Goshen, Utah

Goshen, Utah
Town
Goshen Town Office
Location in Utah County and the state of Utah
Coordinates: 39°57′6″N 111°54′6″W / 39.95167°N 111.90167°W / 39.95167; -111.90167Coordinates: 39°57′6″N 111°54′6″W / 39.95167°N 111.90167°W / 39.95167; -111.90167
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Utah
Settled	1857
Incorporated	1910
Named for	Goshen, Connecticut
Area
• Total	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
• Land	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	4,551 ft (1,387 m)
Population (2012)
• Total	933
• Density	1,300/sq mi (490/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	84633
Area code(s)	385, 801
FIPS code	49-30130[1]
GNIS feature ID	1428272[2]

Goshen is a town in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 921 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Goshen has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.^[4]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 874 people, 272 households, and 214 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,213.6 people per square mile (468.7/km²). There were 295 housing units at an average density of 409.6 per square mile (158.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.22% White, 0.57% Native American, 5.49% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.35% of the population.

There were 272 households out of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.73.

In the town, the population was spread out with 38.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,458, and the median income for a family was $45,855. Males had a median income of $31,750 versus $21,771 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,053. About 7.5% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

In 1998, the Lou Diamond Phillips film Bats shot a scene in Goshen. The same year, the James Belushi film Made Men also shot scenes in Goshen.

Notable people

• Kent Peterson, baseball player

See also

• Tintic Standard Reduction Mill

References

	Fairfield	Saratoga Springs Eagle Mountain / Utah Lake	Genola
	Eureka		Santaquin
		Goshen
	Leamington	Mona	Rocky Ridge

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