West Bountiful is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,265 at the 2010 census, with an increased population of 5,917 by the 2020 census.
History
thumb|left|95px|Photo of James Fackrell Senior (1787–1867)
West Bountiful was founded in 1848 by James Fackrell, Sr., a Mormon pioneer. Born in North Petherton, Somersetshire, England, in 1787, Fackrell immigrated to the United States, and after crossing the plains in 1848 with his family, settled in West Bountiful with his wife Amy Crumb.
West Bountiful was incorporated as a town on January 28, 1949, and became a third-class city on November 12, 1962.
Geography
West Bountiful is located in southeastern Davis County and is bordered by Centerville to the north, Bountiful to the east,
Woods Cross to the south, and Legacy Nature Preserve to the west.
Interstate 15 passes through the eastern part of the city, with access from Exits 316 and 317. Downtown Salt Lake City is to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, West Bountiful has a total area of , of which , or 0.36%, is water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, West Bountiful had a population of 5,917. The median age was 34.9 years, with 31.0% of residents under the age of 18 and 12.9% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.0 males age 18 and over.
98.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.6% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,771 households in West Bountiful, of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 73.6% were married-couple households, 10.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 13.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 5,277 || 89.2%
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| Black or African American || 29 || 0.5%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 22 || 0.4%
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| Asian || 52 || 0.9%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 78 || 1.3%
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| Some other race || 130 || 2.2%
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| Two or more races || 329 || 5.6%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 358 || 6.1%
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2000 census
As of the census