Farr West, Utah

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Farr West is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,094 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Farr West is located at 41°17′35″N, 112°1′35″W (41.293143, -112.026489)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.1 km² (5.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] History

Originally founded in Weber County in 1856 as part of Harrisville. In 1890 the Harrisville Mormon ward was redesignated as the Farr West Ward in honor of Lorrin Farr and Chauncy W. West, two men significant to Church activity in the region. It was incorporated into a city in 1980.

Many of the products Farr West has relied upon for agriculture include sugar beets and corn.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,094 people, 1,034 households, and 822 families residing in the city. The population density was 204.6/km² (530.0/mi²). There were 1,088 housing units at an average density of 71.9/km² (186.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.09% White, 0.23% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.87% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.78% of the population.

There were 1,034 households out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,618, and the median income for a family was $48,276. Males had a median income of $43,094 versus $25,871 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,411. About 2.0% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.