LEHI, UTAH

'Lehi' is a city in Utah County, Utah, in the United States. It is named after Lehi, a prophet in the Book of Mormon. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 19,028. A 2006 estimate placed its population at 36,021, making it one of the fastest-growing cities in the state. The center of population of Utah is located in Lehi [1].

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

Lehi Roller Mills

References

External links

History

A group of Mormon pioneers settled the area now known as Lehi in the fall of 1850, at a place called Dry Creek, in the northernmost part of Utah Valley, near the head of Utah Lake. It was renamed Evansville in 1851, after David Evans, a local bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The land was organized into parcels of forty acres, and new settlers received a plat of this size until the entire tract was exhausted. There was little water to irrigate the rich soil, so it became necessary to divert a portion of American Fork Creek. Evansville consumed up to one-third of the water as authorized by the Utah Territorial Legislature.
The settlement grew so rapidly that in early 1852, Bishop Evans petitioned the Utah Territorial Legislature to incorporate the settlement. Lehi City was incorporated by legislative act on February 5th, 1852. It was the sixth city incorporated in Utah. The legislature also approved a request to call the new city Lehi, after a Book of Mormon prophet of the same name.

Geography

Lehi is located at (40.401662, -111.858627).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.3 km² (20.6 mi²). 52.6 km² (20.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.17%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 19,028 people, 5,125 households, and 4,602 families residing in the city. The population density was 361.6/km² (936.2/mi²). There were 5,280 housing units at an average density of 100.3/km² (259.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.68% White, 0.25% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.43% Pacific Islander, 1.33% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.99% of the population.
There were 5,125 households out of which 61.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.0% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.2% were non-families. 8.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.70 and the average family size was 3.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 41.0% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 11.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $53,028, and the median income for a family was $55,664. Males had a median income of $40,739 versus $25,931 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,074. About 5.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Lehi Roller Mills

Lehi Roller Mills was founded in 1906 by a co-op of farmers. George G. Robinson purchased the mill in 1910, and since then it has remained in the family. It is run today by grandson 'R. Sherman Robinson'.
At the turn the century, Lehi Roller Mills was among thousands of such family-owned mills operating in the United States. Fewer than fifty remain today. High demand keeps the mill grinding around the clock, six days a week, and the mill produces some 100,000 pounds of flour each day.
Lehi Roller Mills was immortalized in the 1984 production of ''Footloose''. It was featured as Ren McCormack's (Kevin Bacon) workplace and as the site of the dance. Every year on July 13th the town celebrates its "Footloose" fame with a town dance off on Main Street.
At the time the film was made, Lehi Roller Mills was surrounded by nothing but vacant fields. In one scene, the Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow) and his wife Vi Moore (Dianne Wiest) keep a wary eye on the proceedings while standing in a field some distance away. The area is now home to a variety of fast food restaurants and a shopping center.

References

★ “Lehi City”, ''The Utah History Encyclopedia'' website, retrieved December 8, 2005

★ “Flour mill grows up after 'Footloose'”, by Jesse Hyde, ''Deseret News'' website, retrieved December 8, 2005

External links

★ Lehi City Community Website

★ Lehi City's Official Website

★ Lehi Roller Mills website

★ IM Flash - Large Employer in Lehi, Utah

★ Traverse Mountain News - Community forum and news for a large development in Lehi, Utah