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Millard County

Population in 2011: 379. Population change since 2000: -5.3%
 

Males: 191  (50.5%)
Females: 188  (49.5%)

Median resident age:  37.6 years
Utah median age:  32.6 years

Zip codes: 84636.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $47,877 (it was $34,000 in 2000)
Holden:

$47,877
Utah:

$55,117
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,000

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $147,604 (it was $76,800 in 2000)
Holden:

$147,604
Utah:

$224,700
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $195,267; Detached houses: $197,538; Mobile homes: $61,279

Median gross rent in 2009: $600.

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  • White alone - 357 (94.4%)
  • Hispanic - 11 (2.9%)
  • American Indian alone - 5 (1.3%)
  • Two or more races - 4 (1.1%)
  • Asian alone - 1 (0.3%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Holden: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (45.8%), Danish (13.8%), German (7.5%), Irish (7.0%), United States (6.5%), Scottish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1923

Elevation: 5115 feet

Land area: 0.55 square miles.

Population density: 690 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Holden:

  • High school or higher: 92.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Holden town:

  • Never married: 16.3%
  • Now married: 65.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Utah:  7.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $720 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $575 (0.4%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (85.5 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (257.9 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (385.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Fillmore, UT (3.1 miles ), Scipio, UT (3.7 miles ), Meadow, UT (4.1 miles ), Oak City, UT (4.4 miles ), Aurora, UT (4.7 miles ), Redmond, UT (4.8 miles ), Kanosh, UT (4.8 miles ), Sigurd, UT (4.9 miles ).

Latitude: 39.10 N, Longitude: 112.27 W

Area code: 435

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

4.2%
Utah:

5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+10.2%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Utilities (22%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
  • Health care and social assistance (38%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Utilities (3%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Secondary school teachers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)

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Earthquake activity:

Holden-area historical earthquake activity is above Utah state average. It is 186% 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 36.3 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 47.7 miles away from Holden center
On 1/2/1998 at 07:28:29, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.7 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 44.3 miles away from the city center
On 9/6/1994 at 03:48:37, a magnitude 4.3 (3.9 MB, 4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.7 miles away from Holden center
On 2/23/2001 at 21:43:50, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 30.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Millard County (5) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Landslides: 2, Storms: 2, Mudslide: 1, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Birthplace of: George Stringam - Politician, Milton R. Hunter - Member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's First Council of the Seventy.


Hospitals/medical centers near Holden:

  • FILLMORE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER - CAH (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; FILLMORE, UT)
  • DELTA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER - CAH (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; DELTA, UT)
  • GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; GUNNISON, UT)

Political contributions by individuals in Holden, UT

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Holden:

  • Snow College (about 42 miles; Ephraim, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,666)
  • Brigham Young University (about 87 miles; Provo, UT; FT enrollment: 30,109)
  • Utah Valley University (about 87 miles; Orem, UT; FT enrollment: 15,072)
  • Southern Utah University (about 108 miles; Cedar City, UT; FT enrollment: 5,635)
  • University of Phoenix-Utah Campus (about 110 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 3,097)
  • Salt Lake Community College (about 111 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 11,080)
  • Western Governors University (about 112 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 15,870)

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Notable location: Holden Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Holden: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Wild Goose Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Millard County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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

HOLDEN (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-10-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-10-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-10-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-10-2005)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.9%
(9.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 84.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Utah:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.7%
Whole state:  74.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Holden, UT


Holden compared to Utah state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Holden travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (75%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Millard County Utah:


2008 Presidential Election results in Millard County Utah:
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Religion statistics for Holden (based on Millard County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 83.36%
Here83.4%
USA50.2%

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameLDS (Mormon) ChurchEvangelical Free Church of AmericaSouthern Baptist ConventionInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelOther
Adherents96.0%1.2%0.8%0.7%1.2%
Congregations78.8%3.0%3.0%3.0%12.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Millard County:

4.20 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

1.37 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Millard County:

0.84 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

0.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Millard County:

10.93 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.82 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
Here:

5.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.09 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

7.8%
Utah:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Millard County:

22.3%
Utah:

23.6%

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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$3,209
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$2,481
Streets and Highways 1$3,013$36,1560$0
Electric Power 1$1,459$17,5088$2,099
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$143
Totals for Government 2$4,472$26,83218$7,932

Holden government finances in 2006 (per resident):

  • Charges - All Other: $68,000 ($179.42)
    Solid Waste Management: $20,000 ($52.77)
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,000 ($2.64)
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $97,000 ($255.94)
    Solid Waste Management: $21,000 ($55.41)
    Local Fire Protection: $20,000 ($52.77)
    Parks and Recreation: $10,000 ($26.39)
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $7,000 ($18.47)
    Central Staff Services: $5,000 ($13.19)
    Regular Highways: $5,000 ($13.19)
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,000 ($163.59)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $14,000 ($36.94)
    General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($10.55)
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $298,000 ($786.28)
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $236,000 ($622.69)
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $365,000 ($963.06)
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $142,000 ($374.67)
    Water Utilities: $49,000 ($129.29)
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,000 ($26.39)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $27,000 ($71.24)
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $34,000 ($89.71)
    Property: $11,000 ($29.02)
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $1,000 ($2.64)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $65,000 ($171.50)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($18.47)

6.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,651 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.24%
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  1.23% ($28,860 average AGI)
from Salt Lake County, UT  0.66% ($28,435)
from Washington County, UT  0.66% ($31,348)


7.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,329 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.87%
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  1.74% ($33,435 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT  1.27% ($22,911)
to Washington County, UT  0.93% ($29,879)

Strongest AM radio stations in Holden:

  • KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSVC (980 AM; 5 kW; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KNAK (540 AM; 1 kW; DELTA, UT; Owner: SAM BUSHMAN)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING 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.)
  • KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KNNZ (940 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Holden:

  • KLGL (97.5 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KCYQ (93.7 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
  • K211CK (90.1 FM; FILLMORE, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • K255AD (98.9 FM; RURAL GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K203CA (88.5 FM; MILFORD, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • KMXU (105.1 FM; MANTI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KQMB (102.7 FM; MIDVALE, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KXRK (96.3 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • K237AH (95.3 FM; FILLMORE, UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)

TV broadcast stations around Holden:

  • K42DR (Channel 42; FILLMORE, ETC., UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)
  • K46EI (Channel 46; FILLMORE,MEADOW,ETC., UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)
  • K48ED (Channel 48; FILLMORE, ETC., UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)
  • K50DE (Channel 50; FILLMORE, MEADOW, ET, UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)
  • K55BA (Channel 55; FILLMORE, ETC., UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)
  • K58AJ (Channel 58; FILLMORE, ETC., UT; Owner: MILLARD COUNTY)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 43 meters (141ft)
Total average daily traffic: 25,693
Total average daily truck traffic: 8,556

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Holden)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

4
  • Call Sign: KA7EBI, Licensee ID: L00282491
    Grant Date: 02/20/2004, Expiration Date: 05/17/2014, Certifier: Carol A Masner
    Registrant: Carol A Masner, Holden, UT 84636
  • Call Sign: KB7RMS
    Grant Date: 01/05/1993, Expiration Date: 01/05/2003, Cancellation Date: 01/06/2005
    Registrant: Brian K Sorenson, 79 S Main, Holden, UT 84636
  • Call Sign: N7GDH, Previous Call Sign: KA7DHP, Licensee ID: L00282492
    Grant Date: 01/14/2004, Expiration Date: 04/05/2014, Certifier: James W Masner
    Registrant: James W Masner, 82 S 100 W, Holden, UT 84636
  • Call Sign: KF7AMH, Licensee ID: L01469648
    Grant Date: 02/25/2009, Expiration Date: 02/25/2019, Certifier: Jonathan D Bingham
    Registrant: Jonathan D Bingham, Holden, UT 84636

FAA Registered Aircraft:

1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172G (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 3971L , Serial Number: 17254140, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 01/14/1966
    Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 158, Holden, UT 84636


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 1


Most common first names in Holden, UT among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
George479.5 years
Fred385.3 years
James375.3 years
John382.6 years
Don273.9 years
Elbert283.0 years
Bruce289.5 years
Irene283.5 years
Samuel288.0 years
Cecil275.0 years
Most common last names in Holden, UT among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Stevens2384.5 years
Stephenson2077.4 years
Bennett1380.2 years
Johnson1179.2 years
Crosland678.2 years
Wood575.4 years
Hunter480.5 years
Carlson384.6 years
Harmon390.4 years
Mckee375.0 years

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