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Summit County is a
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in the U.S. state of
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, occupying a rugged and mountainous area. As of the
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, the population was 36,324. Its
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is
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, and the largest city is
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.


History

The county was created by the
Utah Territory The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, the 45th state. ...
legislature on January 13, 1854, with its description containing a portion of the future state of
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. It was not organized then but was attached to Great Salt Lake County for administrative and judicial purposes. The county government was completed by March 4, 1861, so its attachment to the other county was terminated. The county boundaries were altered in 1856 and in 1862. In 1868 the
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was created by the US government, effectively de-annexing all Summit County areas falling within the new territory. The boundaries were further altered in 1872 and 1880. Its final alteration occurred on January 7, 1918, when Daggett's creation took a portion of its eastern territory. Its boundary has remained unchanged since that creation. It is so named because it includes 39 of the highest mountain peaks in Utah. The county's mean elevation is above sea level, which is the second-highest (after
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) of any county outside
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. Owing to its proximity to Salt Lake City, Park City has acquired a reputation as an upscale getaway, bringing new development to the area. Summit County is part of the Heber, UT Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the
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- Provo-
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, UT
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.


Geography

Summit County lies on the upper east side of Utah. Its northeast borders abut the south and west borders of the state of
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. Its central and eastern portion consists largely of the east-west oriented
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, while its western portion runs to the east slopes of the north-south oriented
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.''Summit County UT'' Google Maps (accessed 26 March 2019)
/ref> The county's highest point is Gilbert Peak, on the border with Duchesne County, at 13,448' (4099m) ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water.


Major highways

*
Interstate 80 Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...
* Interstate 84 * U.S. Route 40 *
U.S. Route 189 U.S. Route 189 is a spur of U.S. Route 89. It currently runs for 322 miles (518 km) from Provo, Utah at Interstate 15 to Jackson, Wyoming. The highway was not part of the original 1926 U.S. Highway system. The highway was created in the ...
*
Utah State Route 32 State Route 32 (SR-32) is a state highway in Wasatch and Summit Counties in the U.S. state of Utah. Most of the highway is an old routing of U.S. Route 189 that became disconnected from the rest of US-189 during the construction of the Jordanel ...
*
Utah State Route 150 State Route 150, also known as the Mirror Lake Highway, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It is named for Mirror Lake, a picturesque lake that the highway passes along the way. It is also a USDA Forest Service Scenic Byway. Route des ...
*
Utah State Route 224 State Route 224 (SR-224) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The route connects Interstate 80 in Utah, Interstate 80 and Kimball Junction, Utah, Kimball Junction in the north to Park City, Utah, Park City in the south. Ski ...
* Utah State Route 248


Adjacent counties

* Rich County - north *
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- northeast *
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- northeast * Daggett County - east * Duchesne County - southeast *
Wasatch County Wasatch County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 23,530. Its county seat and largest city is Heber City. The county was named for a Ute Native American word meaning ''mountain pa ...
- south *
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- southwest * Morgan County - northwest *
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- west


Protected areas

*
Ashley National Forest Ashley National Forest is a National Forest located in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming. Within the Forest's bounds are (with in Utah and in Wyoming) of vast forests, lakes, and mountains, with elevations ranging from . The forest ...
(part) * Henefer-Echo Wildlife Management Area * Rockport State Park *
Wasatch National Forest Wasatch National Forest was established as the Wasatch Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Utah on August 16, 1906 with to the east of Salt Lake City and Provo. It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 Grantsv ...
(part)


Lakes

* Abes Lake * Adax Lake * Alexander Lake * Alligator Lake * Allsop Lake * Amethyst Lake * Anchor Lake * Azure Lake * Baker Lake * Bald Lake * Ball and Moore Reservoir * Barker Reservoir * Bear Lake * Beaver Lake (near Coffin Lake) * Beaver Lake (near Duck Lake) * Beaver Lake (near Whitney Reservoir) * Beaver Meadow Reservoir * Bench Lake * Bennion Lake * Beth Lake * Big Elk Lake * Blue Lake (near Boyer Lake) * Blue Lake (near Haystack Lake) * Bobs Lake * Bourbon Lake * Boyer Lake * Bridger Lake * Buckeye Lake * Burnt Fork Lake * Castle Lake (near Lake Blanchard) * Castle Lake (near Shingle Creek Lakes) * Chappell Lake * China Lake * Clegg Lake * Cliff Lake (near Lake Blanchard) * Cliff Lake (near Trial Lake) * Clyde Lake * Coffin Lake * Crystal Lake * Cuberant Lake * Cutthroat Lake (near Island Lake) * Cutthroat Lake (near Teal Lake) * Dead Horse Lake * Dean Lake * Diamond Lake * Dine Lake * Dollar Lake * Duck Lake (near Bald Lake) * Duck Lake (near Fire Lake) * East Red Castle Lake * Echo Reservoir * Elizabeth Lake * Elkhorn Reservoir * Erickson Lakes ** North Erickson Lake ** South Erickson Lake * Fir Lake * Fire Lake * Fish Lake (near Burnt Fork Lake) * Fish Lake (near Lyman Lake) * Fish Lake (near Sand Lake) * Gendy Lake * Gilbert Lake * Grahams Reservoir (part) * Grass Lake * Grassy Lakes * Hayden Lake * Haystack Lake * Hell Hole Lake * Henrys Fork Lake * Hidden Lake (near Dine Lake) * Hidden Lake (near Peter Lake) * Hidden Lake (near Pot Reservoir) * Hidden Lake (near Spirit Lake) * Hidden Lake (near Tamarack Lake) * Hidden Lake (near Smith and Morehouse Reservoir) * Hoop Lake * Hope Lake * Hourglass Lake * Ibantik Lake * Island Lake (near Bennion Lake) * Island Lake (near Grass Lake) * Island Lake (near Ramona Lake) * James Lake * Jean Lake * Jerry Lake * Jessen Lake * Jewel Lake * John Lake * Joyce Lake * Kabell Lakes * Kamas Lake * Kermsuh Lake * Lake Blanchard * Lake Ejod * Lake Hessie * Lake Lorena * Lake Marion * Liberty Lake * Lilly Lake * Lily Lake * Lily Lakes (aka Montgomery Lakes) * Lily Pad Lake * Linear Lake * Little Elk Lake * Little Lyman Lake * Lofty Lake * Long Lake * Lost Lake (near Lilly Lake) * Lost Lake (near Tamarack Lake) * Lovenia Lake * Lower Red Castle Lake * Lower Yellow Pine Lake * Lym Lake * Lyman Lake * Marjorie Lake * Marsh Lake * McPheters Lake * Meadow Lake * Meeks Cabin Reservoir (part) * Moslander Reservoir * Naomi Lake * Norice Lake * Notch Lake (Cliff Lake) * Olsen Lake * Ostler Lake * Peter Lake * Petit Lake * Picturesque Lake * Ponds Lake * Porcupine Reservoir * Pot Reservoir * Priord Lake * Quarter Corner Lake * Ramona Lake * Red Castle Lake * Red Pine Lake * Reids Lake * Rhoads Lake * Rock Lake * Rockport Reservoir * Round Lake * Ruth Lake * Ryder Lake * Salamander Lake * Salt Fish Lake * Sand Lake * Sargent Lake * Sargent Lakes ** Sargent Number One Reservoir * Sawmill Lake * Scow Lake * Shadow Lake (near Park City) * Shadow Lake (near Tail Lake) * Shallow Lake * Shingle Creek Lakes ** East Shingle Creek Lake ** Lower Shingle Creek Lake ** West Shingle Creek Lake * Shingle Mill Lake * Shoestring Lake * Smith and Morehouse Reservoir * Smiths Fork Pass Lake * Spectacle Lake * Spirit Lake (part) * Star Lake * Stateline Reservoir * Tail Lake * Tamarack Lake * Teal Lake * Teapot Lake (aka Lost Lake Number 2) * Three Divide Lakes ** Booker Lake ** Divide Lake 1 ** Divide Lake 2 * Toomset Lake * Trial Lake * Trident Lake * Twin Lakes ** North Twin Lake ** South Twin Lake * Upper Red Castle Lake * Upper Yellow Pine Lake * Wall Lake * Washington Lake * Watson Lake * Weir Reservoir * Whiskey Island Lake * White Pine Lake * Whitney Reservoir


Demographics


2000 census

As of the
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, there were 29,736 people, 10,332 households, and 7,501 families in the county. The population density was 15.9/sqmi (6.13/km2). There were 17,489 housing units at an average density of 9.34/sqmi (3.61/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 91.80%
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, 0.24%
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or
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, 0.31% Native American, 0.96%
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, 0.04%
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, 5.43% from
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, and 1.21% from two or more races. 8.09% of the population were
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or
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of any race. There were 10,332 households, of which 40.80% had children under 18 living with them, 63.50% were married couples living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 18.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87, and the average family size was 3.30. The median income for a household in the county was $64,962, and the median income for a family was $72,510. Males had a median income of $47,236 versus $28,621 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,767. Only 42.9% are natives of Utah. 5.40% of the population and 3.00% of families were below the poverty line. According to a 2000 survey by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, Summit County is much more diverse in religious belief than Utah. Fully two in five people (44.2%) of the population claim no religion at all, while among those that do,
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(LDS Church) is the largest group at 36.8% (compared with some 66% statewide), followed by
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at 10.6%.


Politics and government

Summit County has traditionally been a Republican stronghold. Since the 1990s, it has become more competitive due to the influence of Democrat-leaning Park City. Since then; Democrats have at times won a plurality or even a majority of the countywide votes. In 1996,
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became the first Democrat to win the county since
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's 44-state landslide in 1964 and only the second Democrat to carry it since
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. Although
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carried the county in 2000 and 2004, his performance there was worst in the state. In a 2006 US Senate race, Summit County was the only county carried by Democrat
Pete Ashdown The 2006 United States Senate election in Utah was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term. Hatch won all but one county with 60% to 70% of the vote. Ashdown won only Summit County by 342 votes. ...
even as the Republican incumbent
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carried the state as a whole by a 2 to 1 margin. Likewise, in the 2008 U.S. presidential election,
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carried the county by a 15.3% margin over
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, while McCain carried Utah by 28.1% over Obama.US Election Atlas
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defeated Obama in the county, 51% to 46%. In 2016, Democrat
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defeated Republican Donald Trump, 50% to 35%. The county is no more Republican in gubernatorial politics. In both the 2012 and 2016 elections it was the only county to support the Democratic candidate over
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. In the 2016 Senate race, Summit County was the only county in Utah where a plurality voted for Democratic nominee
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against Republican incumbent
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. Snow was the first major-party transgender Senate candidate in United States history, making the county the first in the nation to vote for a transgender candidate for the Senate. On the county level, most of the elected offices are held by Democrats, including four of the five seats on the newly created Summit County Council. -John Hanrahan, D; Claudia McMullin, D; Sally Elliott, D; Chris Robinson, D; David Ure, R Summit County was one of only two counties (along with Grand County) to vote against Utah's same-sex marriage ban in 2004. In June 2010, Summit County became the sixth local government of Utah to prohibit discrimination in employment or
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or
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Communities


Cities

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(county seat) *
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* Oakley *
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Towns

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Census-designated places

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* Hoytsville *
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* Peoa *
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* Silver Summit * Snyderville * Summit Park * Wanship *
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Unincorporated communities

* Alpine Acres * Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area * Castle Rock * Christmas Meadows Summer Home Area *
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* Grass Creek * Holiday Park *
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* Rockport * Uintalands * Upton *
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Former communities

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* Mill City * Wahsatch


Education

There are three
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covering sections of the county:
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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 ...
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South Summit School District South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...


See also

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List of counties in Utah There are 29 County (United States), counties in the U.S. state of Utah. There were originally seven counties established under the provisional State of Deseret in 1849: Davis County, Utah, Davis, Iron County, Utah, Iron, Sanpete County, Utah ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Summit County, Utah This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Summit County, Utah. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Summit County, Utah, United States ...
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Utah Transfer of Public Lands Act The State of Utah passed legislation in 2012—the Utah Transfer of Public Lands Act—to require the Federal government to grant the majority of federal land in the state to the state of Utah after 2014. According to Donald J. Kochan, the federal ...


References


External links

* {{Authority control Salt Lake City metropolitan area 1861 establishments in Utah Territory Populated places established in 1861 Micropolitan areas of Utah