Elk Ridge is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It originally incorporated as a town named Salem Hills. It changed its name in 1978 to Elk Ridge, named for the herds of elk that wintered in the area. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,687 at the time of the 2020 census.
Elk Ridge became a fifth-class city by state law in November 2000.
History and geography
The area that later became Elk Ridge was originally part of Goosenest Ranch at the foot of Mount Loafer at the southern end of Utah County southeast of Salem and Payson. The new name was taken from the large herds of elk that roamed the area in and around the town. It became a fifth-class city in Utah in 2000 when its official population exceeded 1000. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Elk Ridge had a population of 4,687, up from 1,838 in 2000.
Of the 1,145 households in Elk Ridge, 60.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 86.4% were married-couple households, 5.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, 7.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present, 4.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average family size was 3.84.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 4,275 || 91.2%
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| Black or African American || 17 || 0.4%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 8 || 0.2%
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| Asian || 28 || 0.6%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 27 || 0.6%
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| Some other race || 54 || 1.2%
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| Two or more races || 278 || 5.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 234 || 5.0%
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2000 census
As of the census