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Ogden Valley Utah Information:
Huntsville is a town in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 649 at the 2000 census.
History
Huntsville was founded in 1860 by Jefferson Hunt.
Geography
Huntsville is located at 41°15′36″N, 111°46′24″W (41.259864, -111.773446)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 kmē), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.7 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 kmē) of it (9.46%) is water.
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/kmē). There were 219 housing units at an average density of 325.7/sq mi (126.2/kmē). 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.
Famous residents
Jefferson Hunt
David O. McKay
Academy Award winning film director Hal Ashby
Rodney Bagley, inventor of the catalytic converter
Sculpter Solon Borglum
Historian Fawn M. Brodie
Inventor John Moses Browning (firearms designer)
Basketball player Tom Chambers
Historian Bernard DeVoto
Actor Byron Foulger
Businessman J. Willard Marriott
Utah's 8th Governor Herbert B. Maw
Basketball player Wataru Misaka
Jazz Musician Red Nichols
Entertainers "The Osmonds": George, Jr. (Virl), Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie
Former United States National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft
Game designer Ken St. Andre
Utah's 15th Governor Olene S. Walker
Actor Gedde Watanabe
Basketball player and coach Byron Scott
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