Layton, Utah - Definition and Overview

Layton is a city located in Davis County, Utah. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,474.

Geography

Layton is located at 41°4'41" North, 111°57'19" West (41.077919, -111.955328)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 54.0 km² (20.8 mi²). 53.6 km² (20.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.62% water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there are 58,474 people, 18,282 households, and 14,771 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,090.1/km² (2,823.9/mi²). There are 19,145 housing units at an average density of 356.9/km² (924.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 89.91% White, 1.61% African American, 0.53% Native American, 2.08% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 3.09% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. 6.96% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 18,282 households out of which 48.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% are married couples living together, 9.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% are non-families. 15.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.19 and the average family size is 3.59.

In the city the population is spread out with 35.1% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 27 years. For every 100 females there are 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $52,128, and the median income for a family is $57,193. Males have a median income of $40,409 versus $26,646 for females. The per capita income for the city is $19,604. 5.6% of the population and 5.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.0% of those under the age of 18 and 4.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Regions of Utah
Great Salt Lake | Great Salt Lake Desert | Wasatch Front | Wasatch Range | Uinta Mountains
Largest Cities
Bountiful | Centerville | Cottonwood Heights | Draper | Kearns | Layton | Logan | Midvale | Murray | Ogden | Orem | Provo | Roy | Salt Lake City | Sandy | South Jordan | St. George | Taylorsville | West Jordan | West Valley City
Counties
Beaver | Box Elder | Cache | Carbon | Daggett | Davis | Duchesne | Emery | Garfield | Grand | Iron | Juab | Kane | Millard | Morgan | Piute | Rich | Salt Lake | San Juan | Sanpete | Sevier | Summit | Tooele | Uintah | Utah | Wasatch | Washington | Wayne | Weber

External links

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=41.077919&longitude=-111.955328&zoom=6)
  • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=41.077919&lon=-111.955328&s=200&size=m&layer=DRG100)
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-111.955328&lat=41.077919&w=750&h=500)