Moroni ( ) is a city in Sanpete County,

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, United States. The population was 1,423 at the 2010 census.

Name

The city is named after Moroni, a

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in the beliefs of

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(Mormons).

History

Moroni, Utah was founded by George Washington Bradley in 1859. That same year George Washington Bradley became the

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of Moroni and held that position for 18 years.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all land.

Climate

This

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region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. In addition, the

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is very large year-round. According to the

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system, Moroni has a

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, ''Dfb'' on climate maps, bordering a

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(''BSk'').Climate Summary for Moroni, Utah
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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,280 people, 399 households, and 316 families residing in the city. The

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was 1,194.1 people per square mile (461.9/km²). There were 430 housing units at an average density of 401.1 per square mile (155.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.58%

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, 0.23%

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, 0.31% Native American, 0.08%

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, 0.62%

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, 12.03% from

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, and 4.14% from two or more races.

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of any race were 20.55% of the population. There were 399 households, out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were

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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.70. In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,375, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $30,739 versus $21,875 for females. The

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for the city was $12,527. About 8.8% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the

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, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Moroni is in the

North Sanpete School District North Sanpete School District is a public school district in the U.S. state of Utah. The district provides education for students in the northern half of Sanpete County Sanpete County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 201 ...

and has an elementary school and North Sanpete Middle School. Students attend

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in Mount Pleasant.

References

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