Myton, Utah

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Myton, Utah

|settlement_type = City

|motto =

|image_skyline = Myton.jpg

|imagesize =

|image_caption = Agricultural building in Myton

|image_map = Duchesne County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Myton highlighted.svg

|mapsize = 260px

|map_caption = Location in Duchesne County and the state of Utah

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Utah

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Duchesne

|government_footnotes =

|government_type =

|leader_title =

|leader_name =

|established_title =

|established_date =

|named_for = Howell P. Myton

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}

|area_total_km2 = 2.61

|area_land_km2 = 2.61

|area_water_km2 = 0.00

|area_total_sq_mi = 1.01

|area_land_sq_mi = 1.01

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

|population_as_of = 2010

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 569

|population_density_km2 = 231.95

|population_density_sq_mi = 600.59

|timezone = Mountain (MST)

|utc_offset = -7

|timezone_DST = MDT

|utc_offset_DST = -6

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_ft = 5086

|coordinates = {{coord|40|11|47|N|110|3|51|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 84052

|area_code = 435

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 49-53340{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}

|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank1_info = 2411206{{GNIS|2411206}}

|website = {{URL|www.mytoncity.com}}

|footnotes =

}}

Myton is a city in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. Established in 1905, Myton had a population of 569 at the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4953340| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Myton city, Utah| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=January 12, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213061919/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4953340| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}

Geography

Myton is located in eastern Duchesne County along U.S. Routes 40 and 191. Duchesne, the county seat, is {{convert|19|mi}} to the west, and Roosevelt, the largest city by population in Duchesne County, is {{convert|10|mi}} to the northeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|2.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land. Myton is on the south side of the Duchesne River, an east-flowing tributary of the Green River.

=Climate=

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Myton has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated BSk on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=969524&cityname=Myton%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Myton, Utah]

In 1974, Myton recorded a mere {{convert|1.34|in|mm|1|disp=or}} of precipitation for the entire year, the record lowest for a calendar year in Utah, and the second-lowest figure ever recorded in the US outside the southwestern deserts.{{efn|In 1960, Lysite, Wyoming recorded only {{convert|1.28|in|mm|1|disp=or}} for the year.}}[http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/special/minann.pdf Record Minimum Annual Precipitation by State]

{{weather box

| single line = yes

| collapsed=yes

| precipitation colour = green

| width = auto

| location = Myton, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1918–present

| Jan record high F = 62

| Feb record high F = 70

| Mar record high F = 79

| Apr record high F = 88

| May record high F = 100

| Jun record high F = 102

| Jul record high F = 104

| Aug record high F = 103

| Sep record high F = 99

| Oct record high F = 86

| Nov record high F = 73

| Dec record high F = 68

| year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 44.6

|Feb avg record high F = 54.6

|Mar avg record high F = 70.4

|Apr avg record high F = 80.4

|May avg record high F = 87.6

|Jun avg record high F = 95.3

|Jul avg record high F = 98.5

|Aug avg record high F = 96.1

|Sep avg record high F = 91.1

|Oct avg record high F = 79.7

|Nov avg record high F = 62.5

|Dec avg record high F = 49.8

|year avg record high F = 99.2

| Jan high F = 31.1

| Feb high F = 39.9

| Mar high F = 55.2

| Apr high F = 64.7

| May high F = 73.7

| Jun high F = 85.1

| Jul high F = 91.3

| Aug high F = 88.4

| Sep high F = 79.6

| Oct high F = 65.3

| Nov high F = 49.5

| Dec high F = 34.4

| year high F = 63.2

| Jan mean F = 18.9

| Feb mean F = 27.0

| Mar mean F = 40.4

| Apr mean F = 48.9

| May mean F = 57.8

| Jun mean F = 67.5

| Jul mean F = 74.1

| Aug mean F = 71.8

| Sep mean F = 62.7

| Oct mean F = 49.7

| Nov mean F = 35.4

| Dec mean F = 22.4

| year mean F = 48.1

| Jan low F = 6.6

| Feb low F = 14.1

| Mar low F = 25.5

| Apr low F = 33.0

| May low F = 42.0

| Jun low F = 49.8

| Jul low F = 56.8

| Aug low F = 55.2

| Sep low F = 45.8

| Oct low F = 34.0

| Nov low F = 21.3

| Dec low F = 10.5

| year low F = 32.9

|Jan avg record low F = -7.6

|Feb avg record low F = -1.6

|Mar avg record low F = 12.6

|Apr avg record low F = 19.4

|May avg record low F = 29.0

|Jun avg record low F = 37.6

|Jul avg record low F = 46.6

|Aug avg record low F = 45.6

|Sep avg record low F = 32.8

|Oct avg record low F = 20.0

|Nov avg record low F = 7.8

|Dec avg record low F = -5.0

|year avg record low F = -10.9

| Jan record low F = -39

| Feb record low F = -39

| Mar record low F = -15

| Apr record low F = 1

| May record low F = 17

| Jun record low F = 26

| Jul record low F = 32

| Aug record low F = 34

| Sep record low F = 22

| Oct record low F = 0

| Nov record low F = -13

| Dec record low F = -34

| year record low F =

| Jan precipitation inch = 0.35

| Feb precipitation inch = 0.41

| Mar precipitation inch = 0.32

| Apr precipitation inch = 0.61

| May precipitation inch = 0.95

| Jun precipitation inch = 0.53

| Jul precipitation inch = 0.37

| Aug precipitation inch = 0.60

| Sep precipitation inch = 1.10

| Oct precipitation inch = 0.83

| Nov precipitation inch = 0.42

| Dec precipitation inch = 0.46

| year precipitation inch = 6.95

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

| Jan precipitation days = 2.4

| Feb precipitation days = 2.1

| Mar precipitation days = 1.6

| Apr precipitation days = 2.8

| May precipitation days = 4.5

| Jun precipitation days = 2.6

| Jul precipitation days = 2.8

| Aug precipitation days = 4.2

| Sep precipitation days = 4.2

| Oct precipitation days = 3.1

| Nov precipitation days = 2.3

| Dec precipitation days = 2.5

| year precipitation days = 35.1

| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=slc|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date = November 25, 2022

}}{{cite web|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00425969&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMALL|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020|publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date = November 25, 2022

}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|align=left

|1910= 1049

|1920= 479

|1930= 395

|1940= 437

|1950= 435

|1960= 329

|1970= 322

|1980= 500

|1990= 468

|2000= 539

|2010= 569

|estyear=2019

|estimate=606

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}

}}

As of the census of 2000, there were 539 people, 163 households, and 131 families residing in the city. The population density was 536.2 people per square mile (206.0/km²). There were 189 housing units at an average density of 188.0 per square mile (72.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.55% White, 11.13% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 7.61% from other races, and 2.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.62% of the population.

There were 163 households, out of which 48.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.68.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 37.8% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,472, and the median income for a family was $25,500. Males had a median income of $26,500 versus $32,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,678. About 32.6% of families and 38.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.5% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.