Amalga, Utah

Amalga, Utah
Town
Location of Amalga, Utah
Location of Utah in the United States
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Cache
Settled	1860
Founded by	Hans Jorgensen
Named for	Amalgamated Sugar Company
Area
• Total	3.5 sq mi (9.1 km2)
• Land	3.4 sq mi (8.7 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation	4,439 ft (1,353 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	427
• Density	126.8/sq mi (48.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84335
Area code	435
FIPS code	49-01090Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1437485

Amalga is a town in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 427 at the 2000 census, a modest increase over the 1990 figure of 366. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The town contains the Cache Valley Cheese plant, which once was the largest Swiss cheese factory in the world. A large portion of the town's population are dairy farmers, with many families owning their own herds. The overwhelming majority of the population belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nearby Smithfield shares its Post Office and library with the town.

Geography

Amalga is located at 41°51′49″N 111°53′35″W (41.863717, -111.893177)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (4.26%) is water. Most of the water is located in a single swamp to the north of the cheese factory.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 427 people, 119 households, and 106 families residing in the town. The population density was 126.8 people per square mile (48.9/km²). There were 123 housing units at an average density of 36.5/sq mi (14.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.91% White, 0.47% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 4.92% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.84% of the population.

There were 119 households out of which 58.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.5% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.9% were non-families. 10.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.59 and the average family size was 3.87.

In the town the population was spread out with 39.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 12.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,143, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $21,607 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,106. About 7.5% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.