Mendon ( ) is a city in

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, United States. The population was 1,282 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Mendon was settled in 1859.

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, leader of the ill-fated Mormon handcart pioneer company known as the Willie Company, was one of the early settlers of Mendon. He served at times as mayor and postmaster of the town. The Forster Hotel is one of nine sites in Mendon listed on the

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Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), all land. Mendon is located within the Cache Valley.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 898 people, 267 households, and 233 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 283 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.77%

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, 1.22% Native American, 1.11% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.00% of the population. There were 267 households, out of which 50.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.1% were

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living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.4% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.65. In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.9% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $46,563, and the median income for a family was $51,528. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $20,795 for females. The

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for the city was $15,906. About 2.4% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the

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, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Mountainside Elementary part of the Cache County School district.

Notable people

Ivan J. Barrett Ivan Junius Barrett (April 4, 1910 – August 16, 1999) was an American author, professor, and historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Barrett was born in Mendon, Utah. As a young man he served in the LDS Chu ...

, author, professor, and historian of

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. *

Harvey Hancock George Harvey Hancock (January 2, 1900 – January 8, 1996), known as Harvey Hancock, was an aviation executive and a journalist who served as the Northern California campaign manager for Richard Nixon's successful 1950 United States Senate race ...

, aviation executive, journalist, and Republican political organizer. * Michael J. Murphy, master builder in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California * Stephen L Richards, leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and First Counselor in the First Presidency.

References

External links

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Historical images and documents from the Mendon, Utah Digital Collection
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