Editing Ephraim, Utah

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{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{About|the city in Utah|the village in Wisconsin|Ephraim, Wisconsin}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Ephraim, Utah
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
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| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Shops in Ephraim, Utah
| image_flag         = Flag of Ephraim, Utah.svg
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = Sanpete County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Ephraim highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 260px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete County]] and the state of [[Utah]].

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Utah]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = John Scott
| leader_title1      = City Council
| leader_name1       = Margie Anderson<br />Anthony Beal<br />Dennis Nordfelt<br />Lloyd Stevens<br />Chad Parry
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1854
| named_for          = [[Ephraim]]

<!-- Area -->| 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_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 11.34
| area_land_km2      = 11.34
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 4.38
| area_land_sq_mi    = 4.38
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 5611
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset         = -7
| timezone_DST       = MDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -6
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 5542
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|21|29|N|111|35|2|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 84627
| area_code          = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 49-23530<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1440944<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1440944}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.ephraimcity.org/}}
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'''Ephraim''' is a city in [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 5,611 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], making it the largest city in Sanpete County. It is the location of [[Snow College]] and is located along [[U.S. Route 89 in Utah|U.S. Route 89]].

==History==
The first settlement at Ephraim was made in 1854.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7M3AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA124|year=1918|page=124}}</ref> A post office called Ephraim has been in operation since 1856. The town was named after [[Ephraim]] of the Old Testament.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sa9SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6741%2C5066695 | title=You name it - there's a town for it | work=The Deseret News | date=Jan 22, 1977 | access-date=18 October 2015 | author=Van Atta, Dale | pages=15}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ephraim is located in the [[Sanpete Valley]], on the east side of the [[San Pitch River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 3.6&nbsp;square miles (9.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 910
|1870= 1167
|1880= 1764
|1890= 1917
|1900= 2086
|1910= 2296
|1920= 2287
|1930= 2076
|1940= 2143
|1950= 1987
|1960= 1801
|1970= 2127
|1980= 2810
|1990= 3363
|2000= 4505
|2010= 6135
|2020= 5611
|estyear= 2022
|estimate= 5937
|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 name="quickfacts">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ephraimcityutah/PST045221 |title=QuickFacts Ephraim city, Utah |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 12, 2022 }}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,505 people, 1,128 households, and 753 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,262.4 people per square mile (487.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,275 housing units at an average density of 357.3 per square mile (137.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 89.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.53% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.86% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.86% of the population.

There were 1,128 households, out of which 38.7% had children under 18 living with them, 55.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.59 people, and the average family size was 3.71 people.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under 18, 42.4% from 18 to 24, 14.0% from 25 to 44, 12.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 73.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,318, and the median income for a family was $35,568. Males had a median income of $28,421 versus $21,042 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $9,624. About 12.3% of families and 31.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those aged 65 or over.

==Education==
Ephraim is located in the [[South Sanpete School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49039_sanpete/DC20SD_C49039.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sanpete County, UT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-28}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49039_sanpete/DC20SD_C49039_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> and has Ephraim Elementary School and Ephraim Middle School. High school students attend [[Manti High School]] in nearby [[Manti, Utah|Manti]]. It is also the location of [[Snow College]], which was founded in 1888 as the LDS Sanpete Stake Academy. It was later renamed Snow Academy in honor of [[Erastus Snow]] and his distant cousin, LDS president, [[Lorenzo Snow]], and finally, to Snow College in 1923. Ownership of the college was transferred to Utah in 1932. Current enrollment is around 5,900, some of whom attend the [[Richfield, Utah|Richfield]] campus.
[[Utah State University]] operates a branch campus in Ephraim that offers Bachelors's and Graduate Degrees.

== Climate ==
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Ephraim has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=875224&cityname=Ephraim%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Ephraim, Utah]</ref> The data below are from the Western Regional Climate Center over the years 1949 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ut2578|title=EPHRAIM USFS, UTAH - Climate Summary|website=wrcc.dri.edu|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref>
{{Weather box|Apr record high F=88|Apr high F=59.2|Apr low F=31.6|Apr record low F=9|Apr precipitation inch=1.13|Apr snow inch=0.6|Aug record high F=104|Aug high F=87.1|Aug low F=52.1|Aug record low F=29|Aug precipitation inch=0.78|Aug snow inch=0|Dec record high F=66|Dec high F=37.0|Dec low F=14.4|Dec record low F=-34|Dec precipitation inch=1.06|Dec snow inch=4.9|Feb record high F=70|Feb high F=41.1|Feb low F=18.5|Feb record low F=-20|Feb precipitation inch=1.02|Feb snow inch=2.1|Jan record high F=60|Jan high F=35.6|Jan low F=12.8|Jan record low F=-28|Jan precipitation inch=0.92|Jan snow inch=2.9|Jul record high F=108|Jul high F=89.5|Jul low F=53.8|Jul record low F=34|Jul precipitation inch=0.69|Jul snow inch=0|Jun record high F=102|Jun high F=81.3|Jun low F=46.4|Jun record low F=26|Jun precipitation inch=0.69|Jun snow inch=0|Mar record high F=85|Mar high F=59.2|Mar low F=25.2|Mar record low F=-9|Mar precipitation inch=1.19|Mar snow inch=1.7|May record high F=99|May high F=69.9|May low F=38.9|May record low F=18|May precipitation inch=1.10|May snow inch=0.1|Nov record high F=76|Nov high F=49.1|Nov low F=23.4|Nov record low F=-19|Nov precipitation inch=0.93|Nov snow inch=0.7|Oct record high F=90|Oct high F=65.2|Oct low F=33.4|Oct record low F=12|Oct precipitation inch=1.12|Oct snow inch=0|Sep record high F=97|Sep high F=77.8|Sep low F=43.3|Sep record low F=16|Sep precipitation inch=1.02|Sep snow inch=0|single line=Y|precipitation colour=green|location=Ephraim, UT|source 1=https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ut2578}}

==Notable people==
* [[Jon Cox (politician)|Jon Cox]], political advisor and former member of the [[Utah House of Representatives]]
* [[Linnie Findlay]], historian
* [[Murder of Kay Mortensen|Kay Mortensen]], retired American professor
* [[Richard Nibley]], violinist, composer, and educator
* [[Matt Warner]], outlaw, rancher, cowboy and lawman

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

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* (1994) [https://web.archive.org/web/20240321170150/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/e/EPHRAIM.shtml "Ephraim"] article in the [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ ''Utah History Encyclopedia.''] The article was written by Lowell C. Bennion and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/e/EPHRAIM.shtml the original] on March 21, 2024 and retrieved on April 19, 2024.

==External links==
{{commons category|Ephraim, Utah}}
* [http://www.ephraimcity.org/ Official website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Ephraim
|North     = [[Wales, Utah|Wales]], [[Moroni, Utah|Moroni]]
|Northeast = [[Spring City, Utah|Spring City]]
|East      = [[Elmo, Utah|Elmo]]<br/>[[Huntington, Utah|Huntington]]
|Southeast = ''[[Manti-La Sal National Forest]]'' / [[Orangeville, Utah|Orangeville]]<br/>[[Clawson, Utah|Clawson]]<br/>[[Ferron, Utah|Ferron]]
|South     = [[Manti, Utah|Manti]]
|Southwest = [[Fayette, Utah|Fayette]]
|West      = [[Oak City, Utah|Oak City]]
|Northwest = [[Levan, Utah|Levan]]
}}

{{Sanpete}}

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[[Category:Cities in Utah]]
[[Category:Cities in Sanpete County, Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1854]]
[[Category:1854 establishments in Utah Territory]]