Editing Alpine, Utah

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|name                     = Alpine, Utah
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Utah County, UT|Utah County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
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|established_date2        = January 19, 1855
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|area_total_km2           = 20.60
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
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|population_total         = 10251
|population_density_km2   = 509.55
|population_density_sq_mi = 1319.67
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|postal_code_type         = ZIP code
|postal_code              = 84004
|area_codes               = 385, 801
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-00540<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|website                  = [http://www.alpinecity.org City of Alpine]
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Alpine''' is a city on the northeastern edge of [[Utah County, Utah|Utah County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 10,251 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Alpine has been one of the many quickly-growing cities of Utah since the 1970s, especially in the 1990s. This city is thirty-two miles southeast of [[Salt Lake City]]. It is located on the slopes of the [[Wasatch Range]] north of [[Highland, Utah|Highland]] and [[American Fork, Utah|American Fork]]. The west side of the city runs above the [[Wasatch Fault]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/wasatch-fault-above/|title=The Wasatch Fault from Above – Utah Geological Survey|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Alpine, Utah flag (c. 1860).png|left|thumb|Digital reconstruction of the city flag, c1860s<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Deseret Evening News {{!}} 1907-07-27 {{!}} Page 2 {{!}} Pioneer Celebrations |url=https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2148724&q=Pioneer+flag+banner&rows=200&sort=rel&year_start=1850&year_end=1910 |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=newspapers.lib.utah.edu |language=en}}</ref>]]
The area, which would one day become Alpine, was settled by William Wordsworth and several other homesteading families in the fall of 1850.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alpine City History |url=https://www.alpineut.gov/179/Alpine-City-History |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408165555/http://www.alpinecity.org/alpine-city-history |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |access-date=2019-05-15 |website=City of Alpine |language=en}}</ref> The town was originally called Mountainville, and under the latter name settlement was first made in 1851.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7M3AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA9|year=1918|page=9}}</ref> The city was renamed because the views from the elevated town site were compared to the [[Swiss Alps]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Leigh|first=Rufus Wood|title=Five hundred Utah place names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015013530756;view=1up;seq=11|year=1961|publisher=Deseret News Press|location=Salt Lake City|page=1}}</ref> In the 1860s Mrs. Joseph Walton made a flag to represent the city. The flag was carried across the county, it flew for 40 years.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
Alpine is located on [[Utah State Route 74|State Route 74]], just north of the city of [[Highland, Utah|Highland]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|19.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}. None of that area is covered with water, although several small mountain streams run through the city for years with sufficient rainfall.

There are several [[mountain biking]] trails around the city that attract bikers from all over the state. There are also many trails and paths well suited for back-trail [[hiking]] along the mountains. The nearby [[American Fork Canyon]] offers camping, swimming, and access to mountaineering regions around [[Mount Timpanogos]].

The hills surrounding Alpine have been affected by several brush fires in recent years, the most devastating of which was the Quail Fire,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fox13now.com/2012/07/03/brush-fire-threatening-homes-in-alpine-area/|title=Quail Fire 95 percent contained|date=3 July 2012}}</ref> which consumed over 2200 acres on the north-east side of town in July 2012. The area is serviced by the Lone Peak Fire Department and Lone Peak Police Force.

===Climate===
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| collapsed=yes
| precipitation colour = green
| width = auto
| location = Alpine, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1965–present
| Jan record high F = 61
| Feb record high F = 70
| Mar record high F = 79
| Apr record high F = 87
| May record high F = 93
| Jun record high F = 100
| Jul record high F = 104
| Aug record high F = 105
| Sep record high F = 98
| Oct record high F = 89
| Nov record high F = 75
| Dec record high F = 66
| year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 52.3
|Feb avg record high F = 58.6
|Mar avg record high F = 70.2
|Apr avg record high F = 77.5
|May avg record high F = 85.6
|Jun avg record high F = 93.3
|Jul avg record high F = 96.4
|Aug avg record high F = 94.4
|Sep avg record high F = 89.6
|Oct avg record high F = 79.7
|Nov avg record high F = 67.1
|Dec avg record high F = 54.8
|year avg record high F = 97.0

| Jan high F = 38.6
| Feb high F = 44.0
| Mar high F = 54.4
| Apr high F = 60.9
| May high F = 70.6
| Jun high F = 82.2
| Jul high F = 89.5
| Aug high F = 87.3
| Sep high F = 78.6
| Oct high F = 65.1
| Nov high F = 50.2
| Dec high F = 38.5
| year high F = 63.3
| Jan mean F = 30.1
| Feb mean F = 34.5
| Mar mean F = 43.1
| Apr mean F = 48.8
| May mean F = 57.2
| Jun mean F = 66.8
| Jul mean F = 74.0
| Aug mean F = 72.4
| Sep mean F = 63.7
| Oct mean F = 51.9
| Nov mean F = 39.8
| Dec mean F = 30.2
| year mean F = 51.0
| Jan low F = 21.6
| Feb low F = 24.9
| Mar low F = 31.8
| Apr low F = 36.8
| May low F = 43.9
| Jun low F = 51.4
| Jul low F = 58.5
| Aug low F = 57.6
| Sep low F = 48.9
| Oct low F = 38.8
| Nov low F = 29.4
| Dec low F = 21.9
| year low F = 38.8

|Jan avg record low F = 5.9
|Feb avg record low F = 9.4
|Mar avg record low F = 17.6
|Apr avg record low F = 24.2
|May avg record low F = 30.8
|Jun avg record low F = 38.8
|Jul avg record low F = 49.5
|Aug avg record low F = 47.9
|Sep avg record low F = 35.8
|Oct avg record low F = 25.1
|Nov avg record low F = 14.0
|Dec avg record low F = 6.2
|year avg record low F = 1.9

| Jan record low F = -15
| Feb record low F = -20
| Mar record low F = 5
| Apr record low F = 12
| May record low F = 24
| Jun record low F = 30
| Jul record low F = 39
| Aug record low F = 32
| Sep record low F = 25
| Oct record low F = 8
| Nov record low F = -1
| Dec record low F = -7
| year record low F = 
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.50
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.03
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.03
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.49
| May precipitation inch = 2.42
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.00
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.64
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.95
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.33
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.84
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.63
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.26
| year precipitation inch = 21.12
|Jan snow inch = 17.4
|Feb snow inch = 13.6
|Mar snow inch = 9.6
|Apr snow inch = 6.2
|May snow inch = 0.5
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 1.6
|Nov snow inch = 8.0
|Dec snow inch = 17.5
|year snow inch = 74.4
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 10.1
| Feb precipitation days = 9.2
| Mar precipitation days = 9.1
| Apr precipitation days = 10.2
| May precipitation days = 9.2
| Jun precipitation days = 4.9
| Jul precipitation days = 4.3
| Aug precipitation days = 6.2
| Sep precipitation days = 5.9
| Oct precipitation days = 7.2
| Nov precipitation days = 7.4
| Dec precipitation days = 9.3
| year precipitation days = 93.0
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 6.2
|Feb snow days = 5.4
|Mar snow days = 3.8
|Apr snow days = 2.5
|May snow days = 0.4
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.9
|Nov snow days = 3.3
|Dec snow days = 6.7
|year snow days = 29.2
| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=slc|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date = November 25, 2022
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00420061&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020|publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date = November 25, 2022
}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 135
|1870= 208
|1880= 319
|1890= 466
|1900= 520
|1910= 585
|1920= 470
|1930= 509
|1940= 444
|1950= 571
|1960= 775
|1970= 1047
|1980= 2649
|1990= 3492
|2000= 7146
|2010= 9555
|2020= 10251
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |title=U.S. Census website |access-date=2013-09-17 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://governor.utah.gov/DEA/Census/2010/Cities%20and%20Counties.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003210445/http://governor.utah.gov/DEA/Census/2010/Cities%20and%20Counties.pdf |archive-date=2018-10-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-G2AAAAIAAJ&q=population+of+Utah+Cities+1850+to+1890&pg=PA1097|title=Population|date=14 June 2019|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |title=U.S. Census website |access-date=2015-06-04 }}</ref>
Alpine is part of the [[Provo–Orem metropolitan area]].

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 10,251 people, 1,662 households, and 1,545 families residing in the city.<ref name="GR2" /> The [[population density]] was 1,319.67 people per square mile (383.2/km{{sup|2}}). There were 2,804 housing units at an average density of 240.7 per square mile (93.0/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the city was 96.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 1.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.60% of the population.

There were 1,662 households, out of which 63.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.0% were non-families. 6.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 4.30, and the average family size was 4.51.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 34.9% under 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $129,239, and the median income for a family was $74,891. Males had a median income of $57,250 versus $33,571 for females. The [[per capita income]] was $45,352. About 3.5% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those aged 65 or over.

==Government==
The mayor of Alpine is Carla Merrill. The members of the City Council are Jessica Smuin, Lon Lott, Kelli Law, Jason Thelin, and Greg Gordon.{{cn|date=November 2024}} Alpine City Hall, located at the intersection of Main St. and Center St, celebrated the 80th anniversary of its construction in 2016.

Alpine is part of [[Utah's 3rd congressional district]], represented by Republican [[Mike Kennedy (politician)|Mike Kennedy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/voting/city/utah/alpine|title=Alpine, Utah Politics & Voting|website=www.bestplaces.net|access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref>

==Education==
Despite being a fairly small town, Alpine is home to five schools. Three of the schools are a part of the Alpine School District, while the fourth, [[Mountainville Academy]], is a charter school for grades K-9. Alpine Elementary and Westfield Elementary are Alpine District Schools for grades K-6. The Alpine District elementary schools feed into Timberline Middle School, a 7–9 grade school. The Montessori Canyon Academy was founded by Michelle Kerr in 2014 and offers private preschool education.<ref>{{cite web|title=Montessori Canyon Academy|url=http://www.montessoricanyonacademy.com/|website=Montessori Canyon Academy}}</ref>

== Points of interest ==
[[File:Alpine 01.png|thumb|Lone Peak and White Baldy, as seen from downtown Alpine.]]
* Burgess Park
* Creekside Park (100 South Park)
* Historic Moyle Park
* Horsetail Falls (Dry Creek Trail)
* [[Petersen Arboretum]]
* Sliding Rock
* American Fork Canyon (Alpine Scenic Highway)
* Tibble Fork Reservoir and Silver Lake Flat

== Notable people ==<!-- Please respect alphabetical order -->
{{div col}}
* [[William Grant Bangerter]], religious authority
* [[Julie B. Beck]], president of [[Relief Society]] 2007-12
* [[Jason Chaffetz]], former congressman
* [[Frank Jackson (basketball)|Frank Jackson]], Duke and NBA basketball player
* [[Josh James]], founder of Domo and the former Omniture
* [[Lee Johnson (punter)|Lee Johnson]], former NFL player
* [[Mike Kennedy (politician)|Mike Kennedy]], U.S. congressman
* [[Rick Koerber]], convicted fraudster<ref>Emily Morton (2010-01-27). [https://www.deseret.com/2010/1/27/20367045/alpine-businessman-claud-rick-koerber-carries-on-despite-ponzi-scheme-charges Alpine businessman Claud 'Rick' Koerber carries on despite Ponzi scheme charges]. The Deseret News, accessed 2021-04-07</ref>
* [[Mike Lee]], U.S. senator
* [[Bronco Mendenhall]], [[Virginia Cavaliers football]] coach
* [[Dale Murphy]], former MLB player
* [[Lloyd Newell]], speaker for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
* [[Orrin Olsen]], BYU and NFL football player
* [[May Booth Talmage]], [[Relief Society]] overseer
* [[Celestia Taylor]], BYU professor
* [[The 5 Browns]], classical music group

{{div col end}}

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
*[[List of cities and towns in Utah]]

==References==
{{Reflist|22em}}

==External links==
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* {{official website|http://www.alpinecity.org}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Alpine
|North     = 
|Northeast = [[Alta, Utah|Alta]]
|East      = ''[[Wasatch Mountain State Park]]'' / [[Midway, Utah|Midway]]<br/>[[Charleston, Utah|Charleston]]
|Southeast = ''[[Deer Creek State Park (Utah)|Deer Creek State Park]]'' / [[Wallsburg, Utah|Wallsburg]]
|South     = [[Highland, Utah|Highland]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = 
|Northwest = [[Draper, Utah|Draper]]
}}

{{Utah County, Utah}}
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[[Category:Provo–Orem metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1850]]
[[Category:Cities in Utah]]
[[Category:Cities in Utah County, Utah]]