Mona, Utah

Mona, Utah
—  City  —
Mona city office
Location of Mona, Utah
Coordinates: 39°48′55″N 111°51′23″W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Juab
Settled	1860
Incorporated	1924
Became a city	April 1, 2001
Named for	Isle of Man
Area
• Total	1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
• Land	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	4,970 ft (1,515 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,547
• Density	1,105/sq mi (429.7/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	84645
Area code(s)	435
FIPS code	49-51140
GNIS feature ID	1443548

Mona is a city in Juab County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 850 at the 2000 census. At the time this was sufficient under Utah state law for Mona to become a city, which it did in 2001.

It is about halfway between Santaquin and Nephi, about 1.6 km (1 mi) west of Interstate 15.

The town was originally settled as Clover Creek in 1852, then renamed to Willow Creek, then Starr, before receiving its present name. Burl Ives was once jailed in Mona for singing "Foggy Foggy Dew", because it was considered bawdy by the authorities.

One of the unique things about Mona is a farm growing lavender. 120 acres (0.49 km²) of lavender are planted on the north side of town. Mona also has an annual Lavender Festival.

Geography

American Indian rock art near Mona

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.82%) is water.

Mona is at the foot of Mount Nebo, the southernmost and highest mountain in the Wasatch Range.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	315		—
1880	503		59.7%
1890	469		−6.8%
1900	469		0%
1910	467		−0.4%
1920	408		−12.6%
1930	338		−17.2%
1940	357		5.6%
1950	328		−8.1%
1960	347		5.8%
1970	309		−11.0%
1980	536		73.5%
1990	584		9.0%
2000	850		45.5%
2010	1,547		82.0%

As of the census of 2010, there were 1547 people, 425 households, and 365 families residing in the town. The population density was 1105 people per square mile (429.7/km²). There were 454 housing units at an average density of 324.3 per square mile (126.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.8% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.38% from Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 425 households out of which 53.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.4% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 12% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.64 and the average family size was 4.02.

In the town the population was spread out with 42% under the age of 18, 5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.4 years. For every 100 females there were 109 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.