Lewiston, Utah

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Lewiston is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,877 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit] Geography

Lewiston is located at 41°58′7″N, 111°51′57″W (41.968475, -111.865879)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 66.5 km² (25.7 mi²). 66.2 km² (25.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.43%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,877 people, 531 households, and 446 families residing in the city. The population density was 28.3/km² (73.4/mi²). There were 558 housing units at an average density of 8.4/km² (21.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.67% White, 0.11% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 3.68% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.29% of the population.

There were 531 households out of which 53.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.53 and the average family size was 3.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 39.4% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,417, and the median income for a family was $41,705. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,385. About 8.7% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.