Honeyville is a city near the eastern edge of

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. The population was 1,441 at the 2010 census.

History

Honeyville was first established in 1861 when a ferry was put across the Bear River at this location. In that same year

Anson Call Anson Call (May 13, 1810 – August 31, 1890) was a Mormon pioneer and an early colonizer of many communities in Utah Territory and surrounding states, perhaps best remembered in Mormon history for recording Joseph Smith's Rocky Mountain proph ...

built a sawmill in Honeyville. He later sold the mill to Abraham Hunsaker. The place was known as Hunsaker's Mill until it was organized as an LDS

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named Honeyville in 1877. Hunsaker was the branch president at Hunsaker's Mill and then the bishop of the Honeyville Ward until 1889.

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. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church''. p. 343

Geography

Honeyville is located in eastern Box Elder County and is bordered by Deweyville to the north, by the Bear River to the west, by Calls Fort to the south, and by the Rocky Mountains to the east. Interstate highways 15 and 84 run through the western side of the city, with access from Exit 372. Ogden is to the south. According to the

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, Honeyville has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,214 people, 358 households, and 308 families residing in the city. The

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was 103.3 people per square mile (39.9/km²). There were 378 housing units at an average density of 32.2 per square mile (12.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.32%

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, 0.08% Native American, 2.80%

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, 1.48% from

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, and 1.32% from two or more races.

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of any race were 5.27% of the population. There were 358 households, out of which 48.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were

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living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.7% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.39 and the average family size was 3.72. In the city, the population was spread out, with 36.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $41,618, and the median income for a family was $46,786. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the city was $15,050. About 5.0% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the

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, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

In May 2000, Honeyville Elementary was shut down and merged with Century Elementary, located in Bear River City. There are currently no operating schools in Honeyville.

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