Palmyra, Utah

Coordinates: 40°7′36″N 111°41′7″W / 40.12667°N 111.68528°W / 40.12667; -111.68528
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Palmyra, Utah
FIPS code
49-57630[1]
GNIS feature ID1444167[2]

Palmyra is a

2010 census.[3] Palmyra is located directly west of Springville and northwest of Spanish Fork
.

Palmyra was first settled in 1852.

History

Palmyra, located seven miles south of

Spanish Fork River in 1852. The settlement was incorporated as a city by the Utah territorial legislature the following January.[4] In March 1853, Stephen Markham was ordained a bishop and set apart to preside over the Palmyra LDS Ward. The town was eventually abandoned sometime in 1856, under the advice of Brigham Young
. Most of the settlers located farther up the river, where the site of present-day Spanish Fork had been chosen and where a survey of a city had already been made. At the turn of the century, the area was resettled.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30.4 km2), of which 11.5 square miles (29.8 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), or 2.05%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1940262—
1950236−9.9%
2000485—
20104911.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[5]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 3.71% of the population.

There were 142 households, out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.3% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.7% were non-families. 12.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.42 and the average family size was 3.72.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 34.0% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $90,122. Males had a median income of $42,917 versus $24,531 for females. The

poverty line
, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Palmyra CDP, Utah". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "An Act to Incorporate the City of Palmyra". Deseret News. March 5, 1853. p. 4. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2011.

External links

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