Park City, Ut
| Park City, Utah | |
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Park City in 2006
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 Location in Summit County and the state of Utah |
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| Coordinates: 40°39′34″N 111°29′59″W / 40.65944°N 111.49972°WCoordinates: 40°39′34″N 111°29′59″W / 40.65944°N 111.49972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Summit |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Named for | Parley's Park |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jack Thomas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.567 sq mi (45.50 km2) |
| • Land | 17.567 sq mi (45.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,000 ft (2,000 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 7,873 |
| • Density | 430.2/sq mi (166.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | Mountain (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 84060, 84068, 84098 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-58070 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1444206 |
| Website | www.parkcity.org |
Park City is a city in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is 32 miles (51 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and 19.88 miles (31.99 km) from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census. On average, the tourist population greatly exceeds the number of permanent residents.
After a population decline following the shutdown of the area's mining industry, the city rebounded during the 1980s and 1990s through an expansion of its tourism business. The city currently brings in a yearly average of $529,800,000 to the Utah Economy as a tourist hot spot, $80,000,000 of which is attributed to the Sundance Film Festival. The city has two major ski resorts: Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain Resort. Both ski resorts were the major locations for ski and snowboarding events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Although they receive less snow and have a shorter ski season than do their counterparts in Salt Lake County, such as Snowbird resort, they are much easier to access.
Additionally the city is the main location of the United States' largest independent film festival, the Sundance Film Festival, home of the United States Ski Team, training center for members of the Australian Freestyle Ski Team, the largest collection of factory outlet stores in northern Utah, the 2002 Olympic bobsled/skeleton/luge track at the Utah Olympic Park, and golf courses. Some scenes from 1994's Dumb and Dumber were shot in the city. Outdoor-oriented businesses such as backcountry.com, Rossignol USA, and Skullcandy have their headquarters in Park City. The city has many retailers, clubs, bars, and restaurants, and has nearby reservoirs, hot springs, forests, and hiking and biking trails.
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