Honeyville, Utah | |
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City | |
Motto: "Unity, Honor, Equity" | |
Location in Box Elder County and the state of Utah |
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Location of Utah in the United States |
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Coordinates: 41°38′8″N 112°4′55″W / 41.63556°N 112.08194°WCoordinates: 41°38′8″N 112°4′55″W / 41.63556°N 112.08194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Box Elder |
Settled | 1861 |
Incorporated | July 8, 1911 |
City | January 1, 1980 |
Area | |
• Total | 11.8 sq mi (30.6 km2) |
• Land | 11.8 sq mi (30.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 4,298 ft (1,310 m) |
Population (2012 est.) | |
• Total | 1,423 |
• Density | 120/sq mi (46.5/km2) |
Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code | 84314 |
Area code(s) | 435 |
FIPS code | 49-36290 |
GNIS feature ID | 1428800 |
Website | www |
Honeyville is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2010 census.
Honeyville was first established in 1861 when a ferry was put across the Bear River at this location. In that same year Anson Call built a sawmill in Honeyville. He later sold the mill to Abraham Hunsaker. The place was known as Hunsaker's Mill until it was organized as an LDS ward named Honeyville in 1877. Hunsaker was the branch president in Hunsaker's Mill and then the bishop of the Honeyville Ward until 1889.
Honeyville is located in eastern Box Elder County and is bordered by Deweyville to the north, by the Bear River to the west, by Calls Fort to the south, and by the Rocky Mountains to the east.
Interstate Highways 15 and 84 run through the west side of the city, with access from Exit 372. Ogden is 28 miles (45 km) to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Honeyville has a total area of 11.8 square miles (30.6 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,214 people, 358 households, and 308 families residing in the city. The population density was 103.3 people per square mile (39.9/km²). There were 378 housing units at an average density of 32.2 per square mile (12.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.32% White, 0.08% Native American, 2.80% Asian, 1.48% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.27% of the population.