Editing Tremonton, Utah

{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Tremonton, Utah
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| motto                    = "A friendly and progressive place"<br>"City with a future"
| image_skyline            = Tremonton diner.JPG
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = Diner in the entrance of Tremonton at the junction of [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]] and [[Interstate 84 in Utah]]
| image_map                = Box Elder County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Tremonton highlighted.svg
| map_caption              = Location in [[Box Elder County, UT|Box Elder County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
| image_map1               = Map of USA UT.svg
| map_caption1             = Location of Utah in the United States
<!-- 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        = [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = 
| leader_name              = 
| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1888
| established_title1       = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
| established_date1        = January 6, 1906
| established_title2       = City
| established_date2        = May 6, 1918
| named_for                = [[Tremont, Illinois]]
| founder                  = John Petty
<!-- 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|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 20.77
| area_land_km2            = 20.77
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 8.02
| area_land_sq_mi          = 8.02
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 9894
| population_density_km2   = 443.31
| population_density_sq_mi = 1148.17
<!-- 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             = 4331
| coordinates              = {{coord|41|43|17|N|112|09|20|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 84337
| area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 49-77120<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2412091<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412091}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|https://tremontoncity.org}}
| footnotes                = 
}}

'''Tremonton''' is a city in [[Box Elder County, Utah]]. The population was 9,894 at the time of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4977120| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201909/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4977120| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tremonton city, Utah| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref> As of 2024, Tremonton has an estimated population of 13,713 and is one of the fastest growing municipalities in the state of Utah (2024 estimate annual growth rate: 7.33%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Population Review, Tremonton |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/tremonton-ut-population |access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref>

==History==
Although the first settlers came to the Tremonton area in 1888, it remained largely uninhabited until just before 1900, when [[land agent]]s started promoting the Bear River Valley as a place for [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] farmers to relocate. Small groups from [[Nebraska]] and [[Illinois]] began to arrive in 1898. These settlers were a diverse blend of [[Protestant]] faiths, in contrast to their mostly [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mormon]] neighbors.<ref name=boxelder>{{cite book | last = Huchel | first = Frederick M. | title = A History of Box Elder County | series = Utah Centennial County History Series | date = January 1999 | publisher = Utah State Historical Society | location = [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] | pages = 407–411 | isbn = 978-0-913738-16-0 | url = http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/History/UtahCounties/HistoryOfBoxElderCounty1996Huchel.pdf| access-date = July 16, 2012 }}</ref> Then an [[Apostolic Christian Church]] group came in 1901–1904. The main body was from [[Tremont, Illinois]], joined by a few families from [[Ohio]] and [[Kansas]]. Mostly of [[German American|German]] descent, this group was referred to as the "German colony".<ref name=boxelder2>Huchel, pp.178–180.</ref>

When a townsite was laid out in 1903, the new town was named "Tremont" at the request of the German colony. Within four years, the post office had it renamed "Tremonton" due to confusion with the central Utah town of [[Fremont, Utah|Fremont]].<ref name=boxelder/> Around 1907 the congregation was caught up in a larger [[schism (religion)|schism]] of the Apostolic Church. Some moved back to the Midwest, and the German colony came to an end.<ref name=boxelder2/> But the church left a permanent mark in the name of Tremonton.<ref name=cem>{{cite web | title = Cemetery Database | work = Utah State History | publisher = Utah Department of Community and Culture | url = http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/viewcemetery?id=BE3401 | access-date = January 19, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130129151106/http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/viewcemetery?id=BE3401 | archive-date = January 29, 2013 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

==Geography==
Tremonton lies in the [[Bear River (Great Salt Lake)|Bear River Valley]] in northeastern Box Elder County. The [[Malad River (Idaho-Utah)|Malad River]] flows through the city. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|20.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Tremonton is located near the junction of [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]] and [[Interstate 84 in Utah|Interstate 84]]. It is bordered on the north by the city of [[Garland, Utah|Garland]], with which it is closely associated. The town of [[Elwood, Utah|Elwood]] is located {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the southeast.

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Tremonton, Utah (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =35.7
| Feb high F  =41.2
| Mar high F  =53.3
| Apr high F  =61.1
| May high F  =70.1
| Jun high F  =80.8
| Jul high F  =91.1
| Aug high F  =89.7
| Sep high F  =79.2
| Oct high F  =64.6
| Nov high F  =49.0
| Dec high F  =37.4
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =27.5
| Feb mean F  =32.1
| Mar mean F  =42.6
| Apr mean F  =49.0
| May mean F  =57.8
| Jun mean F  =67.1
| Jul mean F  =76.5
| Aug mean F  =74.9
| Sep mean F  =64.7
| Oct mean F  =51.2
| Nov mean F  =38.6
| Dec mean F  =29.2
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =19.3
| Feb low F  =23.0
| Mar low F  =32.0
| Apr low F  =36.9
| May low F  =45.5
| Jun low F  =53.4
| Jul low F  =62.0
| Aug low F  =60.0
| Sep low F  =50.2
| Oct low F  =37.8
| Nov low F  =28.2
| Dec low F  =21.0
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =2.09
| Feb precipitation inch  =1.49
| Mar precipitation inch  =1.33
| Apr precipitation inch  =1.43
| May precipitation inch  =2.03
| Jun precipitation inch  =1.17
| Jul precipitation inch  =0.59
| Aug precipitation inch  =0.75
| Sep precipitation inch  =1.08
| Oct precipitation inch  =1.51
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.00
| Dec precipitation inch  =1.60
<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =12.2
| Feb snow inch  =8.7
| Mar snow inch  =2.8
| Apr snow inch  =0.8
| 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  =0.5
| Nov snow inch  =4.4
| Dec snow inch  =10.9
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| source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00428817 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2025-04-05 }}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 368
|1910= 303
|1920= 937
|1930= 1009
|1940= 1443
|1950= 1662
|1960= 2115
|1970= 2794
|1980= 3464
|1990= 4264
|2000= 5592
|2010= 7647
|2020= 9894
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,592 people, 1,698 households, and 1,397 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,066.8 people per square mile (412.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,822 housing units at an average density of 347.6 per square mile (134.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 91.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.71% of the population.

There were 1,698 households, out of which 50.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 3.67.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 39.0% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,784, and the median income for a family was $49,100. Males had a median income of $36,764 versus $22,149 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,737. About 8.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Some of the major employers include the [[Malt-O-Meal]] cereal company, [[West Liberty Foods]], Crump-Reese Motor Co, and [[Intertape Polymer Group|Intertape Polymer Group, Inc]]. In April 2008, [[La-Z-Boy]] announced the closure of its Tremonton facility and the layoff of all 630 employees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89418360|title=La-Z-Boy Plant Closing a Major Blow to Utah Town|website=[[NPR]] |date= 2008-04-06  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=316&sid=2997228 |title=La-Z-Boy to close plant in Tremonton|date=April 3, 2008 |website=[[KSL-TV]]}}</ref> Some of the plant's production was moved to a facility in [[Ramos Arizpe]], Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.la-z-boy.com/pdf/IR/newsreleases08/csc.pdf|title="La-Z-Boy Announces Moves to Strengthen Its North American Operations"}}{{Dead link|date=July 2022|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.furnituretoday.com/business-news/la-z-boy-to-shift-cut-and-sew-operations-to-mexico/ |title=La-Z-Boy to shift cut-and-sew operations to Mexico |magazine= [[Furniture Today]]|date= April 3, 2008}}</ref>

==Education==
Tremonton has two elementary schools, McKinley Elementary and North Park. Older students attend Alice C. Harris Intermediate in Tremonton, as well as Bear River Middle School and Bear River High School, located in nearby [[Garland, Utah]].

==Notable people==
* [[RonNell Andersen Jones]], professor of law
* [[W. Rolfe Kerr]], LDS [[general authority]]
* [[Camille Fronk Olson]], professor
* [[Marlon Shirley]], two-time [[Paralympic]] 100 m champion
* [[Jay Silvester]], U.S. Olympian; former Men's Discus world record holder
* [[David N. Weidman]], retired chairman of the board and CEO of [[Celanese]]
* [[William A. Wilson (folklorist)|William A. Wilson]], LDS folklorist and scholar

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Tremonton, Utah}}
* {{official website|https://tremontoncity.org}}
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Tremonton
|North     = [[Portage, Utah|Portage]]
|Northeast = [[Garland, Utah|Garland]]
|East      = [[Deweyville, Utah|Deweyville]]
|Southeast = [[Elwood, Utah|Elwood]]
|South     = ''[[Willard Bay]]''
|Southwest = ''[[Great Salt Lake]]''
|West      = 
|Northwest = [[Howell, Utah|Howell]]
}}

{{Box Elder County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Cities in Box Elder County, Utah]]
[[Category:Cities in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1888]]