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Population (year 2000): 1,666. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,558 (-6.5% change)
Males: 817 (49.0%), Females: 849 (51.0%)
Carbon County
Zip code:
84542
Median resident age: 28.1 years
Median household income: $36,979 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,500 (year 2000)
Races in Wellington:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
- Hispanic (4.9%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
Ancestries: English (32.0%), Irish (12.2%),
Italian (10.3%), German (10.2%), Danish (10.1%), United States
(9.6%).
Elevation: 5413 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wellington
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 11.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wellington city
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 60.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 9.4%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+2.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wellington:
- CASTLEVIEW HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PRICE, UT)
- SANPETE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 49 miles; MOUNT
PLEASANT, UT)
- UINTAH BASIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 74 miles;
ROOSEVELT, UT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wellington:
- PROVO MUNI (about 83 miles; PROVO, UT; ID: PVU)
- SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 121 miles; SALT LAKE
CITY, UT; ID: SLC)
- HILL AFB (about 139 miles; OGDEN, UT; ID: HIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wellington:
- CARBON COUNTY (about 5 miles; PRICE, UT; ID: PUC)
- HUNTINGTON MUNI (about 19 miles; HUNTINGTON, UT; ID:
69V)
- DUCHESNE MUNI (about 51 miles; DUCHESNE, UT; ID:
U69)
Amtrak station near Wellington:
- 14 miles: HELPER (1 DEPOT ST.). Services: partially
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wellington:
- SNOW COLLEGE (about 61 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time
enrollment: 2,632)
- UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 85 miles; OREM, UT;
FT enrollment: 14,182)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; PROVO, UT;
FT enrollment: 29,977)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 113 miles; SALT
LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 113 miles;
SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 115 miles; SALT LAKE CITY,
UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles; OGDEN, UT;
FT enrollment: 12,112)
Public primary/middle school in Wellington:
- WELLINGTON ELEM SCH (Students: 360; Location:
250 W 200 N; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Wellington:
- CARBON COUNTY BOOKMOBILE LIBRARY (Operating
income: $76,838; Location: 150 WEST MAIN STREET (REAR);
25,473 books)
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