Editing Samak, Utah

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Samak, Utah
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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|image_map                = Summit County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Samak highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Summit County, Utah|Summit 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        = [[Summit County, Utah|Summit]]
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|named_for                = [[Kamas, Utah|''Kamas'']] backwards
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|area_footnotes           =
|area_total_km2           = 12.1
|area_land_km2            = 12.1
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 4.7
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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_footnotes     =
|population_total         = 287
|population_density_km2   = 13.3
|population_density_sq_mi = 34.3
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
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|elevation_ft             = 7454
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84036<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/84036|title=Samak UT ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-67400<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>
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'''Samak''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in southwestern [[Summit County, Utah|Summit County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 287 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. The name is simply the reversal of the name of the nearby city of [[Kamas, Utah|Kamas]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.7|mi2|km2}}, all land.

===Climate===
The Beaver Divide [[SNOTEL]] weather station is located along the lower section of [[Bald Mountain Pass]], roughly 5 miles (8 km) east of Samak.
{{Weather box
|location = Beaver Divide, Utah, 1991–2020 normals: 8280ft (2524m)
|single line = Yes
|collapsed   = yes
|Jan high F = 32.9
|Feb high F = 36.1
|Mar high F = 43.7
|Apr high F = 48.7
|May high F = 58.2
|Jun high F = 69.6
|Jul high F = 78.2
|Aug high F = 76.3
|Sep high F = 66.6
|Oct high F = 52.7
|Nov high F = 39.6
|Dec high F = 31.2
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 22.6
|Feb mean F = 24.5
|Mar mean F = 31.2
|Apr mean F = 36.3
|May mean F = 45.3
|Jun mean F = 54.7
|Jul mean F = 62.8
|Aug mean F = 61.3
|Sep mean F = 52.7
|Oct mean F = 40.9
|Nov mean F = 29.4
|Dec mean F = 21.5
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 12.3
|Feb low F = 12.9
|Mar low F = 18.6
|Apr low F = 23.9
|May low F = 32.5
|Jun low F = 39.8
|Jul low F = 47.3
|Aug low F = 46.3
|Sep low F = 38.7
|Oct low F = 29.2
|Nov low F = 19.2
|Dec low F = 11.9
|year low F = 

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.37
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.65
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.72
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.02
|May precipitation inch = 2.26
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.32
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.14
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.55
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.96
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.05
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.52
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.01
|year precipitation inch = 

|source 1 = XMACIS2<ref name = XMACIS>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2
|access-date = November 14, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = NOAA (Precipitation)<ref name = NOAA2>
{{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=USS0011J46S&format=pdf
|title= Beaver Divide, Utah 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = November 14, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population | align = left
|2000 = 161
|2010 = 287
|footnote = Source: U.S. Census Bureau<ref name=census>{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title = Census of Population and Housing |publisher = U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate = November 18, 2011}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 161 people, 72 households, and 42 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 34.3 people per square mile ({{#expr: ((1/2.59)*34.3) round 1 }}/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 249 housing units at an average density of 53.1/sq&nbsp;mi ({{#expr: ((1/2.59)*53.1) round 1 }}/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.62% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.48% of the population.

There were 72 households, out of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 44.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,938, and the median income for a family was $55,938. Males had a median income of $37,188 versus $21,389 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,615. About 9.1% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

A small section of houses by the side of Highway 150 actually belongs to unincorporated Summit County, although they are typically treated as being part of Samak for statistical and other purposes. 

==Local attractions==
The [[Mirror Lake Highway]], a scenic byway that connects [[Kamas, Utah]] with [[Evanston, Wyoming]], winds through the heart of Samak. Every summer in mid-June, the highway is used as a route for the mountain stage of the annual [[High Uintas Classic]], a two-day bicycle race that takes participants from Kamas to Evanston.

A sign reading "Beaver Creek Nudist Ranch" is located at the entrance to Samak on Highway 150 just outside the city limits of Kamas. An actual nudist ranch is not known to exist in Samak.

==Education==
It is in the [[South Summit School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49043_summit/DC20SD_C49043.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Summit County, UT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-11-02}}</ref>

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

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

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

{{Summit County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Summit County, Utah]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Utah]]
[[Category:Salt Lake City metropolitan area]]