Ferron, Utah

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Population in July 2007: 1,527. Population change since 2000: -6.8%

Males: 761	(49.8%)
Females: 766	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	33.4 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Zip codes: 84523.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,300 (it was $38,625 in 2000)

Ferron	$40,300
Utah:	$55,109

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $97,500 (it was $87,200 in 2000)

Ferron	$97,500
Utah:	$218,700

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Races in Ferron:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Ferron: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (28.0%), German (13.4%), Danish (12.4%), United States (9.4%), Irish (7.8%), Swedish (6.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5949 feet

Land area: 2.23 square miles.

Population density: 686 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ferron

High school or higher: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
Unemployed: 8.7%
Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ferron city

Never married: 22.0%
Now married: 63.0%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 6.7%

10 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.6%
Utah:	7.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ferron, Utah in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ferron to the number of sex offenders is 1527 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ferron:	0.7% ($632)
Utah:	0.7% ($956)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (87.6 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (345.1 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (390.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Clawson, UT (3.7 miles) , Orangeville, UT (10.8 miles ), Castle Dale, UT (11.6 miles ), Emery, UT (14.1 miles ), Huntington, UT (20.1 miles ), Cleveland, UT (26.1 miles ), Elmo, UT (30.1 miles ), Ephraim, UT (36.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $48,300
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $84,800
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $105,200
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $73,500
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $90,100
2002: 1 building, cost: $103,300
2003: 1 building, cost: $110,500
2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $127,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $169,200
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $131,500
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $162,400

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Latitude: 39.09 N, Longitude: 111.13 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -18 (-1.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Mining (17%)
Utilities (17%)
Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (18%)
Public administration (9%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Extraction workers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Plant and system operators (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Cashiers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

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Average climate in Ferron, Utah

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ferron:

SANPETE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT)
CASTLEVIEW HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; PRICE, UT)
GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 50 miles; GUNNISON, UT)

Political contributions by individuals in Ferron, UT

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ferron:

PROVO MUNI (about 88 miles; PROVO, UT; ID: PVU)
SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 130 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; ID: SLC)
HILL AFB (about 151 miles; OGDEN, UT; ID: HIF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ferron:

HUNTINGTON MUNI (about 24 miles; HUNTINGTON, UT; ID: 69V)
MANTI-EPHRAIM (about 36 miles; MANTI, UT; ID: 41U)
MOUNT PLEASANT (about 38 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT; ID: 43U)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ferron:

SNOW COLLEGE (about 40 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 91 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 121 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 121 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 126 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 156 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)

Public elementary/middle schools in Ferron:

SAN RAFAEL JR HIGH (Students: 312; Location: 420 W 500 S; Grades: 07 - 09)
FERRON ELEM SCH (Students: 232; Location: 115 W MILL RD; Grades: PK - 06)

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Notable locations in Ferron: Ferron District Ranger Station (A), Cattle Country Mobile Home Campground (B), Emery County Home (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ferron include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), First Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Gilly's Inn & Conveniencestore (15 North State).

Average household size:

This city:	3.1 people
Utah:	3.1 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	81.1%
Whole state:	76.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.0%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	13.1%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.6%
Whole state:	3.9%

Ferron compared to Utah state average:

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Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Emery County Utah:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Ferron government finances in 2002:

Charges - Parks & Recreation: $134,000
All Other: $87,000

Solid Waste Management: $52,000

Sewerage: $27,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $3,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $226,000
Parks & Recreation: $214,000

Water Utilities: $168,000

General - Other: $76,000

Regular Highways: $74,000

Solid Waste Management: $41,000

Sewerage: $25,000

Police Protection: $17,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $16,000
General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $181,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $167,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000

Rents: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $13,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $450,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $185,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $96,000
All Other: $6,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $164,000
Property: $77,000

Public Utilities: $11,000

NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $404,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

6.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,342 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.10%
Utah average:	8.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Carbon County, UT	1.00% ($35,094 average AGI)
from Salt Lake County, UT	0.78% ($39,160)
from Utah County, UT	0.62% ($30,250)

8.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,536 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.07%
Utah average:	7.46%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Carbon County, UT	2.04% ($33,254 average AGI)
to Utah County, UT	1.19% ($32,462)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.91% ($31,067)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ferron:

KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOAL (750 AM; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING CO.)
KSLL (1080 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: AGAINST THE WIND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KSVC (980 AM; 5 kW; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBEE (860 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOVO (960 AM; 5 kW; PROVO, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING LLC)
KKDS (1060 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT; Owner: HOLIDAY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ferron:

K288AN (105.5 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
KLGL (97.5 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
K220ET (91.9 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
K208AQ (89.5 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
KMXU (105.1 FM; MANTI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, LLC)
KCYQ (93.7 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
K255AD (98.9 FM; RURAL GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
K244BB (96.7 FM; WEST EMERY COUNTY, UT; Owner: EMERY COUNTY A PUBLIC BODY CORPORATE)

TV broadcast stations around Ferron:

K20GP (Channel 20; ORANGEVILLE, UT; Owner: EMERY COUNTY)
K16EW (Channel 16; ORANGEVILLE, UT; Owner: EMERY COUNTY)
K18FZ (Channel 18; ORANGEVILLE, UT; Owner: EMERY COUNTY)
K24FI (Channel 24; ORANGEVILLE, UT; Owner: EMERY COUNTY)
K26EM (Channel 26; ORANGEVILLE, UT; Owner: EMERY COUNTY)
K28GZ (Channel 28; ORANGEVILLE, UT; Owner: EMERY COUNTY)
K32FR (Channel 32; ORANGEVILLE, UT; Owner: EMERY COUNTY)

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