Garden City, Utah facts for kids
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Garden City, Utah
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Garden City and Bear Lake
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Location in Rich County and the state of Utah
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 Garden City, Utah
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Rich |
| Incorporated | 1934 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.78 sq mi (22.74 km2) |
| • Land | 8.78 sq mi (22.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,198 ft (1,889 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 602 |
| • Density | 70.29/sq mi (27.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
84028
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| Area code(s) | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-27930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412668 |
Garden City is a town located in the northwestern part of Rich County, Utah, United States. In 2020, about 602 people lived there. Garden City is right on the edge of Bear Lake. It's a very popular place for summer vacations, which is why it's sometimes called the "Caribbean of the Rockies."
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History of Garden City
Garden City was first settled in 1877. Soon after, a local church group was started there. The town grew quickly, and by 1879, it had become a larger community. In 1979, Garden City joined with the nearby town of Pickelville.
In 1903, two explorers named Horatio Nelson Jackson and Sewall Crocker visited Garden City. They were on the first ever car trip across the United States.
Geography of Garden City
Garden City covers an area of about 4.5 square miles (11.7 square kilometers). All of this area is land, with no water within the town limits.
Population and People
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 161 | — | |
| 1890 | 249 | 54.7% | |
| 1900 | 212 | −14.9% | |
| 1910 | 326 | 53.8% | |
| 1920 | 337 | 3.4% | |
| 1930 | 379 | 12.5% | |
| 1940 | 261 | −31.1% | |
| 1950 | 164 | −37.2% | |
| 1960 | 168 | 2.4% | |
| 1970 | 134 | −20.2% | |
| 1980 | 259 | 93.3% | |
| 1990 | 193 | −25.5% | |
| 2000 | 357 | 85.0% | |
| 2010 | 562 | 57.4% | |
| 2020 | 602 | 7.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
In 2000, there were 357 people living in Garden City. There were 131 households, which means 131 different homes or families. Many of these homes are vacation houses. These are often rented out to large groups during the summer vacation season.
The population included people of all ages. About 24.9% were under 18 years old. About 22.1% were 65 years old or older. The average age in the town was 42 years.
Climate in Garden City
Garden City has a type of weather called a humid continental climate. This means it has warm summers and cold, snowy winters.
| Climate data for Bear Lake, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1989–2020: 5928ft (1807m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 54 (12) |
57 (14) |
71 (22) |
81 (27) |
86 (30) |
93 (34) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
94 (34) |
81 (27) |
69 (21) |
63 (17) |
99 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 45.6 (7.6) |
49.0 (9.4) |
57.6 (14.2) |
70.7 (21.5) |
77.1 (25.1) |
86.5 (30.3) |
91.8 (33.2) |
90.5 (32.5) |
85.6 (29.8) |
73.9 (23.3) |
60.2 (15.7) |
49.2 (9.6) |
92.5 (33.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.9 (0.5) |
35.5 (1.9) |
43.5 (6.4) |
53.3 (11.8) |
63.7 (17.6) |
73.9 (23.3) |
83.5 (28.6) |
81.8 (27.7) |
72.6 (22.6) |
58.8 (14.9) |
44.4 (6.9) |
35.2 (1.8) |
56.6 (13.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.3 (−4.3) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
33.7 (0.9) |
42.3 (5.7) |
51.7 (10.9) |
60.1 (15.6) |
69.3 (20.7) |
67.9 (19.9) |
59.0 (15.0) |
46.7 (8.2) |
35.0 (1.7) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
45.3 (7.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.8 (−9.0) |
17.4 (−8.1) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
39.7 (4.3) |
46.3 (7.9) |
55.0 (12.8) |
54.0 (12.2) |
45.4 (7.4) |
34.5 (1.4) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
34.0 (1.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 3.0 (−16.1) |
1.8 (−16.8) |
9.8 (−12.3) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
28.0 (−2.2) |
34.7 (1.5) |
45.2 (7.3) |
43.9 (6.6) |
33.0 (0.6) |
22.4 (−5.3) |
11.1 (−11.6) |
4.0 (−15.6) |
−2.4 (−19.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −15 (−26) |
−14 (−26) |
−7 (−22) |
8 (−13) |
19 (−7) |
28 (−2) |
33 (1) |
32 (0) |
24 (−4) |
2 (−17) |
0 (−18) |
−25 (−32) |
−25 (−32) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.59 (40) |
1.28 (33) |
1.24 (31) |
1.64 (42) |
2.08 (53) |
1.28 (33) |
0.64 (16) |
0.93 (24) |
1.33 (34) |
1.43 (36) |
1.41 (36) |
1.68 (43) |
16.53 (421) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 11.0 (28) |
12.1 (31) |
3.7 (9.4) |
1.9 (4.8) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
7.0 (18) |
7.5 (19) |
44 (112.26) |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (1991–2006 snowfall, records & monthly max/mins) | |||||||||||||
See also
- In Spanish: Garden City (Utah) para niños
