Editing La Sal, Utah

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = La Sal, Utah
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
|motto                    =
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|imagesize                =
|image_caption            =
|image_map                = San Juan County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas La Sal highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan County]] and the state of [[Utah]].
<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Utah]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[County (United States)|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan]]
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|government_footnotes     =
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|leader_title             =
|leader_name              =
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1930
|named_for                = [[La Sal Mountains]]
<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                =  Imperial
|area_footnotes           =
|area_total_km2           = 119.2
|area_land_km2            = 118.7
|area_water_km2           = 0.4
|area_total_sq_mi         = 46.0
|area_land_sq_mi          = 45.8
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.2
<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2000 United States Census|2000]]
|population_footnotes     =
|population_total         = 339
|population_density_km2   = 2.9
|population_density_sq_mi = 7.4
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
|utc_offset               = -7
|timezone_DST             = MDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -6
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 6808
|coordinates              = {{coord|38|18|00|N|109|15|40|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84530
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-43110<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2408517<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2408517}}</ref>
|website                  =
|footnotes                =
}}

'''La Sal''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in northeastern [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 339 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. The name comes from the [[La Sal Mountains]] which means in Spanish "The Salt". The area is known for its [[uranium]] resources.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 46.0&nbsp;square miles (119.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 45.8&nbsp;square miles (118.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.2&nbsp;square mile (0.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.35%) is water.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, La Sal has a borderline [[continental climate]] and [[semi-arid climate]] (''Dfb''/''BSk'').

{{weather box
| single line = yes
| collapsed=yes
| precipitation colour = green
| width = auto
| location = La Sal, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–present
| Jan record high F = 58
| Feb record high F = 64
| Mar record high F = 74
| Apr record high F = 82
| May record high F = 92
| Jun record high F = 98
| Jul record high F = 101
| Aug record high F = 99
| Sep record high F = 94
| Oct record high F = 85
| Nov record high F = 70
| Dec record high F = 60
| year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 47.8
|Feb avg record high F = 53.1
|Mar avg record high F = 65.0
|Apr avg record high F = 73.0
|May avg record high F = 81.8
|Jun avg record high F = 91.4
|Jul avg record high F = 94.6
|Aug avg record high F = 90.7
|Sep avg record high F = 86.5
|Oct avg record high F = 77.1
|Nov avg record high F = 63.4
|Dec avg record high F = 50.2
|year avg record high F = 95.2

| Jan high F = 37.3
| Feb high F = 40.9
| Mar high F = 50.8
| Apr high F = 58.8
| May high F = 69.0
| Jun high F = 81.1
| Jul high F = 86.3
| Aug high F = 83.9
| Sep high F = 75.2
| Oct high F = 61.9
| Nov high F = 48.1
| Dec high F = 36.9
| year high F = 60.9
| Jan mean F = 27.1
| Feb mean F = 30.8
| Mar mean F = 39.2
| Apr mean F = 45.7
| May mean F = 54.6
| Jun mean F = 65.3
| Jul mean F = 71.5
| Aug mean F = 69.7
| Sep mean F = 61.4
| Oct mean F = 49.0
| Nov mean F = 36.8
| Dec mean F = 26.7
| year mean F = 48.2
| Jan low F = 16.9
| Feb low F = 20.7
| Mar low F = 27.6
| Apr low F = 32.5
| May low F = 40.3
| Jun low F = 49.5
| Jul low F = 56.8
| Aug low F = 55.5
| Sep low F = 47.7
| Oct low F = 36.1
| Nov low F = 25.5
| Dec low F = 16.5
| year low F = 35.5

|Jan avg record low F = -1.4
|Feb avg record low F = 2.7
|Mar avg record low F = 11.1
|Apr avg record low F = 17.3
|May avg record low F = 26.2
|Jun avg record low F = 36.0
|Jul avg record low F = 47.3
|Aug avg record low F = 47.0
|Sep avg record low F = 33.6
|Oct avg record low F = 18.9
|Nov avg record low F = 7.3
|Dec avg record low F = -0.4
|year avg record low F = -4.9

| Jan record low F = -16
| Feb record low F = -25
| Mar record low F = -3
| Apr record low F = 6
| May record low F = 16
| Jun record low F = 28
| Jul record low F = 36
| Aug record low F = 33
| Sep record low F = 18
| Oct record low F = -1
| Nov record low F = -8
| Dec record low F = -22
| year record low F = 
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.04
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.81
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.94
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.11
| May precipitation inch = 0.99
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.66
| Jul precipitation inch = 1.31
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.20
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.45
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.36
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.93
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.89
| year precipitation inch = 12.69
| Jan snow inch = 10.4
| Feb snow inch = 8.6
| Mar snow inch = 7.3
| Apr snow inch = 3.8
| May snow inch = 0.6
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.1
| Oct snow inch = 1.8
| Nov snow inch = 5.3
| Dec snow inch = 12.3
| year snow inch = 50.2
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 5.6
| Feb precipitation days = 6.1
| Mar precipitation days = 5.8
| Apr precipitation days = 5.4
| May precipitation days = 5.0
| Jun precipitation days = 2.8
| Jul precipitation days = 6.7
| Aug precipitation days = 7.1
| Sep precipitation days = 6.4
| Oct precipitation days = 5.3
| Nov precipitation days = 4.4
| Dec precipitation days = 5.1
| year precipitation days = 65.7
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 4.1
| Feb snow days = 3.9
| Mar snow days = 3.0
| Apr snow days = 1.8
| May snow days = 0.4
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.7
| Nov snow days = 2.3
| Dec snow days = 4.3
| year snow days = 20.5
| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=gjt |title=NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=November 25, 2022
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00424947&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |title=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=December 11, 2022
}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 339 people, 96 households, and 72 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 7.4 people per square mile (2.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 2.6/sq&nbsp;mi (1.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.67% [Caucasian] (U.S. Census), 22.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.21% of the population.

There were 96 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 28.6% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,926, and the median income for a family was $26,071. Males had a median income of $26,295 versus $25,893 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $7,567. About 16.3% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.9% of those under age 18 and 100.0% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Utah]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|La Sal, Utah}}

{{San Juan County, Utah}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Utah]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in San Juan County, Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1930]]