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Welcome to Sandy ...The city of Sandy is located in Salt Lake County<1>. The location of Sandy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Sandy was established in 1871 and was incorporated in 1893. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Sandy has a population of 96,215 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Sandy is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Sandy is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Sandy lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Sandy: (801) & (385)<5> The ZIP codes for Sandy: 84070, 84090-84094<6> Websites for Sandy ...Official Website: www.sandy.utah.gov/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sandy had an population of 96,215 people. This is an increase of 10.01% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.82% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Sandy had a population of 87,461 people (which is 8.49% of the total population of Salt Lake County). This makes Sandy the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Sandy represents 3.16% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 6th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 87,461 people, the population of Sandy decreased 1.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 88,418 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Sandy. Communities Also Named Sandy ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Sandy - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Michigan (2), Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Virginia and West Virginia (4). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sandy. Communities near Sandy ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sandy.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sandy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandy. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sandy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy ...Looking for more information about Sandy? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Sandy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sandy. Adding Sandy to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sandy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sandy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Sandy on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890. For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandy. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Sandy: www.sandy.utah.gov/ The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/ The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/ Footnotes ...
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