Editing Meadow, Utah

{{Short description|  Town in the state of Utah, United States}}
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'''Meadow''' is a town in [[Millard County, Utah|Millard County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 254 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].  Originally called '''Meadow Creek''', the town is located about eight miles south of [[Fillmore, Utah|Fillmore]].

==History==
From 1847, [[Meadow Creek (Millard County)|Meadow Creek]] was considered a good camp site on the [[Mormon Road]] to [[Southern California]].  Meadow Creek was the site where [[Walkara]] died in 1855.  The town of Meadow Creek was settled in 1857 by ten Latter-day Saint families from [[Fillmore, Utah]].<ref>[[Andrew Jenson]]. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church''. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1941. p. 485</ref>  The name of the town was changed to Meadow when it acquired its post office in 1864.<ref>[http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=UT&county=Millard&searchtext=&pagenum=2  Post Offices, Utah, Millard County, Meadow (1864-Date)], from postalhistory.com accessed September 3, 2015.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 0.5&nbsp;square miles (1.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Meadow has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=828224&cityname=Meadow%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Meadow, Utah]</ref>

{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 193
|1880= 212
|1890= 344
|1900= 343
|1910= 331
|1920= 405
|1930= 395
|1940= 422
|1950= 378
|1960= 244
|1970= 238
|1980= 265
|1990= 250
|2000= 254
|2010= 310
|estyear=2019
|estimate=328
|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>
}}

==Demographics==
[[Image:Meadow Utah welcome sign.jpeg|thumb|left|Meadow welcome sign]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 254 people, 94 households, and 72 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 513.1 people per square mile (196.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 124 housing units at an average density of 250.5 per square mile (95.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 97.64% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.79% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.57% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.57% of the population.

There were 94 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
[[File:Meadow Hot Springs, DyeClan.com - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|Meadow Hot Springs]]

The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,378. About 6.6% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.8% of those 65 or over.

==Hot springs==
A system of hot springs, [[Meadow Hot Springs]] are located 1.6 miles from the center of town. The water emerges from an underwater cave in a [[travertine]] formation at 106&nbsp;°F.<ref name="HSHP">{{cite book |last1=Gersh-Young |first1=Marjorie |title=Hot Springs and Hot Pools in the Southwest |date=2011 |publisher=Aqua Thermal |location=Santa Cruz, California |isbn=978-1-890880-09-5}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of cities and towns in Utah]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Meadow
|North     = [[Delta, Utah|Delta]]
|Northeast = [[Fillmore, Utah|Fillmore]]
|East      = [[Aurora, Utah|Aurora]]<br/>[[Sigurd, Utah|Sigurd]]
|Southeast = [[Richfield, Utah|Richfield]]<br/>[[Joseph, Utah|Joseph]], [[Elsinore, Utah|Elsinore]], [[Central Valley, Utah|Central Valley]]
|South     = [[Kanosh, Utah|Kanosh]]
|Southwest = [[Milford, Utah|Milford]]
|West      = {{flagicon|Nevada}} [[Ely, Nevada|Ely]] / ''[[Sevier Lake]]''
|Northwest = [[Hinckley, Utah|Hinckley]]
}}

{{Millard County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Towns in Millard County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1857]]
[[Category:1857 establishments in Utah Territory]]
[[Category:Mormon Road]]
[[Category:Great Basin National Heritage Area]]