57
|Mar record high F = 71
|Apr record high F = 81
|May record high F = 86
|Jun record high F = 93
|Jul record high F = 99
|Aug record high F = 98
|Sep record high F = 94
|Oct record high F = 81
|Nov record high F = 69
|Dec record high F = 63
|year record high F = 

|Jan avg record high F = 45.6
|Feb avg record high F = 49.0
|Mar avg record high F = 57.6
|Apr avg record high F = 70.7
|May avg record high F = 77.1
|Jun avg record high F = 86.5
|Jul avg record high F = 91.8
|Aug avg record high F = 90.5
|Sep avg record high F = 85.6
|Oct avg record high F = 73.9
|Nov avg record high F = 60.2
|Dec avg record high F = 49.2
|year avg record high F = 92.5

|Jan high F = 32.9
|Feb high F = 35.5
|Mar high F = 43.5
|Apr high F = 53.3
|May high F = 63.7
|Jun high F = 73.9
|Jul high F = 83.5
|Aug high F = 81.8
|Sep high F = 72.6
|Oct high F = 58.8
|Nov high F = 44.4
|Dec high F = 35.2
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 24.3
|Feb mean F = 26.4
|Mar mean F = 33.7
|Apr mean F = 42.3
|May mean F = 51.7
|Jun mean F = 60.1
|Jul mean F = 69.3
|Aug mean F = 67.9
|Sep mean F = 59.0
|Oct mean F = 46.7
|Nov mean F = 35.0
|Dec mean F = 27.1
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 15.8
|Feb low F = 17.4
|Mar low F = 23.8
|Apr low F = 31.3
|May low F = 39.7
|Jun low F = 46.3
|Jul low F = 55.0
|Aug low F = 54.0
|Sep low F = 45.4
|Oct low F = 34.5
|Nov low F = 25.7
|Dec low F = 19.1
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 3.0
|Feb avg record low F = 1.8
|Mar avg record low F = 9.8
|Apr avg record low F = 19.4
|May avg record low F = 28.0
|Jun avg record low F = 34.7
|Jul avg record low F = 45.2
|Aug avg record low F = 43.9
|Sep avg record low F = 33.0
|Oct avg record low F = 22.4
|Nov avg record low F = 11.1
|Dec avg record low F = 4.0
|year avg record low F = -2.4

|Jan record low F = −15
|Feb record low F = −14
|Mar record low F = −7
|Apr record low F = 8
|May record low F = 19
|Jun record low F = 28
|Jul record low F = 33
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 24
|Oct record low F = 2
|Nov record low F = 0
|Dec record low F = −25
|year record low F =  

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.59
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.28
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.24
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.64
|May precipitation inch = 2.08
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.28
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.64
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.93
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.33
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.43
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.41
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.68
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 11.0
|Feb snow inch = 12.1
|Mar snow inch = 3.7
|Apr snow inch = 1.9
|May snow inch = 0.5
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.3
|Nov snow inch = 7.0
|Dec snow inch = 7.5
|year snow inch = 

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00420487&format=pdf
|title = Bear Lake State Park, Utah 1991–2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = November 19, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS2 (1991–2006 snowfall, records & monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = November 19, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns in Utah]]
* [[Pickelville, Utah|Pickelville]], a former town that merged with Garden City
* [[Pickleville Playhouse]], a musical theater in Garden City

==References==
{{Reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Garden City, Utah}}
{{Wikivoyage|Garden City (Utah)}}
* {{official website|http://www.gardencityutah.gov/}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Garden City
|North     = {{flagicon|Idaho}} [[St. Charles, Idaho|St. Charles]] 
|Northeast = ''[[Bear Lake (Idaho–Utah)|Bear Lake]]'' / {{flagicon|Wyoming}} [[Cokeville, Wyoming|Cokeville]]
|East      = ''[[Bear Lake (Idaho–Utah)|Bear Lake]]''
|Southeast = [[Laketown, Utah|Laketown]]
|South     = ''[[Wasatch-Cache National Forest]]''
|Southwest = [[Smithfield, Utah|Smithfield]]/ ''[[Wasatch-Cache National Forest]]''<br />[[Hyde Park, Utah|Hyde Park]] <br />[[North Logan, Utah|North Logan]]
|West      = [[Lewiston, Utah|Lewiston]]<br />[[Richmond, Utah|Richmond]] / ''[[Wasatch-Cache National Forest]]''
|Northwest = {{flagicon|Idaho}} [[Franklin, Idaho|Franklin]] / ''[[Wasatch-Cache National Forest]]''
}}

{{Rich County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Garden City, Utah| ]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1877]]
[[Category:Towns in Rich County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:1877 establishments in Utah Territory]]