St George, Utah : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Saint George, Utah

Official name

Saint George, Utah

Other name

St. George

Settlement type

Country

State

County

Settled

1861

Incorporated

1862

Named for

George A. Smith

Government

Mayor

Dan McArthur

City Manager

Gary Esplin

Geography

Total Area

64.9 sq mi (168.1 km2)

Land Area

64.4 sq mi (166.8 km2)

Water Area

0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)

Elevation

2860 ft (871.7 m)

Demography

Total Population

72897 (2010)

Density (pop.)

437/km² (1132.2/sq mi)

Metro (pop.)

138115

Other information

Time zone

Mountain (UTC-7)

- Summer (DST)

Mountain (UTC-6)

ZIP Code

84770, 84790

Area code

435

FIPS code

49-65330

GNIS feature ID

1455098

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St. George is a city located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Utah, and the county seat of Washington County, Utah. It is the principal city of and is included in the St. George, Utah, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is 119 miles (192 km) northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 303 miles (488 km) south of Salt Lake City on Interstate 15.

As of the 2010 U.S. Census, St. George had a population of 72,897. From 1990, St. George became one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas within the United States. This trend continued through 2007, when growth slowed substantially. In 2009, the metropolitan area (defined as Washington County) had an estimated 137,473 residents.

St. George is the population and commercial center of Utah's Dixie, a nickname given to the area when Mormon pioneers grew cotton in the warm climate. St. George's trademark is its geology — red bluffs make up the northern part of the city with two peaks covered in lava rock in the city's center. The northeastern edges of the Mojave Desert are visible to the south. Zion National Park can be seen to the east, and the Pine Valley Mountains loom over the city to the north and northwest. The climate has more in common with the Desert Southwest than the rest of the state, with scorching hot summers and mild, mostly snowless winters.