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Census Data for Cottonwood HeightsPopulation ...The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Cottonwood Heights a population of 33,433 people. The city of Cottonwood Heights is located in Salt Lake County. The 2010 Census gave Salt Lake County; a population of 1,029,655 people. This means that Cottonwood Heights had 3.25% of the county's total population, making it Salt Lake's 10th most populous community. At the same time, Utah had a population of 2,763,885 people, meaning that Cottonwood Heights had 1.21% of the total population of Utah - making it the state's 21st most populous community. Area ...The 2010 Census shows that the sampling area for Cottonwood Heights has a total area of 8.83 square miles [22.9 km²]. Salt Lake County has a land area of 742 square miles [1,922.5 km²]. At 8.83 square miles [22.9 km²], Cottonwood Heights has 1.19% of the county's total land area.
Housing Units ...At the time of the 2010 Census, Cottonwood Heights had 13,194 Housing Units<2> and with its population of 33,433 people, this averages 2.53 people per Housing Unit.
Salt Lake County ...The community of Cottonwood Heights is located in Salt Lake County<3>. The county had a population of 1,029,655 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 33,433 people, Cottonwood Heights represented 3.25% of the county's total. In addition, where the city of Cottonwood Heights has a population density of 3,785 people per square mile [1,461 people/km²], Salt Lake County averages 1,387 people per square mile [535 people/km²]. For more information, please visit our Census Page for Salt Lake County. Census-to-Census Observations ...Introduction ...When the Census Bureau takes a census count (or enumeration) for Cottonwood Heights, they start by specifying the boundaries of the area to be counted. This area (or sampling area) is a polygon and its shape can be quite complex - it may or may not match the geographical boundaries of Cottonwood Heights. It's important to note that from one Census to the next, the shape and location of the polygon can change.
Location ...While generally coinciding with the GPS location (latitude/longitude) of Cottonwood Heights, the latitude and longitude given by the Census Bureau actually indicates the GPS location of the polygon for Cottonwood Heights.
Lon: -111.815178° (or -111°48'54" W) Miscellaneous Information for Cottonwood Heights ...The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Salt Lake County or the city of Cottonwood Heights:
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Cottonwood Heights. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Cottonwood Heights: cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/ The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/ The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/ The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Footnotes ...
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