Huntsville, Utah

History

Huntsville was founded in 1860 by Jefferson Hunt. An LDS ward was organized there in 1877 with Francis Hammond as Bishop, and he was succeeded in 1885 by David McKay. This David McKay was the father of David O. McKay, later president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A Trappist monastery, the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity, was established there in 1947, and closed after 70 years in 2017. The Shooting Star Saloon, the oldest continuously operating bar west of the Mississippi, is located in the town. It opened in 1879. It is known for the off-menu Star Burger: two patties with cheese, Polish knackwurst, and bacon.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km2), of which 0.6 square mile (1.7 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (9.46%) is water.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Huntsville has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

|Jan record high F = 57 |Feb record high F = 62 |Mar record high F = 77 |Apr record high F = 86 |May record high F = 93 |Jun record high F = 97 |Jul record high F = 102 |Aug record high F = 102 |Sep record high F = 95 |Oct record high F = 88 |Nov record high F = 73 |Dec record high F = 64 |year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 48.5 |Feb avg record high F = 52.3 |Mar avg record high F = 65.3 |Apr avg record high F = 76.4 |May avg record high F = 84.6 |Jun avg record high F = 92.7 |Jul avg record high F = 96.6 |Aug avg record high F = 95.5 |Sep avg record high F = 89.5 |Oct avg record high F = 80.6 |Nov avg record high F = 64.1 |Dec avg record high F = 50.3 |year avg record high F = 97.4

|Jan avg record low F = -9.6 |Feb avg record low F = -8.2 |Mar avg record low F = 4.1 |Apr avg record low F = 16.7 |May avg record low F = 23.7 |Jun avg record low F = 30.5 |Jul avg record low F = 38.4 |Aug avg record low F = 36.0 |Sep avg record low F = 26.0 |Oct avg record low F = 16.3 |Nov avg record low F = 0.4 |Dec avg record low F = -7.4 |year avg record low F = -15.1

|Jan record low F = −33 |Feb record low F = −34 |Mar record low F = −17 |Apr record low F = 0 |May record low F = 16 |Jun record low F = 24 |Jul record low F = 31 |Aug record low F = 23 |Sep record low F = 18 |Oct record low F = 9 |Nov record low F = -16 |Dec record low F = −37 |year record low F =

|access-date = November 19, 2023 |access-date = November 15, 2023

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 649 people, 194 households, and 163 families residing in the town. The population density was 965.3 people per square mile (374.0/km2). There were 219 housing units at an average density of 325.7 per square mile (126.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.77% White, 0.15% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.15% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.08% of the population.

There were 194 households, out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.70.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.7% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,625, and the median income for a family was $52,656. Males had a median income of $37,411 versus $31,528 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,232. About 4.3% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

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Federal representation

Huntsville is located in Utah's First Congressional District. For the 117th United States Congress, this district is represented by Blake Moore (R-Ogden)

References

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