Cedar hills, Utah - Info

Cedar Hills is a charming bedroom community, with its wide open spaces, crisp and clean air.  It has a panoramic view of Utah Valley, which residents believe is the nicest in the county because it is not blocked by structures or obscured by pollution. The town more than doubled its population during the past decade. Cedar Hills has an average of 5.21 persons per household—the highest household average in Utah County.

Cedar Hills is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States.  The population was 3,094 at the 2000 census, and was estimated to be 9,551 in 2008. The city began growing rapidly during the 1990s, with the largest growth rate of any municipality in the state.  It is located east of Alpine and Highland on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos.  Although Cedar Hills was a town in 2000,^[1] it has since been classified as a fifth-class city by state law.

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Cedar Hills is located at (40.410078, -111.757559).  According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²), all land. 

Demographics of Cedar Hills

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,094 people, 695 households, and 658 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,573.3 inhabitants per square mile (606.4/km²). There were 721 housing units at an average density of 366.6 per square mile (141.3/km²).

There were 695 households out of which 76.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.1% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.3% were non-families. 4.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.44 and the average family size was 4.58.

In the town the population was spread out with 49.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 10.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $62,688, and the median income for a family was $63,625. Males had a median income of $52,813 versus $32,708 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,319. About 3.8% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over. 

Cedar Hills City Dispute Over Alcohol

There was a dispute in the town over whether stores should open on Sunday, and if alcohol should be allowed to be sold.   It was resolved in a 2005 referendum that approved the City Council's decision to allow stores to open on Sunday and to sell alcohol. The newly constructed Walmart currently remains open on Sundays and sells alcohol.