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Bountiful is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 41,301, a small increase over the 1990 figure of 37,544. The city grew rapidly during the suburb growth of the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
Although a part of the Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, it serves as a bedroom community to Salt Lake City and the surrounding area. The city is a popular bedroom community due to its traditional, family-oriented lifestyle, sprawling suburban homes, and low crime rates. However, due to the very narrow entrance into Salt Lake County, roads between the counties often reach near-gridlock traffic during rush hour. The FrontRunner commuter rail was just recently completed, and the Legacy Parkway project is currently under construction to ease this problem, with completion expected in 2008.
Occupied Housing Characteristics
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Total population of Bountiful: 41,301
Total occupied housing units: 13,341
Home owners in Bountiful: 10,363
Renters in Bountiful: 2,978
Average Household Size: 3.05
Percent of homeowners: 77.7%
One person households: 16.7%
With house-holder 65 years and over: 26.1%
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Geography of Bountiful
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.5 square miles (34.9 km²), all of it land.
The original portion of the city and downtown are located at the base of the Wasatch Range, which rises high to the east, overlooking the city. Most of the residential neighborhoods climb high up the slopes of the mountain. To the west lies a flatland that extends to the Great Salt Lake and the mudflats and marshes that border it.
The cities surrounding Bountiful include: North Salt Lake to the south, Woods Cross and West Bountiful to the west and Centerville to the north. Most land to the east of Bountiful is U.S. Forest Service property.
Bountiful Demographics
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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 41,301 people, 13,341 households, and 10,766 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,065.3 people per square mile (1,183.8/km²). There were 13,819 housing units at an average density of 1,025.6/sq mi (396.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.56% White, 0.24% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 1.12% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.90% of the population.
There were 13,341 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.46.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $55,993, and the median income for a family was $62,905. Males had a median income of $45,420 versus $27,354 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,967. About 3.0% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
Neighborhoods in Bountiful
Some of the neighborhoods in Bountiful include Foxsboro North, Valentine Estates, The Cottages, Eastpointe, Mountain View Estates, North Shadow Ridge, Mountain View Est, Edgewood, Jessie Meadows, Highland Domain, Stoneridge, Barton Woods PUD, Glade Hollow, Mont Clair, Domaine at Highland, Summerwood Estates
Interesting Places to Visit
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Bountiful Utah Tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, erected 1862
Bountiful Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dedicated 1995
Schools in Bountiful, Davis County
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Medical Facility in Bountiful
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Lakeview Hospital is a hospital located in Bountiful.
Fact Sheet for Bountiful, Utah
Section information provided by 2000 U.S. Census Bureau
General Characteristics - show more >> |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
Total population |
41,301 |
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Male |
20,056 |
48.6 |
49.1% |
Female |
21,245 |
51.4 |
50.9% |
Median age (years) |
32.5 |
(X) |
35.3 |
Under 5 years |
3,303 |
8.0 |
6.8% |
18 years and over |
29,055 |
70.3 |
74.3% |
65 years and over |
5,918 |
14.3 |
12.4% |
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One race |
40,748 |
98.7 |
97.6% |
White |
39,469 |
95.6 |
75.1% |
Black or African American |
98 |
0.2 |
12.3% |
American Indian and Alaska Native |
113 |
0.3 |
0.9% |
Asian |
474 |
1.1 |
3.6% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
133 |
0.3 |
0.1% |
Some other race |
461 |
1.1 |
5.5% |
Two or more races |
553 |
1.3 |
2.4% |
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
1,197 |
2.9 |
12.5% |
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Household population |
40,737 |
98.6 |
97.2% |
Group quarters population |
564 |
1.4 |
2.8% |
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Average household size |
3.05 |
(X) |
2.59 |
Average family size |
3.46 |
(X) |
3.14 |
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Total housing units |
13,819 |
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Occupied housing units |
13,341 |
96.5 |
91.0% |
Owner-occupied housing units |
10,363 |
77.7 |
66.2% |
Renter-occupied housing units |
2,978 |
22.3 |
33.8% |
Vacant housing units |
478 |
3.5 |
9.0% |
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Social Characteristics - show more >> |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
Population 25 years and over |
24,100 |
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High school graduate or higher |
22,616 |
93.8 |
80.4% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
8,579 |
35.6 |
24.4% |
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) |
3,494 |
12.0 |
12.7% |
Disability status (population 5 years and over) |
5,503 |
14.7 |
19.3% |
Foreign born |
1,376 |
3.3 |
11.1% |
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
9,980 |
66.7 |
56.7% |
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
10,082 |
61.5 |
52.1% |
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) |
2,599 |
6.9 |
17.9% |
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Economic Characteristics - show more >> |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
In labor force (population 16 years and over) |
20,241 |
66.3 |
63.9% |
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) |
20.8 |
(X) |
25.5 |
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) |
55,993 |
(X) |
41,994 |
Median family income in 1999 (dollars) |
62,905 |
(X) |
50,046 |
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) |
23,967 |
(X) |
21,587 |
Families below poverty level |
326 |
3.0 |
9.2% |
Individuals below poverty level |
1,629 |
4.0 |
12.4% |
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Housing Characteristics - show more >> |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
Single-family owner-occupied homes |
9,193 |
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Median value (dollars) |
176,000 |
(X) |
119,600 |
Median of selected monthly owner costs |
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(X) |
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With a mortgage (dollars) |
1,230 |
(X) |
1,088 |
Not mortgaged (dollars) |
263 |
(X) |
295 |
| (X) Not applicable. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3) |
History of Bountiful
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Bountiful is Utah's second settlement and was named for one of the ancient American cities described in the Book of Mormon. Bountiful was settled not long after Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. Perrigrine Sessions explored the area just three days after his arrival. In September 1847 Sessions gathered his family into their wagon and herded 300 head of cattle into the South Davis Valley. Other families moved into the area and began planting crops the following year. Fifty-three families had established farms in the area by 1850.
Because of repeated Indian problems, a fort was constructed of dirt walls, three-quarters of a mile square, with the townsite being laid out within its boundaries. Each man from the area was required to put in a ten-hour day of labor toward its construction, and all settlers were urged to move within its fortified walls. Though the fort was never completed and its gates were not installed, portions of the walls stood until the turn of the century.
The settlement was first called "Session's Settlement," and later "North Mill Creek Canyon," which was shortened to "North Canyon." In 1854, the first post office was established and was named "Stoker" in honor of the settlement's Mormon bishop, John Stoker. On 17 February 1855 the name Bountiful was accepted unanimously by the people of the community.
On 12 February 1857 ground was broken for Bountiful's landmark five-spire LDS tabernacle. It was built at a cost of approximately $60,000 using local materials and local labor . Augustus Farnham drew the plans for the 86-foot by 44-foot structure. The best artisans and craftsmen were employed in executing the plaster casting, hand carving, and the winding stairways. It was constructed on a rock foundation, and featured adobe walls with a red pine roof attached with wooden pegs. Bountiful was evacuated and its citizens sent to central Utah during the Utah War (1857-1858). As Johnston's Army approached, construction on the tabernacle was halted and grain was stored in its foundation. It took six years to complete the structure. A two-day dedicatory service on 14 and 15 March 1863 brought more than 150 visitors, including many dignitaries. Brigham Young presided while Heber C. Kimball offered the dedicatory prayer. The Bountiful tabernacle remains the oldest chapel in continuous use in the state of Utah.
On 14 December 1892 Bountiful was officially incorporated by the territorial legislature. Joseph L. Holbrook served as its first mayor. Bountiful originally included all of the south Davis region, but soon its area was reduced. In November 1895 the Woods Cross and West Bountiful areas voted to separate from Bountiful. Later, Centerville was incorporated. Eventually Bountiful was reduced to an area slightly less than 10.5 square miles.
For more than four decades Bountiful remained a sleepy farming community, but in the 1950s its close proximity to Salt Lake City made it an ideal residential community for suburban commuters. Families started moving from Salt Lake City to the suburbs, causing Bountiful's population to more than double. Its demographics also changed since many of these new residents were professionals (doctors, lawyers, educators, executives) who commuted to work in Salt Lake City.
Bountiful's growth continued throughout the 1960s and 1970s but slowed in the 1980s to only 11 percent. The 1990 census recorded a population of 36,659, revealing that Bountiful had fallen to the position of the second largest city in Davis County. Economic growth remains the city's top priority with downtown redevelopment as its major concern.
See: Leslie T. Foy, The City Bountiful: Utah's Second Settlement from Pioneers to Present (1975); Charles Rendell Mabey, Our Father's House: Joseph Thomas Mabey (1947).
~Patricia Lyn Scott
