Veyo, Utah | |
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| Location in Washington County and the State of Utah | |
| Coordinates: 37°20′34″N113°42′12″W / 37.34278°N 113.70333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Washington |
| Elevation | 4,472 ft (1,363 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 586 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84782 |
| Area code | 435 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629956 [1] |
Veyo is a census-designated place in western Washington County, Utah, United States, [1] on the edge of the Dixie National Forest. The population was 586 at the 2020 census. [2] The town lies along State Route 18 north of the city of St. George. [3] [4]
Veyo became a distinct community from Gunlock in 1918. One tradition says the community name is an acronym of virtue, enterprise, youth, and order; another says it combines verdure and youth. There is a town of Veyo in Spain that is also referred to as La Peña, which means "rocky outcrop". [5]
The elevation of Veyo is 4,485 feet (1,367 m). [1]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Veyo has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. [6]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1920 | 79 | — | |
| 1930 | 167 | 111.4% | |
| 1940 | 114 | −31.7% | |
| 1950 | 84 | −26.3% | |
| 2010 | 483 | — | |
| 2020 | 586 | 21.3% | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau [7] | |||
As of the census [8] of 2010, there were 483 people living in the CDP. There were 193 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 94.6% White, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2.3% from some other race, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population.
Although Veyo is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 84782. [9]
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