Sandy

City Size: 24.2 square miles [01]
Population Count (2020): 101,608

Creeks: Little Cottonwood Creek
Total Stream Length: 1.9 miles [02]
Buried: 0.0 miles [03]
Impaired: 1.9 miles [04]

Diversity Index (2020)*: 30 [05]
Housing Affordability Index (2020)**: 151 [06]

Sandy grew from four early colonial settlements—Crescent, Dunyon, Granite, and Union. Early on, construction of three smelters and a rail system facilitated the movement of goods and people to and from the area. When the mines failed in the 1890s, the community turned to agriculture. Most widely believed, its name comes from its sandy soil.

Located at the base of the Wasatch Range, Sandy is a residential community with three mixed-use urban villages. It is the second largest city in both size and population. Of the eight creek-side municipalities, Sandy is the most affordable and the third least diverse [01].

A short stretch of Little Cottonwood Creek flows through Quail Hollow in Sandy. Although, the City has numerous other natural assets including Dry Creek through Dimple Dell Regional Park and the Jordan River corridor.

Sources

1. Esri, Forecasts for 2020 and 2025 with converted Census 2000 data into 2010 geography (2021).

2. Salt Lake County, Stream Care Guide (2014).

3. Seven Canyons Trust, Creek Channel Alignment Data (2018).

4. Utah Division of Water Quality, Beneficial Uses and Water Quality Assessment Map (2016).

*Likelihood two persons chosen at random belong to different race or ethnic groups, ranging from 0 (no diversity) to 100 (complete diversity).

**Ratio of median household income to median home value. A value of 100 means a typical family has exactly enough income to quality for a mortgage on a typical home. Above 100, the typical family earns more than enough and, below 100, they do not earn enough.