Maeser ( ) is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 4,081 at the 2020 census, an increase over the 2010 figure of 3,601. The village is named after Karl Maeser, an educator.

History

Maeser was first settled in 1878.

Andrew Jenson Andrew Jenson, born Anders Jensen, (December 11, 1850 – November 18, 1941) was a Danish immigrant to the United States who acted as an Assistant Church Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for much of the ...

. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church''. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 459 It became an incorporated municipality in 1935, but disincorporated on July 9, 1970.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 6.5 square miles (16.8 km²), all land. The community is west of

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in the

Ashley National Forest Ashley National Forest is a United States National Forest, National Forest located in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming. Within the Forest's bounds are (with in Utah and in Wyoming) of vast forests, lakes, and mountains, with elevati ...

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,855 people, 900 households, and 766 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 439.7 people per square mile (169.8/km²). There were 954 housing units at an average density of 146.9/sq mi (56.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.99%

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, 0.07%

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, 1.02% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 1.09% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population. There were 900 households, out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were

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living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.48. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,779, and the median income for a family was $43,625. Males had a median income of $40,857 versus $25,100 for females. The

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for the CDP was $14,975. About 6.1% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the

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, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Utah Census-designated places in Uintah County, Utah Populated places established in 1878 Former towns in Utah

History

Geography

Demographics

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