Nephi

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Nephi
Nephi city 2007.jpg
Location in the county and state of Utah
Juab County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Nephi highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1889
State : United States
State : Utah
County : Juab County
Coordinates : 39 ° 43 ′  N , 111 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 43 ′  N , 111 ° 50 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 5,389 (as of 2010)
Population density : 454.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 11.86 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of
which 11.86 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1563 m
Postal code : 84648
Area code : +1 435
FIPS : 49-54220
GNIS ID : 1443793
Website : nephi.utah.gov
Mayor : Glade R. Nielson
West UT-132 in Nephi - panoramio.jpg

Nephi is a city in Juab County in the US state of Utah , United States , with 5389 inhabitants (as of 2010).

Nephi is the administrative seat of Juab County .

geography

The place is about 120 km south of Salt Lake City near Mount Nebo . Nephi has an area of ​​11.86 km² (4.58 mi²). There are no bodies of water.

climate

Nephi is in the semi-arid climatic zone with pronounced summers and winters. Spring and autumn hardly come into their own. In summer it is dry and hot and in winter the city is shaped by snow.

The annual average temperature is 18.2 ° C. The warmest month is July with an average of 33.1 ° C, the coldest is January with -7.7 ° C. Temperatures around 38 ° C are not uncommon in midsummer. On July 10, 2002, a maximum value of 41.1 ° C was measured at the local weather station. Over the course of a year, the average rainfall is 349 mm.


Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Nephi
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 3.8 6.8 13.3 17.1 22.5 28.8 33.1 31.7 26.7 19.3 10.8 3.8 O 18.2
Min. Temperature (° C) −7.7 −5.2 -1.4 1.6 6.1 10.9 15.7 14.8 9.7 3.3 -2.5 -7.5 O 3.2
Precipitation ( mm ) 34.0 31.8 32.8 41.1 37.1 20.3 13.5 20.3 26.4 35.1 27.2 29.2 Σ 348.8
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  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: NOAA , (1988-2017)

history

Excavations carried out north of the city in 1965–1966 revealed information about the early residents of the area. Around the year 1300 here lived members of the Fremont culture that the hunt went about and agriculture operated.

In 1851 the settlement took place by the Mormons . The place was initially called Salt Creek, like the stream of the same name that runs here. The settlers began farming the surrounding land and built a fort for their protection, which was completed in 1854 . The Fort Salt Creek had boundary walls about 3.6 meters were high. There were gate entrances in the north and south walls of the rectangular fortifications. An original segment of the fort wall has been in Nephi City Park since 1933 . In the city of Nephi today there are markings that mark the location of the former fort. In 1882 the place was named after the Book of Mormon prophet Nephi . Seven years later, Nephi officially became a city.

The following table shows the historical population development of Nephi:

year Residents year Residents year Residents
1860 672 1920 2603 1980 3285
1870 1286 1930 2573 1990 3515
1880 1797 1940 2835 2000 4733
1890 2034 1950 2990 2010 5389
1900 2203 1960 2566 2020
1910 2759 1970 2699 2030

administration

As of 2017, Mayor Glade R. Nielson has led the administration of Nephi. The mayor and the five city council members who support him are elected for a term of four years.

Demographics

As of April 1, 2010, 5,389 people were living in Nephi, of whom 2,653 (49.2%) were women and 2,736 (50.8%) were men.

Approx. 79% of the residents lived in their own house or in their own apartment and only 19% lived in rent, 2% of the residents gave no information about their living conditions.

Information on the age structure of the residents is given in the following table:

population Residents proportion of population Residents proportion of
under 18 years 1880 34.89% 35 - 49 years 953 17.68%
18-24 years 439 8.15% 50 - 64 years 821 15.23%
25 - 34 years 723 13.42% over 64 years 573 10.63%

Economy and Transport

The economy of Nephi is largely agricultural.

Nephi is connected to the US highway system by Interstate 15 , which runs through the metropolitan area.

The nearest commercial airport is the regional airport Nephi Municipal Airport, located approx. 2 km northeast of the city center, outside the city area.

Culture and sights

The Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum is located in the old County Courthouse on Main Street in the center of town . In the museum exhibits on the history of the place are exhibited.

The Mount Nebo Scenic Byway , a road that is part of the National Scenic Byways , runs from Nephi over a distance of approximately 70 kilometers and at an altitude of up to 2,750 meters past the two peaks of Mount Nebo east and ends in Payson .

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Nephi, Utah  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Land area in square miles, 2010. United States Census Bureau, accessed February 2, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, accessed February 2, 2018 .
  3. ^ Excavations at Nephi, Utah, 1965–1966. (PDF) American Anthropologist, 1970, p. 1550 , accessed February 2, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Nephi General Plan Update ( Memento of November 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ; PDF) accessed on May 3, 2019 (English)
  5. ^ Utah Writers Project: Origins Of Utah Place Names . Utah State Dep't of Public Instruction, Salt Lake City 1941, p. 33 (English).
  6. ↑ 2010 Census Interactive Population Search. United States Census Bureau, accessed February 2, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Mount Nebo Scenic Byway (Nebo Loop). US Forest Service, accessed February 2, 2018 .