Editing Tropic, Utah

{{short description|Town in Garfield County, Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Tropic, Utah
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = GeneralStore TropicUT.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = General store in Tropic (©2001 SW Clyde, courtesy of [http://www.byways.org/ byways.org])
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = Garfield County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Tropic highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield County]] and state of [[Utah]]

<!-- 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  = [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Travis LeFevre
| leader_title1      = Town Clerk
| leader_name1       = Dani Harding
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- 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|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 20.55
| area_land_km2      = 20.50
| area_water_km2     = 0.06
| area_total_sq_mi   = 7.94
| area_land_sq_mi    = 7.91
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 486
| population_density_km2 = 25.08
| population_density_sq_mi = 64.95

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset         = -7
| timezone_DST       = MDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -6
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_m        = 
| elevation_ft       = 6309
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|37|25|N|112|5|19|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 84776
| area_code          = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 49-77560<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1446722<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1446722}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.townoftropicut.gov}}
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2019
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
| population_est     = 514
}}

'''Tropic''' is a town in [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield County]], [[Utah]], United States, along [[Utah State Route 12]] (A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway / Scenic Byway 12). As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the town had a population of 486.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Tropic_town,_Utah?g=160XX00US4977560 |access-date=April 11, 2024 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Tropic was founded in 1891.

==Geography==
Tropic is in southern Garfield County along Utah Route 12, {{convert|7.5|mi}} southeast of [[Bryce Canyon City, Utah|Bryce Canyon City]] and {{convert|5|mi|0}} north of [[Cannonville, Utah|Cannonville]]. It is in the Tropic Valley, drained by the [[Paria River]], a tributary of the [[Colorado River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|21.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.26%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tropic town, Utah |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4977560 |accessdate=March 28, 2017 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1900= 379
|1910= 358
|1920= 474
|1930= 447
|1940= 514
|1950= 483
|1960= 382
|1970= 329
|1980= 338
|1990= 374
|2000= 508
|2010= 530
|estyear=2019
|estimate=514
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 508 people in the town, organized into 160 households and 132 families. The [[population density]] was 60.6 people per square mile (23.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 206 housing units at an average density of 24.6 per square mile (9.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 96.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.38% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.17% from two or more races. There were no [[African American (U.S. Census)|African Americans]], [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asians]], or [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islanders]]. 2.36% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 160 households, out of which 41.9% had children under 18 living with them, 73.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone who was 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 3.18, and the average family size was 3.52.

The town's population was spread out, with 34.6% under 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 100 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,500, and the median income for a family was $44,125. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $22,222 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,896. 2.1% of the population and 3.0% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 1.0% of those under 18 and 10.0% of those 65 and older lived below the poverty line.

==Notable people==
[[Image:EbenezerBryceCabin TropicUT.jpg|thumb|Cabin of [[Ebenezer Bryce]] (©2001 SW Clyde, courtesy of [http://www.byways.org/ byways.org])]]

* *Wanda Day, drummer of the rock band [[4 Non Blondes]]. Day died on July 10, 1997, at age 36 and is buried in the Tropic Cemetery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/1997/7/13/19323879/death-wanda-marie-day|title=Death: Wanda Marie Day|website=www.deseret.com|date=July 13, 1997|access-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125142346/https://www.deseret.com/1997/7/13/19323879/death-wanda-marie-day|archive-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref><ref name="understood">{{Cite news |last=Chun |first=Kimberly |title=Noise: Miss understood |work=The San Francisco Bay Guardian |publisher=The San Francisco Bay Guardian |url=http://www.sfbg.com/40/01/noise_miss_understood.html |url-status=dead |access-date=November 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028192212/http://www.sfbg.com/40/01/noise_miss_understood.html |archive-date=October 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loudithfaire.net/celebskin/shaunna_wandaday.html|title=Life and Times of Wanda Day|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216141733/http://loudithfaire.net/celebskin/shaunna_wandaday.html|access-date=November 7, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref>

==See also==
{{stack|{{portal|Utah}}}}
* [[List of municipalities in Utah]]

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

==External links==
{{commons category|Tropic, Utah}}
* {{official|http://townoftropicut.gov/}}


{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Tropic
|North     = [[Kingston, Utah|Kingston]], [[Antimony, Utah|Antimony]]
|Northeast = [[Escalante, Utah|Escalante]]
|East      = 
|Southeast = [[Henrieville, Utah|Henrieville]]
|South     = [[Cannonville, Utah|Cannonville]]
|Southwest = ''[[Bryce Canyon National Park]]''<br/>{{flagicon|Arizona}} [[Fredonia, Arizona|Fredonia]]
|West      = [[Bryce Canyon City, Utah|Bryce Canyon City]]
|Northwest = [[Circleville, Utah|Circleville]]<br/>[[Panguitch, Utah|Panguitch]]
}}

{{Garfield County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1891]]
[[Category:Towns in Garfield County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:1891 establishments in Utah Territory]]