Glendale is a town in Kane County,

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, United States. The population was 381 at the 2010 census.

History

Glendale was originally called "Berryville", and under the latter name permanent settlement was first made in 1864. Sources differ whether the town was named for glens and dales near the town site, or after Glendale, Scotland, the native home of a share of the early settlers.

Geography

Glendale is located in western Kane County at an elevation of in Long Valley, along the East Fork of the

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passes through the town as it follows the valley, leading southwest to Orderville and north to Panguitch. According to the

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, Glendale has a total area of , all of it land. Glendale Bench Road leads east from Glendale to the

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(GSENM). The rustic and scenic road meets Skutumpah Road, running through the GSENM and ending at one of the GSENM Visitor Centers in Cannonville, near

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 355 people, 116 households, and 88 families residing in the town. The

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was 45.5 people per square mile (17.6/km²). There were 149 housing units at an average density of 19.1 per square mile (7.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.15%

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, 0.56% Native American, and 0.28% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.94% of the population. There were 116 households, out of which 38.8% had children under 18 living with them, 71.6% were

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living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06, and the average family size was 3.62. In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.1% under 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 101.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,938, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $24,722 versus $20,000 for females. The

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for the town was $17,322. About 5.4% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the

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, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

History

In 1862 ranchers came to Long Valley, land east of the future

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, to graze cattle along the East Fork of the Virgin River. Robert and Isabella Berry named the area "Berryville". In 1866 after local indigenous tribes killed the Berrys, the other settlers left. In 1871

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from the Muddy River settlement in

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came to settle, naming their town "Glendale". The people of St. Thomas, Nevada, relocated en masse to Glendale that year, preserving their old ward organization in the new location.

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, ''LDS Biographical Encyclopedia'', Vol. 1, p. 378 By the late 1800s, the Mormon communities in the area had grown in the nearby towns of Orderville and Mt Carmel Junction, and Glendale became part of the United Order, a program of economic and moral reform that began in 1874 under

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. On March 29, 1935, Glendale became an incorporated town. The towns of Mount Carmel, Orderville, and Glendale are known as Long Valley.

References

External links

Zion National Park

East Zion Tourism Council

{{authority control Towns in Kane County, Utah Towns in Utah Populated places established in 1871 1871 establishments in Utah Territory