Before the area was settled, the site along Salt Creek was first a camping place along the Old Mormon Road to Southern California. Mormon settlers established a settlement at the site in 1851, naming it after the creek.[6] It retained that name until 1882 when the town and its post office became Nephi.[7]
There were 2,045 households, out of which 48.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.62.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.9% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $97,348. Males had a median income of $74,743 versus $50,222 for females. The per capita income for the city was $34,229. About 1,672 families with a margin of error of about 126 were 5.0% below the poverty level (error margin of 3.6%), 607 (+- 99) of which with children related to the householder between 5 and 17 years of age and 219 (+- 99) with the householder being 65 years or older.[9]
Geography
Nephi is in eastern Juab County in the Juab Valley, between the Wasatch and San Pitch Mountains to the east and the lower West Hills and Long Ridge to the west. Interstate 15 runs along the eastern edge of the city, with access from Exits 222, 225, and 228. I-15 leads north 31 miles (50km) to Spanish Fork and south 37 miles (60km) to Scipio. Utah State Route 28, Nephi's Main Street, runs north 3 miles (5km) to I-15 and south 41 miles (66km) to Gunnison. Utah State Route 132 crosses Main Street in the center of town, leading southeast 22 miles (35km) to Moroni and southwest 28 miles (45km) to Leamington.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nephi has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.9km2), all land.
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