Park City is a city in

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, United States. The vast majority is in Summit County, and it extends into

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. It is considered to be part of the

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. The city is southeast of downtown

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and from Salt Lake City's east edge of

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along

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. The population was 8,396 at the 2020 census. On average, the tourist population greatly exceeds the number of permanent residents. After a

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following the shutdown of the area's

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, the city rebounded during the 1980s and 1990s through an expansion of its tourism business. the city brings in a yearly average of $529.8 million to the Utah Economy as a tourist hot spot, $80 million of which is attributed to the

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. The city has two major

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Deer Valley Resort Deer Valley is an alpine ski resort in the Wasatch Range, located east of Salt Lake City, in Park City, Utah, United States. The resort, known for its upscale amenities, is consistently ranked among the top ski resorts in North America. Deer ...

and

Park City Mountain Resort Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) is a ski resort in the western United States in Park City, Utah, located east of Salt Lake City. Park City, as the ski resort and area is known, contains several training courses for the U.S. Ski Team, including s ...

(combined with Canyons Village at Park City) and one minor resort: Woodward Park City (an action sports training and fun center). Both Deer Valley and Park City Mountain Resorts were the major locations for

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and

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events at the

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. Although they receive less snow and have a shorter ski season than do their counterparts in

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, such as

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resort, they are much easier to access. In 2015, Park City Ski Resort and Canyons resorts merged, creating the largest ski area in the U.S. In all, the resort boasts 17 slopes, 14 bowls, 300 trails and 22 miles of lifts. The city is the main location of the United States' largest

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festival, the

; home of the

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; training center for members of the Australian Freestyle Ski Team; the largest collection of

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stores in northern Utah; the 2002 Olympic bobsled/skeleton/luge track at the

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; and

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courses. Some scenes from the 1994 film ''

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'' were shot in the city. Outdoor-oriented businesses such as backcountry.com, Rossignol USA, and

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have their headquarters in Park City. The city has many retailers, clubs, bars, and restaurants, and has nearby

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, forests, and

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and

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trails. In the summertime, many valley residents of the

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visit the town to escape high temperatures. Park City is usually cooler than Salt Lake City as it lies mostly higher than above

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, while Salt Lake City is situated at an elevation of about . In 2008, Park City was named by '' Forbes Traveler Magazine'' as one of the "20 prettiest towns" in the United States. In 2011, the town was awarded a Gold-level Ride Center designation from the

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for its mountain bike trails, amenities and community.

History

The area was traveled by the early Mormon pioneers on their journey to where they settled and built Salt Lake City. One of their leaders,

Parley P. Pratt Parley Parker Pratt Sr. (April 12, 1807 – May 13, 1857) was an early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement whose writings became a significant early nineteenth-century exposition of the Latter Day Saint faith. Named in 1835 as one of the first ...

, explored the canyon in 1848. He was given a charter the following year to build a toll road through it, which was finished in 1849. The basin at the top of the canyon was an ideal place to graze, and a few families settled. Early on, the area was deeded to Samuel Snyder, Heber C. Kimball and Jedediah Grant. The settlers named it "Parley's Park City", which was shortened to "Park City" upon the town's incorporation in 1884. The first known discovery of ore in this area was by men serving under Colonel

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, who invited his men to prospect in the area after having been relocated from

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-era California. The finding of silver, gold and lead sparked the first silver mines in Park City in the 1860s. Park City's large mining boom brought large crowds of prospectors setting up camps around the mountain terrain, marking the first mining settlements. Although it was not the first find, the

Ontario silver mine The Ontario silver mine is a mine that was active starting in 1872, and is located near Park City, Utah, United States. History The lode was discovered by accident on 19 January 1872 by Herman Budden, Rector Steen (Pike), John Kain, and Gus ...

, discovered by Herman Buden in 1872 and quickly purchased by

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through his business partner R. C. Chambers, was the first major producer. Another prominent mining family was that of William Montague Ferry Jr. Ferry Moved to Utah from

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already a very wealthy man. He had previously been a Colonel in the

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, mayor of

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, and was son of wealthy businessman

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. Ferry was followed by a group of other wealthy

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s (including his brother

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) who came to be the social elites of the town. The Ferry family owned numerous mines including the Marsac Silver mining Company and the Silver King Coalition Mines. Col Ferry also donated the land for Westminster College and unsuccessfully ran for governor of Utah. Edward Ferry's son

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was mayor of

. In 1880, a spur line was established to the Echo station of the

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. By 1892 the Silver King Mine and its owners

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and David Keith took the spotlight as one of the most famous silver mines in the world. While silver mines were doing well in Utah, other mines around the world were not doing as well, which drew many of these miners to Park City. The town flourished with crowds of miners and wealth, but by the 1950s, the town nearly became a ghost town. This was due in part to a drop in the price of silver. The town was nearly destroyed by fire in 1898. Another accident occurred in 1902 when 34 miners were killed in an explosion in the Day West Mine. The transformation of Park City into a ski destination town is primarily attributed to declining silver and metal prices during and following World War I, the Great Depression, and World War 2. The mining community never fully recovered and so the town turned to skiing. The silver industry was suffering when 'Parkite' miners presented to Utahns Inc. a proposal for a ski resort called Treasure Mountain. United Park City Mines, who owned the land the resort would be built on, received a land-redevelopment grant from the John F. Kennedy Administration. Treasure Mountains (now Park City Mountain Resort) opened in 1963 on of land the miners owned with mineral rights. This is said to be when tourists first largely began to visit Park City. This marks the beginning of the ski industry largely promoted by the Utah State Legislation as a destination resort. Since the rise of the skiing and tourist economy, Park City houses more tourists than residents. It has become a place of fame through the 2002 Winter Olympic Games and provides more attractions than ever before. In the 1950s, Utah began to use Park City as a mountain getaway, and not until D. James Canon promoted winter sports in Utah, with the promotional scheme of "Ski Utah" and "The Greatest Snow on Earth" did many drive to see the city. Utah drew in over 648,000 tourists in 1970 and now a yearly average of 4 million tourists. In a town with a population of 8,000, the average number of tourists in Park City is 600,000 per year. This significant increase in visitors could be credited to promotional material that is distributed by the Utah Publicity and Tourist Council. Growth has accelerated in the last few decades, and Park City is now one of the most affluent resort towns in the United States. According to the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, in 2012 travel, tourism and recreation generated $7.4 billion in spending and $960.6 million in state and local tax revenue for the State of Utah. That same year Utah's total gross domestic product was $128 billion, making tourism 5.8% of GDP for the Utah economy as a whole. Park City draws in 3,006,071 average annual visitors; in the winter 1,603,775, and in the summer 1,402,296. Park City benefits from the average nightly visitor spending $100 to $350. Currently, Park City primarily relies on its tourist industry from skiing to restaurants to hiking and biking. The makeover of Park City has stimulated a culture of expenditure, adventure, wealth, and this is included in their promotional material. To this day, there are still more than of old silver-mine workings and tunnels beneath the slopes at Park City Mountain Resort and neighboring Deer Valley. On Main Street, 64 Victorian buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. There are many remaining mine buildings, mine shafts (most blocked off from outsiders with large steel doors), and hoists, including the weathered remains of the California-Comstock and Silver King Mines and the water towers once used to hydrate one of the biggest mines, the Silver King, provide some history of this mining town transformed into a skiing resort. File:Park City, Utah (1911).jpg, Daly West and Quincy Mines in Park City (1911) Image:SilverKing.jpg, The Silver King Coalition mine was once the world's richest. Photo by

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Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land. Park City is located at the south end of

Snyderville Basin The Snyderville Basin is a valley in Summit County, Utah adjacent to Park City. Many of the residents of the Park City area live in the Snyderville Basin. Though the area lies outside of the Park City limits, and receives many services from Summit ...

and climbs steep mountains to the southeast, south, and west. It is accessed by State Route 224 from

to the north and State Route 248 (Kearns Boulevard), which heads east to U.S. Route 40 and on to

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Climate

Summers in Park City are warm with cool nights, while winters are cold and snowy. The city has a

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(

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''Dfb''), though higher elevations within city limits may experience a

subalpine Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

(''Dfc'') or

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(''ET'') climate.

Demographics

City Hall Park City Utah photo D Ramey Logan

According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2016, there were 8,299 full-time residents in Park City. The racial makeup of the county was 78.8% non-Hispanic

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, 1.1%

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, 0.1% Native American, 2.2%

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, and 1.0% from two or more races. 16.8% of the population were

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of any race.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 7,558 people, 2,885 households, and 1,742 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 9,471 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 81.0%

, 0.6%

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, 0.30% Native American, 2.1%

, 0.3%

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, 13.5% from

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, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 24.1% of the population. There were 2885 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.6% were non-families. Of all households 25.8% were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.03. The age distribution was 23.0% under the age of 20, 7.2% from 20 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.7 males.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $65,800, and the median income for a family was $77,137. Males had a median income of $40,032 versus $26,341 for females. The

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for the city was $45,164. About 5.3% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the

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, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Park City High School, photographed from Kearns Blvd

Park City School District Park City School District (PCSD) is a school district headquartered in Park City, Utah that serves over 4,500 students. The district's service area includes the portion of Park City in Summit County (almost all of Park City), the census desig ...

is the local school district of the portion of Park City in Summit County (almost all of Park City). Park City High School is located at 1752 Kearns Blvd, Park City, Utah. Park City School District's size is in the middle of the other Utah school districts, with more than 4,500 students. It is also close to the state average ethnic minority composition. Of its students 17% are ethnic minorities—mostly of Hispanic heritage. The school provides its students with a series of film and TV production classes, and hosts "The Miner Film Festival" each year for students to enter their films and show them at the Eccles Center. The portion in Wasatch County is in the Wasatch School District.

Attractions

Park City is home to

, Canyons Village at Park City,

, Woodward Park City, the

(including the

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Ski Museum and Eccles Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum), the Park City Museum, the Eccles Center Theater, an outlet mall, Main Street shopping and dining, and hundreds of miles of hiking and biking trails. The four resorts and Olympic Park offer activities and attractions in both the summer and winter.

Events

Park City hosts the

. The festivities are centered on Main Street, while film screenings are held in several venues both within and outside of Park City. Park City hosts an art festival each year, the Kimball Arts Festival, which typically attracts around 50,000 visitors. Park City hosts two parades each year, one on July Fourth that attracts visitors from all over Utah, and one on Labor Day (locally called Miners' Day) that is more local-oriented. Park City co-hosted the

with Salt Lake City. Park City usually serves as the finish for the final leg of the

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road bike race.

Infrastructure

Park City operates its own free intra-city transit system (with additional service to limited areas of Summit County northeast of town). Routes include service to the Canyons Village,

, Empire Pass, Jeremy Ranch Park & Ride lot, Kimball Junction, Park City Resort, Park Meadows, Pinebrook, Prospector Square, Silver Lake Village, Silver Springs, Silver Summit/Highland Estates, and Thaynes Canyon. Bus service is offered between Park City and Salt Lake City via the PC-SLC Connect, run by the

Utah Transit Authority The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is a special service district responsible for providing public transportation throughout the Wasatch Front of Utah, in the United States, which includes the metropolitan areas of Ogden, Park City, Provo, Salt ...

Sister cities

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(

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), France

Notable people

* Ken Block:

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founder,

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driver * Rosie Brennan: 2018 Olympic cross-country skier *

Ashley Caldwell Ashley Caldwell (born September 14, 1993) is an American freestyle skier who has competed in aerials since 2008. Caldwell was named to the US team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in January 2010 after competing in the sport for only two seasons. ...

: 2010, 2014, and 2018 Olympic freestyle skier *

Brett Camerota Brett Camerota (born January 9, 1985) is an American Nordic combined skier. Competing at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the 4×5 km team event in 2010, while his best individual finish was 36th place in the 10&nb ...

: 2010 Olympic silver medalist in team

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* Joss Christensen: first Olympic gold medalist in ski

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in 2014 * Jade Chynoweth: actress and dancer * Virginia Cutler: educator *

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: Artist *

Bill Demong William Demong (born March 29, 1980 in Vermontville, New York) is an American former Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medalist. Demong is a five-time Olympian, having competed in Nagano, Salt Lake City, Torino, Vancouver and Sochi. Career ...

: 2010 Olympic gold and silver medalist in individual and team

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: 1984 Olympic gold medalist

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; inducted into Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998 *

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: professional basketball player for

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at the

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'' * Bradley Wilson: Mogul skier at the

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Notes

References

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Economic Profile: Tourism: Park City and Summit County Utah
. Park City Chambers of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2009. * . An earlier version of this article appeared in

External links

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City website

Park City Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau
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