Editing Bear River City, Utah

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{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Redirect|Bear River City|the ghost town in Wyoming|Bear River City, Wyoming}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Bear River City, Utah
| settlement_type = [[City (Utah)|City]]
| image_skyline = Bear River City Edited.jpg
| imagesize = 
| image_caption = Bear River City Civic Center and Offices
| motto = 
| image_map = Box Elder County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Bear River City highlighted.svg
| map_caption = Location in [[Box Elder County, UT|Box Elder County]] and the state of [[Utah]].
| image_map1 = Map of USA UT.svg
| map_caption1 = Location of Utah in the United States
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Utah]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder]]
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<!-- Government -->
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1866
| established_title2 = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
| established_date2 = September 22, 1885
| established_title3 = Became a city
| established_date3 = November 3, 2000
| founder = Anne Anderson
| named_for = [[Bear River (Great Salt Lake)|Bear River]]
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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 = 4.65
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.80
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| area_land_sq_mi = 1.80
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| population_total = 877
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 84301
| area_code = 435
| timezone = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]]
| utc_offset = -7
| timezone_DST = [[Mountain Daylight Time|MDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = -6
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft = 4259
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 49-03950<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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'''Bear River City''' is a city in [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 877 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]],<ref name=census2020>{{cite web | url = https://data.census.gov/all?g=1600000US4903950&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171) | title = 2020 Census Redistricting Data: Bear River City city, Utah | date = September 16, 2021 | website = Census Data Explorer | publisher = United States Census Bureau | access-date = January 28, 2023}}</ref> up from the 2010 figure of 853. Bear River became a city under state law near the end of 2000.<ref>{{cite news|last=Trauntvein|first=Myrna|url=https://www.deseret.com/2000/12/9/19543192/mona-is-now-a-third-class-city|title=Mona is now a third-class city|date=December 9, 2000|work=[[Deseret News]]|access-date=May 25, 2011|page=A18}}</ref> Although current state law requires a minimum population of 1000 for cities,<ref>[http://le.utah.gov/~code/TITLE10/htm/10_02_030100.htm §10-2-301] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017161815/http://le.utah.gov/~code/TITLE10/htm/10_02_030100.htm|date=2013-10-17}} of the [[Utah Code]], accessed May 11, 2008</ref> Bear River City remains a city.

A group first settled Bear River City from [[Brigham City]] in 1866.<ref>[[Andrew Jenson|Andrew Jensen]]. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church''. p. 50</ref> The city took its name from the nearby [[Bear River (Great Salt Lake)|Bear River]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7M3AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA12|year=1918|page=12}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 317
|1880= 340
|1890= 321
|1900= 390
|1910= 648
|1920= 490
|1930= 436
|1940= 429
|1950= 438
|1960= 447
|1970= 445
|1980= 540
|1990= 700
|2000= 750
|2010= 853
|2020= 877
|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 750 people, 226 households, and 195 families in the town. The population density was 477.5 people per square mile (184.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 233 housing units at an average density of 148.4 per square mile (57.3/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the town was 96.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] individuals of any race were 3.87% of the population.

There were 226 households, out of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.8% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.3% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.32, and the average family size was 3.64.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 36.7% under 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,212, and the median income for a family was $55,833. Males had a median income of $40,417 versus $24,821 for females. The [[per capita income]] was $17,296. None of the population or families were below the [[poverty line]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 1.6&nbsp;square miles (4.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

==Major landmarks==
===Schools===
In 1912, the rapidly expanding<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brighamcityhistory.org/education/box-elder-school-district/|title=Box Elder School District|date=2015-11-06|website=Brigham City History Project|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> Box Elder School District constructed a six-room<ref>{{Cite book|last=Skidmore|first=Charles H.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ToTfAAAAMAAJ&q=elementary|title=Administration and Supervision in the Box Elder School District|date=1921|publisher=Utah, Board of Education|language=en}}</ref> elementary school in Bear River City. The building underwent a seven-classroom addition in 1999 before remodeling again in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brighamcityhistory.org/education/box-elder-schools-construction/|title=Box Elder Schools Construction|date=2015-11-06|website=Brigham City History Project|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> The latest remodeling to the school added new classrooms (for the fifth graders who had been in portables), a new bathroom, and a new library. Century Elementary holds approximately 800 students.

===Churches===
There is one church that is owned by [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].

===Parks===
The town park is located east of the church. It includes two [[playing field]]s, a [[playground]], a small rodeo arena, an outdoor [[Stage (theatre)|stage]], a [[volleyball court]], and a small shop used on special occasions.  The town park is cared for by a local family.

===Historical buildings===
There are two buildings over 100 years old - an old [[City and town halls|town hall]] that was formerly a [[post office]], and an old shop.  There is an original [[American pioneer|pioneer]] [[log cabin]], probably built in the 1850s, which serves as a [[museum]] and sits within the boundaries of the town park. This museum can be visited by appointment. At least one home on the corner northeast of the town park was built on remnants of the original Bear River Fort.

===Retail locations===
The Country Archer's, usually called The Little Store by locals, is the only retail [[Retailing|shop]].

===Government buildings===
The current post office is the third one in Bear River City. The original post office became the old town hall, and the second burned down.

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

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

==External links==
{{commons category|Bear River City, Utah}}
* {{official website|http://www.bearrivercityutah.com/}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Bear River City
|North     = [[Elwood, Utah|Elwood]]
|Northeast = [[Honeyville, Utah|Honeyville]]
|East      = 
|Southeast = [[Brigham City, Utah|Brigham City]]
|South     = [[Corinne, Utah|Corinne]]
|Southwest = ''[[Great Salt Lake]]''
|West      = ''[[Great Salt Lake]]''
|Northwest = [[Howell, Utah|Howell]]
}}

{{Box Elder County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1866]]
[[Category:Cities in Box Elder County, Utah]]
[[Category:Cities in Utah]]
[[Category:1866 establishments in Utah Territory]]
[[Category:Bear River (Great Salt Lake)]]