Editing Rush Valley, Utah

{{Short description| Town in the state of Utah, United States}}
{{For|the valley located in Tooele County|Rush Valley}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Rush Valley, Utah
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|motto                    =
|image_skyline            = 
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = 
|image_map                = Tooele County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Rush Valley highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
|image_map1               = Map of USA UT.svg
|map_caption1             = Location of Utah in the United States
<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|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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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1856
|established_title1       = Incorporated (Onaqui)
|established_date1        = 1934
|established_title2       = Incorporated (Rush Valley)
|established_date2        = February 22, 1972
|named_for                = [[Rush Lake (Tooele County, Utah)|Rush Lake]]
<!-- Area -->
|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           = 46.83
|area_land_km2            = 46.83
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 18.08
|area_land_sq_mi          = 18.08
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 447
|population_density_km2   = 10.55
|population_density_sq_mi = 27.32
|pop_est_as_of            = 2019
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
|population_est           = 494
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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             = 5046
|coordinates              = {{coord|40|22|45|N|112|26|50|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84069
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-65240<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              = 2412585<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412585}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.rushvalleytown.com/}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Rush Valley''' is a town in [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele County]], [[Utah]], United States, located in the northwest of [[Rush Valley]]. It is part of the [[Salt Lake City]], Utah [[Salt Lake City metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 447 at the 2010 census.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/UT/Rush%20Valley|title=Rush Valley, UT Population - Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts - CensusViewer|website=censusviewer.com|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 18.3&nbsp;square miles (47.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Rush Valley has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=263424&cityname=Rush+Valley,+Utah,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Rush Valley, Utah Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==History==
This area was first settled beginning in 1856. In 1934, a large area of some {{convert|33|sqmi}}, comprising the settlements of '''Clover''', '''St. John''', and [[Vernon, Utah|Vernon]], was incorporated into a town called '''Onaqui'''. The incorporation was essentially a bureaucratic tactic to secure federal aid for development of municipal infrastructure, including from the [[Rural Electrification Administration]]. When the people of Vernon were granted a petition to incorporate separately on February 22, 1972, the remaining town was renamed ''Rush Valley''.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1940= 374
|1950= 333
|1960= 511
|1970= 541
|1980= 356
|1990= 339
|2000= 453
|2010= 447
|estyear=2019
|estimate=494
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|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><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-46.pdf|title=Population and Housing Unit Counts - Utah | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020043223/https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-46.pdf | archive-date=2020-10-20 |website=www.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uYs5AQAAIAAJ|title=Census of Population: 1960: Characteristics of the population. pt. A and numb. pts. in|last=Census|first=United States Bureau of the|date=January 1, 1961|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uFFAAAAYAAJ|title=Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930: Population ....|author1-link=Leon E. Truesdell|last1=Truesdell|first1=Leon Edgar|date=January 1, 1931|publisher=United States Bureau of the Census|language=en}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 453 people, 149 households, and 123 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 24.7 people per square mile (9.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 169 housing units at an average density of 9.2 per square mile (3.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.66% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.10% of the population.

There were 149 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,875, and the median income for a family was $48,036. Males had a median income of $41,136 versus $22,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,661. About 7.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Rush Valley, Utah}}
* [http://www.rushvalleytown.com/ Official website]
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Rush Valley
|North     = [[Grantsville, Utah|Grantsville]]
|Northeast = [[Tooele, Utah|Tooele]]<br />[[Stockton, Utah|Stockton]]
|East      = [[Ophir, Utah|Ophir]]
|Southeast = [[Fairfield, Utah|Fairfield]]
|South     = [[Vernon, Utah|Vernon]]
|Southwest = {{flagicon|US|army}} [[Dugway Proving Ground]]
|West      = 
|Northwest = [[Wendover, Utah|Wendover]]
}}

{{Tooele County, Utah}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Towns in Tooele County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Salt Lake City metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1856]]
[[Category:1856 establishments in Utah Territory]]