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Population in 2011: 304. Population change since 2000: +38.8%

Males: 175	(57.6%)
Females: 129	(42.4%)

Median resident age:	29.6 years
Utah median age:	32.6 years

Zip codes: 84667.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $43,868 (it was $35,313 in 2000)

Wales:	$43,868
Utah:	$55,117

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $13,814

Wales town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $122,122 (it was $82,900 in 2000)

Wales:	$122,122
Utah:	$224,700

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $117,467; Detached houses: $126,937; Mobile homes: $80,537

Median gross rent in 2009: $513.

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White alone - 255 (84.4%)
Hispanic - 41 (13.6%)
American Indian alone - 3 (1.0%)
Two or more races - 2 (0.7%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.3%)

Races in Wales detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Wales: 83.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (28.3%), Danish (17.4%), Welsh (17.4%), United States (12.3%), French (6.8%), Scottish (5.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5500 feet

Land area: 0.30 square miles.

Population density: 1015 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Wales:

High school or higher: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
Unemployed: 2.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wales town:

Never married: 25.0%
Now married: 67.1%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 1.2%
Divorced: 5.5%

13 residents are foreign born (5.9% Latin America).

This town:	5.9%
Utah:	7.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $487 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $660 (0.4%)
Wales satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (52.5 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (300.3 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (412.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Moroni, UT (2.0 miles ), Spring City, UT (2.8 miles ), Ephraim, UT (3.0 miles ), Fountain Green, UT (3.1 miles ), Mount Pleasant, UT (3.2 miles ), Levan, UT (3.6 miles ), Fairview, UT (3.8 miles ), Manti, UT (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 39.49 N, Longitude: 111.64 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 435

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	7.7%
Utah:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+17.7%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Construction (32%)
Other services, except public administration (19%)
Manufacturing (15%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (6%)

Retail trade (33%)
Educational services (23%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Construction laborers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)

Cashiers (21%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (21%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Customer service representatives (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Postsecondary teachers (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)

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Average climate in Wales, Utah

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Earthquake activity:

Wales-area historical earthquake activity is above Utah state average. It is 162% 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 12.0 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 52.6 miles away from Wales 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 48.8 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 21.4 miles away from the city 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 46.2 miles away from Wales center
On 1/6/1996 at 12:55:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.2 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi) earthquake occurred 47.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Sanpete County (4) is a lot 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, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Wales:

SANPETE VALLEY HOSPITAL - CAH (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT)
CENTRAL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER - CAH (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; NEPHI, UT)
GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; GUNNISON, UT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wales:

Snow College (about 10 miles; Ephraim, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,666)
Brigham Young University (about 53 miles; Provo, UT; FT enrollment: 30,109)
Utah Valley University (about 55 miles; Orem, UT; FT enrollment: 15,072)
University of Phoenix-Utah Campus (about 83 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 3,097)
Salt Lake Community College (about 84 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 11,080)
Western Governors University (about 84 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 15,870)
Westminster College (about 88 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 2,451)

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

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

Sanpete County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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

WALES TOWN WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 195, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-27-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-27-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine

Notification, Public - In APR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1998)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1998)

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

78 regular monitoring violations

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.8%
(8.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Average household size:

This town:	3.2 people
Utah:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	86.2%
Whole state:	74.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.6% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wales, UT

Wales compared to Utah state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Wales mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
Coal or coke (19%)
Electricity (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (3%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Sanpete County Utah:

2008 Presidential Election results in Sanpete County Utah:

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Religion statistics for Wales (based on Sanpete County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 82.92%

Here		82.9%
USA		50.2%

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	LDS (Mormon) Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	99.0%	0.5%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Congregations	91.7%	3.3%	3.3%	1.7%	-

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

Sanpete County:	2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:	1.37 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.41 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1

Sanpete County:	0.41 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:	0.41 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16

Sanpete County:	6.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.82 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 7

Here:	2.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:	5.09 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	6.7%
Utah:	6.3%

Adult obesity rate:

Sanpete County:	25.7%
Utah:	23.6%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	0	$0	1	$40
Other Government Administration	0	$0	3	$120
Firefighters	0	$0	1	$50
Streets and Highways	0	$0	1	$50
Parks and Recreation	0	$0	1	$50
Water Supply	0	$0	2	$815
Other and Unallocable	0	$0	1	$50
Totals for Government	0	$0	10	$1,175

Wales government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $131,000 ($430.92)
Charges - All Other: $3,000 ($9.87)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($6.58)
Construction - General Public Buildings: $8,000 ($26.32)
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $21,000 ($69.08)
Water Utilities: $21,000 ($69.08)

Financial Administration: $11,000 ($36.18)

Parks & Recreation: $7,000 ($23.03)

General - Other: $5,000 ($16.45)

Police Protection: $5,000 ($16.45)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $131,000 ($430.92)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $131,000 ($430.92)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($23.03)
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000 ($19.74)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $80,000 ($263.16)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $36,000 ($118.42)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $11,000 ($36.18)
Highways: $3,000 ($9.87)

All Other: $1,000 ($3.29)
Tax - Total General Sales: $14,000 ($46.05)
Property: $4,000 ($13.16)
Total Salaries & Wages: $34,000 ($111.84)

8.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,068 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.05%
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 Salt Lake County, UT	1.86% ($42,374 average AGI)
from Utah County, UT	1.34% ($32,265)
from Sevier County, UT	0.50% ($27,000)

8.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,931 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.85%
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	2.05% ($28,117 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT	1.33% ($25,904)
to Washington County, UT	0.67% ($32,857)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wales:

KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KOAL (750 AM; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING CO.)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
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)
KOVO (960 AM; 5 kW; PROVO, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING LLC)
KSVC (980 AM; 5 kW; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
KKDS (1060 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT; Owner: HOLIDAY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBEE (860 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLLB (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WEST JORDAN, UT; Owner: UNITED SECURITY FINANCIAL, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wales:

KLGL (97.5 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
KMXU (105.1 FM; MANTI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, LLC)
K288AN (105.5 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
KTCE (92.3 FM; PAYSON, UT; Owner: MOENKOPI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KQMB (102.7 FM; MIDVALE, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
KXRK (96.3 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
K208AQ (89.5 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
KMDG (103.9 FM; NEPHI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
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.)
KCYQ (93.7 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
K255AD (98.9 FM; RURAL GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
KSOP-FM (104.3 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: KSOP, INC.)
K272DP (102.3 FM; TOOELE, UT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
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)

TV broadcast stations around Wales:

KUPX (Channel 16; PROVO, UT; Owner: PAXSON SALT LAKE CITY LICENSE, INC.)
K57HK (Channel 57; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

Lat: 39.485944 Lon: -111.634139, Structure height: 0 m, Call Sign: WPWX614
Assigned Frequencies: 451.162 MHz
Grant Date: 02/04/2003, Expiration Date: 02/04/2013, Certifier: Nellie Case
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

FAA Registered Aircraft:

Aircraft: CESSNA 182E (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9260X , Serial Number: 18253660, Year manufactured: 1961, Airworthiness Date: 12/19/1961
Registrant (Individual): Karl S Clawson, 410 State, Wales, UT 84667

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Wales, UT among deceased individuals
Lamb	10	84.2 years
Anderson	5	82.2 years
Price	5	84.0 years
Rees	5	78.6 years
Thomas	5	84.6 years
Davis	3	85.3 years
Dye	3	89.6 years
Jackman	2	72.0 years
Jensen	2	73.5 years
Kehl	2	73.5 years

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