Herriman, Utah facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Herriman, Utah
City
Unified Fire Authority Station 103, located on Main Street
Location in Salt Lake County and the state of Utah.
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Salt Lake
Settled	1851
Incorporated	1999
Became a city	April 19, 2001
Founded by	Thomas Butterfield
Named for	Henry Harriman
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
Area
• Total	21.63 sq mi (56.03 km2)
• Land	21.63 sq mi (56.03 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	5,000 ft (1,524 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	55,144
• Density	2,549.42/sq mi (984.19/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (Mountain)
ZIP code	84096
Area code(s)	385, 801
FIPS code	49-34970
GNIS feature ID	1428675
Website	http://www.herriman.org

Herriman ( herr-IH-mən) is a city in southwestern Salt Lake County, Utah. The population was 55,144 as of the 2020 census. Although Herriman was a town in 2000, it has since been classified as a fourth-class city by state law. The city has experienced rapid growth since incorporation in 1999, as its population was just 1,523 at the 2000 census. It grew from being the 111th-largest incorporated place in Utah in 2000 to the 14th-largest in 2020.

History

Founders

Herriman was established in 1849 by Robert Dansie, Henry Harriman, and Thomas Jefferson Butterfield. A monument located in the Herriman City Cemetery lists the original four families of Herriman as the Thomas Jefferson Butterfield, John Jay Stocking, Robert Cowan Petty, and Henry Harriman families.

Land developers

Rosecrest is a land developer who acquired some rights in a large area around Herriman, and started large scale residential development. Rosecrest is owned by parent company Sorenson Companies founded by the late James LeVoy Sorenson and currently managed by his son. to be annexed out of neighbor city Bluffdale into Herriman to further expand the Rosecrest/Herriman housing projects. The lawsuit stemmed from a struggle between Bluffdale city officials, strict city building requirements, and Rosecrest.

Camp Williams Fire 2010

On September 19, 2010, the National Guard was performing an exercise at Camp Williams, south of Herriman, when a round likely struck a rock, setting off a 3,500 acres (14 km²) wildfire. Unified Fire Authority members mobilized and were able to arrest the progress of the fire, but not before 3 homes were destroyed and another damaged. Various small structures were also affected. Over 1,200 homes were evacuated in the face of the oncoming danger, with most of them able to return by Tuesday, September 21, 2010.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.3 square miles (52.5 km²), all of it land.

Herriman shares borders with Riverton to the east, South Jordan to the north, and Bluffdale to the southeast.

Demographics

According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2017, there were 39,224 people in Herriman. The racial makeup of the county was 83.3% non-Hispanic White, 2.2% Black, 0.8% Asian, 1.6% Pacific Islander, and 4.4% from two or more races. 8.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the census of 2010, there were 21,785 people, 5,542 households, and 5,022 families residing in the town. The population density was 1075.0 people per square mile (64.5/km²). There were 6,022 housing units at an average density of 297.2 per square mile (19.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.3% White, 0.3% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.2% of the population.

There were 5,542 households, out of which 44.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.3% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.4% were non-families. 6.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.93 and the average family size was 4.13.

In the town the population was spread out, with 44.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 11.7% from 45 to 64, and 2.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $56,361, and the median income for a family was $57,404. Males had a median income of $44,135 versus $30,893 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,991. About 2.9% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Sports

Herriman is home to the Zions Bank Real Academy, a soccer complex that serves as the training facilities for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. The complex includes Zions Bank Stadium, a 5,000-seat stadium for MLS Next Pro affiliate Real Monarchs and the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby.

Education

Herriman has two high schools, Herriman High School, which opened in 2010, and Mountain Ridge High School which opened in 2019. Herriman also is home to Fort Herriman Middle School and Copper Mountain Middle School. Elementary schools include Herriman, Butterfield Canyon, Silvercrest, Blackridge, Bastian, and Ridge View, which also opened in the 2019–2020 school year. All the public schools in Herriman are run by the Jordan School District.

Herriman also is home to five charter schools: Providence Hall High School, Providence Hall Junior High School, Providence Hall Elementary School, and Athlos Academy. Another, Advantage Arts Academy, was recently opened on 11800 S.

Notable people

• Francis Bernard, NFL linebacker
• Jeff Dewsnup, professional soccer player
• Henry Harriman, LDS leader and early settler of Herriman
• Andre James, NFL offensive lineman
• Robert Kirby, humor columnist
• John Knotwell, former member of the Utah House of Representatives
• Edwin Mulitalo, NFL coach and former player
• Rhyan White, swimmer
• Thomas Levi Whittle, Canadian farmer and early LDS figure
• Carl Wimmer, former member of the Utah House of Representatives

See also

In Spanish: Herriman (Utah) para niños