West Valley City

West Valley City is the second largest city in Salt Lake County, Utah.  In 2000, the city had a total population of 108,896, and the 2005 estimate placed its population at 113,300. 

West Valley is home to the following sights:

The E Center

3200 South Decker Lake Drive

West Valley City, UT 84119

The "E" Center of West Valley City opened its doors to the Salt Lake Valley September 22, 1997. Designed by the world's premiere arena architect, HOK, The E Center is the home of the East Coast Hockey League's Utah Grizzlies.  The "E" Center gained international acclaim and exposure as the host venue for the Ice Hockey Championships at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.  In addition to sporting events, the "E" Center is a leading entertainment venue hosting oncerts, Stars on Ice, The Shrine Circus, Monster Trucks, Arenacross and nationally televised productions of Holiday Festival on Ice and World Wrestling Enterainment's Smackdown Live.

http://www.theecenter.com/

Utah Cultural Celebration Center

801-965-5100

1355 West 3100 South

West Valley City, UT 84119

The Utah Cultural Celebration Center is dedicated to enriching and strengthening communities by promoting the expression of the arts, education, opportunities for economic development and the celebration of human diversity. 

www.wvc-ut.gov/culturalcenter.com

West Valley City's History

Joseph Harker and his family were the first Mormon pioneers to go "over Jordan." The area was largely agricultural for over one hundred years. The city began to experience rapid growth in the 1970's, when the area that is now West Valley City consisted of the three separate communities of Hunter, Granger, and Chesterfield. These three unincorporated areas merged in 1980 to form the present-day city. During the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, West Valley City was the official venue for men's and women's ice hockey.

Census Data (2000)

Population:                  108,896 people, 25,931 families

Housing Units:            33,488 units 

The racial makeup:

78.21% White    1.15% African American 1.17% Native American  4.29% Asian 2.90% Pacific Islander 8.75% Other 3.53% two or more races

There were 32,253 households out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.71.

The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

Income:

The median income for a household in the city was $45,773, and the median income for a family was $48,593. Males had a median income of $32,116 versus $22,693 for females. About 6.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.