Fayette, Utah

Fayette, Utah
Town
Fayette town hall
Location in Sanpete County and the state of Utah.
Coordinates: 39°13′29″N 111°51′20″W / 39.22472°N 111.85556°WCoordinates: 39°13′29″N 111°51′20″W / 39.22472°N 111.85556°W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Sanpete
Settled	1861
Incorporated	1948
Founded by	James Mellor and Joseph Bartholomew
Named for	Fayette, New York
Area
• Total	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km^2)
• Land	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	5,052 ft (1,540 m)
Population (2012)
• Total	243
• Density	421.2/sq mi (162.6/km^2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	84630
Area code(s)	435
FIPS code	49-25070[1]
GNIS feature ID	1427897[2]

Fayette is a town in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 204 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	278		—
1890	305		9.7%
1900	290		−4.9%
1910	209		−27.9%
1920	261		24.9%
1930	260		−0.4%
1940	271		4.2%
1950	200		−26.2%
1960	161		−19.5%
1970	93		−42.2%
1980	165		77.4%
1990	183		10.9%
2000	204		11.5%
2010	242		18.6%
Est. 2015	245	[3]	1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

^[5][6][7] As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 204 people, 64 households, and 49 families residing in the town. The population density was 421.2 people per square mile (164.1/km²). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 150.7 per square mile (58.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.18% White, 2.45% Native American, 4.41% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.41% of the population.

There were 64 households out of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.78.

In the town the population was spread out with 36.8% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,459. About 4.8% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1961-02.pdf
6. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-46.pdf
7. Census of Population, 1960: Total Population Counts for the U.S., States, Outlying Areas, Counties, Cities, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Urban and Rural, Etc. Characteristics of the population. Number of inhabitants. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1961-01-01.