Editing Paragonah, Utah

{{Short description|  Town in the state of Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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|official_name            = Paragonah, Utah
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|image_map                = Iron County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Paragonah highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Iron County, Utah|Iron 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        = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Iron County, Utah|Iron]]
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|established_date         = 1851
|established_title1       = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = April 3, 1916
|named_for                = [[Southern Paiute language|Southern Paiute]] for the [[Little Salt Lake]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 1.74
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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 488
|population_density_km2   = 312.53
|population_density_sq_mi = 809.81
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84760
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-57960<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>
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'''Paragonah''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ær|ə|ˈ|ɡ|uː|n|ə}} {{respell|PARR|ə|GOO|nə}}) is a town in [[Iron County, Utah|Iron County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 488 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4957960| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Paragonah town, Utah| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=April 13, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213105844/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4957960| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 121
|1870= 211
|1880= 256
|1890= 268
|1900= 358
|1910= 399
|1920= 449
|1930= 384
|1940= 365
|1950= 404
|1960= 300
|1970= 275
|1980= 310
|1990= 307
|2000= 470
|2010= 488
|estyear=2019
|estimate=545
|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 470 people, 156 households, and 122 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 810.2 people per square mile (312.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 197 housing units at an average density of 339.6 per square mile (131.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.49% of the population.

There were 156 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families.19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01, and the average family size was 3.52.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,958, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $25,208 versus $21,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,352. About 8.8% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Geography==
Paragonah is in northeastern Iron County, {{convert|4|mi|0}} northeast of [[Parowan]], the [[county seat]]. [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]] passes northwest of the town, with access from Exit 82. Parogonah is {{convert|23|mi}} northeast of [[Cedar City, Utah|Cedar City]] and {{convert|228|mi}} south of [[Salt Lake City]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.66|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==History==
Paragonah was settled by residents from the nearby town of [[Parowan, Utah|Parowan]] in the early 1850s. Parowan residents found meadows next to Red Creek that provided ideal locations for farming. The settlement was first known as '''Red Creek''', but the name was later changed to '''Paragoonah''' and then '''Paragonah'''. There are conflicting sources as to the name's precise meaning, but it is of [[Colorado River Numic language|Southern Paiute]] origin and apparently is a reference to the red color of the water found in the area. Paragonah was incorporated as a town in 1916.

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

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

==Sources==
* Seegmiller, Janet Burton, ''A History of Iron County'' (1998)

==External links==
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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Paragonah
|North     = [[Beaver, Utah|Beaver]]
|Northeast = [[Circleville, Utah|Circleville]]
|East      = [[Panguitch, Utah|Panguitch]]
|Southeast = ''[[Dixie National Forest]]''<br/>[[Hatch, Utah|Hatch]]
|South     = [[Brian Head, Utah|Brian Head]]
|Southwest = [[Parowan, Utah|Parowan]]
|West      = {{flagicon|Nevada}} ''[[Spring Valley State Park]]''
|Northwest = [[Minersville, Utah|Minersville]]
}}

{{Iron County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Towns in Iron County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1851]]
[[Category:1851 establishments in Utah Territory]]