Provo, Utah

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The 2000 Census showed that Provo had a population of 105,166 people^<1>. This represents 4.69% of the total population of Utah, making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Salt Lake City	NW	39 mi [62.8 km]	181,698	---
2	West Valley City	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	123,447	13.36% increase
-3-	Provo			118,581	12.76% increase
4	Sandy	NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	96,660	9.32% increase
5	Orem	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	93,250	10.59% increase
6	Ogden	N	69 mi [111 km]	82,865	7.3% increase
7	West Jordan	NW	30 mi [48.28 km]	104,447	52.84% increase

Provo had 30,374 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Provo has a total area of 41.79 square miles [108.2 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 39.64 square miles [102.7 km²]2.15 square miles [5.57 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Provo had a 2000 population density of 2,653 people per square mile [1,024 people/km²], making it the state's 19th most densely populated area.

Utah County

The city of Provo is located in Utah County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 371,635 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 105,166 people, Provo contained 28.3% of the Utah County total.

In addition, where the community of Provo has a population density of 2,653 people per square mile [1,024 people/km²], Utah County averages 186 people per square mile [71.8 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Utah County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Provo and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Provo. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Provo. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Provo, it also contains a comparison between Provo and the state of Utah.

Click here for the Provo QuickFact (QF-4962470).

The following communities are nearby Provo and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Orem	QF-4957300	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	93,250	10.59% increase
	Sandy	QF-4967440	NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	96,660	9.32% increase
	South Jordan	QF-4970850	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	51,131	73.7% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Provo.

A Census Quickfact is available for Utah County (QF-49049).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Utah County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carbon	QF-49007	SE	19,549	3.95% decrease
	Duchesne	QF-49013	E	16,861	17.33% increase
	Juab	QF-49023	SW	9,983	20.7% increase
	Salt Lake	QF-49035	N	1,022,651	13.5% increase
	Sanpete	QF-49039	S	25,520	11.91% increase
	Tooele	QF-49045	W	56,941	36.83% increase
	Wasatch	QF-49051	NE	21,066	36.65% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Provo:

Provo is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Provo.

The Commemorative Quarter for Utah<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Provo. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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