Editing Lynndyl, Utah

{{Short description|  Town in the state of Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Lynndyl, Utah
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| motto                    = 
| image_skyline            = Princess Recreation Hall.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = The Princess Recreation Hall/Lynndyl LDS Meetinghouse in Lynndyl
| image_map                = Millard County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Lynndyl highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 300px
| map_caption              = Location in [[Millard County, Utah|Millard 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        = [[Millard County, Utah|Millard]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = 
| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = 1907
| named_for                = [[Lynn, Massachusetts]]
| established_title1       = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
| established_date1        = 1945
<!-- 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_total_km2           = 8.08
| area_land_km2            = 8.08
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 3.12
| area_land_sq_mi          = 3.12
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 106
| population_density_km2   = 14.48
| population_density_sq_mi = 37.50
<!-- 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             = 4780
| coordinates              = {{coord|39|30|31|N|112|23|35|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 84640
| area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 49-46740<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2412929<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412929}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|lynndyl.utah.gov}}
| footnotes                = 
}}

'''Lynndyl''' is a town in [[Millard County, Utah|Millard County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 106 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 3.5&nbsp;square miles (9.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==History==
Lynndyl began as a railroad town in 1907.  Farming in the area did not begin until 1912.<ref>[[Andrew Jenson]]. ''Encyclopedic History of The Church''. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1941) p. 454</ref> Major rail lines have passed through Lynndyl since its founding. For many years it was the location of a fork in the [[Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]] where one branch proceeded to [[Provo, Utah|Provo]] via [[Nephi, Utah|Nephi]] and [[Santaquin, Utah|Santaquin]] and the other to [[Salt Lake City]] via [[Tooele, Utah|Tooele]]. Today Lynndyl lends its name to the junction of the [[Lynndyl Subdivision]] and [[Sharp Subdivision]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 113
|1920= 488
|1930= 495
|1940= 366
|1950= 241
|1960= 145
|1970= 111
|1980= 90
|1990= 120
|2000= 134
|2010= 106
|estyear=2019
|estimate=117
|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 134 people, 45 households, and 39 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 38.2 people per square mile (14.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 55 housing units at an average density of 15.7 per square mile (6.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 89.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.97% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13.43% of the population.

There were 45 households, out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.3% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $40,278. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,738. There were 11.1% of families and 7.5% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 13.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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

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

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Lynndyl, Utah}}

{{Geographic Location
 | Centre    = Lynndyl
 | North     = [[Vernon, Utah|Vernon]]
 | Northeast = [[Eureka, Utah|Eureka]]
 | East      = [[Leamington, Utah|Leamington]]
 | Southeast = [[Scipio, Utah|Scipio]]
 | South     = [[Oak City, Utah|Oak City]]
 | Southwest = [[Hinckley, Utah|Hinckley]], [[Delta, Utah|Delta]]
 | West      = {{flagicon|Nevada}} [[Ely, Nevada|Ely]]
 | Northwest = {{flagicon|US|army}} [[Dugway Proving Ground]]
}}

{{Millard County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Towns in Millard County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1907]]
[[Category:Great Basin National Heritage Area]]