Summit County Settlers and Population

Summit County Settlers and Population

Welcome to Summit County!

• It is home to 41,106 people

• It has an area of 1,872 square miles (12th smallest county my area)

Summit County

• Coalville is the County Seat

• Park City is the most populated city

Summit County

• It gets its name from its high elevation

• Summit County has 39 of Utah's Highest mountain peaks!

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How many people live in Summit County?

• 67, 398

• 41, 106

• 1,000,876

• 7, 569

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How big (in area) is Summit County?

• It is the 12 smallest by area

• It is the smallest by area

• Is it the 5th largest by area

• It is the 15 largest by area

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What is the county seat?

• Park City

• Marion

• Coalville

• Francis

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What is the biggest city in Summit County?

• Salt Lake City

• Heber

• Kamas

• Park City

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How did Summit County get its name?

• one of the mountains is called summit mountain

• From the high elevation

• It is an old Native American word for mountain

• We needed another county that started with the letter S

Summit County History

Parts of Summit County were originally used by Mormon pioneers for farming and raising animals, until ore, silver, gold, coal, and lead were found in the area.

Summit County History

Parts of Summit County were originally used by Mormon pioneers for farming and raising animals, until ore, silver, gold, coal, and lead were found in the area.

Summit County History

In the 1970s, Park City focused on ski resorts instead of mining.

It has about 600,000 tourists a year!

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What was Summit County originally used for?

• Ranching for cattle and horses

• It was used for much until 1970

• mining ore, lead, gold, silver

  raising animals and farming

• Tourism was very popular since its discover

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What is Park City famous for today?

• nothing - no one goes there

• having the best ice cream around

• farming

• Ski resorts and other winter sports

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How many tourists does Park City get a year?

• 5,982

• 600,000

• 1,000

• 1,000,000

Original Settlers

The Fremont People lived in Summit County about 5,000 years ago. They likely didn't live all year around, but did hunt and camp in the warmer months.

Original Settlers

The Shoshone People came to Summit County in 1300. They hunted, slept in teepees, and fished for food.

The Ute Tribe also settled in Summit County, as well.

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Which was the first group to live in Summit County?

• Shoshone

• Fremont

• Ute

• Navajo

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Which town is South Summit Elementary School in?

• Coalville

• Francis

• Heber

• Kamas

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Which town is South Summit Elementary School in?

• Coalville

• Francis

• Heber

• Kamas