Mona is a city in
Juab County
Juab County ( ) is a county in western Utah, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 10,246. Its county seat and largest city is Nephi.
Juab County is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical ...
,
Utah
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,
United States
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. As of the
2010 census it had a population of 1,547.
It is part of the
Provo–Orem metropolitan area
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.
The city is about halfway between
Santaquin and
Nephi along
Interstate 15
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. The population was 850 at the
2000 census, which at the time was sufficient under Utah state law for Mona to become a city. It did so in 2001.
A farm owned by
Young Living
Young Living is a multi-level marketing company based in Lehi, Utah. Founded by Donald Gary Young in 1993, it sells essential oils and other related products.
History 1993–2014: Formation of Young Living
Young Living was founded in 1993 in ...
raises of
lavender
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on the north side of town. Mona is known for its annual Lavender Festival.
History
Mona, one of the early settlements along the old Arrowhead Trail, was originally settled in 1852. First named Clover Creek for patches of wild
clover
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that grew along the creek in the area, it was later renamed Willow Creek for its water source, then Starr for a local settler, before receiving its present name.
When he was a traveling worker and singer in the early 1930s,
Burl Ives
Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American musician, actor, and author with a career that spanned more than six decades.
Ives began his career as an itinerant singer and guitarist, eventually launching his own rad ...
was once jailed in Mona for singing "
Foggy Foggy Dew", because it was considered bawdy by the authorities.
[Burl Ives (1948). Wayfaring Stranger. New York: Whittlesey House, p 129-132]
Geography
Mona is located in northeastern Juab County at (39.815392, -111.856354).
Interstate 15
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passes along the eastern edge of the city limits, with access from Exit 233. I-15 leads north to Santaquin and to
Provo, while to the south it leads to Nephi.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Mona has a total area of , of which , or 1.50%, are water.
Part of the Mona Reservoir is in the northwest corner of the city. The reservoir is an impoundment on Currant Creek, which flows north to
Utah Lake
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.
Mount Nebo
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, the southernmost and highest mountain in the
Wasatch Range
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, rises east of Mona to an elevation of .
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 850 people, 232 households, and 203 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 614.1 people per square mile (237.8/km
2). There were 243 housing units at an average density of 175.5 per square mile (68.0/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.24%
White
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, 0.35%
Native American, 0.12%
Asian
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, 0.12% from
other races
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, and 1.18% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.41% of the population.
There were 232 households, out of which 53.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.2% were
married couples
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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.1% were non-families. 9.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.66 and the average family size was 3.97.
In the town the population was spread out, with 40.7% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $49,464, and the median income for a family was $50,625. Males had a median income of $35,982 versus $22,222 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $14,474. About 0.5% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
See also
*
List of cities and towns in Utah
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References
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Cities in Juab County, Utah
Cities in Utah
Provo–Orem metropolitan area
Populated places established in 1852
1852 establishments in Utah Territory