Fielding, Utah

Fielding, Utah
Town
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Location in Box Elder County and the state of Utah.
Location of Utah in the United States
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Box Elder
Founded	1892
Incorporated	1911
Named for	Mary Fielding Smith
Area
• Total	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
• Land	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	4,373 ft (1,333 m)
Population  (2012)
• Total	444
• Density	1,014.3/sq mi (391.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84311
Area code	435
FIPS code	49-25290
GNIS feature ID	1441035

Fielding is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 455 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	485		—
1920	374		−22.9%
1930	333		−11.0%
1940	324		−2.7%
1950	249		−23.1%
1960	270		8.4%
1970	254		−5.9%
1980	325		28.0%
1990	422		29.8%
2000	448		6.2%
2010	455		1.6%
2014 (est.)	447		−1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 448 people, 139 households, and 119 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,014.3 people per square mile (393.1/km²). There were 142 housing units at an average density of 321.5 per square mile (124.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.77% White, 0.45% Native American, 0.67% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.23% of the population.

There were 139 households out of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.9% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.7% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.48.

In the town the population was spread out with 36.4% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,000, and the median income for a family was $46,563. Males had a median income of $37,885 versus $22,708 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,222. None of the families and 0.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.