Editing Elberta, Utah

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'''Elberta''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Utah County, Utah|Utah County]], [[Utah]], United States. It is part of the [[Provo, Utah|Provo]]&ndash;[[Orem, Utah|Orem]] [[Provo-Orem metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 256 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Elberta CDP, Utah |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=March 9, 2012 }}</ref> It was founded as '''Mt. Nebo'''. After the water failed in 1901, most of the early settlers moved away. It was purchased by Matthew B. Whitney, a native of [[New York (state)|New York]], on November 7, 1907, and he renamed it "Elberta" after the [[peach]] [[cultivar]].<ref>Steele, Raymond D. ''[[Goshen Valley]] History'', 1960, pp.153&ndash;154.</ref>

==Geography==
Elberta is located near the center of [[Goshen Valley]] along [[U.S. Route 6 in Utah|U.S. Route 6]], three miles west of [[Goshen, Utah|Goshen]].<ref>''Goshen, UT, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle'', USGS, 1979</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|35.43|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|35.36|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.07|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.20%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Elberta CDP, Utah |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=March 9, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
[[File:Elberta sinclair.jpg|thumb|left|An abandoned [[Sinclair Oil Corporation|Sinclair]] station in Elberta at the junction of [[U.S. Route 6 in Utah|US-6]] & [[Utah State Route 68|SR-68]].]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 278 people, 56 households, and 53 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 20.1 people per square mile (7.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 58 housing units at an average density of 4.2/sq&nbsp;mi (1.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 19.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 27.70% of the population.

There were 56 households, out of which 62.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 3.6% were non-families. 3.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.27 and the average family size was 4.26.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 41.7% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,313, and the median income for a family was $45,313. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $9,356. None of the families and 12.9% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==Transportation==
Elberta is centered around the junction of what is now [[U.S. Route 6 in Utah|U.S. Route 6]] (US-6) and [[Utah State Route 68]] (SR-68). US-6 runs east-west through the south central part of the community, while SR-68 runs north from US-6 through the center of the community (and continues north through Utah and [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]] counties and into southern [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]]).

==See also==
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* [[List of census-designated places in Utah]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Utah]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Utah County, Utah]]
[[Category:Provo–Orem metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1901]]