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Population (year 2000): 105,166. Estimated
population in July 2005: 113,459 (+7.9% change)
Males: 50,572 (48.1%), Females: 54,594 (51.9%)
Utah County
Zip codes:
84601,
84604,
84606.
Median resident age: 22.9 years
Median household income: $34,313 (year 2000)
Median house value: $149,700 (year 2000)
Races in Provo:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.0%)
- Hispanic (10.5%)
- Other race (5.1%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.8%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (30.5%), German (11.6%),
Danish (7.3%), Scottish (4.9%), Irish (4.7%), United States
(4.6%).
Elevation: 4549 feet
Land area: 39.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Provo
- High school or higher: 89.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.9%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Provo city
- Never married: 47.2%
- Now married: 45.9%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 2.4%
- Divorced: 3.9%
9.6% Foreign born (6.1% Latin America, 1.5%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +17,893
(+20.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Provo:
- UTAH STATE HOSPITAL-PSYCHIATRIC (1300 EAST
CENTER STREET PO BOX 270)
- UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1034
NORTH 500 WEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Provo:
- OREM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; OREM, UT)
- TIMPANOGOS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; OREM,
UT)
- AMERICAN FORK HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; AMERICAN
FORK, UT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Provo:
- PROVO MUNI (about 5 miles; PROVO, UT; ID: PVU)
- SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 43 miles; SALT LAKE CITY,
UT; ID: SLC)
- HILL AFB (about 64 miles; OGDEN, UT; ID: HIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Provo:
- SPANISH FORK-SPRINGVILLE (about 8 miles; SPANISH
FORK, UT; ID: U77)
- HEBER CITY MUNI - RUSS MCDONALD FIELD (about 23
miles; HEBER, UT; ID: 36U)
- JAKE GARN (about 25 miles; EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT; ID:
17U)
Amtrak station:
PROVO (600 SOUTH & 3OO WEST). Services: fully wheelchair
accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking,
call for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Provo:
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 29,977; Location: MAIN CAMPUS; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.byu.edu; Offers Doctor's
degree)
- PROVO COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 462; Location:
1450 W 820 N; Private, for-profit)
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL-DENTAL TECHNOLOGY
(FT enrollment: 360; Location: 1675 N 200 W BLDG 3A;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.americaninstitute.net)
- VON CURTIS ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 247; Location: 480 N 900 E; Private,
for-profit)
- STEVENS-HENAGER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS-PROVO (FT
enrollment: 242; Location: 25 E 1700 S; Private,
for-profit)
- BON LOSEE ACADEMY OF HAIR ARTISTRY (FT
enrollment: 149; Location: 2230 N UNIVERSITY PKWY;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.bonlosee.com)
- UTAH CONTRACTORS SCHOOL (Location: 241 W
CENTER; Private, for-profit)
- UTAH VALLEY HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHN
(Location: 1034 N FIFTH W ST; Private, not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Provo:
- UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; OREM, UT;
Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; SALT
LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 34 miles;
SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 38 miles; SALT LAKE CITY,
UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
- SNOW COLLEGE (about 62 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT
enrollment: 2,632)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; OGDEN, UT;
FT enrollment: 12,112)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT
enrollment: 16,384)
Public high schools in Provo:
- PROVO HIGH (Students: 1,832; Location: 1125 N
UNIVERSITY AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TIMPVIEW HIGH (Students: 1,662; Location:
3570 N 650 E; Grades: 09 - 12)
- INDEPENDENCE HIGH (Students: 337; Location:
636 N INDEPENDENCE AVE; Grades: 08 - 12)
- SLATE CANYON DTN HOME (Students: 50;
Location: 1991 S STATE; Grades: 07 - 12)
- CENTER FOR HS STUDIES (Students: 15;
Location: 243 E 2320 N; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high schools in Provo:
- MERIDIAN SCHOOL (Students: 204; Location: 931
EAST 300 NORTH; Grades: PK - 12)
- PROVO CANYON SCHOOL (Students: 201; Location:
4501 N. UNIVERSITY AVENUE; Grades: 7 - 12)
- HERITAGE CENTER (Students: 133; Location: PO
BOX 105; Grades: 7 - 12)
- DISCOVERY ACADEMY (Students: 68; Location:
105 N 500 W; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Provo:
- WESTRIDGE ELEM SCH (Students: 778; Location:
1720 W 1460 N; Grades: KG - 06)
- CENTENNIAL MIDDLE (Students: 710; Location:
305 E 2320 N; Grades: 07 - 08)
- DIXON MIDDLE (Students: 651; Location: 750 W
200 N; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SUNSET VIEW ELEM SCH (Students: 634;
Location: 525 S 1600 W; Grades: KG - 06)
- FARRER MIDDLE (Students: 605; Location: 100 N
600 E; Grades: 07 - 08)
- AMELIA EARHART ELEM SCH (Students: 598;
Location: 2585 W 200 S; Grades: KG - 06)
- TIMPANOGOS ELEM SCH (Students: 597; Location:
449 N 500 W; Grades: KG - 06)
- ROCK CANYON ELEM SCH (Students: 584;
Location: 2405 N 650 E; Grades: KG - 06)
- FRANKLIN ELEM SCH (Students: 569; Location:
350 S 600 W; Grades: KG - 06)
- CANYON CREST ELEM SCH (Students: 551;
Location: 4664 N CANYON RD; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Provo:
- MILESTONE LEARNING CENTER INC (Students: 128;
Location: 1165 S 180 E; Grades: PK - KG)
- ADVENTURE TIME PRESCHOOL (Students: 50;
Location: 731 COLUMBIA LANE; Grades: PK - KG)
- PROVO S D A SCHOOL (Students: 14; Location:
255 SOUTH 700 EAST; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Provo:
- PROVO CITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,974,588; Location: 425 WEST CENTER STREET; 178,701
books; 8,823 audio materials; 7,727 video materials; 352
serial subscriptions)
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