Dugway is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in southeastern Tooele County,

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, United States. The population was 342 at the 2020 census, a continued decrease from the 2010 figure of 795. The town is located inside the United States Army's large weapons testing facility,

Dugway Proving Ground Dugway Proving Ground (DPG) is a United States Army facility established in 1942 to test biological and chemical weapons, located about southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah and south of the Utah Test and Training Range. Location Dugway Provin ...

, making it a

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, as the only roads leading to the town pass through military checkpoints at the boundaries of the base. Non-resident civilians must request advance authorization to enter the town. The housing area designated for military and civilian personnel is referred to as "English Village." The name "Dugway" comes from a technique to dig a trench along a hillside to keep a wagon from tipping.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13.5 km²), all land.

Climate

According to the

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system, Dugway has a

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, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,016 people, 343 households, and 263 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 387.4 people per square mile (149.7/km²). There were 572 housing units at an average density of 109.9/sq mi (42.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 63.10%

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, 15.03%

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, 8.43% Native American, 2.83% Asian, 0.50%

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, 1.88% from other races, and 8.23% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.75% of the population. There were 343 households, out of which 51.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were

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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.59. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 34.4% under the age of 18, 33.4% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 10.1% from 45 to 64, and 0.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 47.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 48.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,306, and the median income for a family was $53,148. Males had a median income of $40,565 versus $17,695 for females. The

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for the CDP was $11,023. About 5.4% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the

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, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

All parts of Tooele County are in the Tooele School District.
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/ref> Dugway Schools is the local K-12 school.

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