Naples is a city in

Uintah County, Utah Uintah County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 35,620. Its county seat and largest city is Vernal, Utah, Vernal. The county was named for the portion of t ...

, United States. The population was 2,282 at the 2020 United States Census. Naples was listed as a town in 2000; it has since been classified as a fifth-class city by state law.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of 6.5 square miles (16.9 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,282 people, 883 households, and 733 families in the town. The

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was 345.75 people per square mile (218.2/km²). The racial makeup is 90.1%

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, 0.96% Native American, 1.5% from other races, and 6.66% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 11.3% of the population. There were 883 households, out of which 54% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were

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living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.4% were non-families. 15.05% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 3.72. The town population contained 38.6% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 14.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $78,973.

Attractions

Games, Anime, and More is a biannual

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. It is a multi-genre convention having video games, card games, cartoons, costumes, tournaments, tabletop gaming, and similar activities. The GAM Convention is held during March and August in

. In 2015 it was the first anime convention held in

Vernal, Utah Vernal, the county seat and largest city in Uintah County, is in northeastern Utah, approximately east of Salt Lake City and west of the Colorado border. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 10,079. The population has since grown t ...

as well as the first gaming convention held there, making it the first convention of its type in Vernal. In 2016 it was held in Naples, making GAM the first convention of its type in the city of Naples.

Notable people

* Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), Hollywood actor, artist, inventor, rodeo cowboy dubbed "Father of Modern Rodeo"

References

External links

Naples City, Utah
{{authority control Cities in Utah Cities in Uintah County, Utah Populated places established in 1878