Editing Fielding, Utah

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|official_name            = Fielding, Utah
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|image_skyline            = Fielding Utah.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Welcome sign
|image_map                = Box Elder County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Fielding highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder County]] and the [[Utah|State of Utah]].
|image_map1               = Map of USA UT.svg
|map_caption1             = Location of Utah in the United States
<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Utah]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[County (United States)|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder]]
<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1892
|established_title1       = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = 1911
|named_for                = [[Joseph F. Smith|Joseph Fielding Smith]]
<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref>{{cite web|title=2019 US 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           = 1.32
|area_land_km2            = 1.32
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|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.51
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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 455
|pop_est_as_of            = 2019
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name=2019CC/>
|population_est           = 482
|population_density_km2   = 364.65
|population_density_sq_mi = 945.10
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
|utc_offset               = -7
|timezone_DST             = MDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -6
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|elevation_ft             = 4370
|coordinates              = {{coord|41|48|47|N|112|07|18|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84311
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-25290<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2412625<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412625}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Fielding''' is a town in [[Box Elder County, Utah]], United States. The population was 455 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
A post office called Fielding has been in operation since 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=UT&county=Box+Elder|title=Box Elder County|website=postalhistory.com|publisher=Jim Forte|location=Las Vegas, Nevada|access-date=October 18, 2015}}</ref> The town was named after [[Joseph F. Smith|Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.]] (1838–1918), sixth president of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|the LDS Church]],<!-- Not to be confused with his son Joseph Fielding Smith, Jr. (1976-1972), tenth president of the LDS Church --> specifically his mother's ([[Mary Fielding Smith]]'s) maiden name.<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|last=Van Atta|first=Dale|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|location=Salt Lake City|page=15|date=January 22, 1977|access-date=May 16, 2018|via=[[Google News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7M3AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA127|year=1918|page=127}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3Pqk9tazU4C&pg=PA136|title=Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation|last=Van Cott|first=John W.|publisher=[[University of Utah Press]]|location=Salt Lake City|page=136|year=1990|access-date=May 16, 2018|isbn=978-0-87480-345-7|oclc=797284427}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 0.4&nbsp;square mile (1.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 485
|1920= 374
|1930= 333
|1940= 324
|1950= 249
|1960= 270
|1970= 254
|1980= 325
|1990= 422
|2000= 448
|2010= 455
|estyear=2019
|estimate=482
|estref=<ref name=2019CC>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{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 [[2000 United States Census]],<ref name="GR2"/> there were 448 people, 139 households, and 119 families in the town. The [[population density]] was 1,014.3 people per square mile (393.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 142 housing units at an average density of 321.5 per square mile (124.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 97.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.67% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.12% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.23% of the population.

There were 139 households, out of which 50.4% had children under 18 living with them, 79.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.7% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.22, and the average family size was 3.48.

The town population contained 36.4% under 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,000, and the median income for a family was $46,563. Males had a median income of $37,885 versus $22,708 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,222. None of the families and 0.9% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==See also==
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* [[List of cities and towns in Utah]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Fielding, Utah}}
* [http://www.boxeldercounty.org/fielding-history.htm Fielding History] on boxeldercounty.org

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Fielding
|North     = [[Plymouth, Utah|Plymouth]]
|Northeast = [[Clarkston, Utah|Clarkston]]
|East      = [[Newton, Utah|Newton]]
|Southeast = [[Mendon, Utah|Mendon]]
|South     = [[Deweyville, Utah|Deweyville]]
|Southwest = [[Garland, Utah|Garland]]
|West      = [[Howell, Utah|Howell]]
|Northwest = [[Portage, Utah|Portage]]
}}

{{Box Elder County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Towns in Box Elder County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1892]]