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Population (year 2000): 1,623. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,571 (-3.2% change)
Males: 809 (49.8%), Females: 814 (50.2%)
Emery County
Zip code:
84523
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $38,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,200 (year 2000)
Races in Ferron:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: English (28.0%), German (13.4%),
Danish (12.4%), United States (9.4%), Irish (7.8%), Swedish
(6.2%).
Elevation: 5949 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ferron
- High school or higher: 83.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ferron city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 6.7%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -18 (-1.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ferron:
- SANPETE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; MOUNT
PLEASANT, UT)
- CASTLEVIEW HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; PRICE, UT)
- GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 51 miles; GUNNISON,
UT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ferron:
- PROVO MUNI (about 88 miles; PROVO, UT; ID: PVU)
- SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 130 miles; SALT LAKE
CITY, UT; ID: SLC)
- HILL AFB (about 151 miles; OGDEN, UT; ID: HIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ferron:
- HUNTINGTON MUNI (about 24 miles; HUNTINGTON, UT; ID:
69V)
- MANTI-EPHRAIM (about 36 miles; MANTI, UT; ID: 41U)
- MOUNT PLEASANT (about 38 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT;
ID: 43U)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ferron:
- SNOW COLLEGE (about 36 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time
enrollment: 2,632)
- UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 91 miles; OREM, UT;
FT enrollment: 14,182)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; PROVO, UT;
FT enrollment: 29,977)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 121 miles;
SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 121 miles; SALT
LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 126 miles; SALT LAKE CITY,
UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 156 miles; OGDEN, UT;
FT enrollment: 12,112)
Public primary/middle schools in Ferron:
- SAN RAFAEL JR HIGH (Students: 312; Location:
420 W 500 S; Grades: 07 - 09)
- FERRON ELEM SCH (Students: 232; Location: 115
W MILL RD; Grades: PK - 06)
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