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Brigham City is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 17,412 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Box Elder County. It lies on the western slope of the Wellsville Mountains, a branch of the Wasatch Range at the western terminus of Box Elder Canyon. Brigham City saw most of its growth during the 1950s and 1960s, but has seen a struggling economy and stagnating growth since then. It is currently the headquarters of ATK Thiokol, the company that created the solid rocket boosters for the Space Shuttle.
Occupied Housing Characteristics
Section information provided by 2000 U.S. Census Bureau
Total population of Brigham City:17,411
Total occupied housing units: 5,526
Home owners in Brigham City: 4,142
Renters in Brigham City: 1,384
Average Household Size: 3.09
Percent of homeowners: 75.0%
One person households: 18%
With house-holder 65 years and over: 23.4%
Geography of Brigham City UT
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.3 square miles (37.1 km²), of which, 14.3 square miles (37.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.14%) is water. It lies at an elevation of 4,315 feet (1,315 m).
Brigham City lies on the western slopes of the Wellsville Mountains, a branch of the Wasatch Range, at the western end of Box Elder Canyon. Brigham City is generally considered to be the northern end of the Wasatch Front. To the west is a large, flat region of desert scrub, eventually giving way to marshlands on the edge of the Great Salt Lake. Interstates 15 and 84 pass to the west of the city together. U.S. Route 89 approaches from the south and U.S. Route 91 comes from I-15/84 to the west. They intersect in the city, climbing through Box Elder Canyon together. Two routes of the Utah Transit Authority's bus system also provide access to Brigham City from Ogden, and it also has a Greyhound bus stop. It is planned to eventually be the northern terminus of the FrontRunner commuter rail line that will run the length of the Wasatch Front.
The climate of Brigham City is generally the same as that of the rest of the Wasatch Front. Snow is heavy in winter with an annual average of 50.0 inches (127cm), although it is too far north to receive lake-effect snow. Precipitation is light, averaging 18.46 inches (469mm) annually. Summers are hot, but humidity remains low and overnight temperatures are cool, and winters are cold (but rarely frigid). April is the wettest month, while July is the driest.
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Brigham City Demographics
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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 17,411 people, 5,526 households, and 4,409 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,216.4 people per square mile (469.8/km²). There were 5,838 housing units at an average density of 407.9/sq mi (157.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.26% White, 0.24% African American, 1.63% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 4.07% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.67% of the population.
There were 5,526 households out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.53.
In the city the population was spread out with 34.2% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,335, and the median income for a family was $46,891. Males had a median income of $39,271 versus $22,061 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,503. About 7.3% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
Popular Local Restaurants and Stores
- Wal-Mart
- Smith's Food and Drug
- Kent's Food
- Capitol Theater
- Inkton
- Christensens
- Maurices
- Wingers
- Hunan Village
- Game Stop
- Idle Isle
- Maddox (Just south of town in Perry, Utah)
- Yogurt Factory
- Taco Time
- 5 Buck Pizza
- Peach City
- Melinas
Neighboring Communities to Brigham City
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Bear River City | Deweyville | Elwood | Fielding | Howell | Mantua | Plymouth | Portage | Snowville
Corinne | Garland | Honeyville | Perry | Tremonton | Willard
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Interesting Places to Visit
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Nearby attractions include Golden Spike National Historic Site, which lies northwest of the city near Promontory Summit. State Route 13 heads northwest from Brigham City and turns north at Corinne. However, State Route 83 continues west from there and eventually reaches Lampo Junction, where the turnoff to the historic site is located. The work of art known as the Spiral Jetty lies west-southwest of this site. The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge lies directly west of Brigham City on the northeast side of the Great Salt Lake at the mouth of the Bear River. #3 of Wasatch Four
The Box Elder Tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can be seen from miles coming towards Brigham City. At night, from all around the county, the Tabernacle can be seen towering over the city and glowing vibrantly. The Tabernacle is in downtown Brigham City, across the street from the proposed Central Square development.
Fact Sheet for Brigham City, UT
Section information provided by 2000 U.S. Census Bureau
General Characteristics - show more >> |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
Total population |
17,411 |
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Male |
8,745 |
50.2 |
49.1% |
Female |
8,666 |
49.8 |
50.9% |
Median age (years) |
28.8 |
(X) |
35.3 |
Under 5 years |
1,607 |
9.2 |
6.8% |
18 years and over |
11,451 |
65.8 |
74.3% |
65 years and over |
2,115 |
12.1 |
12.4% |
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|
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One race |
17,075 |
98.1 |
97.6% |
White |
15,890 |
91.3 |
75.1% |
Black or African American |
41 |
0.2 |
12.3% |
American Indian and Alaska Native |
283 |
1.6 |
0.9% |
Asian |
134 |
0.8 |
3.6% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
18 |
0.1 |
0.1% |
Some other race |
709 |
4.1 |
5.5% |
Two or more races |
336 |
1.9 |
2.4% |
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
1,335 |
7.7 |
12.5% |
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Household population |
17,091 |
98.2 |
97.2% |
Group quarters population |
320 |
1.8 |
2.8% |
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Average household size |
3.09 |
(X) |
2.59 |
Average family size |
3.53 |
(X) |
3.14 |
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Total housing units |
5,838 |
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|
Occupied housing units |
5,526 |
94.7 |
91.0% |
Owner-occupied housing units |
4,142 |
75.0 |
66.2% |
Renter-occupied housing units |
1,384 |
25.0 |
33.8% |
Vacant housing units |
312 |
5.3 |
9.0% |
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Social Characteristics - show more >> |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
Population 25 years and over |
9,520 |
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High school graduate or higher |
8,274 |
86.9 |
80.4% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
2,241 |
23.5 |
24.4% |
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) |
1,413 |
12.3 |
12.7% |
Disability status (population 5 years and over) |
2,763 |
17.8 |
19.3% |
Foreign born |
567 |
3.3 |
11.1% |
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
3,970 |
63.6 |
56.7% |
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
3,934 |
62.2 |
52.1% |
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) |
1,418 |
9.0 |
17.9% |
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Economic Characteristics - show more >> |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
In labor force (population 16 years and over) |
7,729 |
63.1 |
63.9% |
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) |
20.2 |
(X) |
25.5 |
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) |
42,335 |
(X) |
41,994 |
Median family income in 1999 (dollars) |
46,891 |
(X) |
50,046 |
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) |
15,503 |
(X) |
21,587 |
Families below poverty level |
330 |
7.3 |
9.2% |
Individuals below poverty level |
1,492 |
8.7 |
12.4% |
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Housing Characteristics - show more >> |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
Single-family owner-occupied homes |
3,709 |
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Median value (dollars) |
114,600 |
(X) |
119,600 |
Median of selected monthly owner costs |
(X) |
(X) |
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With a mortgage (dollars) |
898 |
(X) |
1,088 |
Not mortgaged (dollars) |
232 |
(X) |
295 |
| (X) Not applicable. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3) |
History of Brigham City
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William Davis, a Mormon pioneer settler, explored the area around Box Elder Creek in 1850 and returned the following year with his family and two other families to take up permanent residence. By the fall of 1853, eight families with a total of twenty-four people lived in the settlement.
In the October 1853 Mormon general conference, church president Brigham Young directed Lorenzo Snow, an apostle in the church, to take fifty families to the Box Elder area and develop a cooperative system in which the community would become self-sufficient, producing all that they consumed. Snow chose artisans skilled in trades important to the development of a pioneer community. Most were Mormon converts from Denmark.
Snow became the political and ecclesiastical leader of the community. In 1855 he had the town plat surveyed, renamed the settlement Brigham City after church president Brigham Young, and encouraged the people to build permanent homes. Several small businesses were established during the 1850s, and the Box Elder County Courthouse, under construction from 1855 to 1857, was used for city and county business, theatrical productions, and religious meetings until church buildings could be built.
By 1864 Lorenzo Snow was ready to implement his plans for a cooperative community. A mercantile store, established in 1864, was the first cooperative business, but soon many different types of industries and services were added. Workers were paid in scrip which could be used for trade in any of the departments of the cooperative. By the mid-1870s, the cooperative association was producing all the commodities necessary for maintenance of the community, and Snow had realized his goal of making the people of Brigham City independent of the outside world. His cooperative became a prototype for similar ventures in Mormon settlements throughout Utah. It was recognized as the first and most successful of the Mormon cooperative organizations. However, a series of financial disasters between 1876 and 1879 crippled the organization and forced the association to begin selling its industries to private businessmen. The Co-op went into receivership in 1895.
After the demise of the Co-op, private enterprise in the area flourished. By 1910 Brigham City's population was 4,000, and its residents were running local industries and retail businesses as well as operating farms. In the 1920s and 1930s Brigham City essentially remained a small Mormon agricultural town specializing in fruit production.
Bushnell General Hospital, built in 1942 to treat soldiers wounded in World War II, changed the quiet community. The sixty-building facility constructed on 235 acres brought a major boost to the economy. From the beginning of its construction until its close in 1946, Bushnell provided new jobs for local people. Farmers sold produce to the hospital, and business on Main Street increased with the influx of the hospital staff and patients. After Bushnell closed, from 1950 until 1984 the facility housed the Intermountain Indian School, a boarding school for young Indian students.
Brigham City's growth rate increased rapidly with the construction in 1957 of Thiokol Chemical Corporation's Wasatch Division, the largest manufacturing enterprise in Box Elder County's history. Brigham's population of 6,790 in 1950 increased to 11,720 in 1960, to 14,000 in 1970 and to 15,596 in 1980 as both Thiokol's solid-fuel motor production and number of employees expanded. By 1990 Brigham City's population was 20,000.
See: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, History of Box Elder County 1851-1937 (1937); and Vaughn J. Nielsen, The History of Box Elder Stake (1977).
~ Kathleen Bradford
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