Elmo is a town in Emery County,

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, United States. The population was 418 at the 2010 census, up from 368 in

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Geography

Elmo is in northern Emery County, northeast of Huntington, and south of

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. According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 368 people, 112 households, and 93 families residing in the town. The

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was 597.9 people per square mile (229.2/km²). There were 120 housing units at an average density of 195.0 per square mile (74.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.74%

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, 0.27%

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, 0.54% Native American, 0.54%

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, and 1.90% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.35% of the population. There were 112 households, of which 42.9% had children under 18 living with them, 75.0% were

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living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11, and the average family size was 3.43. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.4% under 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $18,333 for females. The

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was $12,861. About 9.1% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the

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, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those aged 65 or over.

References

External links

Elmo Town
at Emery County official website {{authority control Towns in Emery County, Utah Towns in Utah Populated places established in 1908 1908 establishments in Utah

Geography

Demographics

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