Spring City, Utah

Spring City, Utah
—  City  —
Old Spring City schoolhouse
Location of Spring City, Utah
Coordinates: 39°28′49″N 111°29′29″W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Sanpete
Settled	1852
Named for	Springs
Area
• Total	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
• Land	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	5,823 ft (1,775 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	956
• Density	720.5/sq mi (278.2/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	84662
Area code(s)	435
FIPS code	49-71730
GNIS feature ID	1445992

Spring City is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 956 at the 2000 census. Although it is still largely a farming town, Spring City is becoming increasingly known as an artist community. Many excellent examples of Mormon pioneer architecture exist throughout the town. In 2010, Forbes Magazine identified Spring City as one of the prettiest towns in America.

One notable historical point, Orson Hyde, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is buried in the Spring City Cemetery.

Geography

Spring City is the geographical center of Utah.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	243		—
1870	623		156.4%
1880	989		58.7%
1890	1,044		5.6%
1900	1,135		8.7%
1910	1,100		−3.1%
1920	1,106		0.5%
1930	902		−18.4%
1940	839		−7.0%
1950	703		−16.2%
1960	463		−34.1%
1970	456		−1.5%
1980	671		47.1%
1990	715		6.6%
2000	956		33.7%

As of the census of 2000, there were 956 people, 312 households, and 243 families residing in the city. The population density was 720.5 people per square mile (277.5/km²). There were 370 housing units at an average density of 278.8 per square mile (107.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.98% White, 0.10% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.42% Pacific Islander, 1.88% from other races, and 2.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.56% of the population.

There were 312 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.53.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.6% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,609, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $36,500 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,310. About 15.6% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Spring City is located in the North Sanpete School District and contains an elementary school. Students attend middle school North Sanpete Middle School in Moroni and North Sanpete High School in Mount Pleasant.

Notable residents

• Orson Hyde, Mormon apostle
• Jacob Johnson, U.S. Representative from Utah
• Erik Johansen, actor from Billy Bob Joe
• F. Michael Watson, Mormon general authority

Places to Stay

• The Osborne Inn

External links

• Official website