Eagle Mountain location: a little more than 25 miles south
of Salt Lake City and immediately west of Utah Lake and
Provo. It is about 27 miles from Provo if you go around the
north end of Utah Lake. Eagle Mountain is about twelve miles
from Lehi.
Eagle Mountain is located at
/
40.30611; -112.00972(40.305982,
-112.009726), at the western and northern bases
of the Lake Mountains in the flat Cedar Valley
northeast of the city of Cedar Fort. According
to the United States Censu Bureau, the city has
a total area of (41.7 square miles (108.0 km2)).
SR-73 and Eagle Mountain Boulevard provide
access to the city from Utah Valley and Salt
Lake Valley, although the city center sits at
least 15 miles (24 km) from the two valleys'
main transportation corridor along Interstate
15. The Utah Department of Transportation is in
the process of planning a western freeway for
the Salt Lake Valley (the Mountain View
Corridor), which would connect to SR-73 only a
few miles from the city.
The area is home to a number of natural
landmarks, including a site along the original
Pony Express trail and 1,800-year-old rock art
petroglyphs carved by ancient Fremont Indians.
As of the census of 2010, there were 21,415
people, 5,111 households, and 4,741 families
residing in the town. The population density was
513.6 inhabitants per square mile (20.0/km²).
There were 5,546 housing units at an average
density of 133 per square mile.
There were 5,111 households of which 72.9%
had children under the age of 18 living with
them, 84.7% were married couples living
together, 5.6% had a female householder with no
husband present, and 7.2% were non-families.
5.0% of all households were made up of
individuals and 0.3% had someone living alone
who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 4.19 and the average family
size was 4.34.
In the town the population was spread out
with 49.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 20 to
24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 8.0% from 45 to 64, and
1.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The
median age was 20.3 years.
The median income for a household in the town
was $52,102, and the median income for a family
was $52,434. Males had a median income of
$40,777 versus $25,313 for females. The per
capita income for the town was $16,340. About
2.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were
below the proverty including 3.1% of those under
age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.