Cedar Hills is a city in north-central Utah County,

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, United States. The population was 10,019 at the 2020 census, up from 9,796 in

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. The city began growing rapidly during the 1990s and is located east of Alpine and

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on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,094 people, 695 households, and 658 families residing in the town. The

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was 1,573.3 inhabitants per square mile (606.4/km). There were 721 housing units at an average density of 366.6 per square mile (141.3/km). The racial makeup of the town was 97.09%

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, 0.10%

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, 0.29% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.19%

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, 0.52% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population. There were 695 households, out of which 76.8% had children under 18 living with them, 89.1% were

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living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.3% were non-families. 4.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 4.44, and the average family size was 4.58. Cedar Hills has many children, with 49.0% of the population under 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 10.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $62,688, and the median income for a family was $63,625. Males had a median income of $52,813 versus $32,708 for females. The

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was $16,319. About 3.8% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the

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, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those aged 65 or over.

Education

Cedar Hills public schools are part of the

Alpine School District Alpine School District. The district was founded in 1915, and includes all grades from kindergarten through high school (K-12). As of 2018, there were 58 elementary schools, 14 junior high schools, 11 high schools, and 9 special purpose sch ...

and include access to one senior high school in neighboring Highland City, Lone Peak High School, two junior high schools, Mountain Ridge Junior High and Timberline Middle School in neighboring Highland City and Alpine City, and two elementary schools in the city, Cedar Ridge and Deerfield.

Businesses

The city's current business license ordinance indicates the requirements and any restrictions in operating a home occupation business, as well as other types of businesses.

Notable people

* Ben Cahoon, former receiver and coach * Zackery Farnsworth, current MLS centerback for

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* Chad Lewis, former NFL tight end for the

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City ordinances

As the bedroom community grew and the prospect of businesses locating in Cedar Hills loomed, there was a dispute as to whether stores should be allowed to open on Sunday and whether

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should be allowed to be sold. This was due to a large majority of the city's residents being members of

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, but it was resolved in 2005 when a referendum vote on two initiatives (one prohibiting businesses from being open on Sunday and the other prohibiting selling alcohol) were defeated. The anchor business for the commercial center, Walmart, opened in 2009 and remains open on Sundays and sells beer.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Utah Cities in Utah County, Utah Populated places established in 1974 Provo–Orem metropolitan area