Editing Willard, Utah

{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = Willard, Utah
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|image_caption            = City of Willard, with [[Willard Bay]] and the [[Promontory Mountains]] in the background
|image_map                = Box Elder County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Willard 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
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Utah}}
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder]]
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|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1851
|established_title1       = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = 1870
|named_for                = [[Willard Richards]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 18.35
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1978
|population_density_km2   = 134.58
|population_density_sq_mi = 348.58
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84340
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-84710<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>
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|website                  = {{URL|www.willardcity.com}}
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'''Willard''' ([[Shoshoni language|Shoshoni]]: ''Sogo-timp-bow ya)''<ref>{{Cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://mlibgisservices.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=82b345020c4248a9a0a27cb1febf3072 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=mlibgisservices.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> is a city in [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 1,978 at 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/G001/1600000US4984710| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204134/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4984710| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Willard city, Utah| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 11, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Willard is located in southeastern Box Elder County and is bordered by the city of [[Perry, Utah|Perry]] to the north and the unincorporated community of [[South Willard, Utah|South Willard]] to the south. The east edge of the city is bordered by [[Cache National Forest]] in the [[Wasatch Range]], and the west side extends into [[Willard Bay]], a freshwater reservoir built out of the [[Great Salt Lake]]. Willard Bay State Park is located within the city limits along the shore of Willard Bay.

Interstate highways [[Interstate 15 in Utah|15]] and [[Interstate 84 in Utah|84]] pass through the western side of the city, with access from Exit 357. [[U.S. Route 89 in Utah|U.S. Route 89]] is the city's Main Street.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|18.6|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|14.7|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|3.9|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 21.16%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==History==
In 1851, several companies of [[Mormon pioneers|Mormon settlers]] were sent north from [[Salt Lake City]] to a northern bay of the [[Great Salt Lake]] called Bear River Bay. In 1957 the US Corps of Engineers built a fresh water lake which is now called [[Willard Bay]]. A company of nineteen located on North Willow Creek, {{convert|7|mi|0}} south of the site where [[Brigham City, Utah|Brigham City]] would be established. Two years later, the infant community relocated two miles further south, and a fort wall was built due to the possibility of attacks by the Shohone and their allies. Willard's first settlers were mostly of Welsh, English, Scottish and Dutch descent. Most were farmers, but some were merchants, carpenters, blacksmiths and school teachers. Historically, the economy of Willard centered on agriculture, with fruit crops being the major product. Gravel excavation and worked stone have also been a significant source of income.

Henry G. Sherwood surveyed North Willow Creek in 1851.  The community was renamed Willard in honor of [[Willard Richards]] (1804-1854,<ref>{{cite book|last=Lund|first=Anthon Henrik|title=The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tsUUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA42|year=1922|publisher=Geneal. Society of Utah|page=42}}</ref> a recently deceased [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|Apostle]] of the [[LDS Church]] and counselor to [[Brigham Young]], in 1859. Willard received its charter as a city in 1870.

Gifted stonemason Shadrack Jones took advantage of local rock cliffs and the alluvial fan exposed as ancient [[Lake Bonneville]] receded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.lib.utah.edu/utils/getfile/collection/USHSArchPub/id/7109/filename/7144.pdf |access-date=2023-10-13| title=A Heritage of Stone in Willard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828122015/http://content.lib.utah.edu/utils/getfile/collection/USHSArchPub/id/7109/filename/7144.pdf |archive-date=2016-08-28}}</ref> Between 1862 and 1883, he mined the local stone and built single-family homes. Over thirty still stand and many are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as contributing buildings in the [[Willard Historic District]]. Other early structures included a brick yard, the first [[grist mill]] in Box Elder County, and a number of [[molasses]] mills.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 552
|1880= 412
|1890= 492
|1900= 580
|1910= 577
|1920= 651
|1930= 561
|1940= 541
|1950= 548
|1960= 814
|1970= 1045
|1980= 1241
|1990= 1298
|2000= 1630
|2010= 1772
|2020= 1978
|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="Census 2010" /> of 2010, there were 1,772 people, 600 households, and 485 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 310.9 people per square mile (120.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 633 housing units at an average density of 111.1 per square mile (43.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 95.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.9% of the population.

There were 600 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 12% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

In 2000<ref name="GR2" /> the median income for a household in the city was $52,150, and the median income for a family was $57,841. Males had a median income of $40,625 versus $26,364 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,592. About 5.1% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Anson Vasco Call II]], first mayor of [[Afton, Wyoming]] (served nine terms)
* [[William E. Cole]], Major general during both World Wars
* [[Melba Rae]], actress
* [[Evan Stephens]], [[Mormon Tabernacle Choir]] director

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

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

==External links==
{{commons category|Willard, Utah}}
* {{official website|http://www.willardcity.com}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Willard
|North     = [[Perry, Utah|Perry]]
|Northeast = [[Mantua, Utah|Mantua]]
|East      = ''[[Wasatch-Cache National Forest]]'' / {{flagicon|Wyoming}} [[Bear River, Wyoming|Bear River]]
|Southeast = [[North Ogden, Utah|North Ogden]]
|South     = [[Farr West, Utah|Farr West]], [[Pleasant View, Utah|Pleasant View]]
|Southwest = [[Plain City, Utah|Plain City]]
|West      = ''[[Willard Bay]]''
|Northwest = 
}}

{{Box Elder County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Cities in Box Elder County, Utah]]
[[Category:Cities in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1851]]
[[Category:1851 establishments in Utah Territory]]