Gunnison, Utah

2007 gas spill ) in Gunnison, September 2010 In the summer of 2007, over of gasoline leaked from a storage tank beneath the Top Stop gas station, located on the corner of South Main and East Center and owned by Wind River Petroleum. The gasoline leaked throughout the soil beneath South Main Street and eventually throughout the southwest side of town, contaminating businesses and homes. On August 10, 2007, local and state officials ordered the temporary evacuation of an entire Main Street block, heavily populated with businesses, because of the fumes from the gasoline leak. In the weeks following, Wasatch Environmental installed underground soil-ventilation systems. Several businesses, including the Top Stop, permanently closed, and some homes were evacuated. Gunnison City, along with several businesses and residents, filed suit against Wind River Petroleum over the handling of the gas leak. As of 2010, approximately $3 million ($1 million from a state cleanup fund, $2 million from Wind River Petroleum) had been spent on the cleanup, which is expected to last a decade. Gunnison City recently completed a Main Street rehabilitation project valued at over $1 million. ==Geography==

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. ==Demographics==

Demographic data for Gunnison comes from the United States Census Bureau. 2020 census As of the 2020 census, Gunnison had a population of 3,509. The median age was 37.0 years. 17.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 291.6 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 368.0 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 622 households in Gunnison, of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 63.7% were married-couple households, 15.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The median income for a household in the city was $33,147, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,207 versus $23,958 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,537. About 9.8% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those aged 65 or over. ==Education==

Gunnison is located in the South Sanpete School District, and has one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school, Gunnison Valley High School, (all of which are known as Gunnison Valley). ==See also==