West Bountiful, Utah

West Bountiful, Utah
City
West Bountiful City Hall
Location of West Bountiful, Utah
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Davis
Settled	1848
Incorporated	January 28, 1949
Became a city	November 12, 1962
Founded by	James Fackrell, Sr.
Named for	Bountiful (Book of Mormon)
Area
• Total	3.0 sq mi (7.7 km2)
• Land	3.0 sq mi (7.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	4,268 ft (1,301 m)
Population  (2012)
• Total	5,329
• Density	1,510.6/sq mi (583.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84087
Area code(s)	385, 801
FIPS code	49-82840Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1447113Template:GR

West Bountiful is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,265 at the 2010 census.

West Bountiful was founded in 1848 by James Fackrell, Sr., a Mormon pioneer. It was incorporated as a town on January 28, 1949 and became a third-class city on November 12, 1962.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²), all of it land.

Education

West Bountiful is located in the Davis School District and has one school - West Bountiful Elementary. Students in the city attend Bountiful Junior High and Bountiful High School in Bountiful.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	433		—
1910	534		23.3%
1920	573		7.3%
1930	608		6.1%
1940	951		56.4%
1950	682		−28.3%
1960	945		38.6%
1970	1,246		31.9%
1980	3,556		185.4%
1990	4,477		25.9%
2000	4,484		0.2%
2010	5,265		17.4%
2012 (est.)	5,329		1.2%

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 4,484 people, 1,250 households, and 1,102 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,510.6 people per square mile (582.9/km²). There were 1,282 housing units at an average density of 431.9 per square mile (166.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.23% White, 0.02% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.65% Pacific Islander, 0.83% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.03% of the population.

There were 1,250 households out of which 55.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.9% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.8% were non-families. 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% 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 3.84.

In the city the population was spread out with 35.6% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $61,063, and the median income for a family was $61,154. Males had a median income of $41,448 versus $26,168 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,016. About 3.2% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

See also

• Bountiful, Utah

External links

• Official site