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., 1200 miles of mining tunnels under the city; the deepest mining shaft is 2600’ Flagstaff Mountain was the first mining claim in the Park City area; George Hearst owned the Ontario Mine
Summit County was one of the fastest growing counties in the US during the 1990’s
Park City population: 8,066 in the City; 21,000 additional in Snyderville Basin
Elevation: 7000’ at Main Street (ranges from 6500’- 10,000’)
City Size: 17.6 square miles
Average Daily Water Consumption: 4. 6 million gallons
School Population: 4,336 (Fall 2008)
Assessed Property Valuation: $4,635,372,939 (Primary residences); $5,602,376,327 (Vacation homes)
Number of Primary Dwelling Unit: 3,179
Number of Secondary Homes/ Units: 4,773
Lodging capacity: 23,307(pillow count)
Gross Taxable Sales: $450 million in City
Number of Restaurants: 131
Number of Park City Business Licenses: 1,917
Number of Retail Store: 286 in Park City & Basin
Number of City Police Officers: 24 full-time, 16 part-time
Number of City Employee: 305 full-time equivalents
Number of Miles of City Roads: 121
Skier Days 2007- 2008 = 1,871,540 at all three area resorts
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