Fayette, Utah

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Fayette, Utah
Town
Fayette Utah town hall.jpeg
Fayette Town Hall, April 2010
Sanpete County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Fayette highlighted.svg
Location in Sanpete County and the state of Utah.
Coordinates: 39°13′29″N111°51′20″W / 39.22472°N 111.85556°W / 39.22472; -111.85556
Country United States
State Utah
County Sanpete
Settled1861
Incorporated 1948
Founded byJames Mellor and Joseph Bartholomew
Named for Fayette, New York
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.40 sq mi (1.02 km2)
 • Land0.40 sq mi (1.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
5,052 ft (1,540 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
242
 • Estimate 
(2019) [2]
263
 • Density665.82/sq mi (257.33/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84630
Area code 435
FIPS code 49-25070 [3]
GNIS feature ID1427897 [4]

Fayette is a town in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 204 at the 2000 census.

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History

Founded in 1861, Fayette was originally called "Warm Creek". [5] A post office called Fayette was in operation between 1864 and 1966. [6] The present name is after Fayette, New York, the town where the LDS Church was founded. [5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square mile (1.2 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 278—
1890 3059.7%
1900 290−4.9%
1910 209−27.9%
1920 26124.9%
1930 260−0.4%
1940 2714.2%
1950 200−26.2%
1960 161−19.5%
1970 93−42.2%
1980 16577.4%
1990 18310.9%
2000 20411.5%
2010 24218.6%
2019 (est.)263 [2] 8.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

[8] [9] [10]

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 204 people, 64 households, and 49 families residing in the town. The population density was 421.2 people per square mile (164.1/km2). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 150.7 per square mile (58.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 91.18% White, 2.45% Native American, 4.41% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.41% of the population.

There were 64 households, out of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.19, and the average family size was 3.78.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 36.8% under 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income was $17,459. About 4.8% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Education

It is in the South Sanpete School District. [11]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. 1 2 The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 127.
  6. ↑ "Post Offices" . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1961-02.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  9. ↑ https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-46.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  10. ↑ Census of Population, 1960: Total Population Counts for the U.S., States, Outlying Areas, Counties, Cities, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Urban and Rural, Etc. Characteristics of the population. Number of inhabitants. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. January 1, 1961.
  11. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sanpete County, UT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 28, 2024. - Text list

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