ZIP Code 84010

Bountiful was settled on September 27, 1847, by Peregrine Sessions and his family. It was known as Sessions Settlement and North Canyon Ward before being named Bountiful in 1855. The city was incorporated in 1892 with Joseph L Holbrook as mayor. Most of the settlers, and also many of the present inhabitants, are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) The city also shares 14 other religious institutions, including a Catholic school and church, Saint Olaf School, established in 1959. The Bountifully Utah Temple was dedicated in 1995 by the LDS Church. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.5 square miles (34.9 km²) The FrontRunner commuter rail has been running since April 2008. The Legacy Parkway was opened on September 13, 2008, to help alleviate the traffic load on Interstate 15 through the BOUNTiful area. The City is part of the OgdenClearfield metropolitan area, and serves as a bedroom community to Salt Lake City and the surrounding area. It is located at the base of the Wasatch Range, which rises high to the east, overlooking the city. To the west lies a flatland that extends to the Great Salt Lake and the mudflats and marshes that border it. The original portion of the city and downtown is located in the foothills of Wasatch Mountain. Most land to theEast of Bount Beautiful is U.S. Forest Service property.

History

Bountiful is the primary city name, but also N Salt Lake, North Salt Lake, W Bountiful, West Bountiful, Woods Cross are acceptable city names or spellings, Val Verda on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is Bountiful, Utah. Bountiful was settled on September 27, 1847, by Peregrine Sessions and his family. It was Utah's second settlement after Salt Lake City. Most of the settlers, and also many of the present inhabitants, are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Bountiful Utah Temple was dedicated in 1995 by the LDS Church. The city also shares 14 other religious institutions, including a Catholic school and church, Saint Olaf School, established in 1959. Serial killer Ted Bundy snatched victim Debra Kent from Viewmont High School in Bountifully on November 8, 1974.The city celebrates its history at the annual Handcart Days celebration every July in conjunction with the U.S. State of Utah's official holiday, Pioneer Day. People from three cities in the south of Davis County, Utah come together to commemorate the first group of Mormon Pioneers entry into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24,1847. The festivities include a parade, fireworks, games, entertainment, an art exhibit, and food. The event is a volunteer-driven event and is run by the city's citizens. The church tabernacle is also located in the city and was built in 1892 by Joseph L Holbrook as mayor. In 1907 electric lights came to the city through the efforts of its citizens, and the city was incorporated in1892 with Joseph H Holbrook, mayor, as its first mayor. The first Mormon temple in the state was dedicated to the church in 1855.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.5 square miles (34.9 km²), all land. The original portion of the city and downtown is located at the base of the Wasatch Range, which rises high to the east, overlooking the city. To the west lies a flatland that extends to the Great Salt Lake and the mudflats and marshes that border it. Bountiful's climate can be described as humid subtropical (Cfa) or humid continental (Dfa) depending on which variant of the system is used. The cities surrounding the city include: North Salt Lake to the south, Woods Cross and West Bountifully to the west, and Centerville to the north. Most land to theEast of BOUNTiful is U.S. Forest Service property. Most of the residential neighborhoods climb high up the slopes of the mountain. The city is located in the eastern part of the U.N. World Heritage Site, which is also known as the "World Heritage Site of the Holy Land" and the "Holy Land National Park" It has a population of about 3,000. The population of Val Verda is about 2,000, with the majority of the population living in the southern part of town. The area is known as "Bountiful" because it is the only place in the world where the city's name is used as a city name. It is also called "Val Verda" because of the name of a nearby town.

Demographics

According to the 2020 Census, there were 45,762 people in Bountiful. 89.6% of residents speak only English at home, while 5.2% speak Spanish, 2.9% speak other Indo-European languages, and 1. 9% speak Asian and Pacific Islander languages (e.g., Tagalog) The most common ancestries in the county were English (35.1%), German (10.5%), Irish (6.7%), Danish (6.6%), and Scottish (5.0%). The majority of the county's residents are white, with only 0.8% of the population being black or African-American. The county's population is 86.4% White, with 0.5% Native American, 1.6%. The county has a population of 46,762, with 7.7% Hispanic or Latino. The population is 85% White and 0.4%, Native American. The most popular ancestries are English, German, Irish, Danish, Scottish, and Scottish. The highest percentage of residents is Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, with 1.2%. The highest number of residents are African-Americans, with 6.7%. The population has a median household income of $42,816. The average household income is $44,822. The median household wealth is $43,823. The percentage of the residents who are Hispanic or Latinos is 7.6. The majority are White, and the percentage of those who are Native American is 1.5%.

Medical facilities

Lakeview Hospital is a hospital located in Bountiful, Utah. The hospital was established in the early 1900s. It is one of the largest hospitals in the state. It was built on the site of an old hospital in the town of Lakeview. It also has a children's hospital and a women's hospital. It has a maternity ward and a psychiatric ward. It opened in the 1950s and is still in use today. It's located on the former Lakeview Hospital site in the city of Lake View. It now has a new maternity ward as well as a new women's ward. The maternity ward was built in the 1980s. The children's ward was also built in 2008. It contains a maternity unit and a rehabilitation unit. The women's unit is located in the hospital's old building in the heart of the city. It will also have a new children's unit in the near future. The medical facilities include a rehabilitation center and a neonatal unit. There are also several other medical facilities in the area, including a cancer unit and an oncology unit. It can be reached by phone at 1-800-273-8255 or by visiting http://www.lakeviewhospitals.org/lakeview-hospital.html. The nurses-and-staff are based at the Lakeview-Hospitals-Administration and Patient Centre in Bountiful and the Hospital at Lakeview, Utah, and the Hospital Center in the town of Lake View.

Public schools

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Sights of interest

Bountiful Utah Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dedicated 1995. Utah Tabernacle, erected 1862. Mueller Park Canyon, Utah, is a popular hiking destination. Utah is home to the Utah State Capitol and the Utah Book of Records. The Utah State Museum is also located in the state, and is open to the public for guided tours of the museum's buildings and grounds. The U.S. National Park Service offers a free guided tour of the state every year.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah = 16.4. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 80. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Bountiful = 4.5 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 27,214 individuals with a median age of 32.3 age the population grows by 7.61% in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,500 residents per square mile of area (1,300/km²). There are average 2.94 people per household in the 14,902 households with an average household income of $68,007 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 4.80% of the available work force and has dropped -4.98% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 25.24%. The number of physicians in Bountiful per 100,000 population = 131.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Bountiful = 23.2 inches and the annual snowfall = 60.8 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 90. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 226. 89 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 22.3 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 67, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah which are owned by the occupant = 75.28%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 35 years with median home cost = $222,260 and home appreciation of -2.15%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $6.13 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $3,277 per student. There are 25.4 students for each teacher in the school, 817 students for each Librarian and 618 students for each Counselor. 8.11% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 24.97% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 10.96% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).