Ucon, Idaho

Ucon, Idaho
—  City  —
Location in Bonneville County and the state of Idaho
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Idaho
County Bonneville
Area
 • Total 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
 • Land 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 4,810 ft (1,466 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 943
 • Density 1,230.3/sq mi (475.0/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 83454
Area code(s) 208
FIPS code 16-83350
GNIS feature ID 0398289

Ucon is a city in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 943 at the 2000 census.

Ucon was first settled in 1883.[1]

Geography

Ucon is located at (43.593175, -111.959594).[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 943 people, 280 households, and 236 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,230.3 people per square mile (472.8/km²). There were 288 housing units at an average density of 375.7 per square mile (144.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.33% White, 0.11% African American, 0.42% Native American, 2.44% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.14% of the population.

There were 280 households out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.7% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 3.62.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $30,809 versus $19,911 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,964. About 7.2% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 893
  2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.