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{{Short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Heber City, Utah
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| motto                    =
| image_skyline            = hebervalley.jpg
| imagesize                =
| image_caption            = Heber Valley looking southwest toward Deer Creek Reservoir
| image_map                = Wasatch County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Heber highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 260px
| map_caption              = Location of Heber City in [[Utah]] (left) and in [[Wasatch County, Utah|Wasatch County]] (right)
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Utah]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Wasatch County, Utah|Wasatch]]
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| government_footnotes     =
| government_type          =
| leader_title             =
| leader_name              =
| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1859
| named_for                = [[Heber C. Kimball]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sa9SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2503%2C5092871 | title=You name it - there's a town for it | newspaper=[[Deseret News]] | date=Jan 22, 1977 | access-date=18 October 2015 | author=Van Atta, Dale | pages=W6}}</ref>
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 23.29
| area_land_km2            = 23.29
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 8.99
| area_land_sq_mi          = 8.99
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="2020QF" />
| population_total         = 16856
| population_density_km2   = 733.33
| population_density_sq_mi = 1899.27
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| timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset               = -7
| timezone_DST             = MDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -6
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 6388
| coordinates              = {{coord|40|32|14|N|111|23|10|W|region:US-UT|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code              = 84032
| area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 49-34200<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2410731<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410731}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.heberut.gov/|heberut.gov}}
}}
'''Heber City''' is a city and county seat of [[Wasatch County, Utah|Wasatch County]], [[Utah]]. The population was 16,856 as of the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name="2020QF">{{cite web|title=QuickFacts: Heber city, Utah|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hebercityutah/POP010220|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> The city is located 43 miles southeast of [[Salt Lake City]].
==History==
Heber City was first settled in 1859 by Robert Broadhead, James Davis, and James Gurr. John W. Witt built the first house in the area. The area was under the direction of Bishop Silas Smith, who was in [[Provo, Utah|Provo]]. In 1860, [[Joseph S. Murdock]] became the bishop of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in Heber City and its vicinity.<ref>Jenson, Andrew, ''Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'', (Salt Lake City:Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 328</ref>
On May 5, 1899, the Wasatch Wave published this on the 40-year anniversary of Heber. "Forty years ago this week [April 30, 1859], this valley was first settled by a company of enterprising citizens from Provo. This company consisted of John Crook, James Carlile, Jessie Bond, Henry Chatwin, Charles N. Carroll, Thomas Rasband, John Jordan, John Carlile, Wm. Giles and Mr. Carpenter, the last five named persons having since died. Forty years ago today, John Crook and Thomas Rasband commenced their first plowing in the beautiful little valley of the Timpanogos. A wonderful change has taken place in the appearance of the valley since that time. Delightful meadows and fields of waving grain have taken the place of sage brush and willows. Beautiful homes have erected where then was heard only the dismal howl of the coyote."
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=21994630|title=Wasatch Wave &#124; 1899-05-05 &#124; Page 2 &#124; Forty Years Ago|website=newspapers.lib.utah.edu}}</ref>
During the second world war, a group of Japanese-Americans formed a voluntary relocation camp in nearby [[Keetley, Utah|Keetley]].  Some Japanese-Americans also stayed in Heber City.<ref>https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/uhq_volume62_1994_number3/48</ref>
==Geography==
The region in which Heber City is located is known as the [[Wasatch Back]].
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 3.5&nbsp;square miles (8.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.
Heber City is located near three large reservoirs, [[Jordanelle Reservoir|Jordanelle]], [[Deer Creek Dam and Reservoir|Deer Creek]], and [[Strawberry Reservoir|Strawberry]].
===Climate===
Large seasonal temperature differences typify this [[climate|climatic]] region, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Heber City has a [[warm-summer humid continental climate]], abbreviated ‘’Dfb’’ on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=908324&cityname=Heber,+Utah,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Heber, Utah Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Heber City, Utah (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–2013)
|single line = Yes
|collapsed   = yes
|Jan record high F = 60
|Feb record high F = 68
|Mar record high F = 79
|Apr record high F = 86
|May record high F = 92
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 88
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 68
|Jan avg record high F = 50.4
|Feb avg record high F = 53.9
|Mar avg record high F = 68.3
|Apr avg record high F = 77.0
|May avg record high F = 85.3
|Jun avg record high F = 91.8
|Jul avg record high F = 97.6
|Aug avg record high F = 95.4
|Sep avg record high F = 89.1
|Oct avg record high F = 81.5
|Nov avg record high F = 65.7
|Dec avg record high F = 53.8
|year avg record high F = 97.3
|Jan high F = 36.5
|Feb high F = 41.3
|Mar high F = 52.7
|Apr high F = 61.4
|May high F = 71.2
|Jun high F = 81.6
|Jul high F = 89.5
|Aug high F = 87.5
|Sep high F = 78.6
|Oct high F = 65.5
|Nov high F = 49.6
|Dec high F = 37.0
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 24.5
|Feb mean F = 28.5
|Mar mean F = 38.2
|Apr mean F = 45.6
|May mean F = 53.7
|Jun mean F = 61.9
|Jul mean F = 69.5
|Aug mean F = 68.0
|Sep mean F = 59.3
|Oct mean F = 48.1
|Nov mean F = 35.7
|Dec mean F = 25.6
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 12.5
|Feb low F = 15.8
|Mar low F = 23.8
|Apr low F = 29.9
|May low F = 36.2
|Jun low F = 42.1
|Jul low F = 49.6
|Aug low F = 48.5
|Sep low F = 40.1
|Oct low F = 30.7
|Nov low F = 21.8
|Dec low F = 14.1
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -5.4
|Feb avg record low F = -1.2
|Mar avg record low F = 10.0
|Apr avg record low F = 19.0
|May avg record low F = 26.4
|Jun avg record low F = 33.4
|Jul avg record low F = 42.0
|Aug avg record low F = 40.2
|Sep avg record low F = 29.8
|Oct avg record low F = 20.3
|Nov avg record low F = 5.5
|Dec avg record low F = -2.0
|year avg record low F = -10.4
|Jan record low F = -35
|Feb record low F = -38
|Mar record low F = -17
|Apr record low F = 0
|May record low F = 15
|Jun record low F = 25
|Jul record low F = 27
|Aug record low F = 24
|Sep record low F = 12
|Oct record low F = 6
|Nov record low F = -23
|Dec record low F = -36
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.86
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.72
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.17
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.39
|May precipitation inch = 1.40
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.87
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.53
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.84
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.24
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.30
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.13
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.62
|year precipitation inch =
|Jan snow inch = 21.5
|Feb snow inch = 13.9
|Mar snow inch = 6.7
|Apr snow inch = 4.0
|May snow inch = 0.8
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 1.7
|Nov snow inch = 8.6
|Dec snow inch = 17.8
|year snow inch = 75.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.3
|Feb precipitation days = 8.2
|Mar precipitation days = 7.9
|Apr precipitation days = 8.7
|May precipitation days = 8.4
|Jun precipitation days = 5.9
|Jul precipitation days = 4.8
|Aug precipitation days = 6.2
|Sep precipitation days = 6.2
|Oct precipitation days = 7.2
|Nov precipitation days = 7.3
|Dec precipitation days = 8.1
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|Jan snow days = 7.0
|Feb snow days = 6.0
|Mar snow days = 3.7
|Apr snow days = 2.1
|May snow days = 0.3
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.9
|Nov snow days = 3.5
|Dec snow days = 5.6
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00423809&format=pdf
| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991&ndash;2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = August 13, 2023
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
| title = xmACIS2
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = August 13, 2023
}}</ref> }}
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 658
|1880= 1291
|1890= 1538
|1900= 1725
|1910= 2214
|1920= 2071
|1930= 2477
|1940= 2748
|1950= 2936
|1960= 2936
|1970= 3245
|1980= 4362
|1990= 4782
|2000= 7291
|2010= 11362
|2020= 16856
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name="2020QF" />
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 11,362 people and 3,637 households residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 2,113.5 people per square mile ({{#expr: ((1/2.59)*2113.5) round 1 }}/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 3,637 housing units at an average density of 710.5 per square mile ({{#expr: ((1/2.59)*710.5) round 1 }}/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 87.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 18.4% of the population.
There were 3,362 households, out of which 50.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. Of all households, 15.9% were individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.35, and the average family size was 3.78. The median age was 28.5 years.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,394, and the median income for a family was $47,481. Males had a median income of $33,816 versus $21,524 for females. The [[per capita income]] was $17,358. About 4.8% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or older.
==Economy==
Heber City has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Utah. Local developers and business leaders cite that there are not enough jobs in the city itself (as 27% of residents commute to [[Park City, Utah|Park City]] or [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]] for work) and wish to improve the city's self-reliance. Average home prices in the valley doubled from 2002 to 2008, and the population has grown by 25% in that same time period.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130820160641/http://www.deseretnews.com/cgi-bin/cqcgi_plus/@plus.env?CQ_SESSION_KEY=WUKABZTWRWXG&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=3&CQ_TEXT_MAIN=YES Deseret News - 'Wasatch Back' growing fast]. September 9, 2008.</ref>
Tourism is a year-round industry in the Heber Valley. The winter season features cross-country and downhill skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling on several trails and the nearby ski resorts of [[Park City, Utah|Park City]]. In the summer and fall, golfing, off-roading, hunting, fishing,  and other outdoor recreational activities are abundant. Heber is also home to the [[Heber Valley Historic Railroad]] (HVRR), known to Utah residents by its' nickname, the Heber Creeper.
Heber City's youth are employed largely in the surrounding golf courses, restaurants, and specialty shops in Heber City and the surrounding area. Local contractors and farmers are also a major source of employment for the youth. The adult population work mostly in Park City, Salt Lake City, Provo, and Orem. Skiing and Snowboarding are very popular among Heber City's youth, and many people go to Park City mountain resort, Canyons, or Deer Valley, all of which are in Park City. Farming and ranching are a large economic force, but this has diminished slightly. The largest local employer is the Wasatch County School District.
==Education==
Within the city limits are Heber Valley, Old Mill, Daniels Canyon, and J.R. Smith Elementary Schools, Timpanogos Middle School, Rocky Mountain Middle School, Wasatch High School, and Wasatch Alternative High School.  An additional school in the Heber Valley is Midway Elementary School.  All of these schools are part of the Wasatch County School District.
[[Utah Valley University]] maintains a satellite campus just north of Heber City along the [[US-40 (UT)|US-40]] corridor.
==Transportation==
[[U.S. Route 40 in Utah|U.S. Route 40]] and [[U.S. Route 189#Utah|U.S. Route 189]] both cross the city. [[Interstate 80 in Utah|Interstate 80]] is located approximately eighteen miles north of the city and can be accessed via Highway 40, while [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]] can be accessed via Highway 189 through [[Provo Canyon]] and is approximately twenty-five miles away. A typical drive to downtown Salt Lake City is 45 to 60 minutes.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsM1AQAAMAAJ&q=Heber+City,+Utah+freeway|title=UT-52 and US-189, Utah Valley to Heber Valley: Environmental Impact Statement|date=1979|language=en}}</ref>
Heber City was connected to [[Provo, Utah|Provo]] by a {{convert|32|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} railroad line. The line, completed in 1899, was used by [[Denver & Rio Grande Western]] until 1967. Today, a portion of the line is used by the famous [[Heber Valley Railroad]], a heritage railroad open to the public.
The [[Heber City Municipal Airport]], or Russ McDonald Field, FAA identifier HCR,  is located two miles south of the city, near the junction of [[U.S. Route 40 in Utah|U.S. Route 40]] and [[U.S. Route 189#Utah|U.S. Route 189]], and is capable of handling aircraft up to large corporate jets, including Gulfstreams and Global Express. Approximately 85 aircraft are based at the airport. The airport is served by a GPS instrument approach procedure, allowing aircraft to arrive at the airport in adverse weather. During the winter ski season, and particularly the [[Sundance Film Festival]], the airport is crowded with corporate jets as it is the closest airport to [[Park City, Utah|Park City]]. The airport is also home to the Heber Valley Airshow, held each summer. The nearest airports with commercial airline service are [[Provo Municipal Airport]] (35 miles) and [[Salt Lake City International Airport]] (49 miles).
[[High Valley Transit]] provides free local transit in Heber City, with the 106 providing service to Park City, where connections are available to Kamas Valley, [[Kimball Junction Transit Center|Kimball Junction]] and Salt Lake City. <ref>{{Cite web |title=High Valley Transit {{!}} Free, Public Transportation in Utah's Wasatch Back |url=https://www.highvalleytransit.org/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=High Valley Transit {{!}} Free, Public Transportation in Utah's Wasatch Back |language=en-US}}</ref> There is also a microtransit zone within Heber City.
Intercity transportation is provided by two round-trips operated by Salt Lake Express on its Vernal - Salt Lake City route.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://webstore.saltlakeexpress.com/|title=SaltLakeExpress.com &#124; Bus Tickets|website=webstore.saltlakeexpress.com}}</ref>
==Notable people==
* [[Tyson Apostol]] (born 1979), winner of ''[[Survivor: Blood vs. Water]]''
* [[J. Reuben Clark]] (1871–1961), attorney, author, LDS apostle
* [[Ernie Lively]] (1947–2021), actor
* [[Jason Lively]] (born 1968), actor and entrepreneur
* [[Cael Sanderson]] (born 1979), [[College wrestling]] champion and current wrestling coach at [[Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling|Penn State]]
* [[Sofía Gómez Villafañe]] (born 1994), [[Cross-country cycling|cross-country]] mountain biker and [[cyclo-cross]] cyclist
==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[Heber, Utah micropolitan area]]
* [[List of cities and towns in Utah]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
* (1994) [https://web.archive.org/web/20240321165250/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HEBER_CITY.shtml "Heber City"] article in the [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ ''Utah History Encyclopedia.''] The article was written by Jessie L. Embry and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HEBER_CITY.shtml the original] on March 21, 2024 and retrieved on May 8, 2024.
==External links==
{{commons category|Heber City, Utah}}
* {{official website|https://www.heberut.gov/}}
{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Heber City
|North     = [[Hideout, Utah|Hideout]]
|Northeast = [[Kamas, Utah|Kamas]]<br />[[Francis, Utah|Francis]]
|East      = [[Tabiona, Utah|Tabiona]]
|Southeast = [[Independence, Utah|Independence]]
|South     = [[Daniel, Utah|Daniel]]
|Southwest = [[Charleston, Utah|Charleston]]
|West      = [[Midway, Utah|Midway]]
|Northwest = [[Park City, Utah|Park City]]
}}
{{Wasatch County, Utah}}
{{Utah county seats}}
{{Authority control}}
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