Lehi is a city located in Utah County, Utah. It is named after Lehi, a prophet in the Book of Mormon. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,028. A 2004 estimate placed its population at 25,665. Lehi is one of the fastest-growing cities in the state.
Lehi is located at 40°24'6" North, 111°51'31" West (40.401662, -111.858627).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.3 km2 (20.6 mi2). 52.6 km2 (20.3 mi2) of it is land and 0.6 km2 (0.2 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 1.17% water.
As of the census of 2000, there are 19,028 people, 5,125 households, and 4,602 families residing in the city. The population density is 361.6/km2 (936.2/mi2). There are 5,280 housing units at an average density of 100.3/km2 (259.8/mi2). The racial makeup of the city is 95.68% White, 0.25% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.43% Pacific Islander, 1.33% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. 2.99% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 5,125 households out of which 61.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.0% are married couples living together, 7.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 10.2% are non-families. 8.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.70 and the average family size is 3.94.
In the city the population is spread out with 41.0% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 11.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 24 years. For every 100 females there are 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $53,028, and the median income for a family is $55,664. Males have a median income of $40,739 versus $25,931 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,074. 5.5% of the population and 5.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.2% of those under the age of 18 and 3.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
A group of Mormon pioneers settled the area now known as Lehi in the fall of 1850, at a place called Dry Creek, in the northernmost part of Utah Valley, near the head of Utah Lake. It was renamed to Evansville in 1851, after David Evans, a local bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The land was organized into parcels of forty acres, and new settlers received a plat of this size until the entire tract was exhausted. There was little water to irrigate the rich soil, so it became necessary to divert a portion of American Fork Creek. Evansville consumed up to one-third of the water as authorized by the Utah Territorial Legislature.
The settlement grew so rapidly that in early 1852, Bishop Evans petitioned the Utah Territorial Legislature to incorporate the settlement. Lehi City was incorporated by legislative act on February 5th, 1852. It was the sixth city incorporated in Utah. The legislature also approved a request to call the new city Lehi, after a Book of Mormon prophet of the same name.
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