Vineyard, Utah

History

Vineyard was certified as a city of the 5th class (1,000 - 10,000 residents) during the summer of 2016. Prior to 2016, Vineyard was classified as a town.

According to some town residents, Vineyard first became a distinct place in 1899. The town incorporated in 1989.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.5 km²), of which 4.4 square miles (11.3 km²) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), or 31.53%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 150 people, 43 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density was 38.3 people per square mile (14.8/km²). There were 46 housing units at an average density of 11.7 per square mile (4.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.67% White, 6.67% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.33% of the population.

There were 43 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.7% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.6% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.49 and the average family size was 3.76.

In the town, the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 111.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,313, and the median income for a family was $55,625. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,841. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

According to the Us Census 2015 Population Estimate Vineyard had the fastest growth from 2013 to 2014 and from 2014 to 2015 of any city or town in the entire USA with a 417% growth. The second highest growth was only 59%.

Development

The town of Vineyard entered into an agreement in 2006 with Anderson Development (Geneva Steel) to develop the Vineyard Homesteads site, located in the southeast section of the town. Currentlythe site has been separated into 11 pods for sale to home builders and developers. This development, in addition to the development of the 1,750-acre (7.1 km²) Geneva Steel site, might add significant numbers to the population of Vineyard within the next decade.

Transportation

A UTA Intermodal (including FrontRunner and eventually TRAX) station is planned and will be built at approximately 900 North and 100 East.

Education

Vineyard Public Schools are part of the Alpine School District.

Elections

On 3 November 2015, Vineyard held a municipal election for two open council seats (4 year terms). The vote was conducted by traditional and mail-in ballots. The preliminary results showed that Tyce Flake and Nathan Riley won the two seats. Two weeks later on 17 November 2015, the final canvass results were revealed which showed Tyce Flake and Chris Judd as the winners. However, since Judd received only 1 more vote than Riley in the canvass, Riley demanded a recount based on Utah Code 20A-4-401 (1). One week later, on 24 November 2015, the recount revealed that Tyce Flake received the most votes but Nathan Riley and Chris Judd received the same number of votes. Based on Utah Code - 20A-1-304 the candidates are required to cast lots. Each candidate rolled 5 dice. Riley won the tie breaker for the city council seat by rolling a 21 to Judd's 12.

Vineyard had the highest voter turnout (61.3%) of any municipality in Utah County for the 2015 election. Vineyard was the only city in the county to vote in favor of a progressive transportation tax increase to improve infrastructure and public transit (Proposition 1).

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