Editing West Bountiful, Utah

{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = West Bountiful, Utah
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|motto                    =
|image_skyline            = West Bountiful Utah City Hall.jpeg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = West Bountiful City Hall
|image_map                = Davis County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas West Bountiful highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
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|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        = [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]]
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|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              =
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1848
|founder                  = James Fackrell, Sr.
|named_for                = [[Bountiful (Book of Mormon)]]
|established_title1       = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = January 28, 1949
|established_title2       = Became a city
|established_date2        = November 12, 1962
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 8.59
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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 5265
|population_est           = 5800
|pop_est_as_of            = 2019
|population_density_km2   = 677.57
|population_density_sq_mi = 1754.92
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
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|elevation_ft             = 4232
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84087
|area_code                = [[Area codes 385 and 801|385, 801]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-82840<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>
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|blank1_info              = 2412217<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412217}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|wbcity.org}}
}}
'''West Bountiful''' is a city in [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]], [[Utah]], United States. It is part of the [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]]&ndash;[[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]], Utah [[Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 5,265 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4982840| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): West Bountiful city, Utah| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=January 12, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213045338/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4982840| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> with an estimated population of 5,731 in 2018.<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=September 17, 2019}}</ref>

==History==

[[File:James Fackrell Sr.jpg|thumb|left|95px|Photo of James Fackrell Senior (1787–1867)]]
West Bountiful was founded in 1848 by James Fackrell, Sr., a [[Mormon pioneers|Mormon pioneer]]. Born in North Petherton, Somersetshire, England, in 1787, Fackrell immigrated to the United States, and after crossing the plains in 1848 with his family, settled in West Bountiful with his wife Amy Crumb.

West Bountiful was [[incorporated town|incorporated]] as a town on January 28, 1949, and became a third-class city on November 12, 1962.

==Geography==
West Bountiful is located in southeastern Davis County and is bordered by [[Centerville, Utah|Centerville]] to the north, [[Bountiful, Utah|Bountiful]] to the east,  
[[Woods Cross, Utah|Woods Cross]] to the south, and Legacy Nature Preserve to the west.
[[Interstate 15]] passes through the eastern part of the city, with access from Exits 316 and 317. Downtown [[Salt Lake City]] is {{convert|11|mi}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], West Bountiful has a total area of {{convert|8.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.36%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Education==
West Bountiful is located in the [[Davis School District]] and has one school - West Bountiful Elementary. Students in the city attend Bountiful Junior High and [[Viewmont High School]] in [[Bountiful, Utah|Bountiful]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 433
|1910= 534
|1920= 573
|1930= 608
|1940= 951
|1950= 682
|1960= 945
|1970= 1246
|1980= 3556
|1990= 4477
|2000= 4484
|2010= 5265
|estyear=2019
|estimate=5800
|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 4,484 people, 1,250 households, and 1,102 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,510.6 people per square mile (582.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,282 housing units at an average density of 431.9 per square mile (166.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 96.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.02% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.56% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.65% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.83% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.03% of the population.

There were 1,250 households, out of which 55.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.8% were non-families. 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.59 and the average family size was 3.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.6% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $61,063, and the median income for a family was $61,154. Males had a median income of $41,448 versus $26,168 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,016. About 3.2% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
* [[Bountiful, Utah]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|West Bountiful, Utah}}
* {{official website|http://www.wbcity.org}}
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{{Geographic Location
 | Centre    = West Bountiful
 | North     = [[Centerville, Utah|Centerville]]
 | Northeast = 
 | East      = [[Bountiful, Utah|Bountiful]]
 | Southeast = 
 | South     = [[Woods Cross, Utah|Woods Cross]]
 | Southwest = 
 | West      = ''[[Great Salt Lake]]''
 | Northwest = ''[[Great Salt Lake]]''
}}

{{Davis County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Cities in Davis County, Utah]]
[[Category:Cities in Utah]]
[[Category:Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1860]]