Lehi, Utah
| Lehi, Utah | |
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Lehi Tabernacle in 1913.
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 Location in Utah County and the state of Utah |
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| Coordinates: 40°23′16″N 111°50′57″W / 40.38778°N 111.84917°WCoordinates: 40°23′16″N 111°50′57″W / 40.38778°N 111.84917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Utah |
| Settled | 1850 |
| Incorporated | February 5, 1852 |
| Named for | Lehi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bert Wilson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.7 sq mi (69.1 km2) |
| • Land | 26.3 sq mi (68.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,564 ft (1,391 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 47,407 |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (690/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84043 |
| Area code(s) | 385, 801 |
| FIPS code | 49-44320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1442553 |
| Website | http://www.lehi-ut.gov |
| Location | 700 E. Main St., Lehi, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 40°23′18.4″N 111°50′11″W / 40.388444°N 111.83639°W |
| Area | 2.9 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1905 |
| Built by | Wolf Company |
| NRHP Reference # | 94000535 |
| Added to NRHP | May 26, 1994 |
Lehi (/ˈliːhaɪ/ LEE-hy) is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is named after Lehi, a prophet in the Book of Mormon. The population was 47,407 at the 2010 census, up from 19,028 in 2000. The center of population of Utah is located in Lehi.
Lehi is part of the Provo−Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A group of Mormon pioneers settled the area now known as Lehi in the fall of 1850, at a place called Dry Creek, in the northernmost part of Utah Valley. It was renamed Evansville in 1851, after David Evans, a local bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Other historical names include Sulphur Springs and Snow's Springs.
The land was organized into parcels of 40 acres (160,000 m2), and new settlers received a plot of this size until the entire tract was exhausted. There was little water to irrigate the rich soil, so it became necessary to divert a portion of American Fork Creek. Evansville consumed up to one-third of the creek's water as authorized by the Utah Territorial Legislature.
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