Provo, Utah
Provo is an American city in the state of Utah. It is in Utah County and is east of Utah Lake. It lies to the west of high mountain peaks in the Wasatch Range. It is home to Brigham Young University. The city is the third largest city in the state. It has a population of 115,162 people, as of the 2020 census.[3]
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| Coordinates: 40°14′40″N 111°39′39″W / 40.24444°N 111.66083°WCoordinates: 40°14′40″N 111°39′39″W / 40.24444°N 111.66083°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Utah |
| County | Utah |
| Founded | 1849 |
| Incorporated | April 1850 |
| Named for | Étienne Provost[1] |
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| • City | 44.19 sq mi (114.44 km2) |
| • Land | 41.69 sq mi (107.97 km2) |
| • Water | 2.50 sq mi (6.47 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,551 ft (1,387 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 115,162 |
| • Density | 2,762.34/sq mi (1,066.61/km2) |
| • Urban | 588,609 (US: 75th) |
| • Urban density | 3,653.5/sq mi (1,410.6/km2) |
| • Metro | 697,141 (US: 86th) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 84601-84606 |
| FIPS code | 49-62470[4] |
| GNIS ID | 1444661[5] |
| Website | www |
Provo, Utah Media
Fort Utah on the Timpanogas, Valley of the Great Salt Lake (lithograph)
- RockCanyon
[Modified descr] The company that developed network software and bought the long forgotten (by most) WordPerfect. Now they are mostly a Linux software firm and much much smaller than in the 80's and 90's.
Nu Skin headquarters
Provo City Library in the former Brigham Young Academy
The Provo Tabernacle before destruction by fire in 2010. It was later renovated into Provo City Center Temple.
- ProvoUtahTemple
The Utah Valley Convention Center
References
- ↑ Van Atta, Dale (January 22, 1977). You name it - there's a town for it. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. p. W6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sa9SAAAAIBAJ&pg=2503%2C5092871. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Provo city, Utah". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Provo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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