This 7.3 -square-mile area is sandwiched between the cities of South Salt Lake, Murray and the unincorporated EAst Millcreek area. It is among the most densely populated areas in the state, with 4,415 people for every square mile.
The area is much older than the state as a whole. Only 25 percent of the population is under 18 years old in the area; 36 percent of Utah's population is under 18; 13 percent of Millcreek resident are over 65.Forty-four percent of the households are filled with traditional mom and pop families. Almost 13 percent of the households are headed only by women.
The area has a high population of renters. Sixty percent of housing units contain renters.
Residents of ZIP code 84106, which overlaps the are, are most incline than most Utahns to have an investment portfolio and go to a hair salon and less inclined to take out loans and own pets.
If Millcreek were counted with incorporated areas in the state it would be the state's 12th largest community, larger than Murray or St. George.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a weekly series profiling communities along the Wasatch Front. The information was compiled from statistics available through government agencies and is presented in an effort to provide a quick glance at the people who comprise each area in unincorporated Salt Lake County.
Origin of community's name: Obviously, the area received its name from the creek. Mill Creek Canyon also bears the same name. The name originates with a motion to name the large creek Mill Creek on Aug. 22, 1847, at the first LDS general conference in the valley.
Did you know? The community has for a long time had a difference of opinion over exactly how to spell its name. Original records show that the area was called Mill Creek. Now only the name of the LDS wards and an elementary school use the spelling Mill Creek, while businesses and the community council use Millcreek.
Community/neighborhood organizations
Millcreek Community Council, meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., Calvin Smith Library, 810 E. 3300 South.
Landmarks
Old Mill Creek Ward Meeting House, still there?
Recreation
Incorporation vote
Median home price
$69,900
Household size
2.33 persons per household
Median age
29.0
Where it's located
Population
32,230
White 30,052
Black 357
American Indian 333
Asian or Pacific Islander 866
Hispanic 1,797
Sources:, CACI Marketing Research, State Data Center, U.S. Census Bureau, Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation and Public Works Department, "Utah Place Names" by John W. Van Cott.