Editing St. George, Utah

{{Short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = St. George, Utah
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = [[Utah's Dixie]], (the) STG
| motto              = It's The Brighter Side
| image_skyline      = Overlook of St. George, Utah.jpg
| imagesize          = 275px
| image_caption      = Overlook of downtown St. George and adjacent [[Pine Valley Mountains]]
| image_flag         = Flag of St George, Utah.svg
| image_seal         = Seal of the City of St. George.png
| image_map          = Washington County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas St. George highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location within Washington County
<!-- Location ------------->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Utah]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Washington County, Utah|Washington]]
<!-- Government ----------->
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = Mayor – Council
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = City Manager
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1861
| established_title1 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date1  = January 17, 1862
| named_for          = [[George A. Smith]]
<!-- Area ----------------->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web|title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 199.820
| area_land_km2      = 199.811
| area_water_km2     = 0.076
| area_total_sq_mi   = 77.151
| area_land_sq_mi    = 77.148
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.003
| area_water_percent = 0.72
<!-- Population ----------->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 102519
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2022"/>
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
| population_total   = 95342
| population_density_km2 = 513.1
| population_density_sq_mi = 1329.0
| population_rank    = US: [[List of United States cities by population|303rd]]<br>UT: [[List of municipalities in Utah|5th]]
| population_urban   = 134109 (US: [[List of United States urban areas|255th]])
| population_density_urban_km2 = 848.5
| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 2198.0
| population_metro   = 197680 (US: [[Metropolitan statistical area|234th]])
| population_density_metro_km2 = 31.44
| population_density_metro_sq_mi = 81.40
| population_demonym = St. Georgian
<!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset         = –7
| timezone_DST       = MDT
| utc_offset_DST     = –6
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 2530
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|04|30|N|113|34|36|W|region:US-UT|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 84770, 84771, 84790, 84791
| area_code          = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 49-65330
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2411757<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411757}}</ref>
| blank2_name        = [[Sales tax]]
| blank2_info        = 6.75%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/utah/cities/st-george.html|title=St. George (UT) sales tax rate|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.sgcity.org/|sgcity.org}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''St. George''' or '''Saint George'''<ref name=gnis/> is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Washington County, Utah|Washington County]], [[Utah]], United States. Located in southwestern Utah on the [[Arizona]] border, it is the principal city of the St. George [[metropolitan statistical area]] (MSA). The city lies in the northeasternmost part of the [[Mojave Desert]], immediately south of the [[Pine Valley Mountains]], which mark the southern boundary of the [[Great Basin]]. St. George lies slightly northwest of the [[Colorado Plateau]], which ends at the [[Hurricane Fault]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=d60ec415febb4874ac5e0960a6a2e448|title=WWF Terrestrial Ecoregions Of The World (Biomes)|website=www.arcgis.com|access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref> The city is {{convert|118|mi|km}} northeast of [[Las Vegas]], Nevada, and {{convert|300|mi|km}} south-southwest of [[Salt Lake City]], Utah, on [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]].

Its population was 95,342 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/St._George_city,_Utah?g=160XX00US4965330 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> with the overall MSA having an estimated population of 197,680. St. George is the fifth-largest city in Utah and most-populous city in the state outside of the [[Wasatch Front]].

The city was settled in 1861 as a cotton mission, earning it the nickname "[[Dixie (Utah)|Dixie]]". While the crop never became a successful commodity, the area steadily grew in population. Between 2000 and 2005, St. George emerged as the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Ranking Tables | url=https://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/smadb/smadb-06appe.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103013255/http://www.census.gov:80/prod/2006pubs/smadb/smadb-06appe.pdf | archive-date=2007-01-03}}</ref> Today, the St. George region is well known for its year-round outdoor recreation and proximity to several [[state park]]s, [[Zion National Park]], and the [[Grand Canyon]]. [[Utah Tech University]], located in St. George, is an [[NCAA Division I]] institution.

==History==
[[Image:Brigham Young's winter home St George.jpg|thumb|[[Brigham Young Winter Home and Office]] in St. George]]

St. George was founded as part of the cotton mission<ref>{{Citation | last = Anderson | first = Bart | title = Utah History Encyclopedia | publisher = University of Utah Press | year = 1994 | chapter = St. George | chapter-url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/s/ST_GEORGE.shtml | url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231118012529/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/s/ST_GEORGE.shtml | archive-date = November 18, 2023 | isbn =9780874804256 | access-date = March 26, 2024}}</ref> in 1861 under the direction of Latter Day Saint [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|apostle]] Erastus Snow. At the outbreak of the [[American Civil War]], Brigham Young accelerated the colonization effort:
<blockquote>Fearing that the war would take away the cotton supply, he began plans for raising enough in this southwestern country to supply the needs of his people. Enough favorable reports had come to him from this warm region below the rim of the Great Basin, that he was convinced cotton could be raised successfully here. At the general church conference in Salt Lake City on October 6th, 1861, about three hundred families were "called" to the Dixie mission to promote the cotton industry. Most of the people knew nothing of this expedition until their names were read from the pulpit; but in nearly every case, they responded with good will, and made ready to leave within the month's time allotted to them. The families were selected so as to ensure the communities the right number of farmers, masons, blacksmiths, businessmen, educators, carpenters, as needed.<ref>''Under Dixie Sun'', 1950, Washington County Chapter, Daughters Utah Pioneers, pp 293–294. Printed by Garfield County News, Panguitch Utah.</ref></blockquote>

The settlement was named after [[George A. Smith]], an LDS Church apostle.<ref>Lynn Arave, [https://www.deseret.com/2007/7/8/20028683/st-george-likely-named-after-an-lds-apostle "St. George likely named after an LDS apostle"], ''Deseret Morning News'', 8 July 2007</ref>

In April 1877, the LDS Church completed the [[St. George Utah Temple]]. It was the church's third [[Temple (LDS Church)|temple]] and is the oldest still in active use.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. George LDS Temple, Utah's first, to close Nov. 4 for several years to undergo seismic upgrade and major renovation |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/05/22/st-george-lds-temple/ |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[1992 St. George earthquake]] destroyed three houses, as well as above- and below-ground utilities, causing about {{US$|1 million|link=yes}} in damage.<ref name="desnews 19940515">{{cite web
|url=https://www.deseret.com/1994/5/15/19109019/92-quake-left-st-george-virtually-unshaken
|title='92 quake left St. George virtually unshaken
|date=May 15, 1994
|agency=Associated Press
|publisher=[[Deseret News]]
|access-date=March 18, 2020
}}</ref><ref name="ugs official 1995 report">{{cite book
|url=https://ugspub.nr.utah.gov/publications/circular/C-88.pdf
|title=The September 2, 1992 M<sub>L</sub> 5.8 St. George Earthquake, Washington County, Utah
|date=1995
|isbn=1-55791-367-6
|editor1-first=Gary E.
|editor1-last=Christenson
|publisher=[[Utah Geological Survey]]
|access-date=March 18, 2020
|archive-date=December 13, 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213102434/https://ugspub.nr.utah.gov/publications/circular/C-88.pdf
|url-status=live
}}</ref>

St. George was the location of the 1997 [[United States Academic Decathlon]] national finals.

In January 2005, a 100-year flood occurred throughout the region, due to prolonged heavy rainfall overflowing both the [[Virgin River]] and [[Santa Clara River (Utah)|Santa Clara]] River. One person was killed and 28 homes were destroyed by the Santa Clara River.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sgcity.org/flood2005a.php |title=City of St. George, Utah :: Flood Pictures |date=January 2005 |publisher=sgcity.org |access-date=January 2, 2011}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2006/3085/PDF/FS2006-3085.pdf|title=Flooding and streamflow in Utah during water year 2005|access-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref>

===Nuclear contamination===
In the early 1950s, St. George received the brunt of the [[fallout]] of above-ground [[nuclear testing]] at the Yucca Flats/[[Nevada Test Site]] northwest of Las Vegas. Winds routinely carried the fallout of these tests directly through the St. George and southern Utah area. Marked increases in the frequency of cancer in the population, not limited to leukemia, lymphoma, thyroid cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, bone cancer, brain tumors, and gastrointestinal tract cancers, were reported from the mid-1950s until the early 1980s.<ref name="jama1984">{{cite journal|last=Johnson|first=Carl|year=1984|title=Cancer Incidence in an Area of Radioactive Fallout Downwind From the Nevada Test Site|journal=[[Journal of the American Medical Association]]|doi=10.1001/jama.1984.03340260034023|volume=251|issue=2|pages=230–6|pmid=6690781}}</ref><ref>Falk, Jim (1982). ''Global Fission: The Battle Over Nuclear Power'', p. 134.{{ISBN?}}</ref>

In 1980, American popular weekly magazine ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' reported that from about 220 cast and crew who filmed in a 1956 movie, ''[[The Conqueror (1956 film)#Cancer controversy|The Conqueror]]'', on location near St. George, 91 had come down with cancer, and 50 had died of cancer.<ref name="clar">Gerald H. Clarfield and William M. Wiecek (1984). ''Nuclear America: Military and Civilian Nuclear Power in the United States 1940–1980'', Harper & Row, New York, p. 208.</ref>  Of these, 46 had died of cancer by 1980. Among the cancer deaths were [[John Wayne]], [[Pedro Armendáriz]],  and [[Susan Hayward]], the stars of the film.<ref name="clar" /> However, the lifetime odds of developing cancer for men in the U.S. population are 43% and the odds of dying of cancer are 23% (38 and 19%, respectively, for women).<ref>{{cite web|last1=American Cancer Society|title=Lifetime Risk of Developing or Dying From Cancer|url=http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerbasics/lifetime-probability-of-developing-or-dying-from-cancer|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=November 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125234039/http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerbasics/lifetime-probability-of-developing-or-dying-from-cancer|url-status=dead}}</ref> This places the cancer mortality rate for the 220 primary cast and crew quite near the expected average.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gasdetection.com/interscan-in-the-news/magazine-articles/movie-conqueror-really-cursed-look-radiation-paranoia/|title=Was The Movie The Conqueror Really Cursed? A Look At Radiation Paranoia|access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref>

A 1962 [[United States Atomic Energy Commission]] report found children living in St. George at the time of the fallout may have received doses to their thyroids of [[radioiodine]] as high as 120 to 440 rads" (1.2 to 4.4 Gy).<ref name=ieer>Pat Ortmeyer and Arjun Makhijani. ''[[The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]]'', November/December 1997, pages 46-50., via October 31, 2007, retrieval.}</ref>

==Geography==
[[Image:St. george utah pic.JPG|thumb|The red hills of the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve north of St. George]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|77.151|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.003|sqmi|km2}} (0.72%) is covered by water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> St. George lies in a desert valley, with most of the city lying below 3,000 feet (900 m) in elevation. It is situated near a geological transition zone where the Colorado Plateau and Great Basin converge. The [[Beaver Dam Mountains]]/Utah Hill lie to the west, the [[Red Cliffs National Conservation Area]] and [[Pine Valley Mountains]] to the north, the western edge of the Colorado Plateau and Zion National Park to the east, and the [[Arizona Strip]] to the south. The [[Virgin River]], the Santa Clara River and the seasonal [[Fort Pearce Wash]] flow through the St. George valley and converge near the western base of [[Webb Hill]] near the city center.

[[Image:Eubrontes01.JPG|thumb|upright|''Eubrontes'', a dinosaur footprint in the Lower [[Jurassic]] Moenave formation at the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site]]

The city uses street numbers rather than names, such as "East 100 South". Exceptions have been made for streets with curves or those not fitting into the traditional grid system. Some roads have names along with numerals, such as "400 East" which is also known as "Flood Street".<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2015/12/11/mgk-city-talks-street-names/#.Yh3yshPMKhM
|title=City officials discuss street names
|date=December 11, 2015
|author=Mori Kessler
|publisher=St George News
|access-date=March 1, 2022
}}</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
Some neighborhoods are large housing developments created during the city's rapid modern expansion; others carry the names of geographical features or unincorporated communities that have been annexed by St. George.

* [[Atkinville, Utah|Atkinville]] (annexed)
* [[Bloomington, Utah|Bloomington]] (annexed)
* Bloomington Hills
* Bloomington Ranches
* Desert Color
* Desert Hills / Hidden Valley
* Dixie Downs
* Downtown
* Entrada
* Foremaster
* Green Valley
* [[Price City, Washington County, Utah|Price City]] (formerly Heberville, annexed)
* The Ledges (golf neighborhood)
* Little Valley
* [[Middleton, Utah|Middleton]] (annexed, includes Cottonwood)
* Red Cliffs
* Sand Town
* Snow Canyon
* Southgate
* Stone Cliff
* Sunbrook
* Sunriver
* [[Tonaquint, Utah|Tonaquint]] (annexed)

===Climate===
St. George's arid climate is significantly warmer on average than the rest of the state, and more closely resembles nearby Las Vegas. The climate is cold [[desert climate|arid]] (''BWk''), though the average yearly temperature falls around 1°F below the hot arid classification. St. George has long, hot summers and relatively mild winters. The monthly average temperature ranges from {{convert|42.1|°F|C}} in December to {{convert|87.8|°F|C}} in July. On average, 60 afternoons have high temperatures over {{convert|100|°F|C}}, with an average window of June 29 through August 13, and 122 days with high temperatures over {{convert|90|°F|C}} with the average window fluctuating between late April and early October. About 60 mornings have low temperature drops to the freezing mark, with the historical average window between November 12 and March 14.

The highest temperature statewide was {{convert|118|°F|C}}, which was recorded in south St. George, near the Arizona border on July 4, 2007, breaking the previous record holder, at {{convert|117|°F|C}}, also set in St. George on July 5, 1985.<ref name = NOAA/> The record high minimum temperature is {{convert|89|F|C}} set on July 15, 1970, and July 3, 2013. Nighttime freezes are common during the winter due to radiational cooling. Both the record low temperature of {{convert|&minus;11|°F|C}} and record low maximum temperature of {{convert|17|°F|C}} were set on January 22, 1937; the record low temperature occurred again on January 26, 1937, both during the record cold month of January 1937 across the Western United States.<ref name = NOAA/>

The city has abundant sunshine year-round and averages about 300 sunny days per year, with an average {{convert|8.80|in|mm}} of precipitation annually.<ref name = NOAA/> The wettest "rain year" has been from July 2004 to June 2005 with at least {{convert|15.66|in|mm}} (some days were missing) and the driest from July 1973 to June 1974 with {{convert|3.89|in|mm|1}}. Record-breaking widespread flooding occurred during January 2005 when area creeks and rivers far exceeded their banks and washed out homes and some neighborhoods. The wettest month has been January 1993, when {{convert|4.74|in|mm}} fell. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, except for a markedly drier period from April through June, which occurs after the Pacific storm season ends, but before the southwest monsoon begins, usually in mid-July. Precipitation mostly comes from the Pacific Ocean from late fall through early spring. The storm track usually lifts north of the city by mid-April. The monsoon brings localized and often intense thunderstorms from early July through mid-September. The greatest rainfall in 24 hours was {{convert|2.40|in|mm}} on August 31, 1909.<ref name = NOAA/>

The St. George valley occasionally receives wet or slushy snowfall in the winter, but what accumulates usually melts off by the mid- to late morning; the normal seasonal snowfall is {{convert|1.4|in|cm}}.<ref name = NOAA/> The earliest snowfall was measured on October 29, 1971, and the latest on April 11, 1927.<ref name = NOAA/> The record single-day snowfall is {{convert|10.0|in|cm}}, which was set on January 5, 1974. With the city having elevations ranging from {{convert|2500|to about|3500|ft|m}}, some areas such as Diamond Valley and Winchester Hills typically receive more snowfall and colder temperatures than the rest of the lower valley.
The most recent major snow event was on December 8, 2013, when between {{convert|6.0|and|8.0|in|cm}} virtually shut down the city, making it the third-heaviest snowfall in the city's history. Also significant about the storm was how low temperatures dropped and remained so for several days with daytime highs failing to reach the freezing mark, and one nighttime low temperature of {{convert|1|°F|C}}, recorded at the airport, was the coldest in the city in over 100 years. The cold spell killed or severely damaged much of the area's non-native vegetation, such as the [[Washingtonia robusta|Mexican fan]] palm trees.

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|Jan avg record high F = 64.7
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|Jan avg record low F = 20.7
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|Jul avg record low F = 66.4
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|Feb record low F =   1
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|Jun record low F =  35
|Jul record low F =  41
|Aug record low F =  43
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|source 1 = NOAA (extremes 1893–present)<ref name = NOAA>{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=slc|title=NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date = July 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00427516&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: St. George, UT
|access-date = January 31, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 1142
|1880= 1384
|1890= 1377
|1900= 1690
|1910= 1769
|1920= 2271
|1930= 2434
|1940= 3591
|1950= 4562
|1960= 5130
|1970= 7097
|1980= 11350
|1990= 28502
|2000= 49728
|2010= 72897
|2020= 95342
|estyear=2022
|estimate=102519
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=February 13, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{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><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

As of the 2015, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in St. George are:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 14, 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Largest ancestries (2015) !! Percentage
|-
| [[English Americans|English]] ||28.2%
|-
| [[German Americans|German]] || 11.3%
|-
| [[Irish American|Irish]] || 8.5%
|-
| [[Danish American|Danish]] || 4.6%
|-
| [[Swedish American|Swedish]] || 4.0%
|-
| [[Italian Americans|Italian]] || 3.8%
|-
| [[Scottish American|Scottish]] || 3.7%
|-
| [[Dutch American|Dutch]] || 2.4%
|-
| [[Norwegian American|Norwegian]] || 1.8%
|-
| [[French American|French (except Basque)]] || 1.8%
|-
| [[Swiss American|Swiss]] || 1.4%
|-
| [[Welsh American|Welsh]] || 1.2%
|-
| [[Polish American|Polish]] || 1.2%
|-
| [[Scots-Irish American|Scots-Irish]] || 1.0%
|}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''St. George, Utah – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – St. George city, Utah|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4965330&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. George city, Utah|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4965330&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. George city, Utah|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4965330&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|44,215
|59,722
|style='background: #ffffe6; |74,860
|89.03%
|81.93%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78.52%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|110
|406
|style='background: #ffffe6; |634
|0.22%
|0.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.66%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|758
|856
|style='background: #ffffe6; |956
|1.53%
|1.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|270
|562
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,127
|0.54%
|0.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.18%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|292
|703
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,088
|0.59%
|0.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.14%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|44
|55
|style='background: #ffffe6; |328
|0.09%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/multiracial]] (NH)
|637
|1,291
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,257
|1.28%
|1.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.42%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,337
|9,302
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,092
|6.72%
|12.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.73%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''49,663'''
|'''72,897'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''95,342'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],  95,342 peopleand  37,515 households, families were residing in the city. <!-- The [[population density]] was _ people per square mile. --> The 39,933 housing units had an average density of _ per square mile.

[[File:Race and ethnicity 2020 St. George, UT.png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in St. George, 2020 U.S. census. Each dot is one person: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(115, 178, 255)|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(159, 212, 0)|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 0, 0)|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 170, 0)|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(140, 81, 181)|Multiracial}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(153, 102, 51)|Native American/Other}}]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 72,897 people, 27,552 households, and 13,042 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,135 people per square mile. There were 32,089 housing units at an average density of 415.9 per square mile. The city's racial makeup was 87.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African-American (U.S. Census)|African-American]], 1.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 8.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. 12.8% of the population was [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], 49,728 people, 17,367 households, and 13,042 families resided in the city. The [[population density]] was 771.2 people per square mile (297.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The 21,083 housing units had an average density of 327.4 per square mile (126.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 92.27% White, 0.24% African American, 1.64% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.59% Pacific Islander, 2.87% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 6.72% of the population.

Of the 17,367 households, 34.2% had children under 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were not families. About 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% have someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.81  and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city, the age distribution was 28.4% under 18, 13.7% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,505, and for a family was $41,788. Males had a median income of $31,106 versus $20,861 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,022. About 7.4% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.4% of those under 18 and 4.4% of those 65 or over.

===Religion===
[[Image:St. George Temple.jpg|thumb|[[St. George Utah Temple]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] was completed in 1877.]]

About 78.0% of St. George's residents identify as religious; below are statistics {{as of|2014|lc=y}}:<ref name= sgu-religion>"[http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/utah/st._george Bestplaces.net]</ref>
* 63.4% [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]] 
* 4.4% [[Catholicism|Catholic]]
* 0.8% [[Seventh-day Adventist]]
* 0.6% [[American Baptist Churches USA|Baptist]]
* 0.5% [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]]
* 0.4% [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptist]]
* 0.3% [[Presbyterian Church|Presbyterian]]
* 0.2% [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]]
* 0.2% [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
* 0.2% [[Assemblies of God]]
* 1.0% Other

While specific data for [[irreligion]] are difficult to source for St. George, the following apply for Utah as a whole<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/religious-landscape-study/state/utah/ | title=Religious Landscape Study }}</ref>
* 22% [[Irreligion|Unaffiliated]] (religious nones)
* 3% [[Atheist]]
* 2% [[Agnostic]]
* 18% Nothing in particular
* 1% Don't know

==Economy==
[[SkyWest Airlines]], headquartered in St. George, is the primary airline provider at the city's regional airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skywest.com/about-skywest-airlines/ |title=SkyWest Airlines corporate website |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |access-date=February 9, 2013}}</ref>
[[Walmart]] has a distribution center just outside the city and [[Family Dollar]] recently opened a distribution center in the Fort Pierce Industrial Park for the southwest region of the United States.

The [[Washington County School District (Utah)|Washington County School District]] main offices are based in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washk12.org/district/about-us |title=Washington County School District website |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |access-date=February 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128142413/http://www.washk12.org/district/about-us |archive-date=January 28, 2013}}</ref>

The [[Cafe Rio]] restaurant chain was started in St. George in 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caferio.com/cafe-rio-history |title=Cafe Rio corporate website |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |access-date=February 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111155849/http://www.caferio.com/cafe-rio-history |archive-date=January 11, 2013}}</ref> though is now headquartered in Salt Lake City.

The local economy is largely based on tourism, manufacturing, and new-home construction.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} 
Over a dozen [[golf]] courses offering year-round golfing, and various world-recognized events also make for large contributors to the city's economy. The city is a popular [[retirement]] destination<ref>[https://www.abc4.com/news/southern-utah/top-25-st-george-makes-list-of-cities-with-most-retirees/ Top 25: St. George makes list of cities with most retirees ]</ref> and also hosts a significant number of vacation homes for people who primarily live in colder areas.

==Arts and culture==
{{unreferenced section|date=November 2021}}
The City of St. George sponsors art shows and concerts at Vernon Worthen Park.
The Southwest Symphony Orchestra and Southern Utah Heritage Choir are located in St. George.
The up-and-coming Downtown Arts District features "Art Around the Corner" offering outdoor sculptures and statues depicting cultural themes from around the world, and hosts the annual St. George Arts Festival each spring. 
Other major events include the St. George Parade of Homes; the Dixie Roundup Rodeo; [[St. George Marathon]]; St. George Ironman [[triathlon]]; and the [[Huntsman World Senior Games]].

===Venues, museums, and sites===
* [[Brigham Young Winter Home and Office]]
* [[Burns Arena]]
* [[Dixie Center]] 
* [[Jacob Hamblin House]]
* [[St. George Children's Museum]]
* [[St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site]]
* [[St. George Utah Temple]]

===Shopping===
The [[Red Cliffs Mall]] is an indoor [[shopping mall]], built in 1990. There are additional commercial districts on River Road, St. George Boulevard, and Bluff Street.

==Sports==
The St. George community has been the home to two minor-league independent baseball teams. The first, the [[St. George Pioneerzz]] (originally the Zion Pioneerzz), played in the independent [[Western Baseball League]] from 1999 to 2001, winning the league championship in 2000. A new franchise, managed by former major league player Darell Evans, was awarded to St. George in 2007. The team, the [[St. George Roadrunners]], played in the independent [[Golden Baseball League]] before being taken over by the league and moved to [[Henderson, Nevada]], in 2010.

St. George area high schools—Crimson Cliffs, Dixie, Desert Hills, Pine View, and Snow Canyon—all play in 4A state competition as part of 4A Region 9 with nearby Hurricane High School in [[Hurricane, Utah|Hurricane]] and Cedar High School in [[Cedar City, Utah|Cedar City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uhsaa.org/news/uploads/202325%20Alignment%20Final.pdf|title=2023-25 UHSAA Alignment - All Activities Except Football|publisher=[[Utah High School Activities Association]]|access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref> [[Utah Tech University]] participates in the [[NCAA Division I]] [[Western Athletic Conference]]. In January 2019, Dixie State announced they were reclassifying to [[NCAA Division I]] and joining the [[Western Athletic Conference]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2019/01/11/prc-spo-dixie-state-university-to-join-western-athletic-conference-ascend-to-ncaas-top-division/|title=Dixie State University to join Western Athletic Conference, ascend to NCAA's top division|access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref> Former DSU athletes include [[Corey Dillon]], [[Anton Palepoi]], [[Reno Mahe]], and [[Scott Brumfield]], who all later played in the NFL, and [[Marcus Banks]], [[Lionel Hollins]], [[Keon Clark]], and Mo Baker were Dixie players who later played in the NBA. Utah Tech athletes are called Trailblazers (formerly the Rebels and Red Storm), and former Trailblazers [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[Brandon Lyon]] later played in major league baseball, while [[Bruce Hurst]] of Dixie High School later played for the [[Boston Red Sox]] as a pitcher, and then ended up managing the now-retired Zion Pioneerzz for its inaugural 1999 season (1999).

St. George has hosted [[Ironman Triathlon|Ironman]] and [[Ironman 70.3]] events, including the 2021 Ironman 70.3 World Championships. In May 2021, the Ironman World Championship hosted by the city due to the COVID-19 and the original venue, Kona, being unable to host. This was the first time that the [[Ironman World Championship]] has been hosted outside of Hawai'i.

==Parks and recreation==
The St. George parks division manages over 20 city parks and nearly 60 miles of paved urban trails interlinking neighborhoods, communities, parks, and open space. The city also has over a dozen award-winning golf courses, making the area a Southwestern golfing mecca.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sgcity.org/parks/trails/info.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214072917/http://www.sgcity.org/parks/trails/info.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 14, 2012 |title=Trails |publisher=SGCity.org |date=November 6, 2007 |access-date=March 29, 2013 }}</ref> Major parks and sites include the Canyons Softball Complex, Little Valley Softball Complex, Pioneer Park, Tonaquint Nature Center, nationally recognized Snake Hollow bike park, Thunder Junction All Abilities dinosaur theme park, [[Red Hills Desert Garden]] - a public water-conservation garden displaying both native and exotic flora suited for the local climate, and three local skate parks; Legacy Regional Park and fairgrounds are just east of the city in Hurricane. The St. George area has several public recreation centers, the St. George Rec Center, Washington City Rec Center, and Sand Hollow Aquatics Center.<ref>[http://www.sgcity/recreation SGCity.org]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtoncity.org/communitycenter/ |title=Washington City Community Center - Washington City Utah - Where Dixie Begins |publisher=Washingtoncity.org |access-date=March 29, 2013}}</ref> St. George is fast becoming a popular rock-climbing and mountain-biking destination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2017/04/22/rock-southern-utah-grows-climbing-destination/100703230/|title=Rock on: Southern Utah grows as climbing destination|last=Passey|first=Brian|website=The Spectrum & Daily News|language=en|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref>

==Government==
[[File:Wactyutah5thdist.jpg|thumb|5th District Courthouse]]

The city of St. George has a council-manager form of government, with five representatives elected [[At-large|at large]]. The mayor, also elected at large, also serves as a member on the city council. The council hires a city manager to deal with regular operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/banner.php?book_id=399|title=Code Book Viewer|website=www.sterlingcodifiers.com|access-date=December 14, 2018|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215065751/https://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/banner.php?book_id=399|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{as of|2021|January}}, the mayor of St. George is Michele Randall. The city manager is John Willis.
[[File:Graveyard_In_St._George_Utah_US.jpg|left|thumb|St. George [[List_of_cemeteries_in_Utah|City Cemetery]] (East Tabrnacle at 700 East)]]

Council members are Jimmy Hughes, Dannielle Larkin, Natalie Larsen, Michelle Tanner, and Steve Kemp. City council meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at the city council chambers.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sgcity.org/cityleadership/citycouncilmembers |title=City Council Members}}</ref>

The U.S. Federal Courthouse, Washington County Justice Court, Juvenile Court, and the Fifth District Courthouse are downtown.

==Education==
===Primary and secondary education===
The city of St. George is a part of the [[Washington County School District (Utah)|Washington County School District]]. The city's [[middle school]]s are located near or adjacent to the like-named high schools.

====Intermediate (6th-7th grade) and middle schools (8th-9th grade)====
* Dixie Middle School
* Pine View Middle School
* Desert Hills Middle School
* Snow Canyon Middle School
* Crimson Cliffs Middle School in Washington City 
* Washington Fields Intermediate in Washington City
* Tonaquint Intermediate
* Sunrise Ridge Intermediate
* Fossil Ridge Intermediate
* Lava Ridge Intermediate in [[Santa Clara, Utah|Santa Clara]] (western suburb)

==== High schools ====
St. George public high schools (10th-12th grade):
* [[Career Tech High School]]
* [[Crimson Cliffs High School (Utah)|Crimson Cliffs High School]] in [[Washington City, Utah|Washington City]] (eastern suburb). Its coverage zone extends into southeast St. George.
* [[Desert Hills High School (Utah)|Desert Hills High School]]
* [[Dixie High School (Utah)|Dixie High School]]
* [[Millcreek Alternative High School (Utah)|Millcreek Alternative High School]]
* [[Pine View High School (Utah)|Pine View High School]]
* [[Snow Canyon High School]]
* [[St George Academy (Utah)|St George Academy]] in [[Washington City, Utah|Washington City]] College Prep Charter High School that serves St George and surrounding communities.
* [[Utah Arts Academy (Utah)|Utah Arts Academy]] in St. George, Utah (northwestern suburb) Offers an alternative education with no tuition costs to any Utah resident.
* The Southern Utah Center for Computer, Engineering, and Science Students (SUCCESS) is an early college high school located on the Utah Tech University campus.

===Higher education===
* [[Dixie Technical College]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.utech.edu/assets/docs/Annual%20Report%202018%20(December%20Release).pdf|title=Utah Tech University|access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref> with 4,920 post-secondary and 292 secondary students (as of 2018). Dixie Technical College opened a new main campus on the site of the old St. George Airport in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2018/03/31/mgk-dixie-tech-celebrates-permanent-campus-with-ribbon-cutting/|title=Dixie Tech celebrates permanent campus with ribbon-cutting|access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine]] 
* [[University of Phoenix]]
* [[Utah State University#Statewide Campuses|Utah State University St. George Campus]]
* [[Utah Tech University]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dixie.edu/ |title=Dixie State University |publisher=Dixie.edu |access-date=March 29, 2013}}</ref> a four-year institution, of 12,567 students (as of 2023-'24)

==Media==
===Radio===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Call sign !! Frequency !! Format !! Notes
|-
|[[KDXU (AM)|KDXU]]||<span style="display:none">0</span>890 AM & 93.5 FM ||[[Talk radio]]|| 
|-
|[[KLGU (FM)|KLGU]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>90.3 FM || [[Christian contemporary]] ||
|-
|[[KUTU (FM)|KUTU]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>91.3 & 94.9 FM || [[Variety (radio)]] || 
|-
|[[KZHK]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>95.9 FM || [[Classic rock]] ||
|-
|[[KCLS (FM)|KCLS]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>96.3 FM || [[Active Rock]] ||
|-
|[[KRQX-FM|KRQX]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>98.9 FM || [[Classic Hits]] ||
|-
|[[KONY (FM)|KONY]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>99.9 FM || [[Country music]] || 
|-
|[[KCAY]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>100.7 FM || [[Oldies]] || 
|-
|[[KFUR-LP]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>101.1 FM || [[Regional Mexican]] || 
|-
<!-- |[[KTIM-LP]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>101.9 FM || Environmental information || 
|- -->
|[[KDXU-FM|K272AQ]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>102.3 FM || [[Oldies]] || Repeater of [[KDXU-FM]], [[Colorado City, Arizona]]
|-
|[[KJUL|K279BN]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>103.7 FM || [[Oldies]] || Repeater of [[KJUL]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
|-
|[[KURR]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>103.1 FM || [[Top 40]] ||
|-
|[[KUTQ]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>102.3 FM || [[Country music]] ||
|-
|[[KZYN]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>104.1 FM || [[Adult Alternative]] ||
|-
|[[KPLD]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>94.1 & 105.1 || [[Hot adult contemporary]] || 
|-
|[[KWBR-LP]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>105.7 FM || [[Smooth Jazz]] || 
|-
|[[KIYK]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>107.3 FM || [[Hot adult contemporary]] || 
|-
|[[KHKR]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>1210 AM || [[Sports radio]] || 
|-
|[[KSGO]] || <span style="display:none">0</span>1450 AM-93.1 FM || [[Conservative talk radio]] ||
|}

====Newspapers====
* ''[[The Spectrum (Utah)|The Spectrum]]'', which is owned by [[Gannett Company|Gannett]], is the local daily newspaper. 
* ''The Independent'' newspaper offers a monthly print edition featuring local news, arts, entertainment, and events coverage. It also provides free online daily news and an online community events calendar.
* ''St. George News'' (stgnews.com) is free-access online news. 
* ''Southern Utah Weekly'' is a weekly newspaper.
The ''[[Salt Lake Tribune]]'', ''[[Deseret News]]'', ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'', and ''[[Las Vegas Sun]]'' are also widely distributed in St. George and offer home delivery.

Other publications include ''St. George Magazine'', a monthly covering a variety of local content, and ''View on Southern Utah'' is a magazine offering a variety of content for the southern Utah, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona areas.

====Television====
Like other major cities in Utah, St. George is in the Salt Lake City market, so it has only one television station licensed to the city, [[KMYU]], a [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate on channel 12.<ref name="communitymediadatabase.org">{{cite web|url=http://communitymediadatabase.org/node/312|title=Utah Full Power Broadcast TV Stations – Online Public Inspection Files|website=communitymediadatabase.org|access-date=March 11, 2014|archive-date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20140314084727/http://communitymediadatabase.org/node/312|url-status=dead}}</ref> KMYU (known as My Utah TV)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kmyu.tv/|title=Salt Lake City News, Weather, Sports|first=Sinclair Broadcast|last=Group|date=December 14, 2018|website=KMYU}}</ref> is sister station to [[CBS]] affiliate [[KUTV-DT]], and is operated out of KUTV's offices in Salt Lake City, although the station has a news bureau with a reporter and photographer based in St. George. Also in St. George are the offices of [[Cedar City, Utah]]–licensed<ref name="communitymediadatabase.org"/> [[KCSG]] Channel 8, a [[MeTV]] owned-and-operated station. The city also receives local TV channels from Salt Lake City with [[broadcast translators]] in the St. George area.

[[NBC]]'s Las Vegas affiliate, [[KSNV-DT]], has a local translator owned by Cherry Creek Radio, KVBT-LP channel 41, on which some of its programming airs two hours later than the same programming broadcast on Salt Lake City NBC affiliate [[KSL-TV]].

==Infrastructure==
===Healthcare===
[[St. George Regional Hospital]] is an [[Intermountain Health Care]] hospital and is the only 24-hour trauma center between Las Vegas and the Wasatch Front, serving the tri-state region of southern Utah, northwest Arizona, and southeastern Nevada.<ref>[http://www.intermountainhealthcare.org/hospitals/dixie/pages/home/aspx] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Utilities===
St. George is served by City of St. George Power, which serves most of the city, and Dixie Power, which serves southern areas of the city. [[Rocky Mountain Power]] serves parts of the greater St. George area. The municipal water department obtains its own water from wells located near [[Gunlock, Utah|Gunlock]] and in [[Snow Canyon State Park]], Mountain Springs on Pine Valley Mountain. It also purchases wholesale water from the [[Washington County Water Conservancy District]], which is sourced from the Virgin River and purified at the Quail Creek Water Treatment Plant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sgcity.org/waterdepartment/waterdistribution|title=St. George|website=www.sgcity.org|access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref>

St. George Telecommunications, such as Internet, are provided by [[TDS Telecom]] (cable/fiber), [[Lumen Technologies|CenturyLink]] (DSL/fiber), [[Lumen Technologies|Quantum]](fiber) and [http://InfoWest.com InfoWest] ([[wireless Internet service provider|WISP]]/fiber)

===Transportation===
[[File:St. George, Utah.jpg|thumb|Central St. George, looking east with Zion National Park in the distance]]

[[St. George Regional Airport]] is located in southeast St. George on Airport Parkway. The airport is served by [[American Airlines]], [[Delta Air Lines]], and [[United Airlines]]. All flights are operated by [[SkyWest Airlines]]. As of 2023, two-way flights to Salt Lake City, [[Denver, CO|Denver]], [[Phoenix, AZ|Phoenix]], [[Los Angeles,CA|Los Angeles]](LAX) and  [[Dallas, TX|Dallas–Fort Worth]], were available.<ref name= sgu1>"[http://tracker.flightview.com/CustomerSetup/sguairport/custom/?view=VIEW_ARRIVAL St. George Municipal Airport]". ''FlightView''. OAG. Retrieved February 22, 2017.</ref><ref name= sgu2>DeMille, David. "[http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2016/08/11/new-flight-destination-added-st-george-airport/88581302/ St. George Regional Airport adds flight to Phoenix]". ''The Spectrum''. USA Today. August 11, 2016.</ref>

====Local and regional transportation====
[[SunTran]], the local public transit system, operates seven fixed-routes serving most areas of St. George, Washington, and Ivins.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sgcity.org/suntran/|title=suntran web page|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=City of St. George website |access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref>
Rent-A-Bike and Spin scooters are available for rated use in numerous locations city-wide.
[[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] serves St. George on its Denver-Las Vegas and Salt Lake City-Las Vegas routes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://extranet.greyhound.com/revsup/schedules2/pdf/555.pdf|title=Greyhound DENVER - GRAND JUNCTION - LAS VEGAS|access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://extranet.greyhound.com/revsup/schedules2/pdf/545.pdf|title=SALT LAKE CITY - LAS VEGAS|access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref> Greyhound used to connect with [[Amtrak]]'s [[California Zephyr]] in Salt Lake City at the Salt Lake Central [[Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub|Intermodal Hub]], but it now stops at Salt Lake International Airport instead as a result of its acquisition by FirstGroup.<ref>{{cite web |last=Allard |first=Sam |title=Greyhound stations are leaving downtowns after sale to notorious investment firm |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/greyhound-stations-are-leaving-downtowns-after-sale-to-notorious-investment-firm/ar-AA1k8pza |website=www.msn.com}}</ref> St. George is also served by the bus company [[TUFESA|Tufesa]] and the shuttle companies Salt Lake Express and St. George Shuttle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://saltlakeexpress.com/|title=Salt Lake Express - Shuttle & Charter Services|website=Salt Lake Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stgshuttle.com/|title=Home - St George Shuttle|date=March 25, 2022|website=www.stgshuttle.com|access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref>

====Major highways====
Two freeways within St. George include [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]] which runs northeast–southwest through the city and [[Utah State Route 7|SR-7]] (Southern Parkway) which runs east–west through the southern periphery of the city. Other highways in St. George include [[Utah State Route 8|SR-8]] (Sunset Boulevard), [[Utah State Route 34|SR-34]] (St. George Boulevard) and [[Utah State Route 18|SR-18]] (Bluff Street); the former two run east- west and the latter runs north–south through St. George.

==Notable people==
* [[Robert Adamson (actor)|Robert Adamson]] (b. 1985), actor (''[[Lincoln Heights (TV series)|Lincoln Heights]]'')
* [[Rose Bascom|Texas Rose Bascom]] (1922–1993), rodeo performer, Utah Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cedarcityutah.com/news/archive/2021/07/24/prc-national-day-of-the-cowboy-southern-utah-cowgirl-cowboy-honored/#.YP4cU-hKiUk | title=National Day of the Cowboy: Southern Utah cowgirl, cowboy honored}}</ref>
* [[Jay Don Blake]] (b. 1958), professional and NCAA champion golfer <ref>[http://eweb.washco.us/eaglesoftware/taxweb/account.jsp?accountNum=0384027 Washington County Document Search]{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref>
* [[Wilford Brimley]], American actor and singer
* [[Juanita Brooks]], Mormon writer, editor and historian
* [[Howard Cannon]], former United States Senator from Nevada 
* [[Asia Carrera]], adult film star<ref>[http://eweb.washco.us/eaglesoftware/taxweb/account.jsp?accountNum=0479694 County property record]{{Dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref>
* [[LaVell Edwards]] (1930–2016), former BYU football coach <ref>[http://eweb.washco.us/eaglesoftware/taxweb/account.jsp?accountNum=0628696 Washington County Document Search]{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref>
* [[Jada Facer]], actress and singer
* [[Orval Hafen]], lawyer, legislator, and community advocate
* [[Tracy Hickman]], fantasy author<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trhickman.com/about-tracy/about/ |title=My History |publisher=The Worlds and Works of Tracy Hickman |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Jeffrey R. Holland]], LDS [[General Authority (LDS)|general authority]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://815385.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060701123904/http://www.ldscentral.org/photo13.aspx|url-status=dead|title=信誉网站大全|archive-date=July 1, 2006|website=815385.com}}</ref>
* [[Bruce Hurst]] (b. 1958), former Major League Baseball pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1670174/|title=Bruce Hurst|website=IMDb}}</ref>
* [[Doug Jolley]] (b. 1979), NFL tight end<ref>[http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=33038 Biography] ''NFL Players Association (NFLPlayers.com)''</ref>
* [[Disappearance of Steven Koecher|Steven Koecher]], living in St. George at the time he disappeared.
* [[Meg & Dia|Meg and Dia]], rock group
* [[The Piano Guys]], classical music group, formed in 2010
* [[Amanda Righetti]] (b. 1983), actress (''[[The OC]]'', ''[[Reunion (American TV series)|Reunion]]'', ''[[The Mentalist]]'')
* [[Gaskell Romney]] (1871–1955), Mormon leader, father of [[George W. Romney]], grandfather of [[Mitt Romney]]
* [[Miles Romney]] (1806–1877), settler, Mormon leader
* [[Miles Park Romney]] (1843–1904), attorney, police chief
* [[J. Edwin Seegmiller]] (1923–2006), physician and medical researcher, [[National Academy of Sciences]]
* [[Steven E. Snow]], (b. 1949), lawyer, LDS [[General Authority (LDS)|general authority]], [[Church Historian and Recorder]]
* [[John "Cat" Thompson]] (1906–1990), basketball player; member of the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]]
* [[Tanya Tucker]] (b. 1958), country music singer, raised in St. George<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tanyatucker.com/about/|title= AboutTanya Tucker|website=tanyatucker.com|access-date=December 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022255/http://tanyatucker.com/about/|archive-date=December 15, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Brendon Urie]] (b. 1987), singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, lead vocalist of [[Panic! at the Disco]]
* [[Joyce Vance]], U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and media legal analyst
* [[Emily Willis]], pornographic actress

==See also==
{{Portal bar|Utah}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* (1994) [https://web.archive.org/web/20230322214839/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/c/COTTON_MISSION.shtml "The Cotton Mission"] article in the [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ ''Utah History Encyclopedia''.] The article was written by Georgene Cahoon Evans and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/c/COTTON_MISSION.shtml the original] on March 22, 2023, and retrieved on April 13, 2024.

==External links==
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* {{official website|https://www.sgcity.org}}
* [http://www.visitstgeorge.com St. George tourism]
* [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/06/downwinders-nuclear-fallout-hollywood-john-wayne Nuclear waste in St. George]

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|North     = [[Veyo, Utah|Veyo]]
|Northeast = [[Leeds, Utah|Leeds]]
|East      = [[Washington, Utah|Washington]]
|Southeast = {{flagicon|Arizona}} [[Grand Canyon National Park]]
|South     = {{flagdeco|Arizona}} [[Arizona Strip]]
|Southwest = {{flagdeco|Arizona}} [[Littlefield, Arizona|Littlefield]]
|West      = [[Santa Clara, Utah|Santa Clara]]
|Northwest = [[Ivins, Utah|Ivins]]
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