Glendale | |
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Town | |
U.S. Route 89 passing through Glendale
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Location in Kane County and the state of Utah |
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Location of Utah in the United States |
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Coordinates: 37°19′55″N 112°36′5″W / 37.33194°N 112.60139°WCoordinates: 37°19′55″N 112°36′5″W / 37.33194°N 112.60139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Kane |
Founded | 1862 |
Incorporated | March 29, 1935 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.8 sq mi (20.2 km2) |
• Land | 7.8 sq mi (20.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 5,778 ft (1,761 m) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 379 |
• Density | 45.5/sq mi (17.6/km2) |
Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code | 84729 |
Area code(s) | 435 |
FIPS code | 49-29360 |
GNIS feature ID | 1428204 |
Glendale is a town in Kane County, Utah, United States. The population was 355 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Glendale, Scotland, the native home of a large share of the early settlers.
Glendale is located at an elevation of 5,800 feet (1,800 m) in Long Valley.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.2 km²), all of it land.
An entrance to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) is right in the center of town in Glendale. The rustic and scenic Bench Road meets with Skutumpah Road, running through the GSENM and ending at one of the GSENM Visitor Centers in Cannonville, near Bryce Canyon.
As of the census of 2000, there were 355 people, 116 households, and 88 families residing in the town. The population density was 45.5 people per square mile (17.6/km²). There were 149 housing units at an average density of 19.1 per square mile (7.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.15% White, 0.56% Native American, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.94% of the population.
There were 116 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.62.