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The city of Provo is located in Utah County and is the county seat.
Provo is 1,400 feet [426.72 m] above sea level.<1>
Time Zone: Provo lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Arkansas, Kentucky and South Dakota have communities that are also named Provo.
At the time of the 2000 Census, Provo had a population of 105,166 people<2> (or 28.3% of the total population of Utah County). The population of Provo represented 4.71% of the total of Utah, making it the state's 3rd most populous community.
From the Census Estimates for 2008, Provo had a population of 118,581 people. This is an increase of 12.76% since the 2000 Census.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Provo.
| Year | Population | Change
Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 118,581 | +12.76% | +0.62% since 2007 |
| 2007 | 117,849 | +12.06% | +1.4% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 116,217 | +10.51% | +0.94% since 2005 |
| 2005 | 115,135 | +9.48% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 105,166 | The Last Census |
The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<3> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Alpine |  NW | 16 mi [25.75 km] | 9,885 | 38.33% increase |
| | American Fork | NW | 12 mi [19.31 km] | 27,064 | 23.35% increase |
| | Highland | NW | 14 mi [22.53 km] | 16,189 | 98.1% increase |
| | Lehi | NW | 16 mi [25.75 km] | 46,802 | 145.96% increase |
| | Lindon | NW | 7 mi [11.27 km] | 10,466 | 25.15% increase |
| | Mapleton |  SE | 9 mi [14.48 km] | 7,954 | 36.93% increase |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Provo.
Website for Provo
| Official Website: | www.provo.org/ |
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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.
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| Last Modified: 05 Nov 2009 |
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