Centerville, UT

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Centerville, Utah

Introduction to Centerville, Utah

Centerville, Utah, in Davis county, is 10 miles N of Salt Lake City, Utah and 372 miles W of Denver, Colorado. The people of the city are in the Salt Lake City-Ogden metropolitan area. Centerville has a population of 14,585.

Centerville History

Centerville was settled in 1849 by an early Latter Day Saint leader named Shadrach Roundy and his family. In the same year, Roundy built the first gristmill of the area. The first school house was established in 1851, which was replaced in 1854 by an adobe building. The city is named because of its location between Ogden and Salt Lake City. The Utah Central Railroad first entered the area in 1869. The city is located in Davis County, which was organized on October 5, 1850.

Centerville and nearby Attractions

Pages Lane Shopping Center
Centerville Historic Home
Wasatch - Cache National Forest
Pioneer Village
Museum of Church History and Art
Antelope Island State Park

Things To Do In Centerville

While in Centerville, one can pay a visit to the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The Centerville Historic Home, the Museum of Church History and Art, the Salt Lake Art Center, Fort Douglas, the Old Desert Village, the Children's Museum of Utah and Pioneer Village are all in the area as well. One can plan a day trip to the East Canyon State Park, the Great Salt Lake State Park and the Antelope Island State Park. The Pages Lane Shopping Center is the local shopping destination.

Centerville Transportation

Salt Lake City International Airport is nearby.

Centerville Higher Education

The University of Utah, the University of Phoenix-Utah Campus and Salt Lake Community College are in the neighborhood.

High Points

Centerville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Utah):

Category	Trophy
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Median Family Income (vs. State)	Top 7%
Public Transportation Use (vs. State)	Top 7%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State)	Top 7%
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 8%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State)	Top 8%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State)	Top 8%
College Educated Adults (vs. State)	Top 10%

Comparative Profile of Centerville, UT

Comparing Centerville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Utah (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	10 miles N of Salt Lake City, Utah (center to center)
Nearest Large City	372 miles W of Denver, Colorado
County	Davis
Metro Area	Salt Lake City - Ogden
Standard Zip Codes	84014
Phone Area Codes	801
Time Zone	Mountain (-7 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.918
Longitude	-111.87

Station	FARMINGTON COURTHOUSE
Distance	4.6 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 38 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	60 to 92 F
Oct Temp	37 to 67 F
Annual Precip	23.2 inches

Station	BOUNTIFUL-VAL VERDA
Distance	4.7 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 37 F
Apr Temp	38 to 59 F
Jul Temp	63 to 88 F
Oct Temp	41 to 63 F
Annual Precip	22.4 inches

Station	SALT LAKE CITY INTL AP
Distance	10.6 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 37 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 91 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	16.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	14,585	100%
Male	7,255	49.7%
Female	7,330	50.3%
Under 18	5,242	35.9%
18+	9,343	64.1%
65+	1,024	7%
Median Age	27.3
Average Family Size	3.88
White	14,156	97.1%
African-American	33	0.2%
Asian	109	0.7%
American Indian & Alaskan	23	0.2%
Other	88	0.6%
Mixed Race	142	1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	285	2%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	14,898
Growth	313
Growth %	2.1%

Ancestry	Percent
English	38.6%
German	9.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.8%
US/American	7.6%
Danish	5.6%
Irish	4.3%
Scottish	3.8%
Norwegian	3.4%
European	3.2%
Swedish	3.2%
British	2.2%
Italian	1.8%
Dutch	1.6%
Swiss	1.5%
French (except Basque)	1.1%
Welsh	1%
Scotch-Irish	0.6%
Yugoslavian	0.5%
Polish	0.4%
Scandinavian	0.3%
Russian	0.3%
French Canadian	0.2%
Israeli	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Centerville	14,585	$70,855
Bountiful	41,301	$62,905
Farmington	12,081	$78,492
North Salt Lake	8,749	$52,485
Salt Lake City	181,743	$45,140
West Bountiful	4,484	$61,154
Woods Cross	6,419	$51,778

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