Clearfield, Utah
Encyclopedia
Clearfield is a city in Davis County
, Utah
, United States
. The population was 25,974 at the 2000 census. The city grew drastically during the 1940s, with the formation of Hill Air Force Base
, and in the 1950s with the nation-wide increase in suburb and "bedroom" community populations and has been steadily growing since then.
Clearfield is a principal city of the Ogden
–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area
, which includes all of Davis, Morgan
, and Weber
counties.
on November 3, 1907. This was an outgrowth of the building of a cannery a few months before that had caused many people to move to the town.
Clearfield had 799 residents in 1930.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.1 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 25,974 people, 7,921 households, and 6,265 families residing in the city. The population density
was 3,351.9 people per square mile (1,294.0/km²). There were 8,374 housing units at an average density of 1,080.6 per square mile (417.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.18% White, 3.61% African American, 1.61% Native American, 2.81% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 4.84% from other races
, and 3.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.58% of the population.
There were 7,921 households out of which 52.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples
living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.51.
In the city the population was spread out with 36.2% under the age of 18, 16.0% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 11.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,946, and the median income for a family was $39,902. Males had a median income of $30,336 versus $21,407 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $13,945. About 8.7% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
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Davis County, Utah
Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2010 the population was 306,479, a 28.2% increase over the 2000 figure of 238,994. It was named for Daniel C. Davis, captain in the Mormon Battalion. The county is part of the Ogden–Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area as...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 25,974 at the 2000 census. The city grew drastically during the 1940s, with the formation of Hill Air Force Base
Hill Air Force Base
Hill Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force Base located in northern Utah, just south of the city of Ogden, and near the towns of Clearfield, Riverdale, Roy, Sunset, and Layton. It is about north of Salt Lake City. The base was named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill of the U.S. Army Air...
, and in the 1950s with the nation-wide increase in suburb and "bedroom" community populations and has been steadily growing since then.
Clearfield is a principal city of the Ogden
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area
Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area
The Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in north central Utah, anchored by the cities of Ogden and Clearfield...
, which includes all of Davis, Morgan
Morgan County, Utah
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2010 the population was 9,469. It was named for Jedediah Morgan Grant, father of Heber J. Grant, who served as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
, and Weber
Weber County, Utah
Weber County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a stretch of the Wasatch Front, part of the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake, and much of the rugged Wasatch Mountains. As of the 2000 census, the population was 196,533, an increase of 24.1% over its population in 1990. By...
counties.
History
Clearfield gained a ward separate from the one in Syracuse, UtahSyracuse, Utah
Syracuse is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States, between the Great Salt Lake and Interstate 15, about north of Salt Lake City. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.Syracuse was incorporated on September 3, 1935....
on November 3, 1907. This was an outgrowth of the building of a cannery a few months before that had caused many people to move to the town.
Clearfield had 799 residents in 1930.
Geography
Clearfield is located at 41°6′23"N 112°1′27"W (41.106511, -112.024182).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.1 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 25,974 people, 7,921 households, and 6,265 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 3,351.9 people per square mile (1,294.0/km²). There were 8,374 housing units at an average density of 1,080.6 per square mile (417.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.18% White, 3.61% African American, 1.61% Native American, 2.81% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 4.84% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 3.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.58% of the population.
There were 7,921 households out of which 52.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.51.
In the city the population was spread out with 36.2% under the age of 18, 16.0% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 11.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,946, and the median income for a family was $39,902. Males had a median income of $30,336 versus $21,407 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $13,945. About 8.7% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
The major employers in Clearfield include Hill Air Force BaseHill Air Force Base
Hill Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force Base located in northern Utah, just south of the city of Ogden, and near the towns of Clearfield, Riverdale, Roy, Sunset, and Layton. It is about north of Salt Lake City. The base was named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill of the U.S. Army Air...
, Lifetime Products
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-Tables and chairs:*Folding Chair*Stacking Chair*Folding tables*Round tables*Personal tables*Picnic tables*Camp and sport tables-Basketball Systems:*Portable Residential Basketball Systems*In-ground Residential Basketball Systems...
, and Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company is an American semi-trailer manufacturer.-Company overview:Utility Trailer designs and manufactures dry freight and vans, flatbed trailers, and Tautliner curtain-sided trailers....
.