Eagle Mountain, Utah

The area is home to a number of natural landmarks, including a site along the original Pony Express trail[11] and 1,800-year-old rock art petroglyphs carved by ancient Fremont Indians.[12] In 2011 Eagle Mountain extended further west with the annexation of the White Hills neighborhood, which had about 400 residents, as well as an area that is part of the Pole Canyon development plan. The land outside of White Hills was almost 2,900 acres.[13]

Eagle Mountain is located at the western and northern bases of the Lake Mountains in the flat Cedar Valley east, and northeast of the town of Cedar Fort. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 41.7 square miles (108.0 km²).

Eagle Mountain's climate varies drastically between the northeastern Ranches area and southwestern City Center area. Despite being further south than Salt Lake City, both areas have cooler temperatures due to sitting at a higher elevation. The Ranches section of the city has slightly milder temperatures since it is closer to the moderating impact of the Salt Lake Valley and Great Salt Lake which gives it a climate closer to Salt Lake City. The City Center area near Fairfield lies in the Cedar Valley which cuts that area off from the moderating influence of the Salt Lake Valley and Great Salt lake. This causes nights to get significantly colder than in the Ranches but also puts it in a rain shadow causing less precipitation and more sunshine than the Ranches part of the city.

Under the Köppen climate classification, the climate of the Ranches area is classified as humid subtropical (Cfa) or hot-summer humid continental (Dfa) depending on which variant of the system is used. The City Center area is drier and cooler. The Köppen classification for this area is cold semi-arid (BSk), although rainfall is nearly enough to classify the area as warm-summer humid continental (Dfb).

Eagle Mountain from the air, winter 2016

As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 21,415 people, 5,111 households, and 4,741 families residing in the town. The population density was 513.6 inhabitants per square mile (20.0/km²). There were 5,546 housing units at an average density of 133 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 91.9% White, 0.6% African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaskan Native, 0.6% Asian, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 2.7% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.6% of the population.

There were 5,111 households of which 72.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.7% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.2% were non-families. 5.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.19 and the average family size was 4.34.

In the town the population was spread out with 49.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 20 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 8.0% from 45 to 64, and 1.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20.3 years.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007-2011 statistics, the median income for a household in the city was $64,676. The per capita income for the town was $17,814 (U.S. Census Bureau 2007-2011). About 7.6% of the population was below the poverty line.

In 2015, Eagle Mountain was the 10th most conservative city in the United States as judged by political donations.[17]

Undeveloped land near the center of the Eagle Mountain

The city lists four regional parks and about 35 local parks.[18] Eagle Mountain City parks are identified on the city's Parks Finder Map. In 2009, Eagle Mountain opened the Mountain Ranch Bike Park. This park is the first of its kind on the Wasatch Front. It features a jump line, two slope style tracks, a single track network, and a skills area with a pump track and wood features.[19]

On January 20, 2015 the city council approved budget for expanding Cory B Wride Memorial park.[20]

Eagle Mountain City has a six-member Traditional Council form of government. The Mayor is a non-voting member of the Council except in the situation of a tie vote. The mayor acts as an elected executive with the city council functioning with legislative powers. Eagle Mountain by ordinance offers candidates for mayor the option of declaring candidacy as primary source of income at $70,000 per year or secondary source of income at $27,700.[21] The mayor may select a chief administrative officer to oversee the different departments. The current mayor is Tom Westmoreland who took office in January 2018.[22] Eagle Mountain City has seen a voting history from 3% (2014) of registered voter to 95% (1997) of registered voters participating in an election over the course of its incorporation.[23]

Eagle Mountain is located in the Alpine School District and currently has six elementary schools (Eagle Valley, Hidden Hollow, Mountain Trails, Pony Express, Blackridge and Brookhaven). Frontier Middle School serves students in grades 7-8 except for those in the Silverlake area who attend Vista Heights Middle School in Saratoga Springs. Cedar Valley High School opened in August 2019. Some in the SilverLake area attend Westlake High School. Samuel Jarman is the Superintendent of Schools.[24]

The city also has two public charter schools (The Ranches Academy, grades K-6 and Rockwell Charter High School, grades 7-12).

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