La Sal, Utah

Coordinates: 38°18′8″N 109°16′7″W / 38.30222°N 109.26861°W / 38.30222; -109.26861
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La Sal, Utah
FIPS code
49-43110[1]
GNIS feature ID1442376[2]

La Sal is a

2000 census. The name comes from the La Sal Mountains which means in Spanish "The Salt". The area is known for its uranium
resources.

Geography

La Sal is located at 38°18′8″N 109°16′7″W / 38.30222°N 109.26861°W / 38.30222; -109.26861 (38.302188, -109.268688).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 46.0 square miles (119.1 km2), of which 45.8 square miles (118.7 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km2) (0.35%) is water.

Climate

According to the

Köppen Climate Classification system, La Sal has a borderline continental climate and semi-arid climate
(Dfb/BSk).

Climate data for La Sal, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 58
(14) 		64
(18) 		74
(23) 		82
(28) 		92
(33) 		98
(37) 		101
(38) 		99
(37) 		94
(34) 		85
(29) 		70
(21) 		60
(16) 		101
(38)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 47.8
(8.8) 		53.1
(11.7) 		65.0
(18.3) 		73.0
(22.8) 		81.8
(27.7) 		91.4
(33.0) 		94.6
(34.8) 		90.7
(32.6) 		86.5
(30.3) 		77.1
(25.1) 		63.4
(17.4) 		50.2
(10.1) 		95.2
(35.1)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 37.3
(2.9) 		40.9
(4.9) 		50.8
(10.4) 		58.8
(14.9) 		69.0
(20.6) 		81.1
(27.3) 		86.3
(30.2) 		83.9
(28.8) 		75.2
(24.0) 		61.9
(16.6) 		48.1
(8.9) 		36.9
(2.7) 		60.9
(16.1)
Daily mean °F (°C) 27.1
(−2.7) 		30.8
(−0.7) 		39.2
(4.0) 		45.7
(7.6) 		54.6
(12.6) 		65.3
(18.5) 		71.5
(21.9) 		69.7
(20.9) 		61.4
(16.3) 		49.0
(9.4) 		36.8
(2.7) 		26.7
(−2.9) 		48.2
(9.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 16.9
(−8.4) 		20.7
(−6.3) 		27.6
(−2.4) 		32.5
(0.3) 		40.3
(4.6) 		49.5
(9.7) 		56.8
(13.8) 		55.5
(13.1) 		47.7
(8.7) 		36.1
(2.3) 		25.5
(−3.6) 		16.5
(−8.6) 		35.5
(1.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −1.4
(−18.6) 		2.7
(−16.3) 		11.1
(−11.6) 		17.3
(−8.2) 		26.2
(−3.2) 		36.0
(2.2) 		47.3
(8.5) 		47.0
(8.3) 		33.6
(0.9) 		18.9
(−7.3) 		7.3
(−13.7) 		−0.4
(−18.0) 		−4.9
(−20.5)
Record low °F (°C) −16
(−27) 		−25
(−32) 		−3
(−19) 		6
(−14) 		16
(−9) 		28
(−2) 		36
(2) 		33
(1) 		18
(−8) 		−1
(−18) 		−8
(−22) 		−22
(−30) 		−25
(−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.04
(26) 		0.81
(21) 		0.94
(24) 		1.11
(28) 		0.99
(25) 		0.66
(17) 		1.31
(33) 		1.20
(30) 		1.45
(37) 		1.36
(35) 		0.93
(24) 		0.89
(23) 		12.69
(322)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 10.4
(26) 		8.6
(22) 		7.3
(19) 		3.8
(9.7) 		0.6
(1.5) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		1.8
(4.6) 		5.3
(13) 		12.3
(31) 		50.2
(128)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 5.6 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.0 2.8 6.7 7.1 6.4 5.3 4.4 5.1 65.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 4.1 3.9 3.0 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 4.3 20.5
Source: NOAA[4][5]

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 11.21% of the population.

There were 96 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 28.6% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,926, and the median income for a family was $26,071. Males had a median income of $26,295 versus $25,893 for females. The

poverty line
, including 27.9% of those under age 18 and 100.0% of those age 65 or over.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

External links

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