Editing Ammon, Idaho

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                = Ammon, Idaho
| settlement_type     = [[City]]
| motto              = "The City Where Tomorrow Begins"

| image_skyline      = File:QwL7Af1Q.jpg
| image_caption      = View of Ammon looking towards the foothills

| image_map          = File:Bonneville County Idaho Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Ammon Highlighted 1601990.svg
| map_caption        = Location of Ammon in Bonneville County, Idaho.

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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Idaho]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Idaho|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Bonneville County, Idaho|Bonneville]]

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| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = 1905
| government_type    =
| government_footnotes = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        =

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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_16.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 7.61
| area_land_sq_mi    = 7.59
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.01
| area_total_km2     = 19.70
| area_land_km2      = 19.67
| area_water_km2     = 0.03

<!-- Population -->
| population_footnotes = <ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>
| population_total   = 17694
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 2253.75
| population_density_km2 = 870.17

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| timezone           = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;7
| timezone_DST       = Mountain
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;6
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 83406
| area_codes         = [[Area codes 208 and 986|208, 986]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|29|25|N|111|57|45|W|region:US-ID_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 4718
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 16-01990
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2409701<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409701}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.ci.ammon.id.us/}}
}}

'''Ammon''' is a suburb city in [[Bonneville County, Idaho|Bonneville County]], [[Idaho]], United States. As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 US Census]], the population of Ammon was 13,816.<ref name="2010 Census">[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/16/1601990.html Ammon (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616064944/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/16/1601990.html |date=2012-06-16 }} Accessed 13 March 2012</ref>  By the 2020 census, Ammon's population had grown to 17,694. It lies directly to the east of [[Idaho Falls]] and to the west of the Ammon foothills, and is the second most populous city in the [[Idaho Falls metropolitan area]].

As of 2020, Ammon is the 15th most populous city in Idaho. It was one of the state's fastest growing cities from 2000 to 2010, experiencing a 123.3% growth rate based on the 2010 US Census.

==History==
[[File:Monument in Ammon Idaho.JPG|thumb|left|A monument erected in 1937 by local [[Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scouts]] honors the early settlers of Ammon]]Ammon was founded by members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in 1888.<ref>[[Andrew Jenson]]. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church''. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 22</ref><ref>Old Ammon: ''The First Fifty Years''. by Miranda Stringham, Ricks College Press, Rexburg, Idaho, 1984</ref> It was originally called South Iona because it was the dependent branch in the south end of the [[Iona, Idaho]] ward. The area was made a ward in the church in 1889 with Arthur M. Rawson as [[Bishop (Latter Day Saints)|bishop]], who renamed the town in honor of [[Ammon (Book of Mormon)|Ammon]], a figure in the LDS book of scripture, the [[Book of Mormon]]. Since it was now independent of the Iona Ward, a new name seemed appropriate. On February 9, 1893, the name of the town was changed from South Iona Ward to Ammon.<ref>{{cite book
| last      = Jenson
| first     = Andrew
| title     = Church chronology: a record of important events pertaining to the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
| publisher = BiblioBazaar
| isbn      = 1-115-24708-5
| year      = 2009
| page      = 201
}}</ref>

By 1930 the village of Ammon had 270 inhabitants, but the total district of Ammon, which is how the name is usually used and is closer to the modern borders, had a population of about 1100.<ref>Jenson. ''Encyclopedic History''. p. 22</ref>

Ammon was an early agricultural center and later was home to several general stores, a grain elevator and a brickyard. The city was officially incorporated on October 10, 1905. It became a Second Class City under Idaho law in 1963. In the early 1900s a spur line was built by the Union Pacific Railroad to the Ammon Elevator. Beginning in the 1940s housing divisions have aided the city's growth and it has become a [[suburb]] for the adjacent city of [[Idaho Falls, Idaho|Idaho Falls]]. Building boomed in the 1990s in both the business and housing sectors, and the city was one of the fastest growing in Idaho from 2000 to 2010.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|7.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
| 1910 = 214
| 1920 = 378
| 1930 = 270
| 1940 = 363
| 1950 = 447
| 1960 = 1882
| 1970 = 2545
| 1980 = 4669
| 1990 = 5002
| 2000 = 6187
| 2010 = 13816
| 2020 = 17694
| 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>
}}
[[File:Ammon City Building.JPG|thumb|right|Ammon City Building]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 13,816 people, 4,476 households, and 3,352 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1903.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,747 housing units at an average density of {{convert|653.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.4% of the population.

There were 4,476 households, of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.3% 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 3.05 and the average family size was 3.61.

The median age in the city was 29.6 years. 36.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.5% were from 25 to 44; 18.7% were from 45 to 64; and 9.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the 2000 Census there were 1,843 households, out of which 49.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.27 and the average family size was 3.62.

In 2000 the city the population was spread out, with 36.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city in 2000 was $47,820, and the median income for a family was $51,544. Males had a median income of $41,126 versus $21,301 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,535. About 3.4% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==

Ammon is served by the [[Bonneville Joint School District#93]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16019_bonneville/DC20SD_C16019.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bonneville County, ID |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2021-05-06}}</ref> District #93 serves about 10,758 students in 19 schools, making it the fifth-largest by enrollment in the state of [[Idaho]]. The district has 14 elementary schools serving students in K–6, three middle schools serving students in grades 7–8,<ref name="Local News 8">{{cite web|title=Black Canyon Middle School construction almost finished |url=https://localnews8.com/news/education/2021/03/18/black-canyon-middle-school-construction-almost-finished/ |publisher=Local News 8 |access-date=2021-04-14 }}</ref> and three high schools serving students in grades 9–12, along with an alternative high school.
 
===High schools=== 
[[Image:Bonneville High School Idaho.JPG|thumb|right|Southeast Entrance of Bonneville High School]]
[[Image:Hillcrest High School in Ammon Idaho.jpg|thumb|right|The west entrance to Hillcrest High School]]
* [[Bonneville High School (Idaho)|Bonneville High School]]
* [[Bonnevile Online High School (Idaho)|Bonnevile Online High School]]
* [[Hillcrest High School (Idaho)|Hillcrest High School]]
*[https://www.thunderridgetitans.com/47985_1 Thunder Ridge High School]

===Alternative high schools===
* Lincoln Alternative High School
 
===Middle schools===
* Black Canyon Middle School<ref name="Local News 8"/>
* Rocky Mountain Middle School
* Sandcreek Middle School
 
===Elementary schools===
* Ammon Elementary School
* Bridgewater Elementary School
* Cloverdale Elementary School
* Discovery Elementary School
* Fairview Elementary School
* Falls Valley Elementary School
* Hillview Elementary School
* Iona Elementary School
* Mountain Valley Elementary School
* Rimrock Elementary School
* Summit Hills Elementary School
* Tiebreaker Elementary School
* Ucon Elementary School
* Woodland Hills Elementary School

==Infrastructure==
===Fiber Optics===
Ammon builds, owns, and operates a [[Fiber to the x|fiber-to-the-premises]] system.<ref name="ArsTechnica">{{Cite news | first = Jon | last = Brodkin | url = https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/06/what-if-switching-fiber-isps-was-as-easy-as-clicking-a-mouse/ | title = Municipal fiber network will let customers switch ISPs in seconds | date = June 16, 2016 | access-date = June 12, 2019}}</ref> Ammon provides the fiber to the premises, and relies on third party ISPs to connect customers to the Internet and other services.<ref name="ArsTechnica"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ci.ammon.id.us/ Ammon, Idaho] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724014942/http://www.ci.ammon.id.us/ |date=July 24, 2011 }} Official Site

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[[Category:Cities in Idaho]]
[[Category:Cities in Bonneville County, Idaho]]
[[Category:Cities in Idaho Falls metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1889]]