St. George, Utah

St. George, Utah
Overlook of downtown St. George and adjacent Pine Valley Mountains
Overlook of downtown St. George and adjacent Pine Valley Mountains
Flag of St. George, Utah
Official seal of St. George, Utah
Nickname(s): 
Utah's Dixie, (the) STG
Motto: 
It's The Brighter Side
Location within Washington County
Location within Washington County
Coordinates: 37°06′15″N 113°35′03″W / 37.10417°N 113.58417°W / 37.10417; -113.58417
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyWashington
Founded1861
IncorporatedJanuary 17, 1862
Named forGeorge A. Smith
Government
 • TypeMayor – Council
 • MayorMichelle Randall
 • City ManagerJohn Willis
Area
 • City77.151 sq mi (199.820 km2)
 • Land77.148 sq mi (199.811 km2)
 • Water0.003 sq mi (0.076 km2)  0.72%
Elevation2,697 ft (822 m)
Population
 • City95,342
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
102,519
 • RankUS: 320th
UT: 5th
 • Density1,329.0/sq mi (513.1/km2)
 • Urban
134,109 (US: 255th)
 • Urban density2,198.0/sq mi (848.5/km2)
 • Metro
197,680 (US: 234th)
 • Metro density81.40/sq mi (31.44/km2)
DemonymSt. Georgian
Time zoneUTC–7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes
84770, 84771, 84790, 84791
Area code435
FIPS code49-65330
GNIS feature ID1455098[2]
Sales tax6.75%[5]
Websitesgcity.org

St. George is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Utah, United States. Located in southwestern Utah on the Arizona border, it is the principal city of the St. George Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The city lies in the northeasternmost part of the Mojave Desert, immediately south of the Pine Valley Mountains, which mark the southern boundary of the Great Basin. St. George lies slightly northwest of the Colorado Plateau, which ends at the Hurricane Fault.[6] The city is 118 miles (190 km) northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 300 miles (480 km) south-southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, on Interstate 15.

The population was 95,342 at the 2020 census,[3] with the overall MSA having an estimated population of 180,279. St. George is the fifth largest city in Utah and most populous city in the state outside of the Wasatch Front.

The city was settled in 1861 as a cotton mission, earning it the nickname "Dixie". While the crop never became a successful commodity, the area steadily grew in population. Between 2000 and 2005, St. George emerged as the fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States.[7] Today, the St. George region is well known for its year-round outdoor recreation and proximity to several state parks, Zion National Park and The Grand Canyon. Utah Tech University is located in St. George and is an NCAA Division I institution.

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. George, Utah
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "St. George (UT) sales tax rate". Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "WWF Terrestrial Ecoregions Of The World (Biomes)". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  7. ^ https://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/smadb/smadb-06appe.pdf [bare URL PDF]

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