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Notable location: Garden City Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Garden City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Beach: Ideal Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: USU Bear Lake Observatory (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 801 South Highway 89), Performance Rental (Tours & Charters; 1414 N. Bear Lake Blvd), Pugstone's Ripples & Waves Sporting (Tours & Charters; 28 South Bear Lake Boulevard).
Hotels: Bear Lake Motor Lodge (50 South Bear Lake Boulevard), Harbor Village (785 North Bear Lake Boulevard), Canyon Cove Inn (315 West Logan Road), Ideal Beach Resort Office (2176 South Bear Lake Boulevard).
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Rich County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.8. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.4. This is about average. There were 15 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Garden City and their reported violations in the past:
GARDEN CITY (Population served: 266, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1998 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1997)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1997 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JUL-09-1996), Fed PAO issued (OCT-07-1996), Fed FAO issued (FEB-11-1997), Fed Compliance achieved (APR-01-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1997)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1996 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JUL-09-1996), Fed FAO issued (FEB-11-1997), Fed Compliance achieved (APR-01-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1997)
RENDEZVOUS BEACH (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-19-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
SOUTH EDEN STATE PARK (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Garden City that have no violations reported:
- BEAR LAKE WATER COMPANY (Population served: 900, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.6%
(7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | Utah: | 2.9 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 76.3% | | Whole state: | 74.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Garden City, UT
5 people in nursing homes
Garden City compared to Utah state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (5%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Rich County Utah:
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Religion statistics for Garden City (based on Rich County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 84.91%
| Here |  | 84.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 1 | Rich County: | 4.79 / 10,000 pop. | | Utah: | 1.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3 | Rich County: | 14.36 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 2 | Here: | 9.57 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.0% | | Utah: | 6.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Rich County: | 23.7% | | Utah: | 23.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,599 | $31,188 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,599 | $31,188 | 0 | $0 |
Garden City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $37,000 ($66.31)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $29,000 ($51.97)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $74,000 ($132.62)
Water Utilities: $32,000 ($57.35)
Parks & Recreation: $32,000 ($57.35)
Housing & Community Development: $26,000 ($46.59)
General - Other: $25,000 ($44.80)
Libraries: $4,000 ($7.17)
Central Staff Services: $2,000 ($3.58)
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($3.58)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $1,000 ($1.79)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,000 ($25.09)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $872,000 ($1562.72)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $747,000 ($1338.71)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $125,000 ($224.01)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $23,000 ($41.22)
Interest Earnings: $23,000 ($41.22)
Rents: $1,000 ($1.79)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $775,000 ($1388.89)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $31,000 ($55.56)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $57,000 ($102.15)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000 ($26.88)
All Other: $6,000 ($10.75)
- Tax - Property: $141,000 ($252.69)
Total General Sales: $83,000 ($148.75)
NEC: $68,000 ($121.86)
Public Utilities: $1,000 ($1.79)
Other Selective Sales: $1,000 ($1.79)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $95,000 ($170.25)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $52,000 ($93.19)
9.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,655 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.29% | | Utah average: | 8.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
12.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,189 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.11% | | Utah average: | 7.46% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Garden City:
- KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KVNU (610 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, UT; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO,INC.)
- KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
- KSOS (800 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
- KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KLGN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, UT; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
- KMER (950 AM; 5 kW; KEMMERER, WY; Owner: CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBRV (790 AM; 5 kW; SODA SPRINGS, ID; Owner: CARIBOU BROADCASTING INC.)
- KXOL (1660 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
- KANN (1120 AM; 10 kW; ROY, UT; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLO (1430 AM; 10 kW; OGDEN, UT; Owner: KLO BROADCASTING CO.)
- KBEE (860 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Garden City:
- KLZX (95.9 FM; WESTON, ID; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO INC)
- KRAR (106.9 FM; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KJQN (100.7 FM; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
- KVFX (94.5 FM; LOGAN, UT; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO,INC.)
- KOTB (106.1 FM; EVANSTON, WY; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KCPX (105.7 FM; CENTERVILLE, UT; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KUSU-FM (91.5 FM; LOGAN, UT; Owner: UTAH STATE UNIV. OF AGRI. & APP. SCI)
- K220HI (91.9 FM; CLARKSTON, UT; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KNYN (99.1 FM; FORT BRIDGER, WY; Owner: M. KENT FRANDSEN)
- KYFO-FM (95.5 FM; OGDEN, UT; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KCUA (92.5 FM; COALVILLE, UT; Owner: COMMUNITY WIRELESS OF PARK CITY, INC)
- K209DC (89.7 FM; EVANSTON, WY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K240CP (95.9 FM; EVANSTON, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)
- KBNZ (104.9 FM; TREMONTON, UT; Owner: 3 POINT MEDIA - UTAH, LLC)
- KDWY (105.3 FM; DIAMONDVILLE, WY; Owner: JERROLD T. LUNDQUIST)
- K260AD (99.9 FM; MONTPELIER, ID; Owner: BEAR LAKE COUNTY T.V. DISTRICT)
- K264AD (100.7 FM; MONTPELIER, ID; Owner: BEAR LAKE COUNTY T.V. DISTRICT)
- K276DR (103.1 FM; MONTPELIER, ID; Owner: BEAR LAKE COUNTY T.V. DISTRICT)
- K287AB (105.3 FM; MONTPELIER, ID; Owner: BEAR LAKE COUNTY T.V. DISTRICT)
- K207AH (89.3 FM; LAKETOWN, ETC., UT; Owner: UTAH STATE UNIV. OF AGRICULTURE)
TV broadcast stations around Garden City:
- K59BV (Channel 59; LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
- K41GS (Channel 41; SUMMIT COUNTY, UT; Owner: SUMMIT COUNTY)
- K08JR (Channel 8; LAKETOWN, ETC., UT; Owner: RICH COUNTY)
- K10LM (Channel 10; LAKETOWN, ETC., UT; Owner: RICH COUNTY)
Garden City fatal accident list:
Dec 30, 1995 06:50 PM, Us89, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KB7WES, Licensee ID: L00680379
Grant Date: 05/05/2003, Expiration Date: 07/06/2013
Registrant: Ted Hildt, 75 N 80 E, Garden City, UT 84028 - Call Sign: KE7YWC, Licensee ID: L01452442
Grant Date: 12/15/2008, Expiration Date: 12/15/2018, Certifier: Dewayne J Gifford
Registrant: Dewayne J Gifford, Garden City, UT 84028
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Garden City, UT among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 3 | 54.1 years |
| William | 3 | 75.7 years |
| Charles | 2 | 58.5 years |
| David | 2 | 72.5 years |
| John | 2 | 70.0 years |
| Mary | 2 | 55.5 years |
| Maurine | 2 | 75.5 years |
| Russell | 2 | 67.5 years |
| Thomas | 2 | 73.5 years |
| Most common last names in Garden City, UT among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Hansen | 6 | 76.5 years |
| Lutz | 4 | 82.5 years |
| Hodges | 4 | 85.7 years |
| Calder | 4 | 84.7 years |
| Pope | 4 | 85.0 years |
| Satterthwait | 4 | 74.2 years |
| Sprouse | 4 | 73.8 years |
| Whittington | 4 | 78.7 years |
| Mattson | 3 | 68.7 years |
| Loveland | 2 | 82.5 years |
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