West Haven, Utah
Encyclopedia
West Haven is a city in Weber County
, Utah
, United States
. The population was 3,976 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on July 1, 1991, combining the unincorporated communities
of Kanesville and Wilson.
West Haven is located approximately 35 miles (56.3 km) north of Salt Lake City, west of the Wasatch Mountains in northern Utah. The confluence of the Weber
and Ogden River
s is located inside the northeastern portion of the city. The city is bordered on the east by Ogden
, on the south by Roy
, on the west by Hooper
, and on the north by Marriott-Slaterville
. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield
, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
West Haven has a city park which includes a historical monument. Future plans provide for a River Parkway Trail that would include a fishing bridge, a pedestrian tunnel under 21st Street, picnic tables, places to rest and points of historical interest. Plans have this trail connect with the Weber County Centennial Trail.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 10.2 square miles (26.3 km²), all of it land.
Kanesville was named for Thomas L. Kane
. The name Kanesville was adopted when an LDS Ward was first organized there in 1882. The first bishop was Peter B. Peterson.
The name is retained by Kanesville School a K-6 school in West Haven. Until October 2010 the Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the city was the Kanesville Utah Stake. On October 17, 2010 the Kanesville Utah Stake was divided and a new stake, the West Haven Utah Stake, was formed. The old stake retained the Kanesville name.
of 2000, there were 3,976 people, 1,131 households, and 995 families residing in the city. The population density
was 391.0 people per square mile (150.9/km²). There were 1,220 housing units at an average density of 120.0 per square mile (46.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.06% White, 0.48% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 2.29% from other races
, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.85% of the population.
There were 1,131 households out of which 52.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were married couples
living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.0% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.52 and the average family size was 3.77.
In the city the population was spread out with 36.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $57,120, and the median income for a family was $62,188. Males had a median income of $40,264 versus $30,428 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $18,089. About 1.3% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
A newsletter from the city's mayor in 2009 noted that West Haven was the fastest growing city in Utah in 2008. Much of the city is zoned for commercial development, particularly along the state highway on 1900 West (directly north of the larger community of Roy, Utah, for which 1900 West is the primary north/south main street), and around the 21st Street/Wilson Lane I-15 exit for Ogden and West Haven. A growing number of businesses are located in the commercial areas (including Wilson Lane and part of Midland Drive) from small shops, larger stores, vehicle sales, repair and service businesses, to small manufacturing operations to substantial enterprises such as steel fabrication. In general, the size and scope of new development projects has tended to increase since the city's founding.
The predominant single-family home nature of the residential areas - many of which have been created as developments of various sizes - is being joined by more multi-story multi-family dwellings and condominiums. Some of the old rural nature survives in patches, including farm homes dating back well into the 19th Century, and there are still some working farms raising both crops and animals.
A major new road project is extending Ogden's arterial 31st Street which provides a main city access to I-15 into parts of West Haven which have heretofore been less accessible. This project is scheduled for completion in 2010. I-15 itself has been substantially upgraded in the area (during 2006-09), providing excellent car and truck access to the city.
Weber County, Utah
Weber County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a stretch of the Wasatch Front, part of the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake, and much of the rugged Wasatch Mountains. As of the 2000 census, the population was 196,533, an increase of 24.1% over its population in 1990. By...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 3,976 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on July 1, 1991, combining the unincorporated communities
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
of Kanesville and Wilson.
West Haven is located approximately 35 miles (56.3 km) north of Salt Lake City, west of the Wasatch Mountains in northern Utah. The confluence of the Weber
Weber River
The Weber River is a c. long river of northern Utah, USA. It begins in the northwest of the Uinta Mountains and empties into the Great Salt Lake. The Weber River was named for American fur trapper John Henry Weber.-Weber River:...
and Ogden River
Ogden River
The Ogden River is a long river in Utah.The Ogden River's three forks begin in the Wasatch Range in Weber County and converge at Pineview Reservoir, near Huntsville...
s is located inside the northeastern portion of the city. The city is bordered on the east by Ogden
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
, on the south by Roy
Roy, Utah
-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 36,884 people, 10,689 households, and 8,604 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,853 people per square mile . There were 11,053 housing units at an average density of 1,455.3 per square mile...
, on the west by Hooper
Hooper, Utah
Hooper is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States, first called Muskrat Springs and later Hooperville for Captain William H. Hooper, an early Utah delegate to Congress. The population was 3,926 at the 2000 census...
, and on the north by Marriott-Slaterville
Marriott-Slaterville, Utah
Marriott-Slaterville is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,425 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield
Clearfield, Utah
Clearfield is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. The population was 25,974 at the 2000 census. The city grew drastically during the 1940s, with the formation of Hill Air Force Base, and in the 1950s with the nation-wide increase in suburb and "bedroom" community populations and has been...
, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area
Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area
The Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in north central Utah, anchored by the cities of Ogden and Clearfield...
.
West Haven has a city park which includes a historical monument. Future plans provide for a River Parkway Trail that would include a fishing bridge, a pedestrian tunnel under 21st Street, picnic tables, places to rest and points of historical interest. Plans have this trail connect with the Weber County Centennial Trail.
Geography
West Haven is located at 41°12′10"N 112°3′31"W (41.202745, -112.058507).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 10.2 square miles (26.3 km²), all of it land.
Kanesville
The first settlers in what would become Kanesville arrived in 1868. At the time the area was known as Northwest Hooper.Kanesville was named for Thomas L. Kane
Thomas L. Kane
Thomas Leiper Kane was an American attorney, abolitionist, and military officer who was influential in the western migration of the Latter-day Saint movement and served as a Union Army colonel and general of volunteers in the American Civil War...
. The name Kanesville was adopted when an LDS Ward was first organized there in 1882. The first bishop was Peter B. Peterson.
The name is retained by Kanesville School a K-6 school in West Haven. Until October 2010 the Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the city was the Kanesville Utah Stake. On October 17, 2010 the Kanesville Utah Stake was divided and a new stake, the West Haven Utah Stake, was formed. The old stake retained the Kanesville name.
Wilson
Wilson, Utah was formed in 1854. It was named after the four Wilson brothers who began farming in the area in 1854. An irrigation company was formed in 1879 and an LDS Ward was organized in 1882. The first bishop was Brigham Heber Bingham.City of West Haven
West Haven installed a city wide sewer system in 2002. In 1994 the city purchased 40 acres for a park which was then developed with playground equipment and sports fields. There is also a historical marker in the park.Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 3,976 people, 1,131 households, and 995 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 391.0 people per square mile (150.9/km²). There were 1,220 housing units at an average density of 120.0 per square mile (46.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.06% White, 0.48% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 2.29% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.85% of the population.
There were 1,131 households out of which 52.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.0% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.52 and the average family size was 3.77.
In the city the population was spread out with 36.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $57,120, and the median income for a family was $62,188. Males had a median income of $40,264 versus $30,428 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $18,089. About 1.3% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
A newsletter from the city's mayor in 2009 noted that West Haven was the fastest growing city in Utah in 2008. Much of the city is zoned for commercial development, particularly along the state highway on 1900 West (directly north of the larger community of Roy, Utah, for which 1900 West is the primary north/south main street), and around the 21st Street/Wilson Lane I-15 exit for Ogden and West Haven. A growing number of businesses are located in the commercial areas (including Wilson Lane and part of Midland Drive) from small shops, larger stores, vehicle sales, repair and service businesses, to small manufacturing operations to substantial enterprises such as steel fabrication. In general, the size and scope of new development projects has tended to increase since the city's founding.
The predominant single-family home nature of the residential areas - many of which have been created as developments of various sizes - is being joined by more multi-story multi-family dwellings and condominiums. Some of the old rural nature survives in patches, including farm homes dating back well into the 19th Century, and there are still some working farms raising both crops and animals.
A major new road project is extending Ogden's arterial 31st Street which provides a main city access to I-15 into parts of West Haven which have heretofore been less accessible. This project is scheduled for completion in 2010. I-15 itself has been substantially upgraded in the area (during 2006-09), providing excellent car and truck access to the city.