Meadow, Utah

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Meadow, Utah
Town
Meadow Utah welcome sign.jpeg
Meadow welcome sign
Millard County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Meadow highlighted.svg
Location in Millard County and the state of Utah.
Coordinates: 38°53′10″N112°24′26″W / 38.88611°N 112.40722°W / 38.88611; -112.40722
Country United States
State Utah
County Millard
Settled1857
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.51 sq mi (1.31 km2)
 • Land0.51 sq mi (1.31 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,856 ft (1,480 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
310
 • Density646.94/sq mi (249.98/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84644
Area code 435
FIPS code 49-48830 [3]
GNIS feature ID2412973 [2]

Meadow is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 254 at the 2000 census. Originally called Meadow Creek, the town is located about eight miles south of Fillmore.

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History

From 1847, Meadow Creek was considered a good camp site on the Mormon Road to Southern California. Meadow Creek was the site where Walkara died in 1855. The town of Meadow Creek was settled in 1857 by ten Latter-day Saint families from Fillmore, Utah. [4] The name of the town was changed to Meadow when it acquired its post office in 1864. [5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Meadow has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. [6]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870 193—
1880 2129.8%
1890 34462.3%
1900 343−0.3%
1910 331−3.5%
1920 40522.4%
1930 395−2.5%
1940 4226.8%
1950 378−10.4%
1960 244−35.4%
1970 238−2.5%
1980 26511.3%
1990 250−5.7%
2000 2541.6%
2010 31022.0%
2019 (est.)328 [7] 5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Demographics

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 254 people, 94 households, and 72 families residing in the town. The population density was 513.1 people per square mile (196.1/km2). There were 124 housing units at an average density of 250.5 per square mile (95.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.64% White, 0.79% Native American, 1.57% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population.

There were 94 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

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Meadow Hot Springs

The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,378. About 6.6% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.8% of those 65 or over.

Hot springs

A system of hot springs, Meadow Hot Springs are located 1.6 miles from the center of town. The water emerges from an underwater cave in a travertine formation at 106 °F. [9]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meadow, Utah
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1941. p. 485
  5. ↑ Post Offices, Utah, Millard County, Meadow (1864-Date), from postalhistory.com accessed September 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ Climate Summary for Meadow, Utah
  7. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ Gersh-Young, Marjorie (2011). Hot Springs and Hot Pools in the Southwest. Santa Cruz, California: Aqua Thermal. ISBN   978-1-890880-09-5.

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