Orem, Utah

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Orem is an incorporated city in the north-central part of the state of Utah in Utah County. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 84,324. By 2005 its population had been estimated to increase to 89,713, making it the fifth largest city in the state. Utah Valley State College is located in Orem. The Orem Owlz of the minor league baseball Pioneer League play their home games at the college.

Orem uses the moniker "Family City USA". The city, once known as Provo Bench, was named after Walter C. Orem, who operated a railroad line in the area in the early 1900's.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Sports
5 Famous Citizens
6 Commerce
- 6.1 Notable Restaurants
- 6.2 Company Startups
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Orem is located at 40°17′56″N, 111°41′47″W (40.298753, -111.696486)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 47.8 km² (18.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 84,324 people, 23,382 households, and 19,079 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,765.6/km² (4,572.6/mi²). There were 24,166 housing units at an average density of 506.0/km² (1,310.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.80% White, 0.33% African American, 0.73% Native American, 1.45% Asian, 0.86% Pacific Islander, 3.64% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.56% of the population.

There were 23,382 households out of which 48.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 3.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 35.4% under the age of 18, 17.4% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,529, and the median income for a family was $51,214. Males had a median income of $38,221 versus $22,815 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,590. About 5.8% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Orem is located in the Alpine School District and is home to three high schools, three junior high schools, and 16 elementary schools. Utah Valley State College and Stevens-Henager College are also located in Orem. [1]

Brigham Young University, one of the largest private universities in the United States, is located in neighboring Provo.

[edit] Sports

Team	Sport	League	Championships	Venue
Orem Owlz	Baseball	Pioneer League; Southern Division	2 (2004, 2005)	Parkway Crossing Stadium
Utah D-League	Basketball	NBA Development League; Western Division	0	McKay Events Center

[edit] Famous Citizens

Rock music group The Used
Chad Lewis - NFL Tight End
Noelle Pikus-Pace - 2005 overall World Cup Skeleton title winner
Shauna Rohbock - Silver medalist in women's bobsleigh at the Turin 2006 Olympics
Allison Holker - So You Think You Can Dance Finalist
LaVell Edwards - Legendary BYU Football Coach
James C. Christensen - Famous Surrealism artist

[edit] Commerce

Orem has a number of shopping areas and strip malls, and is home to University Mall.

Other notable stores in the city include:

and many more...

[edit] Notable Restaurants

P.F. Chang's
Outback Steakhouse
Jason's Deli
California Pizza Kitchen
Starbuck's
Old Spaghetti Factory
The Pizza Factory
Asuka
Bajio's
Los Hermanos
Wallaby's
Panda Express
The Training Table
Smokehouse
Goodwood BBQ
Costa Vida
Cafe Rio
Fazoli's
Rumbii
Noodles and Company

[edit] Company Startups

Several notable companies started in Orem:

WordPerfect (now owned by Corel)
Novell (at one time headquartered in Orem)
Stores Online/Imergent
Omniture
Axiom Financial
MyFamily.com (at one time headquarted in Orem)
Doba
Flexsim Software Products, Inc.
Names Database
Zuka Juice

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