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Fillmore is a city in Millard County
Millard County, Utah

Millard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. In 2000, its population was 12,405; in 2005, the population was estimated to have decreased to 12,284....
, Utah
Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
, United States
United States

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. The population was 2,253 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
. It is the county seat
County seat

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 of Millard County
Millard County, Utah

Millard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. In 2000, its population was 12,405; in 2005, the population was estimated to have decreased to 12,284....
. It is named for the thirteenth US President
President of the United States

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 Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office....
.

From 1851 to 1856, Fillmore was the capital
Capital City

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 of Utah Territory
Utah Territory

The Territory of Utah was an organized territory of the United States of America that existed from its organic act on September 9, 1850, until the admission of the State of Utah to the United States on January 4, 1896....
. To this day, the original Utah Territorial Statehouse
Utah Territorial Statehouse

The Utah Territorial Statehouse is in Fillmore, Utah, USA, and was built in 1852–1853. Fillmore was Utah's first capital city, and the statehouse was the territory's first capitol building....
 still stands in Fillmore, Utah.

more was originally built as the capital of Utah Territory
Utah Territory

The Territory of Utah was an organized territory of the United States of America that existed from its organic act on September 9, 1850, until the admission of the State of Utah to the United States on January 4, 1896....
. The Utah Territorial Legislature approved a plan to locate the capital in the Pauvant Valley.






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Fillmore is a city in Millard County
Millard County, Utah

Millard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. In 2000, its population was 12,405; in 2005, the population was estimated to have decreased to 12,284....
, Utah
Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 2,253 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
. It is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Millard County
Millard County, Utah

Millard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. In 2000, its population was 12,405; in 2005, the population was estimated to have decreased to 12,284....
. It is named for the thirteenth US President
President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
 Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office....
.

From 1851 to 1856, Fillmore was the capital
Capital City

Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....
 of Utah Territory
Utah Territory

The Territory of Utah was an organized territory of the United States of America that existed from its organic act on September 9, 1850, until the admission of the State of Utah to the United States on January 4, 1896....
. To this day, the original Utah Territorial Statehouse
Utah Territorial Statehouse

The Utah Territorial Statehouse is in Fillmore, Utah, USA, and was built in 1852–1853. Fillmore was Utah's first capital city, and the statehouse was the territory's first capitol building....
 still stands in Fillmore, Utah.

History

Fillmore was originally built as the capital of Utah Territory
Utah Territory

The Territory of Utah was an organized territory of the United States of America that existed from its organic act on September 9, 1850, until the admission of the State of Utah to the United States on January 4, 1896....
. The Utah Territorial Legislature approved a plan to locate the capital in the Pauvant Valley. On October 28, 1851 Utah governor Brigham Young
Brigham Young

Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the President of the Church of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death....
 chose the specific site for Fillmore. Jesse W. Fox that same day surveyed the town.

Anson Call
Anson Call

Anson Call was a Mormon pioneer and an early colonizer of many communities in Utah Territory and surrounding states.Born at Fletcher, Vermont, Vermont, Call was baptized a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints in 1836....
 was the head of the colonizing company that shortly followed. Besides homes they built a grist mill and a saw mill. The capitol building was begun in 1852.

In the following years some disagreements developed with the Native Americans
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
 in the area, but Brigham Young sent Dimick B. Huntington to the area and he managed to negotiate a peace.

In 1855 the legislature met in Fillmore. However, in 1856, the legislature decided to move the Territorial Capital to Salt Lake City.

In 1853, John A. Ray replaced Anson Call as the leader of the Mormon
Mormon

Mormon is a term used to describe the adherents, practitioners, followers or constituents of Mormonism. The term most often refers to a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , which is commonly called the Mormon Church....
s in Fillmore. At that time there were 304 people in the LDS Church congregation there. In 1880, the population had grown to the point that the congregation was divided in two. In November 1882, the two congregations were joined together again. In 1920, the congregation was again divided.

In 1930 Fillmore had a population of 1374.

Geography

Fillmore is located at (38.967642, -112.330698), at 5135 feet in elevation. It lies in the Pahvant Valley, near the base of the Pahvant Mountain Range.

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 5.8 square miles (14.9 kmē), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 2,253 people, 732 households, and 562 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

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 was 390.6 people per square mile (150.8/kmē). There were 823 housing units at an average density of 142.7/sq mi (55.1/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 91.70% White, 0.09% African American, 1.38% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 3.46% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.19% of the population.

There were 732 households out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.62.

In the city the population was spread out with 36.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,719, and the median income for a family was $34,830. Males had a median income of $31,944 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $12,061. About 15.6% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

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