Editing Joseph, Utah

{{Short description|  Town in the state of Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Joseph, Utah
| settlement_type                 = [[Town]]
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = 
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| image_skyline                   = Joseph Utah welcome sign.jpeg
| imagesize                       = 
| image_caption                   = Joseph welcome sign, April 2010
| image_flag                      = 
| image_seal                      = 
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| image_map                       = Sevier County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Joseph highlighted.svg
| mapsize                         = 300px
| map_caption                     = Location in [[Sevier County, Utah|Sevier County]] and the state of [[Utah]].

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| 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               = [[Sevier County, Utah|Sevier]]

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| government_footnotes            = 
| government_type                 = 
| leader_title                    = 
| leader_name                     = 
| leader_title1                   = 
| leader_name1                    = 
| established_title               = Settled
| established_date                = 1871
| established_title1              = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
| established_date1               = 1900
| named_for                       = [[Joseph Angell Young]]

<!-- 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|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 2.25
| area_land_km2                   = 2.25
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi                = 0.87
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 0.87
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00

<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of                = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 344
| population_density_km2          = 159.07
| population_density_sq_mi        = 411.97

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| timezone                        = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -7
| timezone_DST                    = MDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -6
| elevation_footnotes             = 
| elevation_m                     = 1657
| elevation_ft                    = 5436
| coordinates                     = {{coord|38|37|36|N|112|13|2|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 84739
| area_code                       = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 49-39370<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 1442224<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website                         = http://josephtown.com
| footnotes                       = 
|pop_est_as_of            = 2019
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
|population_est           = 358
}}

'''Joseph''' is a town in [[Sevier County, Utah|Sevier County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 269 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. The town was named for [[Joseph Angell Young]],<ref>{{cite book | last = Van Cott | first = John W. | title = Utah Place Names | year = 1990 | publisher = [[University of Utah Press]] | location = [[Salt Lake City]] | page = 208 | isbn = 0-87480-345-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7M3AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA190|year=1918|page=190}}</ref> an [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|apostle]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Joseph was settled in 1871.<ref>[[Andrew Jenson]]. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church''. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 378</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 0.9&nbsp;square miles (2.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

Graveyard Hollow is located within the town, and [[Dell Lott Hollow]] is located nearby.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 370
|1890= 436
|1900= 626
|1910= 127
|1920= 224
|1930= 243
|1940= 297
|1950= 208
|1960= 117
|1970= 125
|1980= 217
|1990= 198
|2000= 269
|2010= 344
|estyear=2019
|estimate=358
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{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|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 269 people, 92 households, and 73 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 301.7 people per square mile (116.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 122.3 per square mile (47.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 94.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.97% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.69% of the population.

There were 92 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,456. About 17.4% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 25.0% of those 65 or over.

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

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Joseph
|North     = ''[[Fishlake National Forest]]''
|Northeast = [[Elsinore, Utah|Elsinore]], [[Central Valley, Utah|Central Valley]]
|East      = [[Monroe, Utah|Monroe]]
|Southeast = [[Koosharem, Utah|Koosharem]]
|South     = [[Marysvale, Utah|Marysvale]]
|Southwest = [[Milford, Utah|Milford]]<br/>[[Minersville, Utah|Minersville]], [[Beaver, Utah|Beaver]]
|West      = ''[[Fishlake National Forest]]''
|Northwest = [[Fillmore, Utah|Fillmore]]<br/>[[Meadow, Utah|Meadow]]<br/>[[Kanosh, Utah|Kanosh]]
}}

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[[Category:Towns in Sevier County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1871]]
[[Category:1871 establishments in Utah Territory]]