The town of Draper is just 20 miles south of Salt lake City. Draper also has a population of 42,317 residents, and that population was the fastest growing population form 1990 to 2000, which brought about 5,000 people to Draper. The town of Draper sits on two county lines, and they are Salt Lake and Utah Counties. The Utah State Prison is right next to the town of Draper. The State prison also has its headquarters in Draper. This town is also home to the internet marketing sensation Ebay. Draper is 4,505 feet above sea level and has 30.4 square miles of land.The Mayor of the town of Draper is Mayor Darrel H. Smith. Draper is also connected to two metropolitan areas, Salt lake and Provo-Orem. The town of Draper borders with a lot of cities and they are; Riverton, Bluffdale, south Jordan, Sandy, Alpine,High Land, and Lehi.
Draper is located in the Mountain time Zone. Most people come to visit Draper is for hang-gliding and para-gliding. Did you know that there are 9, 240 employed residents in Draper and that there are 34,070 unemployed residents. Now, its time for the demographics, there are 91.25%-White, 1.52%-African American, o,o7-Native American, 1.30%-Asian, 0.36- pacific, ans 5.28% are Latino or Hispanic. If you ever come to Draper, you will be blinded by its beautiful sight, and fantastic places. So, when you visit the great town of Draper, that you must respect the wildlife out there, all they are doing is looking for some food to eat, but do not ever feed the animals, especially the bear, and if you come across on, stay very still, because they are more scared of you than you are scared of them, always remember to preserve the wildlife and its beautiful nature for other future generations to to see, too.
Written by Lyndsey Morgan
