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Population in July 2008: 796. Population change since 2000: +3.9%
 

Males: 404  (50.8%)
Females: 392  (49.2%)

Median resident age:  30.5 years
Utah median age:  27.1 years

Zip codes: 84628.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,507 (it was $36,875 in 2000)
Eureka:  $50,507
Utah:  $55,109

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,711
Eureka:  $18,711
Utah:  $22,603

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,975 (it was $65,000 in 2000)
Eureka:  $118,975
Utah:  $218,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $130,104; Detached houses: $128,731; Townhouses or other attached units: $317,085; In 2-unit structures: $135,931; Mobile homes: $53,962

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Races in Eureka:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Eureka: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (37.9%), United States (11.4%), German (10.2%), Irish (9.5%), Scottish (8.0%), Danish (5.9%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1892

Elevation: 6442 feet

Land area: 1.47 square miles.

Population density: 542 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Eureka

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 39.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eureka city

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 15.9%

10 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.3%
Utah:  7.1%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Eureka, Utah in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Eureka to the number of sex offenders is 796 to 1.

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

Eureka:  0.7% ($446)
Utah:  0.7% ($956)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (31.3 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (310.2 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (444.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Elberta, UT (3.0 miles ), Goshen, UT (3.4 miles ), Genola, UT (3.9 miles ), Rocky Ridge, UT (3.9 miles ), Mona, UT (4.1 miles ), Santaquin, UT (4.2 miles ), West Mountain, UT (4.4 miles ), Spring Lake, UT (4.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $62,300
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $62,300
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $62,300
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $62,300
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $91,600
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $91,600
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $91,600
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $91,600
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $91,600
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $91,600
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $91,600
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,600
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $91,600

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Latitude: 39.95 N, Longitude: 112.12 W

Area code: 435

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Population change in the 1990s: +204 (+36.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Mining (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4%)



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Eureka-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Utah state average. It is 35% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/2003 at 01:04:19, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.4 ML, Depth: 0.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 33.3 miles away from Eureka center
On 3/16/1992 at 14:42:49, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.2 ML, Depth: 7.6 mi) earthquake occurred 35.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/2001 at 20:15:34, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.3 ML, Depth: 2.3 mi) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1992 at 07:31:20, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.4 ML, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from Eureka center
On 3/7/2000 at 02:16:04, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.2 ML, Depth: 1.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/2007 at 08:48:40, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 3.9 ML, Depth: 1.0 mi) earthquake occurred 57.8 miles away from Eureka center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Eureka:
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PAYSON, UT)
  • CENTRAL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; NEPHI, UT)
  • UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; PROVO, UT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eureka:
  • UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 31 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
  • SNOW COLLEGE (about 48 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT enrollment: 2,632)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 50 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 58 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
Public high school in Eureka:
  • TINTIC HIGH (Students: 114; Location: 525 E MAIN; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Eureka:
  • EUREKA ELEM SCH (Students: 113; Location: 55 E MAIN; Grades: PK - 06)

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Churches in Eureka include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), Saint Patricks Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Carpenter Station & Motel (202 West Main Street).

Court: Juab County Court House (315 West Main).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Eureka and their reported violations in the past:

EUREKA (Population served: 600, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-26-2003), St Public Notif requested (AUG-29-2003), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-29-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-28-2000), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-28-2000), St Public Notif received (JAN-15-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 62 regular monitoring violations
WEST DESERT SCHOOL (Population served: 68, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-15-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-15-2006)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Notification, Public - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 50 regular monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Utah:  3.1 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.7%
Whole state:  76.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.2%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.9%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.2%
Whole state:  3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Eureka, UT



Eureka compared to Utah state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Eureka travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Juab County Utah:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Wood (7%)
  • Coal or coke (6%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$2,052$24,62410$4,120
Police - Other 0$0 1$372
Sewerage 1$2,174$26,0881$80
Water Supply 1$2,244$26,9280$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$200
Totals for Government 3$6,470$25,88013$4,772



Eureka government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $328,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $47,000
    Sewerage: $35,000
    All Other: $6,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $202,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $87,000
    Water Utilities: $74,000
    Regular Highways: $55,000
    Solid Waste Management: $52,000
    Sewerage: $41,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $33,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $223,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $704,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $734,000
    Other, NEC: $208,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $527,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $83,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $55,000
    Property: $42,000
    Public Utilities: $11,000
    NEC: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $33,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000

9.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,923 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.41%
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 Utah County, UT  3.90% ($38,480 average AGI)
from Salt Lake County, UT  0.65% ($29,176)
from Sanpete County, UT  0.38% ($39,500)


8.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.32%
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 Utah County, UT  3.14% ($34,136 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT  1.05% ($28,519)
to Sanpete County, UT  0.43% ($24,727)


Strongest AM radio stations in Eureka:
  • 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)
  • KOVO (960 AM; 5 kW; PROVO, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING LLC)
  • KKDS (1060 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT; Owner: HOLIDAY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBEE (860 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLLB (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WEST JORDAN, UT; Owner: UNITED SECURITY FINANCIAL, INC.)
  • KWDZ (910 AM; 5 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KMRI (1550 AM; 10 kW; WEST VALLEY CITY, UT; Owner: KMRI RADIO, LLC)
  • KOAL (750 AM; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KNRS (570 AM; 5 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Eureka:
  • KQMB (102.7 FM; MIDVALE, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KXRK (96.3 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • K264AC (100.7 FM; RURAL UTAH COUNTY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • K208BZ (89.5 FM; SPANISH FORK, UT; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY)
  • KENZ (107.5 FM; OREM, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZHT (94.9 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTCE (92.3 FM; PAYSON, UT; Owner: MOENKOPI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K217CL (91.3 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: STOCKTON CHRISTIAN LIFE COLLEGE, INC)
  • KMXU (105.1 FM; MANTI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KSOP-FM (104.3 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: KSOP, INC.)
  • K272DP (102.3 FM; TOOELE, UT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KMDG (103.9 FM; NEPHI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KRCL (90.9 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: LISTENERS COMMUNITY RADIO OF UTAH)
  • KBZN (97.9 FM; OGDEN, UT; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOSY-FM (106.5 FM; SPANISH FORK, UT; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KRSP-FM (103.5 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KBER (101.1 FM; OGDEN, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KISN-FM (97.1 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKAT (101.9 FM; OGDEN, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSFI (100.3 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Eureka:
  • KUPX (Channel 16; PROVO, UT; Owner: PAXSON SALT LAKE CITY LICENSE, INC.)
  • KUTV (Channel 2; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: KUTV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K29CJ (Channel 29; EUREKA, UT; Owner: JUAB COUNTY)
  • K33DL (Channel 33; EUREKA, UT; Owner: JUAB COUNTY)
  • K35CZ (Channel 35; EUREKA, UT; Owner: JUAB COUNTY)
  • K39CR (Channel 39; EUREKA, UT; Owner: JUAB COUNTY)
  • K41DC (Channel 41; EUREKA, UT; Owner: JUAB COUNTY)
  • K43DA (Channel 43; EUREKA, UT; Owner: JUAB COUNTY)
  • K45DD (Channel 45; EUREKA, UT; Owner: JUAB COUNTY)


Eureka fatal accident list:
Dec 10, 2004 12:40 AM, Sr-6, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 5, 1983 08:45 AM, Sr6, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • Eureka Peak 1 Mi E, Call Sign: KSI601, Licensee ID: L00112588
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.025 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/21/2002, Expiration Date: 05/07/2012
    Registrant: County Of Juab, Nephi, UT 84648, Phone: (801) 623-1349
  • 1 Mi North, Call Sign: WQS313, Licensee ID: L00103857
    Assigned Frequencies : 461.175 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/04/2005, Expiration Date: 08/17/2015
    Registrant: C R C Rentals, Provo, UT 84601, Phone: (801) 373-6868
  • 1 Mi N, Call Sign: WZJ686, Licensee ID: L00102237
    Assigned Frequencies : 464.000 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/23/2004, Expiration Date: 06/02/2014
    Registrant: Jack J Christensen, 510 South State St., Provo, UT 84603, Phone: (801) 373-5368, Fax: (801) 373-6868, Email:
  • Mp 703.3, Lyn Sub, 6.6 Mi W Of, Type: Pole, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WNWJ875
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.740 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/25/2001, Expiration Date: 04/16/2011, Certifier: L J Kopiasz
    Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas Street Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-0486, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • EUREKA JCT, 1.3 Miles South Of, Overall height: 15.5 m, Call Sign: WHQ521, Licensee ID: L00006139
    Assigned Frequencies : 11325.0 MHz, 6197.20 MHz, 11605.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 08/10/2009
    Registrant: Skyline Telecom, 45 West Center, Fairview, UT 84639

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Eureka)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 4

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