Editing Levan, Utah

{{short description|Town in Juab County, Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Levan, Utah
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
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| image_caption            = Junction of [[Utah State Route 28|SR-28]] and [[Utah State Route 78|SR-78]] in Levan, May 2020
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| image_map                = Juab County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Levan highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 300px
| map_caption              = Location in [[Juab County, Utah|Juab County]] and the state of [[Utah]]

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| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Utah]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Juab County, Utah|Juab]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes     = 
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| leader_title1            = 
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| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = 1867

<!-- 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>
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| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.81
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.81
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 862
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| population_est           = 
| population_density_km2   = 410.47
| population_density_sq_mi = 1064.2

<!-- General information -->| timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset               = -7
| timezone_DST             = MDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -6
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
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| elevation_ft             = 5315
| coordinates              = {{coord|39|33|24|N|111|51|40|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 84639
| area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 49-44650<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              = 1442564<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1442564}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|levantown.org}}
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'''Levan''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ə|ˈ|v|æ|n}} {{respell|lə|VAN}}) is a town in [[Juab County, Utah|Juab County]], [[Utah]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] it had a population of 862.<ref>{{Cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316215812/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

It is often said that the name of the town derives from its location near the center of Utah, because the name is "navel" spelled backwards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://library.usu.edu/Folklo/guide/iexam3.htm |title=The Naming of Levan |work=Fife Folklore Archives |publisher=[[Utah State University]] |location=Salt Lake City |accessdate=June 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013022248/http://library.usu.edu/Folklo/guide/iexam3.htm |archivedate=October 13, 2008 |via=[[Internet Archive|web.archive.org]]}}</ref> Several other origins have been suggested for the name, from [[French language|French]], [[Latin]], or [[Colorado River Numic language]].<ref name="van cott">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3Pqk9tazU4C&pg=PA225 |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=225 |year=1990 |accessdate=March 8, 2018 |isbn=978-0-87480-345-7 |oclc=797284427}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population| align = left
| 1900 = 614
| 1910 = 752
| 1920 = 634
| 1930 = 611
| 1940 = 621
| 1950 = 521
| 1960 = 421
| 1970 = 376
| 1980 = 453
| 1990 = 416
| 2000 = 688
| 2010 = 841
| 2020 = 862
| estyear = 
| estimate = 
| 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 688 people, 219 households, and 183 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 900.7 people per square mile (349.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 337.7 per square mile (131.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 97.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.89% from two or more races. 3.49% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 219 households, out of which 49.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.49.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 37.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,632, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $33,500 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,260. 6.1% of the population and 5.1% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 3.4% of those under the age of 18 and 8.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Geography==
Levan is in eastern Juab County, in the Juab Valley at the western base of the [[San Pitch Mountains]]. [[Utah State Route 28]] passes through the town, leading north {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Nephi, Utah|Nephi]], the [[county seat]], and south {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Gunnison, Utah|Gunnison]]. [[Utah State Route 78]] leads southwest from Levan {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Interstate 15]] near Chicken Creek Reservoir.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Levan has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Levan town, Utah |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4944650 |accessdate=December 28, 2018 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with hot summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters with lots of snow.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Levan has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.

{{weather box
| single line = yes
| collapsed=yes
| precipitation colour = green
| width = auto
| location = Levan, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1895–present
| Jan record high F = 63
| Feb record high F = 71
| Mar record high F = 80
| Apr record high F = 87
| May record high F = 95
| Jun record high F = 105
| Jul record high F = 105
| Aug record high F = 102
| Sep record high F = 102
| Oct record high F = 90
| Nov record high F = 77
| Dec record high F = 70
| year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 52.2
|Feb avg record high F = 58.1
|Mar avg record high F = 70.8
|Apr avg record high F = 78.0
|May avg record high F = 86.3
|Jun avg record high F = 94.1
|Jul avg record high F = 98.4
|Aug avg record high F = 95.7
|Sep avg record high F = 91.4
|Oct avg record high F = 81.4
|Nov avg record high F = 68.3
|Dec avg record high F = 55.3
|year avg record high F = 98.9

| Jan high F = 38.9
| Feb high F = 44.2
| Mar high F = 55.4
| Apr high F = 62.6
| May high F = 71.9
| Jun high F = 83.5
| Jul high F = 90.9
| Aug high F = 89.1
| Sep high F = 80.2
| Oct high F = 66.7
| Nov high F = 51.4
| Dec high F = 38.9
| year high F = 64.5
| Jan mean F = 28.3
| Feb mean F = 33.1
| Mar mean F = 42.3
| Apr mean F = 48.2
| May mean F = 56.9
| Jun mean F = 67.1
| Jul mean F = 74.7
| Aug mean F = 73.0
| Sep mean F = 64.1
| Oct mean F = 51.7
| Nov mean F = 38.8
| Dec mean F = 28.3
| year mean F = 50.5
| Jan low F = 17.6
| Feb low F = 22.0
| Mar low F = 29.1
| Apr low F = 33.9	
| May low F = 41.9
| Jun low F = 50.6
| Jul low F = 58.5
| Aug low F = 57.0
| Sep low F = 48.0
| Oct low F = 36.7
| Nov low F = 26.1
| Dec low F = 17.7
| year low F = 36.6

|Jan avg record low F = -1.2
|Feb avg record low F = 4.0
|Mar avg record low F = 15.5
|Apr avg record low F = 21.5
|May avg record low F = 28.4
|Jun avg record low F = 37.0
|Jul avg record low F = 47.8
|Aug avg record low F = 46.5
|Sep avg record low F = 34.0
|Oct avg record low F = 21.5
|Nov avg record low F = 8.6
|Dec avg record low F = -2.3
|year avg record low F = -6.3

| Jan record low F = -28
| Feb record low F = -28
| Mar record low F = -6
| Apr record low F = 3
| May record low F = 20
| Jun record low F = 26
| Jul record low F = 33
| Aug record low F = 32
| Sep record low F = 17
| Oct record low F = 4
| Nov record low F = -11
| Dec record low F = -26
| year record low F = 
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.26
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.29	
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.54
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.61
| May precipitation inch = 1.53
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.70
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.68
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.57
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.99
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.41
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.14
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.41
| year precipitation inch = 14.13
|Jan snow inch = 7.7
|Feb snow inch = 5.5
|Mar snow inch = 2.3
|Apr snow inch = 2.2
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.7
|Nov snow inch = 4.5
|Dec snow inch = 9.2
|year snow inch = 32.2
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 7.8
| Feb precipitation days = 8.5
| Mar precipitation days = 8.7
| Apr precipitation days = 8.9
| May precipitation days = 7.4
| Jun precipitation days = 3.9
| Jul precipitation days = 4.7
| Aug precipitation days = 5.8
| Sep precipitation days = 4.9
| Oct precipitation days = 6.6
| Nov precipitation days = 6.4
| Dec precipitation days = 8.5
| year precipitation days = 82.1
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.4
|Feb snow days = 2.3
|Mar snow days = 1.5
|Apr snow days = 0.9
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 1.5
|Dec snow days = 3.5
|year snow days = 13.5
| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=slc|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date = November 25, 2022
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00425065&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020|publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date = December 3, 2022
}}</ref>
}}

==Education==
It is in the [[Juab School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49023_juab/DC20SD_C49023.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Juab County, UT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-28|page=2 (PDF p. 3/3)}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49023_juab/DC20SD_C49023_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of municipalities in Utah]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Levan, Utah}}
* {{official|http://www.levantown.org}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Levan
|North     = [[Nephi, Utah|Nephi]]
|Northeast = [[Fountain Green, Utah|Fountain Green]]
|East      = [[Moroni, Utah|Moroni]]<br/>[[Wales, Utah|Wales]]
|Southeast = [[Ephraim, Utah|Ephraim]]<br/>[[Manti, Utah|Manti]]<br/>[[Sterling, Utah|Sterling]]
|South     = [[Fayette, Utah|Fayette]]
|Southwest = [[Scipio, Utah|Scipio]]
|West      = [[Leamington, Utah|Leamington]]
|Northwest = [[Eureka, Utah|Eureka]]
}}
{{Juab County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Towns in Juab County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1867]]