Editing Moroni, Utah

{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{For|other places and people with the same name|Moroni (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Moroni, Utah
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = moroni main street.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = View looking east on Main Street ([[State Route 116 (Utah)|State Route 116]]/[[SR-132 (UT)|132]])
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

<!-- Maps -->
|image_map                = Sanpete County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Moroni highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 260px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete 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        = [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete]]

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         = 
|named_for                = [[Moroni (Book of Mormon prophet)|Moroni]]

<!-- 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           = 2.76
|area_land_km2            = 2.76
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.06
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.06
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1544
|population_density_km2   = 559.42
|population_density_sq_mi = 1456.60

<!-- 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             = 5532
|coordinates              = {{coord|39|31|41|N|111|34|59|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84646
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-52130<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1430498<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1430498}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://moronicity.org/}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Moroni''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|r|oʊ|n|aɪ}} {{respell|mə|ROH|ny}}) is a city in [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 1,544 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].

==Name==
The city is named after [[Moroni (Book of Mormon prophet)|Moroni]], a [[prophet]] in the beliefs of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (Mormons).

==History==
Moroni, Utah was founded by [[George Washington Bradley (bishop)|George Washington Bradley]] in 1859.  That same year George Washington Bradley became the [[Bishop (LDS Church)|bishop]] of Moroni and held that position for 18 years.<ref>[[Andrew Jenson]]. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church''. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 538</ref>

==Geography==
[[Image:moroni pano.jpg|thumb|left|Panoramic view of Moroni, Utah, from the southeast]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 1.1&nbsp;square miles (2.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. In addition, the [[diurnal air temperature variation|diurnal temperature variation]] is very large year-round. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Moroni has a [[humid continental climate]], ''Dfb'' on climate maps, bordering a [[semi-arid climate|cold semi-arid climate]] (''BSk'').<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=738524&cityname=Moroni%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Moroni, Utah]</ref>

{{weather box
| single line = yes
| collapsed=yes
| precipitation colour = green
| width = auto
| location = Moroni, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1910–present
| Jan record high F = 66
| Feb record high F = 69
| Mar record high F = 80
| Apr record high F = 89
| May record high F = 94
| Jun record high F = 102
| Jul record high F = 107
| Aug record high F = 103
| Sep record high F = 99
| Oct record high F = 89
| Nov record high F = 79
| Dec record high F = 66
| year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 50.7
|Feb avg record high F = 56.0
|Mar avg record high F = 69.3
|Apr avg record high F = 77.0
|May avg record high F = 84.2
|Jun avg record high F = 91.7
|Jul avg record high F = 96.3
|Aug avg record high F = 93.9
|Sep avg record high F = 89.3
|Oct avg record high F = 80.2
|Nov avg record high F = 66.9
|Dec avg record high F = 53.3
|year avg record high F = 96.8

| Jan high F = 38.1
| Feb high F = 43.4
| Mar high F = 54.6
| Apr high F = 62.0
| May high F = 71.1
| Jun high F = 82.1
| Jul high F = 89.0
| Aug high F = 87.0
| Sep high F = 79.1
| Oct high F = 66.2
| Nov high F = 51.7
| Dec high F = 38.2
| year high F = 63.5
| Jan mean F = 25.5
| Feb mean F = 30.6
| Mar mean F = 39.8
| Apr mean F = 45.8
| May mean F = 54.2
| Jun mean F = 63.2
| Jul mean F = 70.5
| Aug mean F = 68.9
| Sep mean F = 60.5
| Oct mean F = 49.0
| Nov mean F = 36.7
| Dec mean F = 25.7
| year mean F = 47.5
| Jan low F = 12.9
| Feb low F = 17.7
| Mar low F = 25.1
| Apr low F = 29.6
| May low F = 37.2
| Jun low F = 44.3
| Jul low F = 52.0
| Aug low F = 50.7
| Sep low F = 41.9
| Oct low F = 31.8
| Nov low F = 21.7
| Dec low F = 13.2
| year low F = 31.5

|Jan avg record low F = -5.2
|Feb avg record low F = 1.4
|Mar avg record low F = 11.3
|Apr avg record low F = 18.9
|May avg record low F = 25.5
|Jun avg record low F = 3.36
|Jul avg record low F = 42.0
|Aug avg record low F = 41.6
|Sep avg record low F = 29.4
|Oct avg record low F = 18.1
|Nov avg record low F = 7.0
|Dec avg record low F = -5.6
|year avg record low F = -9.5

| Jan record low F = -30
| Feb record low F = -30
| Mar record low F = -8
| Apr record low F = 9
| May record low F = 15
| Jun record low F = 24
| Jul record low F = 30
| Aug record low F = 28
| Sep record low F = 15
| Oct record low F = -1
| Nov record low F = -13
| Dec record low F = -27
| year record low F = 
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.10
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.14
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.01
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.19
| May precipitation inch = 1.26
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.71
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.86
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.91
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.02
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.24
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.95
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.16
| year precipitation inch = 12.55
| 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 name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00425837&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Moroni, UT
|access-date = May 24, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 703
|1870= 633
|1880= 838
|1890= 958
|1900= 1224
|1910= 1223
|1920= 1355
|1930= 1218
|1940= 1158
|1950= 1076
|1960= 879
|1970= 894
|1980= 1086
|1990= 1115
|2000= 1280
|2010= 1423
|2020= 1544
|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 1,280 people, 399 households, and 316 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,194.1 people per square mile (461.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 430 housing units at an average density of 401.1 per square mile (155.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 82.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.62% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 12.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 20.55% of the population.

There were 399 households, out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.70.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,375, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $30,739 versus $21,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,527. About 8.8% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Moroni is in the [[North Sanpete School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49039_sanpete/DC20SD_C49039.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sanpete County, UT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-28}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49039_sanpete/DC20SD_C49039_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> and has an elementary school and North Sanpete Middle School. Students attend [[North Sanpete High School]] in [[Mount Pleasant, Utah|Mount Pleasant]].

==References==
{{Wikivoyage|Moroni (Utah)}}
<references />

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Moroni
|North     = [[Fountain Green, Utah|Fountain Green]]
|Northeast = [[Fairview, Utah|Fairview]]
|East      = [[Mount Pleasant, Utah|Mount Pleasant]]
|Southeast = [[Spring City, Utah|Spring City]]
|South     = [[Ephraim, Utah|Ephraim]]
|Southwest = [[Wales, Utah|Wales]]
|West      = [[Levan, Utah|Levan]]
|Northwest = [[Nephi, Utah|Nephi]]
}}

{{Sanpete}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Utah]]
[[Category:Cities in Sanpete County, Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1859]]
[[Category:1859 establishments in Utah Territory]]