Editing Amalga, Utah

{{Short description|  Town in the state of Utah, United States}}
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|official_name            = Amalga, Utah
|settlement_type          = Town
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|image_skyline            = Amalga Utah Town Hall.jpeg
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|image_caption            = Amalga Town Hall
|image_map                = Cache County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Amalga highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Cache County, Utah|Cache County]] and the state of [[Utah]].
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Utah]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Cache County, Utah|Cache]]
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|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1869
|established_title2       = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1938
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|established_date3        = 
|founder                  = Hans Jorgensen
|named_for                = [[Amalgamated Sugar Company]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 9.35
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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
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|population_total         = 482
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|population_density_sq_mi = 160.11
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset               = -7
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|utc_offset_DST           = -6
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|postal_code_type         = ZIP code
|postal_code              = 84335
|area_code                = 435
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-01090<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 2412359<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412359}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.amalgatown.com/}}
|footnotes                = 
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'''Amalga''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|m|æ|l|g|ə}} {{respell|ə|MAL|gə}}) is a town in [[Cache County, Utah|Cache County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 482 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]]. It is included in the [[Logan, Utah]]-[[Idaho]] (partial) [[Logan metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

Many of the town's population are dairy farmers, with many families owning their own herds. The town contains the [[Schreiber Foods]] plant. Nearby [[Smithfield, Utah|Smithfield]] shares its post office and library with the town.

==History==
Amalga was settled by [[Latter-Day Saint]] settler Hans Jorgensen in 1869.<ref name="retro">{{cite book|title=Amalga in retrospect : the story of Amalga, Utah|publisher=Paragon Printing|location=Salt Lake City|year=1951|oclc=6715474}}</ref><ref name="upn" /> Other settlers began arriving in 1891.<ref name="retro" /> By March 22, 1891, when the Alto Branch of the LDS Church was organized, the town had a schoolhouse that was used for social gatherings and church meetings.<ref name="retro" />

In 1916, the [[Amalgamated Sugar Company]] agreed to build a factory in town to process [[sugar beets]], and the town name became Amalga.<ref name="retro" /><ref name=upn>{{cite book |last= Van Cott |first= John W. |title= Utah Place Names |publisher= [[University of Utah Press]] |year= 1990 |pages= 6 |isbn= 0-87480-345-4 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=z3Pqk9tazU4C&q=amalga&pg=PA6 }}</ref> A spur line was established by the [[Utah Idaho Central Railroad]], and a large hotel opened.<ref name="retro" /> The factory, built by Dyer Construction Company, was built by the 1917 season for $900,000.<ref name="retro" />

Coinciding with the organization of the city, the Amalga Ward of the LDS Church was established on March 10, 1918, choosing its name from the Amalgamated Sugar Company.<ref name="retro" />

The factory was shut down in 1929 due to the sugar beet blight.<ref name="retro" /> The equipment was dismantled and reassembled in [[Sacramento, California]].<ref name="retro" /> The hotel was torn down, as were the workers' houses.<ref name="retro" /> The railroad was also removed, and sugar beets were shipped by truck to [[Smithfield, Utah|Smithfield]], then taken to a factory in [[Lewiston, Utah|Lewiston]] for processing.<ref name="retro" /> The warehouse and land was sold to the "Tueller brothers" in late 1937.<ref name="retro" />

In 1941, the Cache Valley Dairy Association purchased the former sugar beet plant to allow the co-op to process their own milk into [[Swiss cheese (North America)|Swiss cheese]].<!-- Deseret News cite? --><ref name="retro" /> The co-op hired Edwin Gossner to produce the cheese, which he did from 1942 until 1966, when he left to form [[Gossner Foods]] in west Logan.<ref name="retro" /><ref>{{cite news |title= Specialty milk and cheese products hail from northern Utah |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695195183/ |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120729080032/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695195183/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= July 29, 2012 |date= July 27, 2007 |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] |last= Wadley |first= Carma }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 3.5&nbsp;square miles (9.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 3.4&nbsp;square miles (8.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.2&nbsp;square mile (0.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (4.26%) is water. Most of the water is in a single swamp north of the cheese factory.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1940= 246
|1950= 225
|1960= 198
|1970= 207
|1980= 323
|1990= 366
|2000= 427
|2010= 488
|2020= 482
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 427 people, 119 households, and 106 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|126.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 123 housing units at an average density of {{convert|36.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.92% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.84% of the population.

There were 119 households, out of which 58.8% had children under 18 living with them, 81.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.9% were non-families. 10.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.59, and the average family size was 3.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 39.8% under 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 12.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,143, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $21,607 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,106. About 7.5% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those aged 65 or over.

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of municipalities in Utah]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Amalga, Utah}}
* {{official website|http://www.amalgatown.com/}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Amalga
|North     = [[Lewiston, Utah|Lewiston]]
|Northeast = [[Richmond, Utah|Richmond]]
|East      = [[Smithfield, Utah|Smithfield]]
|Southeast = [[Hyde Park, Utah|Hyde Park]]
|South     = [[Logan, Utah|Logan]]
|Southwest = [[Mendon, Utah|Mendon]]
|West      = [[Newton, Utah|Newton]]
|Northwest = [[Trenton, Utah|Trenton]]
}}

{{Cache County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Towns in Cache County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Logan metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1869]]
[[Category:1869 establishments in Utah Territory]]