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Garfield County

Population in July 2008: 476. Population change since 2000: -6.3%
 

Males: 238  (50.0%)
Females: 238  (50.0%)

Median resident age:  32.3 years
Utah median age:  27.1 years

Zip codes: 84776.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,212 (it was $42,500 in 2000)
Tropic:  $58,212
Utah:  $55,109

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,890
Tropic:  $17,890
Utah:  $22,603

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $157,779 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
Tropic:  $157,779
Utah:  $218,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $195,693; Detached houses: $227,102; Mobile homes: $36,207

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Races in Tropic:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Tropic: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (69.3%), German (10.8%), Scottish (8.1%), Irish (6.7%), Danish (3.5%), French (2.6%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6295 feet

Land area: 8.38 square miles.

Population density: 57 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tropic

  • High school or higher: 93.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
  • Unemployed: 13.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tropic town

  • Never married: 27.7%
  • Now married: 62.8%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Utah:  7.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Tropic:  0.6% ($506)
Utah:  0.7% ($956)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Flagstaff, AZ (169.6 miles , pop. 52,894).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (199.5 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (283.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Cannonville, UT (2.1 miles) , Henrieville, UT (2.6 miles) , Hatch, UT (4.4 miles) , Panguitch, UT (4.8 miles ), Alton, UT (5.0 miles) , Escalante, UT (5.3 miles ), Antimony, UT (5.8 miles) , Glendale, UT (5.9 miles ).

Latitude: 37.62 N, Longitude: 112.09 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 435

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Population change in the 1990s: +136 (+36.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (28%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (32%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)



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Average climate in Tropic, Utah

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Tropic-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Utah state average. It is 115% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1992 at 10:26:20, a magnitude 5.9 (5.7 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.9 ML, Depth: 9.3 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from Tropic center
On 1/2/1998 at 07:28:29, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.3 miles away from the city center
On 9/6/1994 at 03:48:37, a magnitude 4.3 (3.9 MB, 4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.0 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/2001 at 20:15:34, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.3 ML, Depth: 2.3 mi) earthquake occurred 82.6 miles away from Tropic center
On 6/18/1998 at 11:00:40, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 ML, Depth: 1.3 mi) earthquake occurred 32.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1992 at 07:31:20, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.4 ML, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.3 miles away from Tropic center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Tropic:
  • GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; PANGUITCH, UT)
  • KANE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; KANAB, UT)
  • PAGE HOSPITAL (about 59 miles; PAGE, AZ)

Political contributions by individuals in Tropic, UT

Heliports located in Tropic:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tropic:
  • SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 5,091)
  • DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH (about 73 miles; ST GEORGE, UT; FT enrollment: 4,347)
  • SNOW COLLEGE (about 124 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT enrollment: 2,632)
  • NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; FLAGSTAFF, AZ; FT enrollment: 15,758)
  • UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 185 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 190 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
  • MOHAVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 191 miles; KINGMAN, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,405)
Public high school in Tropic:
  • BRYCE VALLEY HIGH (Students: 144; Location: 721 W BRYCE WAY; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Tropic:
  • BRYCE VALLEY ELEM SCH (Students: 140; Location: 500 W CENTER; Grades: KG - 06)

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Church in Tropic: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Tropic Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Grand Canyon North Rim (Tours & Charters; Po Box 128).

Hotels: Bybee Steppingstone Motel (21 South Main Street), Bryce Country Cabins (320 North Main), Doug's Place-Supermarket-Phillips (141 North Main), Bryce Valley Inn /World Host (199 North Main Highway 12), Bryce Valley Inn (199 North Scenic Byway 12), Bryce Canyon Inn (21 North Main).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Tropic and their reported violations in the past:

HENRIEVILLE (Population served: 180, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 23 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Tropic that have no violations reported:
  • TROPIC (Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  3.2 people
Utah:  3.1 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  83.1%
Whole state:  76.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.9%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.1%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.9%
Whole state:  3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tropic, UT



Tropic compared to Utah state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.


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Banks with branches in Tropic (2009 data):
  • State Bank of Southern Utah: Tropic Branch at 200 North Main, branch established on 1997-07-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $611.2 mil, Deposits: $498.1 mil, headquarters in Cedar City, UT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Utah Bancorporation

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Tropic, Utah
  • Bybees Steppingstone Motel, PO Box 112, Tropic, UT 84776, Phone: (435) 679-8998
  • Bryce Valley Inn, 199 N Main, Tropic, UT 84776, Phone: (800) 442-1890, Fax: (435) 679-8846
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2004 Presidential Election results in Garfield County Utah:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Wood (46%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)


Religion statistics for Tropic


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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$850
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$2,176
Streets and Highways 1$3,882$46,5840$0
Water Supply 1$3,882$46,5840$0
Totals for Government 2$7,764$46,5843$3,026



Tropic government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $39,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $57,000
    Regular Highways: $42,000
    Central Staff Services: $38,000
    Fire Protection: $36,000
    Sewerage: $21,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
    General Public Buildings: $15,000
    General - Other: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $364,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $27,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $19,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $328,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $24,000
    Other, NEC: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
    Property Sale Other: $11,000
    Rents: $7,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $31,000
    Water Utilities: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    General - Other: $7,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $170,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $93,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $40,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $46,000
    All Other: $45,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $54,000
    Other Selective Sales: $40,000
    Property: $16,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $118,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $22,000

11.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,788 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.05%
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:
from Iron County, UT  1.31% ($30,105 average AGI)
from Washington County, UT  1.04% ($30,400)
from Clark County, NV  0.83% ($48,000)


10.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,800 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.74%
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:
to Iron County, UT  2.63% ($30,974 average AGI)
to Washington County, UT  2.15% ($24,839)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tropic:
  • KNNZ (940 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KSUB (590 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KDXU (890 AM; 10 kW; ST. GEORGE, UT; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUNF (1210 AM; 10 kW; WASHINGTON, UT; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tropic:
  • K282AC (104.3 FM; RURAL GARFIELD COUNT, UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K255AD (98.9 FM; RURAL GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • KREC (98.1 FM; BRIAN HEAD, UT; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • KCYQ (93.7 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
  • KPLD (101.1 FM; KANAB, UT; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • K202AW (88.3 FM; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)

TV broadcast stations around Tropic:
  • K20BT (Channel 20; HENRIVILLE, UT; Owner: HENRIVILLE TOWN)
  • K05FY (Channel 5; TROPIC, ETC., UT; Owner: BRYCE LIONS CLUB)
  • K07OB (Channel 7; CANNONVILLE, UT; Owner: BRYCE LIONS CLUB)
  • K45BY (Channel 45; GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K47AB (Channel 47; GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K49AG (Channel 49; GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K55BO (Channel 55; RURAL GARFIELD, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • K41EB (Channel 41; GARFIELD COUNTY, UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K51AH (Channel 51; RURAL GARFIELD COUNT, UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K53AK (Channel 53; GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K04IN (Channel 4; TROPIC, ETC., UT; Owner: BRYCE LIONS CLUB)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $452,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,670
Total average daily truck traffic: 178
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 2,028

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • DANIEL J SPENCER, 6 Miles North Of Tropic, Utah, Type: Tower, Structure height: 11 m, Overall height: 11 m
    Registrant: UT
  • William J Hackett, On Barney Top, 14 Statute Miles From Tropic, Ut, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 34.4 m
    Registrant: Alltel Corporation, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., #720, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 783-3975, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KC5MTD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01050052
    Grant Date: 03/30/2006, Expiration Date: 03/30/2016
    Registrant: William T Goodman, Tropic, UT 84776


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 8

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