WHOA! Southern Utah Projected Population TO EXPLODE!
Have you ever wondered what the population of St. George or Cedar City was around the time you were born? Or maybe when you were growing up? How about when you started your family? I've done all the homework! Here is the population of St. George and Cedar City from about 80 years ago, and even the projections of where our population will be at the end of the decade!
St. George Population:
1900: 1,600 people
1940: 3,400 people
1950: 4,600 people
1960: 5,100 people
1970: 7,100 people
1980: 11,300 people
1990: 28,500 people
2000: 49,700 people
2010: 72,000 people
2015: 84,100 people
2020: 95,900 people
2023: 100,710 people
PROJECTIONS FOR ST. GEORGE POPULATION:
2025: 117,000 people
2029: 140,000 people
CEDAR CITY POPULATION:
1940: 4,700 people
1950: 6,100 people
1960: 7,500 people
1970: 8,900 people
1980: 11,000 people
1990: 13,400 people
2000: 20,500 people
2010: 28,900 people
2015: 32,000 people
2020: 35,300 people
2023: 41,400 people
PROJECTIONS FOR CEDAR CITY POPULATION:
2025: 46,200 people
2029: 57,300 people
This actually surprises me a bit. Cedar City's population is MUCH smaller than I thought it would be. Cedar City RIGHT NOW, has the same population that St. George had around the year 1995. By the end of the decade, Cedar City is projected to be around the size of St. George circa 2005.
In our lifetimes will we see both cities above 100,000 each? It's definitely possible, though it may take a while! Maybe in the next 100 years we will see St. George, Hurricane, and Cedar City all connected like Salt Lake City and Provo!
St. George's MOST POPULAR Grocery Store Might Surprise You!
If you live in St. George or the surrounding area, you probably have a GO-TO grocery store. We only have a handful to choose from.
- Walmart
- Smith's
- Lin's
- Target
- Harmon's
- Albertson's
- Costco
- Digby's Market
On the Facebook group "St. George Word of Mouth" I asked for people to "REACT" to what grocery store they frequented. Now, Facebook only has 7 reactions so I had to drop one of the grocery stores. I chose to drop Digby's Market based on the newness to the area. The results REALLY SURPRISED ME! For me, I choose Walmart 95% of the time. After that, it would be Lin's followed by Smith's.
Southern Utah's Results (384 votes):
- Smiths (156 votes) - 40%
- Walmart (122 votes) - 31%
- Costco (46 votes) - 11%
- Harmon's (24 votes) - 6%
- Albertson's (17 votes) - 4%
- Lin's (15 votes) - 3%
- Target (4 votes) - 1%
That's right! SMITH'S is Southern Utah's MOST POPULAR grocery store! I'm surprised it's not Walmart, but I'm even more surprised that Lin's ranked SO LOW! only 3% of the votes!
Is there room for another grocery store in town? Would a Trader Joe's or a Whole Foods be able to wrestle people away from Smith's or Walmart? I'm not sure! But I'm really so surprised that Smith's is the majority's choice for groceries in St. George!
These UTAH OWNED Businesses Became WORLDWIDE Sensations!
SWIG: 45 LOCATIONS
Swig is a soda drive-thru shop that stared in St. George and has quickly grown to 45 locations. But that number SHOULD BE much higher after all the knock-off shops that have followed Swig. Sodalicious, Fiiz, Pop!, Quench-It, and dozens more. They're in 5 states and counting, and The Larry H. Miller Company has just acquired majority stake of the company. That acquisition will be huge for Swig. This will bring them into the Utah Jazz games, and Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theaters! Not bad for a small little drink shop out of St. George.
ARCTIC CIRCLE: 70 LOCATIONS
A Utah fast food favorite: Arctic Circle. From burgers, to fish, to "chicken rings", and some of the best shakes you'll ever have! Headquartered in Middle, Utah, they are now in 7 states and ALSO.. claim to have invented the Kids Meal, and FRY SAUCE! Could that be true? I may need to investigate!
CUPBOP: 45 LOCATIONS USA - OVER 100 IN INDONESIA
Starting out as a food truck in Salt Lake County, Cupbop has EXPLODED across the world. Cupbop is a Korean BBQ restaurant that is VERY unlike any Asian fast food restaurant. They want to "Crush Panda Express" and they may not be far off. The founders, J Park, J.K. Kim and Jung Song all born in South Korea, served their LDS missions together and decided to go into business together. They've most recently been on Shark Tank where they struck a deal with Mark Cuban for $1,000,000 for 5% stake of the company. Valuing Cupbop at $20,000,000!
CAFE RIO: 155 LOCATIONS
Starting in 1997 in St. George, Cafe Rio has become a FAVORITE across all of America. A lot of people don't realize, but the original location was where their competitor, Durangos is now! Now too shabby of a location, I guess. Cafe Rio is the FAVORITE RESTAURANT of 2x MLB MVP, Bryce Harper. Burritos, Salads, and Quesadillas... Cafe Rio is here to stay!
CRUMBL: 713 LOCATIONS
Crumbl has EXPLODED across the universe in the last few years after starting their first location in Logan, Utah, in 2017. Since then they've opened over 700 locations! Also capturing around $50,000,000 in sales last year alone, this cookie shop is EVERYWHERE! Not to mention their 3,400,000 instagram followers!
KFC: 3,886 LOCATIONS
That's right! KFC and Colonel Sanders started their first restaurant in Murray, Utah. Since then, they've opened nearly 4,000 restaurants across the globe! Not bad for a little Utah chicken shack. But... Can we just change the name to UTAH FRIED CHICKEN?!
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