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West Jordan, Utah

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The 2000 Census showed that West Jordan had a population of 68,336 people.^<1> This represents 3.04% of the total population of Utah, making it the state's 7th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	104,447	+52.84%	+1.95% since 2007
2007	102,445	+49.91%	+2.16% since 2006
2006	100,280	+46.75%	+3.96% since 2005
2005	96,459	+41.15%	+3.69% since 2004
2004	93,027	+36.13%	+7.23% since 2003
2003	86,757	+26.96%	+2.54% since 2002
2002	84,605	+23.81%	+2.8% since 2001
2001	82,302	+20.44%	+20.44% since 2000
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2000	68,336	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
4	Sandy	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	96,660	9.32% increase
5	Orem	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	93,250	10.59% increase
6	Ogden	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	82,865	7.3% increase
-7-	West Jordan			104,447	52.84% increase
8	Layton	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	65,514	12.04% increase
9	Taylorsville	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	58,785	2.34% increase
10	Saint George	S	257 mi [413.6 km]	72,718	46.42% increase

The city of West Jordan is located in Salt Lake County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Salt Lake County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for West Jordan.

West Jordan had 19,597 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that West Jordan has an area ^<4> of 30.9 square miles [80 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, West Jordan had a 2000 population density of 2,211 people per square mile [853 people/km²], making it the state's 25th most densely populated area.

Salt Lake County

West Jordan is located in Salt Lake County.

The county had a population of 901,004 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 68,336 people, West Jordan contained 7.58% of the Salt Lake County total.

In addition, where the community of West Jordan has a population density of 2,211 people per square mile [853 people/km²], Salt Lake County averages 1,221 people per square mile [471.8 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Salt Lake County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for West Jordan. Not only does the QuickFact have details about West Jordan, it also contains a comparison between West Jordan and the state of Utah.

Click here for the West Jordan QuickFact (QF-4982950).

A Census Quickfact is available for Salt Lake County (QF-49035).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Salt Lake County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Davis	QF-49011	N	295,332	22.91% increase
Morgan	QF-49029	NE	8,669	21.16% increase
Summit	QF-49043	E	36,100	20.39% increase
Tooele	QF-49045	W	56,941	36.83% increase
Utah	QF-49049	S	530,837	42.84% increase
Wasatch	QF-49051	SE	21,066	36.65% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to West Jordan:

	State Code:	49 (Utah)
	County Code:	035 (Salt Lake County)
	Place Code:	82950 (West Jordan)

	State & County Code:	49035 (Utah/Salt Lake County)

	State & Place Code:	4982950 (Utah/West Jordan)

West Jordan is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for West Jordan.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between West Jordan and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of West Jordan. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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