Apple Valley, Utah Explained

Official Name:Apple Valley
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Utah#USA#North America
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Utah
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Frank Lindhart
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:October 15, 2004
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:39.74
Area Land Sq Mi:39.74
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:701
Population Est:844
Pop Est As Of:2019
Population Density Sq Mi:21.24
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation Ft:4961
Coordinates:37.0758°N -113.0908°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:84737
Area Code:435
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2412373
Area Total Km2:102.93
Area Land Km2:102.93
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population Density Km2:8.20

Apple Valley is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States, located east of Hurricane along SR-59. The population was 701 at the 2010 census.

Apple Valley was incorporated on October 15, 2004, and a 2007 population estimate by the US Census Bureau placed its population at 427. In 2006, some town residents signed a petition calling for disincorporation, saying its incorporation was premature. They obtained enough signatures to call for a vote of dis-incorporation,[4] but the attempt was unsuccessful. Another dis-incorporation vote took place on June 19, 2012, but was also unsuccessful.[5]

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2010, 701 people were living in the town. There were 295 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 94.3% White, 3.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, 1.3% from some other race, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: American FactFinder . https://archive.today/20200212142834/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4901905 . dead . February 12, 2020 . . July 20, 2012.
  3. 2412373. Apple Valley. May 26, 2011.
  4. News: Petition aims to pull plug on Apple Valley . . August 1, 2006 . November 25, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100711073626/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,640199403,00.html . July 11, 2010 . dead .
  5. News: Foy . Paul . Southern Utah's Apple Valley votes against dissolving government . Deseret News . June 20, 2012 . June 28, 2012.