Eagle Mountain, Utah
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Eagle Mountain is a town located in Utah County, Utah. The city is a new development located to the west of the Lake Mountains, which are west of Utah Lake. It was incorporated on December 3, 1996 and has been rapidly growing ever since. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,157. By 2003 the estimated population had already reached 7,405.
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History
John Walden and Eagle Mountain Properties purchased land in a bankruptcy sale. Initially purchasing the land for the water rights, Walden later decided to form a city.
Eagle Mountain was a planned city built around a concept of New urbanism, and incorporated in December 1996 with a population of approximately 250 residents with Debbie Hooge as mayor, who was followed by Rob Bateman, Paul Bond, and Kelvin Bailey, who is the current mayor. Hooge, an elected mayor, resigned due to perceived conflict of interest, and Bateman was appointed. Bond was elected and served his full two-year term. Bailey then ran against Greg Kehl, a city councilman, and won by about 70 votes.
Bailey and the small city of Eagle Mountain gained some national attention in March of 2003 when Bailey reportedly claimed to have been kidnapped and forced to drive to Barstow, California. FBI personnel were briefly involved in the case. Bailey reportedly confessed that he had invented the kidnapping story due to his "struggling with the stresses of his responsibilities as mayor and with his job as a construction consultant. He admitted making up the story to appease his wife until he could return home and explain his disappearance."[1] (http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0%2C1249%2C575037613%2C00.html) Bailey pled not guilty to misdemeanor charges of filing false police reports.
The current city council:
- Mark Madsen
- Diane Jacob
- Linda "Linn" Strouse
- David "Dave" Blackburn
- Vincent Liddiard
Interestingly, to date Morgan and Kehl will be the first two city councilmen to finish four-year elected terms. No Eagle Mountain mayor has finished a four-year term.
Eagle Mountain is home to Pony Express Elementary, which opened over capacity. A new elementary school, known as Eagle Valley Elementary, opened in time for the 2004-2005 school year. The city is currently experiencing a high rate of growth, and has approximately 2,000 households (in 2003), compared to 532 in 2000.
Geography
Eagle Mountain is located at 40°18'22" North, 112°0'35" West (40.305982, -112.009726)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 108.0 km² (41.7 mi²). 108.0 km² (41.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.02% is water.
Eagle Mountain sits at the western base of the Lake Mountains on a large, flat plain of grass. The city also contains a number of small, scattered communities north of the Lake Mountains on Utah State Route 73 west of Lehi.
Utilities
The utilities are owned by the city. While the Telecom department is in the final stage of a sale to Direct Communications, the city owns its own natural gas, electric, water, and sewer services.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 2,157 people, 532 households, and 502 families residing in the town. The population density is 20.0/km² (51.7/mi²). There are 598 housing units at an average density of 5.5/km² (14.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.57% White, 0.32% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. 3.11% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 532 households out of which 74.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.1% are married couples living together, 3.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 5.6% are non-families. 3.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 0.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 4.05 and the average family size is 4.18.
In the town the population is spread out with 47.4% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 6.3% from 45 to 64, and 1.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 21 years. For every 100 females there are 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $52,102, and the median income for a family is $52,434. Males have a median income of $40,777 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,340. 2.8% of the population and 2.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.1% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
External links
- The City of Eagle Mountain, Utah (http://www.emcity.org)
- Eagle Mountain Telecom (http://www.emcity.net)
- Eagle Mountain Community Website (http://www.emutah.com)