Springville, Utah facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Springville, Utah
City
Main Street with the snowy Wasatch Mountains in the background
Nickname(s):  Art City
Location in Utah County and the state of Utah
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Utah
Settled	September 18, 1850
Incorporated	April 4, 1853
Named for	a local spring
Area
• Total	14.39 sq mi (37.28 km2)
• Land	14.34 sq mi (37.15 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation	4,577 ft (1,395 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	35,268
• Density	2,459.41/sq mi (949.34/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84663
Area code(s)	385, 801
FIPS code	49-72280
GNIS feature ID	1446057

Springville is a city in Utah County, Utah that is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. The population was 35,268 in 2020, according to the United States Census. Springville is a bedroom community for commuters who work in the Provo-Orem and Salt Lake City metropolitan areas. Other neighboring cities include Spanish Fork and Mapleton. Springville has the nickname of "Art City" or "Hobble Creek".

History

Springville was first explored in 1776 by Father Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, a Franciscan padre. What became Springville, lay along the wagon route called the Mormon Road that Mormon pioneers and 49ers traveled through southern Utah, northern Arizona, southern Nevada and Southern California. From 1855, each winter trains of freight wagons traveled on this road across the deserts between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City until the late 1860s when the railroad arrived in Utah. Springville was originally settled in 1850 by eight pioneer families who crossed the plains to Salt Lake Valley from the East and were subsequently directed by Brigham Young to settle 50 miles (80 km) further south. Incorporated in February 1853, the city was first called Hobble Creek by the early pioneers, because their horses were often hobbled (by loosely tying their front feet together) and left along the stream to graze in the lush grass. If the horses wandered into the creek, the hobbles came off in the water. Thus, the settlement earned its original name. Later, as the town grew, the name was changed to Springville, after the Fort Springville. Fort Springville was named such because of the many freshwater springs in the area, particularly near the fort. The original name was not completely lost, however, as the canyon stream (and associated canyons), a local elementary school, and city owned golf course have retained the name Hobble Creek.

Springville is known as "Art City" due to its strong development of the arts. Springville is home to the Springville Museum of Art, Utah's oldest museum for the visual fine arts (circa 1937). The museum, housed in a historic Spanish Colonial Revival-style building, showcases collections of many well-known artists, both local and national, including collections of Utah art, a major Soviet collection, early Americana, and the European Steed collection. Springville is the birthplace of noted sculptor Cyrus Dallin. The main street is dotted with bronze statues, including several from local sculptors Gary Price and Jeff Decker.

Springville is a thriving community which has experienced steady growth over the past ten years. The current population is projected to grow to more than 50,000 over the next ten years, in line with the expected future expansion of its commercial, office, retail, and industrial sectors along the city's I-15 corridor.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.4 km²), of which 14.4 square miles (37.2 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 0.34%, is water. Springville is located on the west side of the Wasatch Mountain Range and 3 miles (5 km) east of the average shoreline of Utah Lake and almost entirely east of Interstate 15.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,424 people, 5,975 households, and 5,024 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,770.5 people per square mile (683.3/km²). There were 6,229 housing units at an average density of 540.0 per square mile (208.4/km²). The city's racial makeup was 94.58% White, 0.11% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 2.23% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.77% of the population.

There were 5,975 households, of which 51.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.4% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.41 and the average family size was 3.76.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 37.4% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 14.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. The heavily weighted 18- to 24-year-old demographic is largely due to the city slowly attracting students and graduates from Brigham Young University, in the adjoining city of Provo, as well as Utah Valley University in the nearby city of Orem. For every 100 females, there are 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The city's median household income was $46,472, and the median family income was $48,845. Males had a median income of $37,942 versus $26,098 for females. The city's per capita income was $15,634. About 6.6% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

In 2010, the population had grown to 29,466. Ten years later, it had increased again to 35,268.

Business

Major businesses/employers in Springville include the following:

• digEcor, Inc, manufacturer of the digEplayer portable inflight entertainment device, is headquartered in Springville.
• Flowserve, manufacturer of large valves, has a facility located in Springville's Industrial Park.
• Modere, which relocated its corporate headquarters to Springville in 2003.
• Stouffer's, a division of Nestle, also has a plant located in Springville's Industrial Park
• Wing Enterprises, maker of the Little Giant Ladder Systems is headquartered in Springville.
• W.W. Clyde Company, a heavy construction firm.

Mountains to the east of Springville, part of the Wasatch Range

Local events

Art City Days, held each year in early June, is one of the first city celebrations of the summer season in Utah Valley. Residents of the area join in a variety of activities to celebrate their community and its history, as well as the warmer weather. Activities include a parade, carnival, hot air balloons, contests, rodeo, sporting events, and fireworks.

Springville is also home to the Springville World Folkfest, a week-long celebration of folk dance and music held every July at the outdoor amphitheater in the Spring Acres Arts Park. Each year folk dance groups travel from around the world to participate in this festival. Folkfest performers are housed by host families in the Springville area.

Every May, Springville hosts the annual Indian Festival of Utah also in Spring Acres Arts Park, the state's only cultural event devoted to East Indian, Pakistani, and South Asian communities across the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. Formerly held in nearby Spanish Fork, it represents the small but thriving Indian American and South Asian American communities of northern Utah.

Climate

Photos

	Saratoga Springs / Utah Lake	Provo	Independence
	Fairfield / Utah Lake		Strawberry Reservoir
		Springville
	Spanish Fork		Mapleton

Education

Springville is served by Nebo School District. Public schools in this district within Springville include Springville High School, Springville Junior High School, Spring Canyon Middle School, Art City Elementary, Brookside Elementary, Cherry Creek Elementary, Sage Creek Elementary, and Westside Elementary. Reagan Academy and Merit Academy, both charter schools, are also in Springville.

The Elizabeth DeLong School of the Springville Campus of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind is in Springville. It construction begin in March 2019 with completion expected for January 2020. Jacoby Architects designed the school, which had a cost of $13 million.

Notable people

• Charity Anderson (born 2000), dancer
• Quinn Allman, lead guitarist of alt-rock band The Used
• Scott Mitchell (born 1968), NFL player
• Jeff Decker (born 1966), sculptor
• Don Bluth (born 1937), film director, animator producer, writer, production designer, animation instructor
• Gary Lee Price (born 1955), sculptor

Images for kids

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  Memorial to Springville, Utah's pioneer mothers. It was unveiled in 1932 by sculptor Cyrus Dallin, who was born in Springville in 1861.

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  Springville Public Library with view of Wasatch Range in background

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  This building functioned as the Springville, Utah public library from 1922 to 1965, when the library was moved to a newer building. A sculpture of Mark Twain reading a book now adorns the lawn.

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  The Springville, Utah Civic Center building with Dallin Pioneer Mother Memorial. The Dallin sculpture was moved from its nearby park site when the new Civic Center Building was erected.

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  The Art Museum is on 400 South.

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  The Central Bank on South Main Street

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  This old building is at the corner of 200 South and Main Street.

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  Springville, Utah's World Folkfest

See also

In Spanish: Springville (Utah) para niños