Among the newest of U.S. towns · #113 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Most of Stansbury Park was built recently: 0.7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2005. Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1980.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Stansbury Park is among the newest of U.S. towns, #113 of 119 in Utah. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Stansbury Park’s overall grade.
Utah towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Utah town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Stansbury Park’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Utah towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1970.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±0.8 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Stansbury Park’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Stansbury Park yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Stansbury Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tooele County, Utah, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,851, up from the 2010 figure of 5,145. Stansbury Park is located in the northern end of Tooele Valley at the base of the Oquirrh Mountains. Traveling by Interstate 80, Stansbury Park is 35 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City. Stansbury Park was proposed by the original developer (Terracor) as a planned community with a lake for sailing and canoeing, an eighteen-hole golf course, clubhouse, swimming pool, and parks. Although the original developer withdrew from the scene in the 1980s due to bankruptcy, that plan has generally been followed. The p…
Stansbury Park was established in 1970. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,145 to 9,851 (+91%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Stansbury Park, 1955 to 1997
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Stansbury Park. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1955Mills Junction sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Stansbury Park.
People over time
Stansbury Park, census by census
Grew from 300 people in 1980 to 9,851 in 2020, more than tenfold.
5 censuses, 1980–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Stansbury Park’s Wikipedia page.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
In 1970, according to Wikidata. the census of 1980 counted 300 people here.
How does Stansbury Park rank for history?
Stansbury Park is among the newest of U.S. towns, #113 of 119 in Utah. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Stansbury Park?
0.7% of Stansbury Park’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town; the median home was built in 2005.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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