Blanding, Utah Blanding, Utah Location in San Juan County and the state of Utah.
Location in San Juan County and the state of Utah.
Country United States State Utah County San Juan Named for Amelia Blanding Bicknell Blanding is a town/city in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
The populace was 3,375 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated town/city in San Juan County.
Blanding is positioned near both the Navajo and White Mesa Ute Native American reservations, and a momentous percentage of Blanding's populace has family ties to these close-by cultures.
Blanding is a gateway to an abundance of close-by natural and archaeological resources, including The Dinosaur Museum, Natural Bridges National Monument, Monument Valley and the Four Corners area, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Lake Powell), Cedar Mesa archaeological and wilderness area, the San Juan River including Goosenecks State Park, and the Needles precinct of Canyonlands National Park.
It is positioned roughly 1 hour south of the prominent recreation core of Moab and Arches National Park.
Grayson competed with Thurber, Utah (renamed Bicknell) for the prize.
Grayson was retitled Blanding after the maiden name of Bicknell's wife, and each of the suburbs received 500 books. Blanding is positioned at 37 37 24 N 109 28 44 W (37.623199, -109.478943) in the Four Corners region of the Colorado Plateau.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,375 citizens , 1,013 homeholds, and 785 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 66.1% White, 0.3% African American, 29.4% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, .5% from other competitions, and 3.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,013 homeholds out of which 43.2% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 59% were married couples residing together, 14.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families.
The average homehold size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.71.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 39.2% under the age of 19, 9.87% from 20 to 24, 22% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $43,946, and the median income for a family was $50,833.
About 14.1% of families and 11.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 34.0% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
The improve of Blanding and its encircling area is rich in Anasazi artifacts, many examples of which are now on display at the Edge of the Cedars Museum.
The San Juan School District operates Blanding Elementary School, Albert R.
Lyman Middle School, and San Juan High School in Blanding.
Climate data for Blanding, Utah.
Average high F ( C) 39.2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Blanding Municipal Airport Swallow's Nest (Blanding, Utah) Route 191 in Utah Utah State Route 95 Utah State Route 262 United States Enumeration Bureau.
United States Geological Survey.
Utah Place Names.
Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
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