Paradise is a town located in the southern part of Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 971 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Paradise, Utah | |
|---|---|
 Location in Cache County and the state of Utah. | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′05″N 111°50′00″W / 41.56806°N 111.83333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Cache |
| Settled | 1860 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.45 sq mi (3.74 km2) |
| • Land | 1.45 sq mi (3.74 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,948 ft (1,508 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 971 |
| • Density | 669.66/sq mi (259.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84328 |
| Area code | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-57850[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413112[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), all land.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 346 | — | |
| 1880 | 512 | 48.0% | |
| 1890 | 637 | 24.4% | |
| 1900 | 695 | 9.1% | |
| 1910 | 620 | −10.8% | |
| 1920 | 505 | −18.5% | |
| 1930 | 433 | −14.3% | |
| 1940 | 500 | 15.5% | |
| 1950 | 401 | −19.8% | |
| 1960 | 368 | −8.2% | |
| 1970 | 399 | 8.4% | |
| 1980 | 542 | 35.8% | |
| 1990 | 561 | 3.5% | |
| 2000 | 759 | 35.3% | |
| 2010 | 904 | 19.1% | |
| 2020 | 971 | 7.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
As of the census of 2020, there were 971 people and 211 households in the town.[3] The population density was 669.66 inhabitants per square mile (258.56/km2). There were 302 housing units at an average density of 208.3 per square mile (80.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.75% White, 0.31% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.41% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 211 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.8% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 6.2% were male householder with no spouse present. The average family size was 3.77.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.29% under the age of 19, 2.37% from 20 to 24, 11.74% from 25 to 44, 18.33% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years.
The median income for a household in the town was $74,519, and the median income for a family was $81,250. About 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
edit- Lee Bickmore, businessman and CEO of Nabisco
- Casey Snider, member of the Utah House of Representatives
References
edit- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paradise, Utah
- ^ a b "Paradise town; Utah". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.