Alpine, Utah

Alpine is a city on the northeastern edge of Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 10,251 at the time of the 2020 census. Alpine has been one of the many quickly-growing cities of Utah since the 1970s, especially in the 1990s. This city is thirty-two miles southeast of Salt Lake City. It is located on the slopes of the Wasatch Range north of Highland and American Fork. The west side of the city runs above the Wasatch Fault.

History

left|thumb|Digital reconstruction of the city flag, c1860s

The area, which would one day become Alpine, was settled by William Wordsworth and several other homesteading families in the fall of 1850. The town was originally called Mountainville, and under the latter name settlement was first made in 1851. The city was renamed because the views from the elevated town site were compared to the Swiss Alps. In the 1860s Mrs. Joseph Walton made a flag to represent the city. The flag was carried across the county, it flew for 40 years. which consumed over 2200 acres on the north-east side of town in July 2012. The area is serviced by the Lone Peak Fire Department and Lone Peak Police Force.

Climate

Demographics

Alpine is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Alpine had a population of 10,251, and the population density was 1,319.67 people per square mile (383.2/km). The median age was 31.8 years, with 31.2% of residents under the age of 18 and 12.6% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.3 males age 18 and over.

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census

! Race !! Number !! Percent

| White || 9,454 || 92.2%

| Black or African American || 42 || 0.4%

| American Indian and Alaska Native || 20 || 0.2%

| Asian || 95 || 0.9%

| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 26 || 0.3%

| Some other race || 105 || 1.0%

| Two or more races || 509 || 5.0%

| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 391 || 3.8%

Government

The mayor of Alpine is Carla Merrill. The members of the City Council are Jessica Smuin, Lon Lott, Kelli Law, Jason Thelin, and Greg Gordon. Alpine City Hall, located at the intersection of Main St. and Center St, celebrated the 80th anniversary of its construction in 2016.

Alpine is part of Utah's 3rd congressional district, represented by Republican Mike Kennedy.

Education

Despite being a fairly small city, Alpine is home to five schools. Three of the schools are a part of the Alpine School District, while the fourth, Mountainville Academy, is a charter school for grades K-9. Alpine Elementary and Westfield Elementary are Alpine District Schools for grades K-6. The Alpine District elementary schools feed into Timberline Middle School, a 7–9 grade school. The Montessori Canyon Academy was founded by Michelle Kerr in 2014 and offers private preschool education.

Points of interest

thumb|Lone Peak and White Baldy, as seen from downtown Alpine.

Burgess Park
Creekside Park (100 South Park)
Historic Moyle Park
Horsetail Falls (Dry Creek Trail)
Petersen Arboretum
Sliding Rock
American Fork Canyon (Alpine Scenic Highway)
Tibble Fork Reservoir and Silver Lake Flat

== Notable people ==

William Grant Bangerter, religious authority
Julie B. Beck, president of Relief Society 2007-12
Jason Chaffetz, former congressman
Frank Jackson, Duke and NBA basketball player
Josh James, founder of Domo and the former Omniture
Lee Johnson, former NFL player
Mike Kennedy, U.S. congressman
Rick Koerber, convicted fraudster
Mike Lee, U.S. senator
Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia Cavaliers football coach
Dale Murphy, former MLB player
Lloyd Newell, speaker for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Orrin Olsen, BYU and NFL football player
Anita Stansfield, LDS Romance novelist of Mormon_fiction
May Booth Talmage, Relief Society overseer
Celestia Taylor, BYU professor
The 5 Browns, classical music group