Elk Ridge is a city in Utah County,

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, United States. It originally incorporated as a town named Salem Hills. It changed its name in 1978 to Elk Ridge, named for the herds of elk that wintered in the area. It is part of the Provo– Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,687 at the time of the 2020 census. Elk Ridge became a fifth-class city by state law in November 2000.

History and geography

The area that later became Elk Ridge was originally part of Goosenest Ranch at the foot of Mount Loafer at the southern end of Utah County southeast of Salem and Payson. A dirt road was built in 1970 after the ranch was sold, and it was developed into a settlement called Salem Hills. The first home was completed in 1973. The settlement incorporated as a town on December 22, 1976 after gaining over 100 residents, and the town changed its name to Elk Ridge in 1978. The new name was taken from the large herds of elk that roamed the area in and around the town. The first official government census of the town was in 1980, and the population was 381. It became a fifth-class city in Utah in 2000 when its official population exceeded 1000. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,838 people, 413 households, and 401 families residing in the town. The

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was 662.2 people per square mile (255.3/km²). There were 441 housing units at an average density of 158.9 per square mile (61.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.99%

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, 0.27% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.76%

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, 2.29% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.26% of the population. There were 413 households, of which 66.8% had children under 18 living with them, 92.7% were

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living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.9% were non-families. 2.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 4.45, and the average family size was 4.52. In the town, the population was spread out, with 46.1% under 18, 8.22% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 103.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $65,511, and the median income for a family was $65,813. Males had a median income of $50,489 versus $31,667 for females. The

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was $18,513. About 2.5% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the

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, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those aged 65 or over.

2020 census

The population of Elk Ridge grew from 1,838 in 2000 to 4,687 in 2020, with 1,229 households residing in the town. The

was 1,662.1 people per square mile (642.1/km²). There were 1,183 housing units at an average density of 419.5 per square mile (162.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.21%

, 4.99%

or Latino, 0.60% Asian, 0.58%

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, 0.36%

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, 0.17% Native American and Alaska native, 1.15% from other races, and 5.93% from two or more races. Of the 1,229 households, 99.5% of them owned the homes in which they lived, 89.4% were

living together, 7.6% were a single female with no spouse present, and 2.8% were a single male with no spouse present. The average family size was 3.84. In the town, the population was spread out, with 40.15% under 20, 5.27% from 20 to 24, 22.55% from 25 to 44, 22.42% from 45 to 64, and 8.98% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females aged 20 and over, there were 100.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $126,131, and the median income for a family was $129,904. Males had a median income of $140,250 versus $50,000 for females. The

was $36,724. About 2.9% of the population were below the

, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those aged 65 or over.

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