Alpine, Utah

Alpine, Utah
City
Overlooking Alpine
Location in Utah County and the state of Utah
Alpine, Utah Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°27′23″N 111°46′25″W / 40.45639°N 111.77361°W / 40.45639; -111.77361Coordinates: 40°27′23″N 111°46′25″W / 40.45639°N 111.77361°W / 40.45639; -111.77361[1]
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Utah
Settled	1850
Incorporated	January 19, 1855
Area
• Total	7.4 sq mi (19.2 km2)
• Land	7.4 sq mi (19.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	4,951 ft (1,509 m)
Population (2013)
• Total	10,024
• Density	1,400/sq mi (520/km2)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	84004
FIPS code	49-00540[2]
GNIS feature ID	1438174[3]

Alpine is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,555 at the 2010 census.^[4] Alpine has been one of the many quickly-growing cities of Utah since the 1970s, and especially the 1990s. It is located on the slopes of the Wasatch Range north of Highland and American Fork. The west side of the city runs above the Wasatch Fault. The city is so named because when it was first settled, the Latter-day Saint prophet Brigham Young visited and said the town reminded him of the Swiss Alps.

Geography

Alpine is located on State Route 74, just north of the city of Highland.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19.2 km²). None of that area is covered with water, although a number of small mountain streams run through the city on years with sufficient rainfall.

There are a number of mountain biking trails around the city that attract bikers from all over the state. There are also many trails and paths well suited for back-trail hiking along the mountains.

Government

The mayor of Alpine is Don N. Watkins. The members of the City Council are Kimberly Bryant, Lon Lott, Troy Stout, Roger Bennett, and Will Jones.

Demographics

^{[7][8][9][10]} As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 9,555 people, 1,662 households, and 1,545 families residing in the city. The population density was 992.1 people per square mile (383.2/km²). There were 1,734 housing units at an average density of 240.7 per square mile (93.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.40% White, 0.18% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population.

There were 1,662 households out of which 63.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.5% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.0% were non-families. 6.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.30 and the average family size was 4.51.

In the city the population was spread out with 44.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $72,880, and the median income for a family was $74,891. Males had a median income of $57,250 versus $33,571 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,716. About 3.5% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Despite being a fairly small town geographically, Alpine is home to four schools. Three of the schools are a part of the Alpine School District, while the fourth, Mountainville Academy, is a charter school for grades K-9. Alpine Elementary and Westfield Elementary are Alpine District Schools for grades K-6. Both of the Alpine District elementary schools feed into Timberline Middle School, a 7-9 grade school.

Points of interest

• Alpine Arts Center
• Burgess Park
• Historic Moyle Park
• Horsetail Falls
• Lambert Park - commonly used for mountain biking (named after Samuel A. Lambert)
• Petersen Arboretum
• Creekside Park (100 South Park) completed in 2010
• Sliding Rock

Notable people

• Bronco Mendenhall - Virginia Cavaliers football coach
• Jason Chaffetz
• Mike Lee (U.S. politician)
• Frank Jackson (basketball)

References

External links

• City of Alpine official website
• Alpine School District

	Draper		Alta
			Wasatch Mountain State Park / Midway Charleston
		Alpine
		Highland	Deer Creek State Park / Wallsburg

Municipalities and communities of Utah County, Utah, United States County seat: Provo Cities Alpine American Fork Cedar Hills Draper‡ Eagle Mountain Elk Ridge Highland Lehi Lindon Mapleton Orem Payson Pleasant Grove Provo Salem Santaquin‡ Saratoga Springs Spanish Fork Springville Woodland Hills Towns Cedar Fort Fairfield Genola Goshen Vineyard CDPs Benjamin Elberta Lake Shore Palmyra Spring Lake West Mountain Unincorporated communities Birdseye Vivian Park Indian reservation Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation‡ Ghost towns Colton Forest City Mill Fork Mosida Thistle Tucker Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties