Santa Clara, Utah Santa Clara, Utah Santa Clara City Hall Santa Clara City Hall Location in Washington County and the state of Utah Location in Washington County and the state of Utah Named for Santa Clara River Santa Clara is a town/city in Washington County, Utah, United States and is a part of the St.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.9 square miles (12.7 km ), of which, 4.9 square miles (12.6 km ) of it is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km ) of it (0.41%) is water.
In 1854, Jacob Hamblin was called by Brigham Young to serve a mission to the southern Paiute and settled at Santa Clara in the vicinity of the undivided town/city of St.
The first pioneer assembled Fort Clara or Fort Santa Clara, in the winter of 1855-1856.
In the fall of 1861, Swiss Mormon colonists appeared at the new settlement, but shortly afterward were victims of the large flood in the Clara River that wiped out the fort and most other buildings, its irrigation dams and ditches, in early in 1862.
Swearing to avoid the threat of flood, Hamblin assembled a new home on a hill in Santa Clara.
19th-century Santa Clara was largely inhabited by Mormon immigrants from Switzerland.
Thomas, Nevada in the Moapa Valley, a farmer, later a salt miner and the owner of Bonelli's Ferry, at Rioville, Nevada on the road between southwestern Utah and Arizona on the Colorado River at its confluence with the Virgin River.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 40.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $52,770, and the median income for a family was $55,000.
About 2.7% of families and 3.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
Santa Clara is home to a several sites of importance to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), including the Jacob Hamblin Home and the old Relief Society home, assembled in 1907.
Washington County School District operates enhance schools.
Schools in the Santa Clara town/city limits include: Santa Clara Elementary School United States Enumeration Bureau.
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Cities in the Mojave Desert - Cities in Utah - Cities in Washington County, Utah - Populated places established in 1854 - Swiss-American culture in Utah - 1854 establishments in Utah Territory
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