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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 2020 United States census, the population was 42,357. Its
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is Coalville, and the largest city is Park City.


History

The county was created by the Utah Territory 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 Wyoming Territory 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 Taos County, New Mexico) 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- Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area.


Geography

Summit County lies on the upper east side of Utah. Its northeast borders abut
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's southern and western borders. Its central and eastern portion consists largely of the east–west oriented Uinta Mountains, while its western portion runs to the east slopes of the north–south oriented Wasatch Mountains.''Summit County UT'' Google Maps
/ref> The county's highest point is Gilbert Peak, on the border with Duchesne County, at ASL. The county has an area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water.


Major highways

* Interstate 80 * Interstate 84 * U.S. Route 40 * U.S. Route 189 * Utah State Route 32 * Utah State Route 150 * Utah State Route 224 * Utah State Route 248


Adjacent counties

* Rich County - north * Uinta County, Wyoming - northeast *
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- northeast * Daggett County - east * Duchesne County - southeast * Wasatch County - south * Salt Lake County - southwest * Morgan County - northwest * Salt Lake County - west


Protected areas

* Ashley National Forest (part) * Henefer-Echo Wildlife Management Area * Rockport State Park * Wasatch National Forest (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


2020 census

According to the 2020 United States census and 2020 American Community Survey, there were 42,357 people in Summit County with a
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of 22.6 people per square mile (8.7/km2). Among non- Hispanic or Latino people, the racial makeup was 35,108 (82.9%)
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, 163 (0.4%)
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, 67 (0.2%) Native American, 723 (1.7%) Asian, 42 (0.1%)
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, 155 (0.4%) from other races, and 1,362 (3.2%) from two or more races. 4,737 (11.2%) people were Hispanic or Latino. There were 21,578 (50.94%) males and 20,779 (49.06%) females, and the population distribution by age was 10,351 (24.4%) under the age of 18, 26,149 (61.7%) from 18 to 64, and 5,857 (13.8%) who were at least 65 years old. The median age was 40.8 years. There were 15,688 households in Summit County with an average size of 2.70 of which 11,419 (72.8%) were families and 4,269 (27.2%) were non-families. Among all families, 9,553 (60.9%) were married couples, 671 (4.3%) were male householders with no spouse, and 1,195 (7.6%) were female householders with no spouse. Among all non-families, 3,171 (20.2%) were a single person living alone and 1,098 (7.0%) were two or more people living together. 5,424 (34.6%) of all households had children under the age of 18. 12,186 (77.7%) of households were owner-occupied while 3,502 (22.3%) were renter-occupied. The median income for a Summit County household was $106,973 and the median family income was $119,592, with a per-capita income of $57,308. The median income for males that were full-time employees was $69,357 and for females $50,147. 4.5% of the population and 2.7% of families were below the
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. In terms of education attainment, out of the 27,924 people in Summit County 25 years or older, 1,332 (4.8%) had not completed high school, 4,476 (16.0%) had a high school diploma or equivalency, 6,446 (23.1%) had some college or associate degree, 9,841 (35.2%) had a
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, and 5,829 (20.9%) had a graduate or professional degree.


Religion

According to a 2000 survey by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, Summit County is more religiously diverse than the rest of Utah. Roughly two-in-five people (44.2%) of the population claim no religion at all. 36.8% are members of
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(LDS Church) (compared with some 66% statewide) and 10.6% are
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.


Politics and government

Summit County was a Republican stronghold in the decades following
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. Beginning in the 1990s, it became more competitive due to the influence of Democratic-leaning Park City, with Democrats sometimes winning a plurality or majority of the countywide vote. In 1996,
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became the first Democratic presidential nominee to win the county since Lyndon Johnson's 44-state landslide in 1964 and only the second Democrat to carry it since
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.
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carried the county in 2000 and 2004, but his performance there was worst in the state. In the 2006 Senate race, Summit County was the only county carried by Democrat Pete Ashdown even as the Republican incumbent Orrin Hatch 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%.US Election Atlas
/ref> In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney defeated Obama in the county, 50% to 46%. In 2016, Democrat
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defeated Republican
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, 50% to 35%, and
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increased her margin by 3% in
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, solidifying the county as a safe Democratic region. In the 2016 Senate race, Summit County was the only county in Utah where a plurality voted for Democratic nominee Misty Snow against Republican incumbent Mike Lee. 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 gender identity.


Communities


Cities

* Coalville (county seat) * Francis * Kamas * Oakley * Park City


Towns

* Henefer


Census-designated places

* East Basin * Echo * Hoytsville * Marion * Peoa * Samak * Silver Summit * Snyderville * Summit Park * Wanship * Woodland


Unincorporated communities

* Alpine Acres * Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area * Castle Rock * Christmas Meadows Summer Home Area * Emory * Grass Creek * Holiday Park * Monviso * Rockport * Uintalands * Upton * Weber Canyon * West Hills


Former communities

* Atkinson * Blacks Fork * Mill City * Wahsatch


Education

There are three school districts covering sections of the county: * North Summit School District * Park City School District * South Summit School District Summit County also includes a local campus of
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in Park City.


See also

*
List of counties in Utah There are 29 County (United States), counties in the U.S. state of Utah. In 1849, the provisional State of Deseret established seven counties: Davis County, Utah, Davis, Iron County, Utah, Iron, Sanpete County, Utah, Sanpete, Salt Lake Count ...
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Summit County, Utah * Utah Transfer of Public Lands Act


References


External links

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