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37-685: Alpine School District is the primary school district in northern Utah County, Utah , United States The district covers Alpine , American Fork , Cedar Fort , Cedar Hills , Eagle Mountain , Fairfield , Highland , Lehi , Lindon , Orem , Pleasant Grove , Saratoga Springs , and Vineyard (as well as the portion of Draper that is located within Utah County). The district includes all grades from kindergarten through high school ( K-12 ). As of 2018, there were 58 elementary schools , 14 junior high schools , 11 high schools , and 9 special purpose schools serving approximately 78,659 students, making it

74-589: A bus rapid transit system, as part of their city bus routes. Provo also serves as the southernmost terminus of the FrontRunner , Utah's intrastate commuter rail service. The Provo FrontRunner station is located on South University Avenue, directly southwest of Amtrak's Provo Station—which is Utah's third westbound stop, after Green River and Helper, for the California Zephyr Amtrak route. In addition to Provo, The FrontRunner currently has three stops in

111-422: A graduate or professional degree . Due to respondents reporting multiple ethnicities, percentages may add up to greater than 100%. The government is a three-member elected county commission elected at-large. Other elected officials include the county sheriff , the county clerk , county recorder, county assessor, county surveyor, county treasurer, and the county attorney . The current county attorney

148-468: A population density of 329.0 people per square mile (127.0/km ). Among non- Hispanic or Latino people, the racial makeup was 518,460 (78.6%) White , 4,110 (0.6%) African American , 2,533 (0.4%) Native American , 10,111 (1.5%) Asian , 6,541 (1.0%) Pacific Islander , 2,421 (0.4%) from other races , and 26,692 (4.0%) from two or more races . 88,531 (13.4%) people were Hispanic or Latino. There were 330,884 (50.18%) males and 328,515 (49.82%) females, and

185-599: A new school district consisting of Cedar Fort, Eagle Mountain, Fairfield, and Saratoga Springs. Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove, and Vineyard did not have a ballot measure and would be organized into their own district if the other cities passed Propositions 11 and 14. As of Nov 6, 2024, it appeared the ballot measures would pass. The district was created in 1915 with 92 teachers, 4,906 students, 21 grade schools, and four high schools: Lehi High School , American Fork High School , Pleasant Grove High School (Utah) , and Spencer (Orem). Its name and original boundaries were taken from

222-451: A single person living alone and 12,334 (6.7%) were two or more people living together. 88,011 (47.7%) of all households had children under the age of 18. 124,353 (67.4%) of households were owner-occupied while 60,205 (32.6%) were renter-occupied . The median income for a Utah County household was $ 77,057 and the median family income was $ 83,938, with a per-capita income of $ 27,365. The median income for males that were full-time employees

259-413: Is Jeff Gray. In 2020, Utah County voters rejected Proposition 9, which would have changed the county's government to a five-member elected county council with an elected county mayor. The first sheriff of the county was John T. Willis, who was succeeded by William Madison Wall . Alexander Williams served during John Cradlebaugh 's court in 1859. He was succeeded by Eli Whipple, who resigned in 1861 and

296-400: Is covered with arid-climate forestation. The county generally slopes to the west and north, with its highest point (the northern peak of the twin-peaked Mt. Nebo in the southern part of the county), at 11,928 ft (3,636 m) ASL. The county has an area of 2,144 square miles (5,550 km ), of which 2,003 square miles (5,190 km ) is land and 141 square miles (370 km ) (6.6%)

333-427: Is little record of any official activity conducted by the fledgling county until April 18, 1852, when a full slate of county officials was published, and recordkeeping began. The first courthouse was built in central Provo in 1866–67. It was soon outgrown and was replaced by a second courthouse (1872–73). By the 1920s, this building was also cramped, and the decision was made to erect a combined city-county building, which

370-519: Is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Utah . The county seat and largest city is Provo , which is the state's fourth-largest city, and the largest outside of Salt Lake County . As of the 2020 United States Census , the population was 665,665. Utah County is one of two counties forming the Provo– Orem metropolitan statistical area , and is part of the larger Salt Lake City –Provo–Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area . In 2020,

407-508: Is water. Utah Valley lies at the center of the county, lined by the mountains of the Wasatch Range on the east. Utah Lake occupies a large part of the valley. The elevation ranges from 4,487 feet (1,368 m) above sea level at the lake to 11,928 feet (3,636 m) at the peak of Mount Nebo . Source: Source: Source: The 2000 census was the first to allow residents to select multiple race categories. Prior to 2000,

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444-553: The State of Deseret created a county on January 31, 1850, to govern the civic affairs of Utah Valley , which by the 1850s was bustling with newly arrived settlers. The county name is derived from the valley name, which is derived from the Spanish name ( Yuta ) for the Ute Indians . The State of Deseret dissolved soon after (April 5, 1851), but the counties it had set in place continued. There

481-554: The Alpine Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . In the summer of 2022, Alpine School District made headlines after removing 52 books by 41 authors from school libraries, 42% of which "feature LBGTQ+ characters and or themes." Another 32 books will be subjected for cover-to-cover review by autumn to determine if the books will remain available to students. A total of 275 books were initially selected for review following

518-782: The ULA membership list. For the first 13 years, annual ULA conferences were held in Salt Lake City, in conjunction with the LDS fall conference. ULA has been a charter member of the American Library Association since 1913 and was a founding member of the Mountain Plains Library Association . ULA advocated for the establishment of the Utah State Library in the 1950s; the library was established with state support,

555-541: The Utah County portions of Bluffdale and Draper . During the 2024 general election, there were ballot measures in the northern communities of the Alpine school district to split off into their own school districts. Proposition 11, if passed, would create a new school district consisting of Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Hills, Highland, and Lehi, as well as the Utah County portions of Draper. Proposition 14, if passed would create

592-426: The books from school libraries, Utah Parents United curriculum director Brooke Stephens "also filed a police report ... to report a list of 47 books" she claimed to contain pornographic material. Alpine School District spokesperson David Stephenson indicated that the books have been temporarily "placed away from students (who are currently out for summer break) until Alpine can conduct a 'review of content.'" Critics of

629-419: The census used the category 'Other Race' as a catch-all identifier. For county-level census data in 1950 and 1900, Utah counted all non-White and non-Black residents using this category. 'Other races' formed 1.4% of Utah County's population in 1990, 0.43% in 1950, and 0.07% in 1900. According to the 2020 United States census and 2020 American Community Survey , there were 659,399 people in Utah County with

666-667: The center of population of Utah was in Utah County, in the city of Saratoga Springs . Utah County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, ranking among the top ten counties in numerical growth. Correspondingly, Provo–Orem is among the top eight metropolitan areas by percentage growth in the country. Utah County is one of seven counties in the United States to have the same name as its state. The other six counties are Arkansas County , Hawaii County , Idaho County , Iowa County , Oklahoma County and New York County (commonly known as Manhattan). The legislature of

703-673: The city of Spanish Fork. Portions of Highway 89 have become prominent local roads known collectively as 'State Street'. Highway 189 is known as 'University Avenue' in the city of Provo, and runs through Provo Canyon into Heber in neighboring Wasatch County . Utah County has seen significant growth in public transportation over the past 15 years, owing in part to the county's large student population of more than 70,000 commuting to-and-from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo and Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem. The two cities jointly operate UVX ,

740-464: The county did not have sufficient food . Much of Utah's transportation infrastructure was built to support automobiles. Prior to the 1950s, Utah County relied on the U.S. Highway System for local transportation. When I-15 was built in 1956 (parallel to Highway 89 ), it became the dominant transportation vein in the state. The I-15 CORE project added multiple lanes on I-15 through most of Utah County. This expanded 24 miles (39 km) of freeway and

777-429: The county voted for John McCain by a 58.9% margin over Barack Obama , compared to McCain winning by 28.1% statewide. Eight other Utah counties voted more strongly in favor of McCain. In the 2012 election , Mitt Romney received 88.32% of the vote. In 2016 , it gave a slim majority of the vote to Donald Trump , and nearly 30% of the vote to independent candidate Evan McMullin , who outperformed Hillary Clinton in

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814-596: The county, as well as all 14 state representatives, are Republicans. Utah County saw high rates of opioid and other prescription drug addiction from the mid-2000s onwards, foreshadowing the national opioid crisis . The 2008 documentary Happy Valley examined the problem. Giving USA , which reports on charitable giving in the US, named Utah County as one of the three most generous counties in philanthropic donations, alongside San Juan County, Utah and Madison County, Idaho . In 2019, one in eight people and one in six children in

851-1015: The county. The Orem FrontRunner station is located on the west side of I-15, served by a pedestrian bridge over the freeway that connects the UVU campus directly to the station. An additional stop in Vineyard, Utah was completed in August 2022. Utah County also operates the American Fork FrontRunner Station and the Lehi FrontRunner Station located near Thanksgiving Point . From Lehi, the FrontRunner leaves Utah County and enters Salt Lake County . School dstricts include: Four-year institutions Two-year institutions Utah Library Association At ULA's first conference in 1913 there were 46 members, by 2012 there were approximately 1,000 on

888-466: The county. This was McMullin's largest share of the vote in any county in Utah and his second best nationwide after Madison County, Idaho . In 2020 , Democratic candidate Joe Biden received over 75,000 votes, easily a record for the party - no Democratic candidate had previously received more than 30,000 votes in the county - but it amounted to barely a quarter of the county vote as Trump received two-thirds of

925-623: The implementation of a new law, H.B. 374, "Sensitive Materials In Schools", but the majority of the books were found to have no objectionable content. All 275 books had previously received parental complaints and urging from Utah Parents United saying the titles "are inappropriate for children." Following guidance from the Office of the Attorney General, "an internal library audit determined that [the questioned books] contain 'sensitive material' ... and 'do not have literary merit.'" In addition to removing

962-482: The largest school district in Utah. The district is governed by a board of education which consists of a seven-member group of citizens elected to four-year terms. The day-to-day operations of the district are managed by a superintendent. As of 2021, the district superintendent is Shane Farnsworth. As of 2018, the district has ten large high schools, and only seven school board members, leading some parents and students to express concerns over inadequate representation on

999-408: The most Republican state in the United States". It has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate nine times since statehood, but has not done so since 1964. In the 1992 presidential election , George H. W. Bush received the most votes and Bill Clinton was third in votes received. In the 2004 presidential election , 85.99% voted for George W. Bush . In the 2008 U.S. presidential election ,

1036-548: The policy claim "it is a violation to remove the books before [the internal review of content]." Utah Parents United and other supporters have applauded the books' removal and have characterized the questioned material as pornographic. According to the Utah Library Association (ULA), however, "removal of these...books does not seem to be in accordance with the law" and some of the questioned books were found in other cases to have literary merit. Critics also characterized

1073-555: The population distribution by age was 216,133 (32.8%) under the age of 18, 389,673 (59.1%) from 18 to 64, and 53,593 (8.1%) who were at least 65 years old. The median age was 25.9 years. There were 184,558 households in Utah County with an average size of 3.57 of which 148,476 (80.4%) were families and 36,082 (19.6%) were non-families. Among all families, 124,424 (67.4%) were married couples , 8,394 (4.5%) were male householders with no spouse, and 15,658 (8.5%) were female householders with no spouse. Among all non-families, 23,748 (12.9%) were

1110-740: The review as hasty, question if proper policies were followed, and claim the questioned books may be helpful or enlightening to some students. In September 2023, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights sent a 21-page letter to the superintendent of Alpine School District. This letter detailed the district's failing results of a compliance review that took place from 2017 to 2020. The report found eight violations of Title IX and three concerns related to compliance with Title IX. This letter used five employee-to-student sexual harassments and assaults and more than 100 student-to-student harassment incidents, of which eighty-eight were sexual assault, over

1147-452: The review period of 2017-2020 to illustrate the district's failings. In many of these instances, the district failed to report the issue or investigate it properly, according to Title IX. In multiple cases, the offending teachers were allowed to retire to resign quietly with no notes made on the teacher's license. Alpine School District has until January 2024 to make the required changes from the report. Utah County, Utah Utah County

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1184-722: The school board. Some parents would like to see the district split into two or three new school districts, allowing more direct control over their local schools. As of 2018, a member of the Alpine School Board represents more people than a member of the state legislature in the house. The district offices are located in American Fork . The district boundary includes: American Fork, Alpine , Cedar Fort , Cedar Hills , Eagle Mountain , Fairfield , Highland , Lehi , Lindon , Orem , Pleasant Grove , Saratoga Springs , Sundance , and Vineyard . It also includes portions of Provo and

1221-533: The total. Until 2013 , Utah County was represented entirely by one congressional district. Currently, the county is split between two congressional districts. Most of the county's population is in the 3rd District , represented by Republican John Curtis , former Provo Mayor. Much of the county's area however, including Utah Lake, resides in the 4th District currently represented by Republican Burgess Owens . The county's Republican bent runs right through state and local politics. All five state senators representing

1258-435: Was $ 60,356 and for females $ 37,391. 10.0% of the population and 6.9% of families were below the poverty line . In terms of education attainment, out of the 310,161 people in Utah County 25 years or older, 14,999 (4.8%) had not completed high school , 51,916 (16.7%) had a high school diploma or equivalency, 115,689 (37.3%) had some college or associate degree , 88,312 (28.5%) had a bachelor's degree , and 39,245 (12.7%) had

1295-413: Was completed in 1926. The county's boundaries were adjusted in 1852, 1854, 1856, 1862, 1880, and 1884. It has retained its present boundary since 1884. Utah County terrain ranges from stiff mountain ranges in the east (the Wasatch Range ), dropping steeply to a large lake-filled valley. Most of the comparatively level ground is dedicated to agriculture or developed uses, while most of the steep terrain

1332-641: Was completed in 2012. Other construction projects by UDOT have been done on I-15 since then, including the Technology Corridor project and the Point of the Mountain project. However, the highway system retains its significance in Utah County due to the mountainous terrain. Highway 6 is the closest major road connecting Colorado to the Wasatch Front, running through Spanish Fork Canyon before converging with I-15 in

1369-554: Was replaced by Russell Kelly. In 2020, Sheriff Mike Smith publicly stated he would not enforce COVID-19 face mask mandates . The Utah County Fire Department provides emergency response to all unincorporated areas within Utah County and works with all the incorporated cities within the county plus all Utah state and federal lands. The department is primarily a wildland fires response and urban interspace service with some structure fire and HAZMAT abatement capability. Utah County has been referred to as "the most Republican county in

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