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Elsinore, Utah

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In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.4% under 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were
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In 1980, 10-year-old Jason Hardman petitioned Elsinore's mayor for permission to open a library. The library was initially set up in the basement of the town's public school (the historic town hall building), with 1,000 books. Hardman became the librarian, making him the youngest librarian in the
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living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.81, and the average family size was 3.33.
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The town also has a small art gallery and gift shop to support area artists. One of the founding members, Sue Ann Staples Brady, named it for her great-great-grandfather, George Staples, whose work with Native American tribes was instrumental in its founding.
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On September 29 and October 1, 1921, Elsinore was hit by a series of magnitude six earthquakes. Some buildings were damaged, and residents were frightened from their homes, but no deaths were reported.
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 27,917, and the median income for a family was $ 36,250. Males had a median income of $ 30,208 versus $ 16,705 for females. The
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was 581.8 people per square mile (224.6/km). There were 287 housing units at an average density of 227.8 per square mile (87.9/km). The racial makeup of the town was 95.50%
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The community was first settled in the spring of 1874 by James C. Jensen, Jens Iver Jensen, and others. The area was settled by
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United States. By 1982, the library had 10,000 volumes, largely from donations. By 1985, it had 17,000 volumes.
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There were 261 households, out of which 40.6% had children under 18 living with them, 59.8% were
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for the town was $ 12,523. About 16.2% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the
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of 2000, there were 733 people, 261 households, and 196 families residing in the town. The
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Beet sugar in the West; a history of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1891-1966
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into sugar from 1911 to 1929, but was closed due to a sugar beet blight.
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The first passenger train arrived on July 21, 1896, from the
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Elsinore, UT
Town
Elsinore's old White Rock Schoolhouse
Location in Sevier County and the state of Utah.
Sevier County
Utah
38°41′4″N 112°8′51″W / 38.68444°N 112.14750°W / 38.68444; -112.14750
Country
State
Utah
County
Sevier
Named for
Elsinore
Time zone
UTC-7
Mountain (MST)
DST
UTC-6
ZIP code
Area code
435
FIPS code
GNIS
Sevier County
Utah
2010 census
Danish
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Kronborg

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