Profile for Price, Utah, UT

Price is on the Price River.

Grew quickly after the discovery of coal in the 1880s

Butch Cassidy and his gang often came to town for supplies. Cassidy stole the payroll of the Pleasant Valley Coal Company in 1897

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 23. The number of murders and homicides was 3. The violent crime rate was 2.7 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Carbon County Fair & Rodeo - Aug. 4-14, 2007
• Nine Mile Canyon Fall Gathering - Sept. 7-9, 2007

Historic sites and museums: College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum, Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry

Colleges and universities: College of Eastern Utah

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

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Archives (3)

Cemeteries (9)

Colleges (1)

Communities (2)

Hotels (6)

Libraries (3)

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9% of Price residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Price ancestry & family history guide.

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• Carbon County Ancestry forum
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Price was $14,313, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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14% of Price residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Price festival dates:

• Carbon County Fair & Rodeo - Aug. 4-14, 2007
• Nine Mile Canyon Fall Gathering - Sept. 7-9, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Median rent in Price, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $320.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $756.

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Libraries in Price include Price City Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Price include Price Sun Advocate

TV stations in Price include KUTF.

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Carbon County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Price political report.

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The average commute time for Price workers is 12 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Price include Best Western, Greenwell Inn Conv Center and Stes, Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, National 9 Price, Super 8.

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