Alpine Heart of the 2002 Winter Olympics
Park City was founded as a silver-mining town in 1869. By 1900, it was a booming mining town with 10,000 residents and 100 saloons.

Second largest silver strike in U. S., 1,200 miles of mining tunnels under the city; the deepest mining shaft is 2,600’. Flagstaff Mountain was the first mining claim in Park City. The area produced 23 millionaires including George Hearst, grandfarther of newspaperman William Randolph Hearst., who owned the Ontario Mine.

Summit County was one of the fastest growing counties in the US during the 1990’s and currently has a population of 35,090.

Elevation: 7,000’ at Main Street: ranges from 6,500’- 10,000’.

Climate: Temp.(max./min) 35/15 (Jan.) 82/52 degrees (july).

City Size: 12 square miles

Population Park City: 7,854 year round

Median Age: 32.7

School Population: 4,059

Assessed Property Valuation 2001: $3,390, 742,411.

Number of Primary Dwelling Units: 2,624

Number of Secondary Homes/ Units: 5,718

Number of Lodging Rental Units: 6,060 units

Gross Taxable Sales: $400 million in city

Number of Restaurant in Park City:115

Number of Park City Business Licenses: 1,500

Number of Retail Stores: 251 in Park City & Basin

Number of City Police Officers: 22

Number of City Employees: 269 full time equivalents.

Number of Miles of City Roads: 94

Hiking & Biking Trails: 300+ miles

Golf Courses: 6+

Alpine Ski Resorts: 14

Skier Days 2001- 2002: 1,350,003 at three area resorts

Summit County and Park City are located in the heart of the Wasatch Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountain Range. Park City is one of the most easily accessible mountain resort communities in the county. The town is only 30 miles east of Salt Lake City and only 36 miles from Salt Lake International Airport, via a six-lane, all-weather interstate highway (I-80).

The Salt Lake International Airport is served by 17 airlines, with over 972 scheduled daily flights. These airlines are AeroMexico, America West, America West Express, American, Atlantic Southeast, Comair, Continental, Continental Express, Delta, Frontier, Jetblue, Northwest, Northwest Airlink, Salmon Air, SkyWest, Southwest and United.

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