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Tropic

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Tropic

Total population

582

Median home value

$256,400

15.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$72,031

Tropic$72k
National$74k

Founded

1891

Elevation1923 m
Land area20.55 km²
Weather75°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Coordinates37.63°, -112.09°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded
1891
Elevation
1923 m
Area
20.55 km²

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Overview

Tropic is a town in Garfield County, Utah, United States, along Utah State Route 12. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 486. Tropic was founded in 1891.

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History & geography

Geography

Tropic is in southern Garfield County along Utah Route 12, southeast of Bryce Canyon City and north of Cannonville. It is in the Tropic Valley, drained by the Paria River, a tributary of the Colorado River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.26%, are water.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
43.1
Median home value
$256,400
Housing units
294
Poverty rate
3.3%
Unemployment
4.3%

Race & ethnicity

White
98.8%
Black
0%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
2.1%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
37.6331
Longitude
-112.0880
Water area
0.02 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
75°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
46°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
77°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
49°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
74°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday Night
47°F
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Forecast for Tropic, UT from NOAA NWS API.

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Nearby places in Utah

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.29
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,929

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
486
Avg daily Wikipedia views
16
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Tropic

Geology and coal resources of the tropic area, Garfield County, Utah
R. A. Robison · 1966
News Clippings from Kanab, Utah 1859 - 1925
David Andersen · 2016
Brazil Through French Eyes
Eliane Long · 2015
A review of irrigation technology in tropical Africa
Peter H. Stern · 1984
Analyses of mean and turbulent motion in the tropics with the use of unequally spaced data
S. K. Kao · 1979
Canyon of dreams
Don Lago · 2014
Refiguring prose style
Refiguring prose style
T. R. Johnson · 2005
What I Saw In California
What I Saw In California
Edwin Bryant · 1848

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library