'''Taylorsville''' is a city located in
Salt_Lake_County,_Utah. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 57,439. Its estimated population in 2004 stood at 58,179. Taylorsville was incorporated from the Taylorsville-Bennion CDP and portions of the
Kearns CDP on
April_24,
1996.
==History==
Little is known about this area before 1848. Some of this region’s first known inhabitants were
Fremont_people who used the area to hunt and gather food along the
Jordan River.
Ute bands wandered through the valley between the marshes of the
Great_Salt_Lake and
Utah_Valley.
The first Mormon pioneer settlers, Joseph and Susanna Harker forded the Jordan River and settled along the Jordan in 1848. They and others settled along the river bottoms, where they dug ditches and cleared land for small farms and pastures. In 1858 the US Army marched through the area on their way to Camp Floyd in Cedar Valley. A small adobe fort was built in the 1860s on bluffs above the river to protect settlers from Indian attacks that never materialized, and it was soon abandoned. In 1863, the center of the valley was divided into the West Jordan, South Jordan, East Jordan, and North Jordan LDS Wards. South and West Jordan kept their names and East Jordan became Midvale. North Jordan in time became Taylorsville and Bennion. By 1876, the South Jordan and North Jordan Canals were joined to carry water from the Jordan River. This brought land from South Jordan to Granger under cultivation and, therefore, more families to the area, almost all of them farmers. In 1881 the Utah and Salt Lake Canal was built farther west, allowing irrigation farming to expand.
During
World_War_II, the US Air Force wanted an isolated place to build a training base safe from any attacks by the Japanese and on the main rail routes to the Pacific Coast. The War Department bought about 5,000 acres (20 km²) of land where
Kearns is located.
Camp_Kearns, as it came to be known, opened in 1942. Just a year later Camp Kearns had 40,000 residents and was Utah’s third largest city. It was partly a basic training facility for replacement troops headed for the war against
Japan.
Most of the men who trained at Camp Kearns stayed only a few weeks and were glad to get away from it, as living conditions were horrible. Camp Kearns was closed as an active base in 1946, and the buildings and materials auctioned off in 1948. Some of the first homes in Kearns were built from materials left over from the buildings of the base.
Camp Kearns gave an indirect boost to Taylorsville in that a pipeline was constructed to bring water from the east side of Salt Lake to the camp. Once Camp Kearns closed, the presence of clean drinking water and a sewer treatment plant made it possible for people to move to Kearns and live in some of the first large subdivisions built in western Salt Lake County in the 1950s. The population of Salt Lake County began expanding rapidly in the late 1960s, and farmers found that they could sell their land to developers for a lot more than they were making on the farms. Population growth and development began rapidly after this. In 1967, the
Salt_Lake_Community_College moved its main campus to Taylorsville, giving additional boost to the local economy and encouraging further growth.
Taylorsville and Bennion continued rapid growth into the early 1990s. Many people began to feel that the Salt Lake County Commission, which governed the area, was allowing too much growth too fast, especially apartment complexes. The residents felt like they were being ignored, resulting in the first drive to incorporate Taylorsville City. This failed by a narrow margin.
By 1995, the rising costs of county services, a feeling that the county wasn’t giving residents their money’s worth (including insufficient law enforcement, the lack of say in how the community was developing, and even more uncontrolled growth) convinced voters to approve the creation of a new city in 1995 from the unincorporated cities of Taylorsville and Bennion. Some Kearns residents were angry when Taylorsville extended its western border to 4000 West, which was considered by residents in that area to be part of Kearns. There was some question of what the new city would be called: Midvalley City, Oquirrh City, Centennial, and Taylorsville-Bennion were all discussed. Taylosville was eventually chosen. Taylorsville’s nickname is “Utah’s Centennial City”, since it officially came into existence one hundred years after Utah became a state.
Since incorporation, Taylorsville has continued to grow, albeit slowly, since most of the land in the city has been developed. Most of the new growth is taking place near the banks of the Jordan River in the eastern part of town.
===Taylorsville's Population History===
*1980: 17,448 (1)
*1990: 52,354 (1,2)
*2000: 57,439
1: Figures taken prior to incorporation
2: Area reported as Taylorsville-Bennion during the 1990 census.
==Geography==
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Taylorsville is located at 40°39'18" North, 111°56'58" West (40.654930, -111.949454){{GR|1}}.
According to the United_States_Census_Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.7 km² (10.7 mi²). 27.7 km² (10.7 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
==Demographics==
As of the Census{{GR|2}} of 2000, there are 57,439 people, 18,530 households, and 14,156 families residing in the city. The Population_density is 2,076.5/km² (5,376.1/mi²). There are 19,159 housing units at an average density of 692.6/km² (1,793.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 85.55% White, 0.88% African American, 1.03% Native American, 3.04% Asian, 1.57% Pacific Islander, 5.37% from other races, and 2.55% from two or more races. 12.23% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 18,530 households out of which 42.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% are married couples living together, 11.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% are non-families. 17.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.09 and the average family size is 3.52.
In the city the population is spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 14.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every 100 females there are 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $47,236, and the median income for a family is $51,553. Males have a median income of $34,947 versus $24,801 for females. The Per_capita_income for the city is $17,812. 5.9% of the population and 4.5% of families are below the Poverty_line. Out of the total population, 7.0% of those under the age of 18 and 6.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
==External links==
*Taylorsville official website
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