Lehi

Lehi is one of the fastest-growing cities in the state.  In 2000, its population was 19,028, but by 2005 its population was estimated to have grown to 31,730.

Things to do in Lehi:

History

A group of Mormon pioneers settled the area now known as Lehi in the fall of 1850, at a place called Dry Creek, in the northernmost part of Utah Valley, near the head of Utah Lake. The land was organized into parcels of forty acres, and new settlers received a plat of this size until the entire tract was exhausted. There was little water to irrigate the rich soil, so it became necessary to divert a portion of American Fork Creek. The settlement grew so rapidly that in early 1852 Lehi City was incorporated by legislative act. It was the sixth city incorporated in Utah. 

Lehi Roller Mills was founded in 1906 by a co-op of farmers. George G. Robinson purchased the mill in 1910, and since then it has remained in the family. It is run today by grandson R. Sherman Robinson.

At the turn the century, Lehi Roller Mills was among thousands of such family-owned mills operating in the United States. Fewer than fifty remain today. High demand keeps the mill grinding around the clock, six days a week, and the mill produces some 100,000 pounds of flour each day.

Lehi Roller Mills was immortalized in the 1984 production of Footloose. It was featured as Ren  McCormack's (Kevin Bacon) workplace and as the site of the dance. At the time the film was made, Lehi Roller Mills was surrounded by nothing but vacant fields. In one scene,  the Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow) and his wife Vi Moore (Dianne Wiest) keep a wary eye on the proceedings while standing in a field some distance away. The area is now home to a variety of fast food restaurants and a shopping center.

Census Data (2000)

Population:                  19,028 people, 4,602 families

Housing Units:                        5,280 units

The racial makeup:

White 95.68% African American 0.25% Native American 0.58% Asian 0.47% Pacific Islander 0.43% Other 1.33% Two or more 1.26%

There were 5,125 households out of which 61.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.0% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.2% were non-families. 8.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.70 and the average family size was 3.94.

The age makeup:

Under the age of 18 41% 18 to 24 11.60% 25 to 44 31.10% 45 to 64 11.10% 65 years or older 5.20%

The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

Income:

The median income for a household in the city was $53,028, and the median income for a family was $55,664. Males had a median income of $40,739 versus $25,931 for females. About 5.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.