Editing Magna, Utah

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| official_name                   = Magna
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
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| image_caption                   = Main Street in Magna
| motto                           = 
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| map_caption                     = Location of Magna within [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake County]] and the<br>[[Utah|State of Utah]].
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| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Utah]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]]
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| established_title               = First Settled (as Pleasant Green)
| established_date                = 1868
| established_title1              = Given Township Status
| established_date1               = 2001
| established_title2              = Incorporated as a Metro Township
| established_date2               = 2017
| established_title3              = Incorporated as a City
| established_date3               = 2024
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| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                  = 97.07
| area_total_sq_mi                = 37.48
| area_land_km2                   = 39.13
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 15.11
| area_water_km2                  = 57.94
| area_water_sq_mi                = 22.37
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| population_total                = 29251
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = <ref name="quickfacts">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/magnametrotownshiputah/PST045221 |title=QuickFacts Magna Metro township, Utah |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 12, 2022 }}</ref>
| population_density_km2          = 747.54
| population_density_sq_mi        = 1935.87
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| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 84044
| area_code                       = [[Area codes 385 and 801|385, 801]]
| etymology                       = [[Kennecott Utah Copper|Kennecott Copper's]] Magna Mill;<br>Latin word meaning "great" or "superior"
| timezone                        = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -7
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| utc_offset_DST                  = -6
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft                    = 4265
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 49-47290<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website|access-date=31 Jan 2008}}</ref>
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website                         = {{Official website|https://www.magnametrotownship.org/}}
| footnotes                       = 
}}

'''Magna''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|æ|g|n|ə}} {{respell|MAG|nə}}) is a [[city]] in [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake County]], [[Utah]], [[United States]]. The current population of the city stands at 29,251 according to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], a 10.4% increase over 26,505 in 2010.

==History==

===Settlement===
Settlement of the area began in 1851 shortly after pioneers reached the [[Salt Lake Valley]]. Early farmers settled in 1868 at the base of the northern [[Oquirrh Mountains]] and called their community''' Pleasant Green'''. By 1900, there were about 20 families in the area. One of the first Pleasant Green farmers was Abraham Coon, who established a livestock ranch and settlement called '''Coonville''' in a canyon mouth at about 5400 South now known as Coon Canyon. Coon Creek flows out of Coon Canyon and is one of the major Oquirrh Mountain drainages. Coon Creek flows north and west through Magna to the [[Great Salt Lake]].

The [[Pleasant Green Cemetery]] located in the [[Oquirrh Mountains|Oquirrh]] foothills, at about 3500 South, was established in 1883.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pleasantgreen.net/history-pleasant-green-cemetery-magna-utah.php|title=The History of Our Cemetery...|website=pleasantgreen.net|publisher=Pleasant Green Cemetery|access-date=18 Apr 2013}}</ref> In 1890, in response to a law requiring all children to receive free [[Education in the United States|public education]], the first school was built in the community.

===1900-1960===
In the early 1900s, [[Copper extraction techniques|copper mining]] activity in the Oquirrhs began transforming the Pleasant Green area from an agricultural [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] to an industrial community. D.C. Jackling established the Utah Copper Company, which later became [[Kennecott Utah Copper|Kennecott Copper Corp.]] In 1906, the company began constructing its Magna Mill. Jackling chose the name "Magna" from the Latin word meaning "great" or "superior".

Beginning in 1903, Magna saw a large influx of [[Greeks|Greek]] immigrants, primarily prompted by coal mine strikes in [[Carbon County, Utah]] and [[Fresno, California]]. This group eventually established a thriving [[Greektown]] and community. The formation of Magna's Greektown coincided with that of the forming of [[Salt Lake City]], happening only about 15 miles to the east.<ref>Silver, Cherry B. (1997) "Worth Their Salt: Notable but Often Unnoted Women of Utah Colleen Whitley," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 37: Iss. 1, Article 16.</ref>

Boston Consolidated Copper constructed a second mill in the area in 1909. In 1911, the companies merged and the mill was renamed, Arthur Mill. Construction workers lived in a temporary settlement known as '''Ragtown'''. Several substantial homes were built in the tent city and later moved to the present community. As the mills began operating, some local farmers traded in their plows for a steady company paycheck and began moving in to work at the mills.

In 1914, Renald Woolley, the Post Master of the township, petitioned to have the Pleasant Green post office changed to Magna because of confusion with other towns such as Pleasant Grove. The petition was accepted and in a meeting above his store, the locals accepted the name of Magna for the town and post office, on October 19, 1915. (see West Valley View, June 9, 1983). By 1909, the Hawthorne School (no longer standing) had been built in the eastern Magna area. In 1908, the Webster School (destroyed by fire and demolished in June 2004)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=84100|title=School Destroyed in Fire in Magna|last=Yi|first=Sanda|work=[[KSL-TV|ksl.com]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=[[Salt Lake City]]|date=22 Jun 2004|access-date=18 Apr 2013}}</ref> was built at the west end of what is now Main Street. In 1924, the first building of the present [[Cyprus High School]] was completed. Over the years, buildings and additions have been constructed on the campus. At the time, commuting to work by automobile was not practical. Few mineworkers had cars and cross valley roads were in marginal condition. Workers lived in the town and walked to the mills. Downtown Magna included churches, saloons, fraternal halls, and stores. Several small neighborhoods, such as Greektown, Japantown, Snaketown, and Little Italy, developed around Main Street. Many early residents were immigrants, primarily from [[Eastern Europe]], but Magna was not a mining town.

In 1914, an Italian woman by the name of Anna Carrone settled here and met [[Coal mining|coal miner]] Rocco Polidori. They became a couple and moved to [[Denver]], [[Colorado]] and went on to found the meat company [[Polidori (brand)|Polidori Sausage]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title=Our Story - Polidori Sausage|language=en-US|work=Polidori Sausage|url=https://polidorisausage.com/our-story/|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2020-03-01|title=Polidori Sausage is balancing history and sustainability|url=https://www.cobizmag.com/polidori-sausage-is-balancing-history-and-sustainability/|access-date=2021-03-01|website=ColoradoBiz Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Colorado MarketMaker - Polidori Sausage|url=https://co.foodmarketmaker.com/business/3623738-polidori-sausage|access-date=2021-03-01|website=co.foodmarketmaker.com}}</ref>

Between 1915 and 1960, the town's fortunes fluctuated with the copper industry. During the [[Great Depression]], the mills shut down for a period, and workers were laid off. Around 1940, there was a resurgence as the pending war boosted copper demand. Growth continued after [[World War II]], and throughout the 1960s.

===1960-1980===
By the 1960s, the community was experiencing the first signs of a suburban transition. The [[Hercules Inc.|Hercules Powder Co.]], once a small dynamite manufacturing firm had begun producing rocket motors at its Bacchus Works plant, south of the Magna community, named after 1912 founder T.W. Bacchus. The increased jobs were one factor that encouraged subdivision development in the Magna, [[Kearns, Utah|Kearns]], and [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]] areas.

In 1961, the voters in the Magna Improvement District (now the Magna Water and Sewer District) approved a bond that financed a sewage treatment plant, water storage tanks, pumps, and well development. The improvements created sufficient capacity to serve more than double the population at the time and helped open the way for development. Not only did Magna's population begin shifting southward during the 1960s, but also automobile commuting, both to work and shopping, became common. As business activity moved to other areas, Main Street slowly began to deteriorate. Presently, some of the commercial space there is vacant.

During the 1970s, as part of a general west valley suburbanization trend, the community experienced more dramatic growth. Inexpensive land south and east of the historic town center began being developed into moderately priced [[Single-family detached home|single-family homes]]. The new neighborhoods tended to attract [[Middle class|middle-income]] [[working class]] couples with younger families. While the community had grown from approximately 8,900 in 1960 to 10,000 in 1970, the population had increased to over 23,000 by 2000. This increase is about double the countywide growth rate.

===1980-present===
The process for Magna to become a township took over 10 years. Growth and development continue to define Magna.

The West Bench plan for the redevelopment of mining land should have a major impact on the future of Magna. [[Kennecott Land]] plans major development in the areas immediately surrounding Magna. The area west of Magna along [[Interstate 80 in Utah|I-80]] is currently slated to become one of 2 major "urban centers" for Kennecott Land's west bench development plan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.calthorpe.com/west-bench |title=West Bench Master Plan and General Plan | author=HDR Calthorpe |access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref>

The Historic Main Street underwent a major remodel in 2006. Main Street has also become a popular location for filmmakers. including the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney corporation]], and films such as [[Disney Channel]]'s TV movie, ''[[Dadnapped]]'', and some of the ''[[Halloweentown (film series)|Halloweentown]]'' movies filmed on Magna Main Street. A two-part episode (and [[series finale]]) of the TV series ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'', "I'll Walk with You". The popular TV series ''[[Granite Flats]]'' also uses some of the Magna locations in part of the series. {{specify|date=December 2010}} Disney's series 'Andi Mack' is also filmed in Magna.

On March 18, 2020, Magna was the site of the epicenter for the 5.7 magnitude earthquake [[2020 Salt Lake City earthquake|2020 Salt Lake City Earthquake]]. The quake was followed by more than 850 aftershocks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/#%7B%22autoUpdate%22:%5B%5D,%22basemap%22:%22grayscale%22,%22feed%22:%221586131784836%22,%22listFormat%22:%22default%22,%22mapposition%22:%5B%5B40.587885288417915,-112.313232421875%5D,%5B40.94204577003516,-111.7694091796875%5D%5D,%22overlays%22:%5B%22plates%22,%22faults%22%5D,%22restrictListToMap%22:%5B%22restrictListToMap%22%5D,%22search%22:%7B%22id%22:%221586131784836%22,%22name%22:%22Search%20Results%22,%22isSearch%22:true,%22params%22:%7B%22starttime%22:%222020-03-18%2000:00:00%22,%22endtime%22:%222020-04-06%2023:59:59%22,%22maxlatitude%22:40.892,%22minlatitude%22:40.626,%22maxlongitude%22:-111.864,%22minlongitude%22:-112.191,%22minmagnitude%22:0,%22orderby%22:%22time%22%7D%7D,%22sort%22:%22newest%22,%22timezone%22:%22local%22,%22viewModes%22:%5B%22list%22,%22map%22%5D,%22event%22:null%7D|title=Latest Earthquakes|website=earthquake.usgs.gov|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> The temblor struck at approximately 7:10 am, and was felt strongly across the Wasatch Front. Damage was light, although several historic buildings with unreinforced brick walls suffered damage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/46732139/power-restored-crews-survey-damage-geological-effects-of-utah-earthquake|title=Power restored, crews survey damage, geological effects of Utah earthquake|first1=Amy Joi|last1=O'Donoghue|website=www.ksl.com}}</ref>

On May 1, 2024, Magna was officially promoted from a metro township to a city, as a result of Utah's House Bill 35, passed in February of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/salt-lake-co-township-to-cities-bill-heads-to-cox-desk/|title=Salt Lake Co.'s 5 metro townships on track to become cities as bill heads to Cox's desk|website=ABC4 Utah|last=Sharp|first=Jonathon|date=February 6, 2024|access-date=May 1, 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land. The community lies just to the northeast of the [[Oquirrh Mountains]] and is directly south of the [[Great Salt Lake]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 3502
|1960= 6642
|1970= 5509
|1980= 13138
|1990= 17629
|2000= 22770
|2010= 26505
|2020= 29251
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|estimate=
|estref=
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)|website=census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=31 Jul 2010}}</ref>
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According to estimates from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute of the [[University of Utah]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gardner.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/SLCDataBook-FINAL.pdf|title=Salt Lake City Data Book 2017|publisher=Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> as of 2015, there were 27,451 people in Magna. The racial makeup of the county was 69.76% non-Hispanic [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.30% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]], 0.48% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.50% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.37% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.95% from two or more races. 25.64% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

==Education==
Magna lies within the [[Granite School District]] and is home to 5 elementary schools, Copper Hills, Elk Run, Lake Ridge, Magna, and Pleasant Green. It also has [[Matheson Junior High School|Matheson Junior High]], and [[Cyprus High School]], whose sports teams compete in 5A-level competition (1A being the lowest and 6A the highest). The former [[Brockbank Jr. High|Brockbank Junior High]] was closed in 2016 and combined with the Cyprus High campus.

==Economy==
Northrop Grumman has a solid rocket motor manufacturing plant in Magna.https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-invests-in-new-solid-rocket-motor-manufacturing-facilities-in-magna-utah

==Transportation==
Magna lies on the grid system of the Salt Lake Valley, between 7200 and 9200 West and 2100 and 4100 South. [[Utah State Route 201|SR-201]] runs along the northern border as an [[limited access road|expressway]] and intersects with [[Interstate 80 in Utah|I-80]] to the west. West 3500 South ([[Utah State Route 171|SR-171]]) is the major east–west local road, while South 8400 West ([[Utah State Route 111|SR-111]]) is the major north–south road.

The [[Utah Transit Authority]] (UTA) operates bus route 35 (3500 South) within the community, which enters from West Valley City. The bus route goes from UTA's [[Millcreek (UTA station)|Millcreek TRAX station]] on West 3300 South/3500 South all the way to 8400 West in Magna, between which it passes by the beginning of the [[TRAX (light rail)|TRAX]] [[Green Line (TRAX)|Green Line]] (which connects with the [[Salt Lake City International Airport]], via [[Downtown Salt Lake City]] the [[West Valley Central (UTA station)|West Valley Central station]] by the [[Valley Fair Mall (West Valley City, Utah)|Valley Fair Mall]]. Although the 3500 South bus route stops at South 8400 West in Magna, the bus also loops around other places in Magna, including the majority of Magna Main Street. The 3500 South route runs every 15 minutes on the weekdays, as opposed to a majority of the UTA bus routes which run every half-hour to an hour.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Salt Lake|url=https://www.thetransportpolitic.com/category/places/u-s-west/salt-lake/|access-date=2022-01-13|website=The Transport Politic|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Mass media==
''The Magna Times'' was a local weekly [[broadsheet]] community newspaper that is based and published in Magna.<ref name="Tribune 2009">{{cite web | last=Stettler | first=Jeremiah | title=Paychecks stop &ndash; but presses don't &ndash; for Magna newsman | website=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] | date=September 27, 2009 | url=http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/utah/ci_13423975 | access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref> In 2009, it had a circulation of Arbor 4,000 copies.<ref name="Tribune 2009"/>

== Culture ==
Magna is home to [[Empress Theatre (Magna, Utah)|The Empress Theatre]]. Due to its historical significance, the theatre was added to the National Register for Historic Places on May 9, 1985 ([http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/85000962 National Register #85000962]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/85000962|title=AssetDetail|website=focus.nps.gov|access-date=2016-09-22}}</ref>

Downtown Magna was used as a central filming location for the hit Disney Channel series ''[[Andi Mack]]''. "The Spoon" Diner, a popular location for Andi and her friends to eat at, was actually made specifically for the show.

== Notable people ==
*[[Gary Andersen]], head football coach, [[Utah State University]]
*[[Parley Parker Christensen]], Utah and California politician, Esperantist. Teacher in Murray.
*[[Nathaniel Coleman]], 2020 Olympic silver-medalist in men's combined sport climbing.
*[[Emily Sophia Tanner Richards|Emily S. Richards]], national suffrage leader.<ref>cite news|Last=Delliskave|first=Shaun|Date=Jan 22, 2020|title=Murray suffragettes who helped earn women the right to vote
|newspaper=Murray City Journal|url=https://www.murrayjournal.com/2020/01/22/295068/murray-suffragettes-who-helped-earn-women-the-right-to-vote</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of municipalities in Utah]]
* [[Clair Huffaker]]
* [[Kennecott Utah Copper]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Sources===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* {{cite book|last=Hulse|first=Irene|title=Frome Rags to Riches (a history of Magna)|publisher=Tooele Transcript Press|year=1964}}
* {{cite news|last=Palmer|first=Douglas|title=Good Facilities Aid Growing Magna|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|location=[[Salt Lake City]]|date=30 Oct 1962}}
* The Magna Community Master Plan, Salt Lake County Public Works Department Planning Division, February 1989.
* Magna Town Council
{{div col end}}

==Further reading==
* (1994) [https://web.archive.org/web/20221103115740/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/c/COPPER_MINING.shtml "Copper Mining"] article in the [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ ''Utah History Encyclopedia''.] The article was written by Philip F. Notarianni and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/c/COPPER_MINING.shtml the original] on November 3, 2022, and retrieved on October 2, 2024.

==External links==
{{commons category|Magna, Utah}}
* {{official|https://magna.utah.gov}}
* [http://www.magnachamber.org/ Magna Chamber of Commerce] 
* [http://www.magnautah.org/ Magna Town Council]
* [http://artinmagna.com/ Art in Magna]


{{geographic Location
|Centre    = Magna
|North     = ''Great Salt Lake''
|Northeast = [[Salt Lake City]]
|East      = [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]]
|Southeast = [[Kearns, Utah|Kearns]]<br/>[[West Jordan, Utah|West Jordan]]
|South     = [[Copperton, Utah|Copperton]]
|Southwest = [[Tooele, Utah|Tooele]]
|West      = ''Great Salt Lake''
|Northwest = ''[[Great Salt Lake]]''
}}

{{Salt Lake County, Utah}}

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