Springdale is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 514 at the 2020 census. It is located adjacent to the boundaries of Zion National Park. It was originally settled as a Mormon farming community in 1862 by evacuees from the flooding of nearby Northrop.
History
The 1992 St. George earthquake destroyed three houses as well as above- and below-ground utilities, causing about in damage. In the Balanced Rock Hills area of Springdale, a landslide covered part of Utah State Route 9, taking several hours to clear.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12.0 km<sup>2</sup>), all land. Springdale is set in Zion Canyon with Mount Kinesava to the west, and The Watchman to the east. The North Fork Virgin River courses through town shortly before the confluence with the Virgin's East Fork.
Springdale sits at the western edge of the Colorado Plateau, in the transition zone between the plateau, the Great Basin and the Mojave Desert.
Springdale acts as a gateway community for Zion National Park.
Demographics
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Springdale town, Utah – Racial composition<br><small></small>
!Race <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!
!% 2010
!% 2000
!
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2000
|-
|White alone (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |83.3%
|85.6%
|86.2%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |428
|453
|394
|-
|Black alone (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.6%
|0.9%
|0%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|5
|0
|-
|American Indian alone (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.6%
|0.6%
|1.8%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|3
|8
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1%
|0.8%
|0.7%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|4
|3
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.2%
|0%
|0%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0
|0
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1%
|0%
|0%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0
|0
|-
|Multiracial (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.5%
|0.9%
|0%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|5
|0
|-
|Hispanic/Latino (any race)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.9%
|11.2%
|11.4%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56
|59
|52
|}
As of the census and the council members are Randy Aton, Pat Campbell, Jack Burns, and Kyla Topham.
Education
Washington County School District is the school district in all of the county.
References
External links
- Springdale Town Website