Editing Fillmore, Utah

{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
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| official_name            = Fillmore, Utah
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
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| image_skyline            = Fillmore Utah aerial view.jpg
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| image_caption            = Aerial view of Fillmore, Fillmore Airport, and mountains
| image_map                = Millard County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Fillmore highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Location in [[Millard County, Utah|Millard County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
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| pushpin_label            = Fillmore
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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Millard County, Utah|Millard]]
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| leader_title             = Mayor
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| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = 1851
| named_for                = [[Millard Fillmore]]
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total         = 2592
| population_density_km2   = 143.68
| population_density_sq_mi = 371.88
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| timezone                 = Mountain
| utc_offset               = &minus;7
| timezone_DST             = MDT
| utc_offset_DST           = &minus;6
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| elevation_ft             = 5072
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 84631
| area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 49-25510<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| website                  = http://www.fillmorecity.org
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'''Fillmore''' is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Millard County, Utah]], United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The population was 2,592 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 United States Census]]. It is named for the thirteenth [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Millard Fillmore]], who was in office when Millard County was created by the Utah Territorial legislature.<ref>{{cite book|last=Matson|first=Mike|title=Moon Utah Camping: The Complete Guide to Tent and RV Camping|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ILTCwZE_j1cC&pg=PA94|date=April 2009|publisher=Avalon Travel Publ|isbn=978-1-59880-195-8|page=94}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sa9SAAAAIBAJ&pg=6741%2C5066695|title=You name it - there's a town for it|work=[[Deseret News]]|date=January 22, 1977|access-date=October 18, 2015|author=Van Atta, Dale|page=15}}</ref>

Fillmore was the [[Capital city|capital]] of the [[Utah Territory]] from 1851 to 1856, although the territorial legislature met in Fillmore only one term (1855). The original [[Utah Territorial Statehouse]] building still stands.

==History==
Fillmore, located near the geographic center of the territory, was originally built as the capital of [[Utah Territory]]. The [[Utah Territorial Legislature]] approved a plan to locate the capital in the Pahvant Valley. On October 28, 1851, Utah governor [[Brigham Young]] chose the specific site for Fillmore. Jesse W. Fox, that same day, surveyed the town. [[Anson Call]] headed the colonizing company that shortly followed; they built houses, a grist mill, and a sawmill. The capitol building was begun in 1852.

In the following years, some disagreements developed with the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in the area, but Brigham Young sent Dimick B. Huntington to the area, and he managed to negotiate peace. The region was considered a route, along the [[38th parallel north|38th parallel]], for the [[transcontinental railroad]]. Captain [[John W. Gunnison]], leading a military party surveying the region, was attacked by a band of Pahvants ([[Ute Tribe|Ute]]) west of Fillmore. Gunnison and seven of his men were killed (October 1853). During the 1860s, two forts, Fort Deseret and [[Cove Fort, Utah|Cove Fort]] were constructed nearby as protection from Indian unrest.

In 1855, the territorial legislature met in Fillmore. However, in 1856, the legislature decided to move the Territorial Capital to the larger community of [[Salt Lake City]].<ref name=AJ>[[Andrew Jenson|Jenson, Andrew]]. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Press, 1941) pp. 250-252</ref>

==Geography==
Fillmore lies in the Pahvant Valley, near the base of the [[Pavant Range|Pahvant Mountain Range]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 5.8 square miles (14.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

===Climate===
In the [[Köppen climate classification]], Fillmore has either a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') or [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') depending on which variant of the system is used.

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|location = Fillmore, Utah (1981–2010)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = yes
|Jan high F = 39.0
|Feb high F = 44.9
|Mar high F = 55.5
|Apr high F = 63.9
|May high F = 73.7
|Jun high F = 83.4
|Jul high F = 90.2
|Aug high F = 87.9
|Sep high F = 78.9
|Oct high F = 65.8
|Nov high F = 50.6
|Dec high F = 38.9
|year high F = 64.4

|Jan low F = 20.1
|Feb low F = 24.1
|Mar low F = 31.2
|Apr low F = 36.9
|May low F = 44.5
|Jun low F = 52.6
|Jul low F = 59.9
|Aug low F = 59.2
|Sep low F = 50.3
|Oct low F = 38.9
|Nov low F = 28.6
|Dec low F = 20.1
|year low F = 40.2

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.31
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.47
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.98
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.85
|May precipitation inch = 1.63
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.89
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.74
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.79
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.10
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.81
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.48
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.50
|year precipitation inch= 16.52

|Jan snow inch = 11.2
|Feb snow inch = 12.9
|Mar snow inch = 11.4
|Apr snow inch = 6.8
|May snow inch = 1.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.1
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.1
|Oct snow inch = 2.2
|Nov snow inch = 9.9
|Dec snow inch = 13.8
|year snow inch = 69.6
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web|url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=slc|title=NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date=May 5, 2013}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860 = 715
| 1870 = 905
| 1880 = 987
| 1890 = 838
| 1900 = 1037
| 1910 = 1191
| 1920 = 1490
| 1930 = 1374
| 1940 = 1785
| 1950 = 1890
| 1960 = 1602
| 1970 = 1411
| 1980 = 2083
| 1990 = 1956
| 2000 = 2253
| 2010 = 2435
| 2020 = 2592
| 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>
}}
In 1853, 304 people were recorded as belonging in the [[Ward (LDS Church)|LDS Church congregation]] when John A. Ray replaced Anson Call as the leader of the [[Mormons]] in Fillmore. In 1880, the larger population was divided into two LDS congregations ("wards"). In November 1882, the two congregations were joined again. In 1920, the congregation was again divided. In 1930 Fillmore had a population of 1374.<ref name=AJ/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]], there were 2,253 people, 732 households, and 562 families in the city. The [[population density]] was 388.4/sqmi (150.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 823 housing units at an average density of 141.9/sqmi (54.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 91.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.46% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.19% of the population.

There were 732 households, out of which 43.9% had children under 18 living with them, 64.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06, and the average family size was 3.62.

The city population contained 36.8% under 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,719, and the median income for a family was $34,830. Males had a median income of $31,944 versus $20,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,061. About 15.6% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those aged 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the 2010 census, Fillmore had a population of 2,435. The ethnic and racial make-up of the population was 78.7% non-Hispanic white, 1.1% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, 2.3% reporting two or more races, and 17.2% Hispanic or Latino.<ref>2010 Census report for Fillmore, Utah</ref>

=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 census, Fillmore had a population of 2,592 at 75.3% White, 19.1% Hispanic, and 4.3% Asian. The median household income of Fillmore was $70,669. The median age is 36.1 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fillmore Demographics - Get Current Census Data for Fillmore, UT |url=https://www.utah-demographics.com/fillmore-demographics |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.utah-demographics.com}}</ref>

==Government==
[[Image:Territorial Statehouse in Fillmore Utah.jpg|thumb|left|Utah Territorial Statehouse]]
Fillmore has a city council consisting of five council members as well as the mayor and city attorney. As of April 2020, the current mayor of Fillmore is Michael D. Holt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fillmorecity.org/citycouncil.html|title=Mayor & Council - Fillmore City|website=fillmorecity.org|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref>

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
* [[Albert R. Lyman]], writer
* [[Sam Melville (actor)|Sam Melville]], actor
* [[Culbert Olson]], [[List of Governors of California|29th Governor]] of [[California]]
* [[Clarence Robison]], Olympian
* [[Shayne Smith (comedian)|Shayne Smith]], stand-up comedian
* [[Arnold Williams (American politician)|Arnold Williams]], [[List of Governors of Idaho|21st Governor]] of [[Idaho]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* (1994) [https://web.archive.org/web/20240224160556/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/f/FILLMORE.shtml "Fillmore"] article in the [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ ''Utah History Encyclopedia.''] The article was written by Patricia Lyn Scott and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/f/FILLMORE.shtml the original] on February 24, 2024 and retrieved on April 22, 2024.

==External links==
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* [http://www.fillmorecity.org/ Official website] 

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Fillmore
|North     = [[Holden, Utah|Holden]]
|Northeast = [[Gunnison, Utah|Gunnison]]<br/>[[Centerfield, Utah|Centerfield]]
|East      = [[Redmond, Utah|Redmond]]<br/>[[Aurora, Utah|Aurora]]
|Southeast = [[Sigurd, Utah|Sigurd]]<br/>[[Richfield, Utah|Richfield]], [[Glenwood, Utah|Glenwood]]<br/>[[Elsinore, Utah|Elsinore]], [[Central Valley, Utah|Central Valley]]
|South     = ''[[Fishlake National Forest]]'' / [[Joseph, Utah|Joseph]]
|Southwest = [[Meadow, Utah|Meadow]]
|West      = {{flagicon|Nevada}} [[Ely, Nevada|Ely]] / ''[[Sevier Lake]]''
|Northwest = [[Hinckley, Utah|Hinckley]], [[Delta, Utah|Delta]]
}}
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