Wallsburg is a town in

Wasatch County Wasatch County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 34,788. Its county seat and largest city is Heber City. The county was named for a Ute word meaning "mountain pass" or "low plac ...

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, United States. It is part of the

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. The population was 290 at the 2020 census. Wallsburg was established in 1861, and was named for

William Madison Wall William Madison Wall (September 30, 1821 – September 18, 1869) was a Mormon pioneer, explorer, colonizer, military officer, and church leader in Provo, Heber, and Wallsburg, Utah, and a settler of Utah Territory. Early years Wall was born S ...

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 250 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 99.6% White, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. As of the

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of 2000, there were 274 people, 83 households, and 73 families living in the town. The

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was 543.0 people per square mile (/km²). There were 93 housing units at an average density of 184.3 per square mile (/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.64%

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and 0.36% Native American.

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or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population. There were 83 households, out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.1% were

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living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.0% were non-families. 12.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 3.56. In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $55,313, and the median income for a family was $59,375. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $21,042 for females. The

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for the town was $21,165. About 5.1% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the

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, including 1.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Government

Both during the 2011 and 2013 election years, the town recorder failed to open the filing period or schedule the election, so the current council and mayor were appointed to serve a 2-year-term in 2011 and another 2-year term in 2013. The current mayor of Wallsburg is Celeni Richins.

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{{authority control Towns in Wasatch County, Utah Towns in Utah Populated places established in 1862 1862 establishments in Utah Territory

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