Paradise is a town located in the southern part of Cache County,

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, United States. The population was 971 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2020, there were 971 people and 211 households in the town. The population density was . There were 302 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 94.75%

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, 0.31% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.41%

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, 0.62% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population. There were 211 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.8% were

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living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 6.2% were male householder with no spouse present. The average family size was 3.77. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.29% under the age of 19, 2.37% from 20 to 24, 11.74% from 25 to 44, 18.33% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. The median income for a household in the town was $74,519, and the median income for a family was $81,250. About 7.7% of the population were below the

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, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Lee Bickmore, businessman and CEO of

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, member of the

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References

{{authority control Towns in Cache County, Utah Towns in Utah Logan metropolitan area Populated places established in 1860