Editing Gunnison, Utah

{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = Gunnison, Utah
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|population_total         = 3509
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'''Gunnison''' is a city in the [[Sevier Valley]] in southwestern [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 3,509 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]]. The city was named in honor of [[John W. Gunnison]], a [[United States Army]] officer who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leigh|first=Rufus Wood|title=Five hundred Utah place names: their origin and significance|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015013530756;view=1up;seq=44|year=1961|publisher=Deseret News Press|location=Salt Lake City|page=34}}</ref>

==History==
===2007 gas spill===
[[File:Gunnison, Utah.jpg|thumb|left|Looking north along the west side of Main Street ([[U.S. Route 89 in Utah|US-89]]) in Gunnison, September 2010]]

In the summer of 2007, over {{convert|24000|gal|L}}<ref name="Fahys">{{cite news |last=Fahys |first=Judy |title=Legal settlement signed 3 years after Gunnison gasoline leak |url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/49936904-76/gunnison-gasoline-leak-settlement.html.csp |newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune |date=Jul 16, 2010 |access-date=Mar 22, 2011}}</ref> of gasoline leaked from a storage tank beneath the Top Stop gas station, located on the corner of South Main and East Center and owned by Wind River Petroleum. The gasoline leaked throughout the soil beneath South Main Street and eventually throughout the southwest side of town, contaminating businesses and homes. On August 10, 2007, local and state officials ordered the temporary evacuation of an entire Main Street block, heavily populated with businesses, because of the fumes from the gasoline leak. In the weeks following, Wasatch Environmental installed underground soil-ventilation systems.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695226486/Gas-leak-aftermath-has-Gunnison-reeling--and-seeking-answers.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022202306/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695226486/Gas-leak-aftermath-has-Gunnison-reeling--and-seeking-answers.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2012|title=Gas leak aftermath has Gunnison reeling — and seeking answers|last=Hales|first=John|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=Nov 10, 2007|access-date=Mar 22, 2011}}</ref> Several businesses, including the Top Stop, permanently closed, and some homes were evacuated. Gunnison City, along with several businesses and residents, filed suit against Wind River Petroleum over the handling of the gas leak.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gunnison City sues over gas leak |url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_3ab1e32b-d115-5828-a829-17a41254dc80.html |newspaper=Daily Herald |date=Mar 13, 2008 |access-date=Mar 22, 2011}}</ref> As of 2010, approximately $3 million ($1 million from a state cleanup fund, $2 million from Wind River Petroleum) had been spent on the cleanup, which is expected to last a decade.<ref name="Fahys" /> Gunnison City recently completed a Main Street rehabilitation project valued at over $1 million.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

{{US Census population
|1870= 475
|1880= 729
|1890= 845
|1900= 829
|1910= 950
|1920= 1115
|1930= 1057
|1940= 1115
|1950= 1144
|1960= 1059
|1970= 1073
|1980= 1255
|1990= 1298
|2000= 2394
|2010= 3285
|2020= 3509
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|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>
}}

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,394 people, 513 households, and 410 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 451.9 people per square mile (174.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 549 housing units at an average density of 103.6 per square mile (40.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 88.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.84% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.51% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.79% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.58% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.97% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.10% of the population.

There were 513 households, out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.12, and the average family size was 3.59.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 197.4 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 240.6 males. The startling ratio of women to men is due to the presence of the [[Central Utah Correctional Facility]], located one half mile northeast of downtown Gunnison. This state-run prison opened in 1990, has a capacity of 1500 inmates, and currently houses only male offenders.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gunnison Prison|publisher=Utah Department of Corrections|url=http://corrections.utah.gov/visitation_facilities/gunnison_prison.html|access-date=29 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609065625/http://corrections.utah.gov/visitation_facilities/gunnison_prison.html|archive-date=9 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The median income for a household in the city was $33,147, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,207 versus $23,958 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,537. About 9.8% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those aged 65 or over.

==Education==
Gunnison is located in the [[South Sanpete School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49039_sanpete/DC20SD_C49039.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sanpete County, UT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-28}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49039_sanpete/DC20SD_C49039_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> and has one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school, [[Gunnison Valley High School]], (all of which are known as Gunnison Valley).{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of cities and towns in Utah]]
* [[Gunnison Valley (Sanpete and Sevier counties, Utah)|Gunnison Valley]]

==References==
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==Further reading== 
* (1994) [https://web.archive.org/web/20240321165144/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/g/GUNNISON.shtml "Gunnison"] article in the [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ ''Utah History Encyclopedia.''] The article was written by Allen Roberts and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/g/GUNNISON.shtml the original] on March 21, 2024 and retrieved on May 6, 2024.

==External links==
{{commons category|Gunnison, Utah}}
* {{official website|http://www.gunnisoncity.org/}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Gunnison
|North     = [[Fayette, Utah|Fayette]]
|Northeast = [[Manti, Utah|Manti]]
|East      = [[Sterling, Utah|Sterling]]
|Southeast = [[Mayfield, Utah|Mayfield]]
|South     = [[Centerfield, Utah|Centerfield]]
|Southwest = [[Fillmore, Utah|Fillmore]]
|West      = [[Holden, Utah|Holden]]
|Northwest = [[Scipio, Utah|Scipio]]
}}

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[[Category:Cities in Utah]]
[[Category:Cities in Sanpete County, Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1859]]
[[Category:1859 establishments in Utah Territory]]