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Tooele County, Utah

Cities & Towns:
Grantsville
Ophir
Rush Valley
Stockton
Tooele
Vernon
Wendover

Tooele County is in northwestern Utah, running west from the Oquirrh Mountains to the Nevada State Line, with the Great Salt Lake on the northeastern side. Tooele County is home to the Bonneville Salt Flats, Dugway Proving Grounds, Deseret Test Center, Cedar Mountain Wilderness, North Stansbury Mountains WSA, Deseret Peak Wilderness, the northern half of the Deep Creek Mountains WSA, the Silver Island Mountains Back Country Byway and a long stretch of the Pony Express Trail Back Country Byway. The famous Skull Valley Indian Reservation is also here.

Tooele County contains 6,930 square miles of land and 357 square miles of water. The county seat is Tooele.

Fast Facts about Tooele County, Utah
Resident Racial Breakdown:
White Non-Hispanic: 84.7%
Hispanic: 10.3%
African-American: 1.3%
Native American: 2.5%
Other: 4.5%
Two or More Races: 2.6%
Types of Jobs:
Private Sector, wages or salary: 73%
Government Sector: 21%
Unincorporated, Self-Employed: 6%
Population Density: 8 People per Square Mile
2008 Cost of Living Index for Tooele County: 84.6
2007 Estimates:
Population: 54,914
Males: 27,018
Females: 27,896
Median Resident Age: 27.1 Years
Estimated Median Household Income: $55,165
Estimated Median Home Value: $196,610
Major Industries:
Government, Educational Services, Health Care, Construction, Finance & Insurance Services, Waste Management Services, Professional Services, Lodging & Food Services, Miscellaneous Manufacturing, Transportation Services, Retail Services, Social Services
Photos courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management
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