Nephi, Utah
| Nephi, Utah | |
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 Location in Juab County and state of Utah. |
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| Coordinates: 39°42′33″N 111°49′53″W / 39.70917°N 111.83139°WCoordinates: 39°42′33″N 111°49′53″W / 39.70917°N 111.83139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Juab |
| Settled | 1851 |
| Named for | Nephi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2) |
| • Land | 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,128 ft (1,563 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 5,438 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (500/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84648 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-54220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1443793 |
Nephi is a city in Juab County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,733 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Juab County. It was settled by Mormon pioneers in 1851, as Salt Creek until 1882 when it acquired its current name. It is the principal city in the Juab Valley, an agricultural area. Nephi was named after Nephi, son of Lehi from the Book of Mormon.
Before the area was settled, the site along Salt Creek was first a camping place along the Old Mormon Road to Southern California. When Mormon settlers established their settlement in 1851 it too was called, Salt Creek. It retained that name until 1882 when the town and its post office became Nephi.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles (10.8 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,733 people, 1,430 households, and 1,149 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,133.8 people per square mile (438.2/km²). There were 1,552 housing units at an average density of 371.8 per square mile (143.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.98% White, 0.11% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.97% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.
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