Plain City, Utah
| Plain City, Utah | |
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| City | |
Plain City Hall and Senior Center
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 Location in Weber County and the state of Utah |
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 Location of Utah in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°17′58″N 112°4′49″W / 41.29944°N 112.08028°WCoordinates: 41°17′58″N 112°4′49″W / 41.29944°N 112.08028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Weber |
| Settled | 1859 |
| Incorporated | 1944 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Mayor |
| • Mayor | Bruce Higley |
| • Mayor Pro Temp | Joel Maw |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.7 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Land | 3.7 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,242 ft (1,293 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 5,887 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84404 |
| Area code(s) | 385, 801 |
| FIPS code | 49-60710 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1444471 |
| Website | http://plaincityutah.org |
Plain City is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 5,476 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Salt Lake Valley settlement began when wagon trains of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began arriving in 1847. By 1858, farmers from the then-settled towns of Lehi and Kay's Creek, looking for a new place to homestead, began considering the area now known as Plain City. On 17 March 1859, led by Lorin Farr, a group arrived to begin homesteading. Soon after arriving, the group surveyed a townsite and assigned building lots. The town layout used an organized grid system of blocks and streets, originally six blocks north-to-south and three blocks east-to-west. Each block was 5 acres (20,000 m2) in area, divided into 4 lots. The first settlers were allowed their choice in selection of a lot.
Plain City residents were responsible for the creation and growth of several nationwide trucking companies:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.73 square miles and 0.23 square miles of water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,489 people, 979 households, and 868 families residing in the city. The population density was 935.3 people per square mile (361.2/km²). There were 1,001 housing units at an average density of 268.3 per square mile (103.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.39% White, 0.03% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.03% of the population.
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