Heber, Utah
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Heber is a city in Wasatch County, Utah, United States. The population was 7,291 at the 2000 census and by 2005 had been estimated at 9,147. Heber City was founded by English emigrants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the late 1840s, and is named after the Mormon apostle Heber C. Kimball. The city was largely pastoral, focusing largely on dairy farms and cattle ranching, and has hence become a bedroom community for Orem, Provo, Park City and Salt Lake City.
Heber City is currently governed by Mayor David Phillips along with City Council Members Terry Wm. Lange; Vaun A. Shelton; Shari Lazenby; Jeffery Bradshaw; and Elizabeth Hokanson.
The County High School is located in Heber, and Heber is the county seat. Largely LDS, Heber City also supports congregations of Southern Baptists, Catholics as part of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, and Jehovah's Witnesses. Utah Valley State College has recently finished construction of a secondary campus north of Heber City along the U.S. 40 corridor.
Heber's youth are employed largely in the 'fast food' establishments along the Main Street (U.S. Highway 40) corridor and the local gas stations. The adult population work mostly in Park City, Salt Lake City, Provo and Orem. Farming was once a large force in the economy, but this has diminished. The largest local employer is most likely the Wasatch County School District.
The Heber Municipal Airport is located to the south of the city, near the junction of U.S. Highway 40 and U.S. Highway 189, and is capable of handling small prop and jet traffic.
[edit] Geography
Heber is located at (40.506793, -111.412292)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.9 km² (3.5 mi²), all land.
Heber is in the neighborhood of three large reservoirs, Jordanelle, Deer Creek, and Strawberry.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,291 people, 2,296 households, and 1,829 families residing in the city. The population density was 816.0/km² (2,113.5/mi²). There were 2,451 housing units at an average density of 274.3/km² (710.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.32% White, 0.05% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.32% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.08% of the population.
There were 2,296 households out of which 48.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.55.
In the city the population was spread out with 35.2% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,394, and the median income for a family was $47,481. Males had a median income of $33,816 versus $21,524 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,358. About 4.8% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Heber City Official City Government Website
- Heber Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Development
- Wasatch County School District Public Schools
- Maps and aerial photos
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