Huntsville is a town in Weber County,

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, United States. The population was 608 at the 2010 census. It is located in

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. It is part of the Ogden– Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the

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History

Huntsville was founded in 1860 by

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. An LDS ward was organized there in 1877 with Francis Hammond as Bishop, and he was succeeded in 1885 by David McKay. This David McKay was the father of David O. McKay, later president of

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. A

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monastery, the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity, was established there in 1947, and closed after 70 years in 2017. The Shooting Star Saloon, the oldest continuously operating bar west of the Mississippi, is located in the town. It opened in 1879. It is known for the off-menu Star Burger: two patties with cheese, Polish knackwurst, and bacon.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), of which 0.6 square mile (1.7 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km²) (9.46%) is water.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

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system, Huntsville has a

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, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 649 people, 194 households, and 163 families residing in the town. The

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was 965.3 people per square mile (374.0/km²). There were 219 housing units at an average density of 325.7 per square mile (126.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.77%

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, 0.15%

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, 0.31% Native American, 0.15% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.08% of the population. There were 194 households, out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were

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living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.70. In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.7% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $50,625, and the median income for a family was $52,656. Males had a median income of $37,411 versus $31,528 for females. The

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for the town was $16,232. About 4.3% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the

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, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

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Snowbasin Snowbasin Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Weber County, Utah, northeast of Salt Lake City, on the back (east) side of the Wasatch Range. Opened in 1939, as part of an effort by the city of Ogden to restore the ...

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Federal representation

Huntsville is located in Utah's First Congressional District. For the

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, this district is represented by

Blake Moore Blake David Moore (born June 22, 1980) is an American politician and former diplomat from the state of Utah. He is the U.S. representative for , serving since January 2021. Since November 8, 2023, he has been the vice chair of the House Republic ...

( R- Ogden)

References

External links

Official website
{{authority control Towns in Utah Towns in Weber County, Utah Populated places established in 1860