Tremonton is a city in Box Elder County, Utah. The population was 7,647 at the time of the 2010 census.

History

Although the first settlers came to the Tremonton area in 1888, it remained largely uninhabited until just before 1900, when land agents started promoting the Bear River Valley as a place for Midwestern farmers to relocate. Small groups from

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began to arrive in 1898. These settlers were a diverse blend of

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faiths, in contrast to their mostly

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neighbors. Then an Apostolic Christian Church group came in 1901–1904. The main body was from Tremont, Illinois, joined by a few families from

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. Mostly of German descent, this group was referred to as the "German colony".Huchel, pp.178–180. When a townsite was laid out in 1903, the new town was named "Tremont" at the request of the German colony. Within four years, the post office had it renamed "Tremonton" due to confusion with the central Utah town of Fremont. Around 1907 the congregation was caught up in a larger

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of the Apostolic Church. Some moved back to the Midwest, and the German colony came to an end. But the church left a permanent mark in the name of Tremonton.

Geography

Tremonton lies in the

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in northeastern Box Elder County. The Malad River flows through the city. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land. Tremonton is located near the junction of Interstate 15 and Interstate 84. It is bordered on the north by the city of

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, with which it is closely-associated. The town of

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is located to the southeast.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,592 people, 1,698 households, and 1,397 families residing in the city. The

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was 1,066.8 people per square mile (412.0/km²). There were 1,822 housing units at an average density of 347.6 per square mile (134.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.52%

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, 0.16%

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, 0.45% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.04%

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, 5.22% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 9.71% of the population. There were 1,698 households, out of which 50.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were

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living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 3.67. In the city, the population was spread out, with 39.0% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $44,784, and the median income for a family was $49,100. Males had a median income of $36,764 versus $22,149 for females. The

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for the city was $15,737. About 8.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the

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, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Some of the major employers include the Malt-O-Meal cereal company,

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, Crump-Reese Motor Co, and Intertape Polymer Group, Inc. In April 2008, La-Z-Boy announced the closure of their Tremonton facility and the layoff of all 630 employees. Some of production was moved to a facility in

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Education

Tremonton has two elementary schools, McKinley Elementary and North Park. Older students attend Alice C. Harris Intermediate in Tremonton, as well as Bear River Junior High School and Bear River High School, located in nearby

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Notable people

RonNell Andersen Jones RonNell Andersen Jones is the Lee E. Teitelbaum endowed professor of law and Associate Dean of Faculty and Research at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. She is also an Affiliated Fellow at Yale Law School's Information So ...

, professor of law * W. Rolfe Kerr, LDS general authority * Camille Fronk Olson, professor * Marlon Shirley, two-time Paralympic 100m champion *

Jay Silvester L. Jay Silvester (born August 27, 1937) and participated in college athletics at Utah State University from 1956 to 1959 is an American retired athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw. In this event he finished in fourth, fifth, second ...

, U.S. Olympian; former Men's Discus world record holder *

David N. Weidman David N. Weidman (born ) was Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Celanese Corporation from December 2004 to April 2012, when he retired. He received the Chemical Industry Medal from the Society of Chemical Industry ...

, retired chairman of the board and CEO of Celanese * William A. Wilson, LDS folklorist and scholar

References

External links

* {{authority control Cities in Box Elder County, Utah Cities in Utah Populated places established in 1888