Editing Stockton, Utah

{{Short description|  Town in the state of Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name     = Stockton, Utah
|settlement_type   = [[Town]]
|image_skyline     = Stockton, Utah 2007.JPG
|imagesize         = 250px
|image_caption     = Main Street in winter
|image_map         = Tooele County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Stockton highlighted.svg
|map_caption       = Location in [[Tooele County, UT|Tooele County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
|image_map1        = Map of USA UT.svg
|map_caption1      = Location of Utah in the United States
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|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_type   = Mayor/Council
|leader_title      = Mayor
|leader_name       = 
|established_title = Settled
|established_date  = 1863<ref>Town website (the town is gearing to celebrate the sesquicentennial of its settlement in January 2013)</ref>
|established_title1 = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
|established_date1 = 1901
|named_for         = [[Stockton, California]]<ref>The 3rd Regiment of California Volunteers, commanded by Col. Connor, had been organized in Stockton, California.</ref>
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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|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_km2    = 4.38
|area_land_km2     = 4.36
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|area_land_sq_mi   = 1.68
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|population_as_of  = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_total  = 616
|pop_est_as_of     = 2019
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
|population_est    = 682
|population_density_sq_mi = 405.23
|population_density_km2 = 156.46
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|timezone          = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
|utc_offset        = -7
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|utc_offset_DST    = -6
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|elevation_ft      = 5013
|coordinates       = {{coord|40|26|45|N|112|22|20|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type  = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code       = 84071
|area_code         = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name        = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info        = 49-73050<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       = 2413337<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2413337}}</ref>
|website           = www.stocktontown.org
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'''Stockton''' is a town in [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele County]], [[Utah]], United States. It is part of the [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]], Utah [[Salt Lake City metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 616 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
Stockton was born of the first mining boom in the [[Utah Territory]]. The mining industry began in the early 1860s with the arrival of [[Patrick Edward Connor|Col. Patrick E. Connor]],<ref>The town's main street was named ''Connor Avenue'' in his honor. It is presently the route of [[Utah State Route 36]], running north-south through the center of the small business district.</ref> commander of the [[3rd Regiment California Volunteer Infantry|Third California Volunteers]], who had been sent to the territory<ref>Connor's unit was posted to ''Camp Relief'', near the present site of Stockton.</ref> in 1862 to keep an eye on the overland mail routes during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Connor wanted to counterbalance his [[History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints#Brigham Young's early theocratic leadership|perceived dominance of Mormon leaders]] in the area by exploring and developing the territory's mineral wealth. He posited that if precious metals could be discovered in Utah, the resulting flood of miners into the territory would overwhelm the Mormons, and outsiders would balance the Church's power. So he sent the men under his command out to prospect, and they almost singlehandedly opened the precious metals industry in Utah in 1863 by locating deposits, staking claims, and establishing mining districts.<ref>[http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/mining_and_railroads/silverinthebeehivestate.html ''History To Go'', utah.gov]</ref> Mines were dug on the western slopes of the Oquirrh Mountains, and Stockton became a base camp for some these operations.

The small town was first settled in 1863. Under the growing influence of the mining industry, the population swelled to 4,000 residents. It was the first town in the Utah Territories to have its streets surveyed and named, and it later gained the distinction of being the first to get electric lights, and the first to get a telephone.<ref>[[Tooele Transcript-Bulletin]], ''150 Years of Stockton'', Jewel Punzalan Allen, April 25, 2013, p. B1</ref> A town cemetery (northwest of the settlement) was created shortly into the twentieth century. Other amenities were slowly addressed, and they now include a ball diamond, a city park, a city hall, a fire station, a municipal water system, and a centralized wastewater collection/disposal system.

A sesquicentennial commemoration was held on April 27, 2013, to mark the town's founding. Part of the ceremony was the unveiling of a welcome sign, mounted on the north end town and visible from the main highway through the town's business district, [[Utah State Route 36|SR-36]].<ref>Tooele Transcript-Bulletin, April 30, 2013, p. A3, ''Welcome Sign for Stockton''</ref>

==Government==
The town is led by a mayor and a town council. At the end of 2012, the following departments or personnel are also in existence:
* Town clerk (part-time employee)
* Town treasurer (part-time employee)
* Third District Court Judge and Clerk (part-time employees)
* Town attorney (on retainer)
* Planning and zoning committee (5 volunteer members)
* Police department (one full-time employee and 8 reserve volunteers)
* Fire department (all volunteers)
* Public works (one full-time employee)
** Streets
** Parks
** Cemetery
** Garbage

Stockton made headlines in 2009 after Mayor Dan Rydalch fired one of the town's five police officers for issuing his son a traffic citation.<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Jennifer Stagg|title=Stockton officer defends actions in spite of suspension|publisher=[[KSL-TV]]|location=Salt Lake City, Utah|date=October 27, 2009|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8471349|accessdate=January 10, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 0.9&nbsp;square mile (2.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 80
|1880= 515
|1890= 326
|1900= 443
|1910= 258
|1920= 238
|1930= 351
|1940= 332
|1950= 414
|1960= 362
|1970= 469
|1980= 437
|1990= 426
|2000= 443
|2010= 616
|estyear=2019
|estimate=682
|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|accessdate=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|df=}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 616 people, 216 households, and 173 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 596.7 people per square mile (256.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 237 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile (98.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 96.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.7% of the population.

There were 216 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.7% age 14 and younger, 11.2% from 15 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.8 years. Total males were 52.4%.

As of 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $40,938, and the median income for a family was $45,179. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $25,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,894. About 7.2% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
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==See also==
*[[Stockton Jail]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.stocktontown.org/ Official website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre   = Stockton
|North    = [[Tooele, Utah|Tooele]]
|Northeast= [[Copperton, Utah|Copperton]]
|East     = [[Herriman, Utah|Herriman]]<br/>{{flagicon|US|army}} [[Camp Williams]]
|Southeast= [[Ophir, Utah|Ophir]], [[Cedar Fort, Utah|Cedar Fort]]
|South    = 
|Southwest= [[Rush Valley, Utah|Rush Valley]]
|West     = 
|Northwest= [[Grantsville, Utah|Grantsville]]
}}

{{Tooele County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Towns in Tooele County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Salt Lake City metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1863 establishments in Utah Territory]]