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{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{distinguish|Bountiful, British Columbia}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Bountiful, Utah
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| image_caption      = Bountiful, Utah as viewed from Farmington Bay
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| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]]
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| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = September 27, 1847
| established_title3 = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
| established_date3  = 1892
| founder            = Perrigrine Sessions
| named_for          = [[Bountiful (Book of Mormon)]]
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| area_total_km2     = 34.23
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| population_total   = 45762
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| postal_code_type   = ZIP code
| postal_code        = 84010, 84011
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]]
| area_code          = [[Area codes 385 and 801|385, 801]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 49-07690<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| website            = http://bountifulutah.gov
}}

'''Bountiful''' is a city in [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]], [[Utah]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the city population was 45,762, an eight percent increase over the 2010 figure of 42,552.<ref name="2020QF">{{cite web|title=QuickFacts: Bountiful city, Utah|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bountifulcityutah/POP010220|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> The city grew rapidly during the [[suburb]] growth of the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s and was Davis County's largest city until 1985, when it was surpassed by [[Layton, Utah|Layton]]. Bountiful is Utah's 18th-largest city.

Although a part of the [[Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area]], it serves as a [[bedroom community]] to Salt Lake City and the surrounding area. However, due to the very narrow entrance into Salt Lake County, roads between the counties often reach near-[[gridlock]] traffic during [[rush hour]]. The ''[[FrontRunner]]'' [[Commuter rail in North America|commuter rail]] has been running since April 2008, and the [[Legacy Parkway]] was opened on September 13, 2008. These were built to help alleviate the traffic load on [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]] through the Bountiful area.

==History==
[[File:Bountiful Utah Historic District.jpeg|thumb|left|A home in Bountiful's Historic District]]
Bountiful was settled on September 27, 1847, by Perrigrine Sessions and his family. It was Utah's second settlement after [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]]. It was known as Sessions Settlement and North Canyon Ward before being named Bountiful in 1855. This city was so named both because of the city's reputation as a great place for gardening and because "[[Bountiful (Book of Mormon)|Bountiful]]" is the name of a city in the [[Book of Mormon]] (Alma 52:9).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sa9SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6741%2C5066695|title=You name it - there's a town for it|work=The Deseret News|date=January 22, 1977|access-date=October 18, 2015|author=Van Atta, Dale|page=15}}</ref> Most of the settlers, and also many of the present inhabitants, are members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS). The city also shares 14 other religious institutions, including a Catholic school and church, Saint Olaf School, established in 1959. The [[Bountiful Utah Temple]] was dedicated in 1995 by the LDS Church. A [[Tabernacle (LDS Church)|tabernacle]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is also located in Bountiful.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Whitney |first=Orson Ferguson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C0cOAAAAIAAJ&dq=Bountiful,+Utah+Perrigrine+Sessions&pg=RA1-PA103 |title=History of Utah: Biographical |date=1904 |publisher=G. Q. Cannon |language=en}}</ref>

The city was incorporated in 1892 with [[Joseph L Holbrook]] as mayor.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

In 1907 electric lights came to Bountiful through the efforts of its citizens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bountifulutah.gov/Bountiful-City-History|title=Bountiful City History|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref>

Serial killer [[Ted Bundy]] snatched victim Debra Kent from Viewmont High School in Bountiful on November 8, 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/debra-kent-victim-ted-bundy-admitted-taking-back-to-his-home |title=Who Was The Victim That Ted Bundy Admitted Taking Back To His Home? |first=Jill |last=Sederstrom |date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref>

The city celebrates its history at the annual [http://www.handcartdays.org Handcart Days] celebration every July in conjunction with the U.S. State of Utah's official holiday, [[Pioneer Day (Utah)|Pioneer Day]]. Handcart Days is a volunteer-driven event. People from Six cities in the south of [[Davis County, Utah]] come together to commemorate the first group of [[Mormon Pioneers]]’ entry into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. The festivities include a parade, fireworks, games, entertainment, an art exhibit, and food.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 13.5&nbsp;square miles (34.9&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

The original portion of the city and downtown is located at the base of the [[Wasatch Range]], which rises high to the east, overlooking the city. Most of the residential neighborhoods climb high up the slopes of the mountain. To the west lies a flatland that extends to the [[Great Salt Lake]] and the [[mudflat]]s and [[marsh]]es that border it. Areas of Bountiful include '''Val Verda''' in the southern part of the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/492402/VAL-VERDA-STILL-GOES-ITS-OWN-WAY.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718062536/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/492402/VAL-VERDA-STILL-GOES-ITS-OWN-WAY.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2013|title=Val Verda Still Goes Its Own Way|work=[[Deseret News]]|date=May 29, 1996|last= Edwards|first=Alan|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref>

The cities surrounding Bountiful include: [[North Salt Lake, Utah|North Salt Lake]] to the south, [[Woods Cross, Utah|Woods Cross]] and [[West Bountiful, Utah|West Bountiful]] to the west, and [[Centerville, Utah|Centerville]] to the north. Most land to the east of Bountiful is U.S. Forest Service property.

===Climate===

Under the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Bountiful's climate can be described as dry or arid.

{{Weather box
| single line = yes
| location    =  Bountiful–Val Verda, Utah
| collapsed   = yes
<!-- Record high temperatures -->
| Jan record high F  = 59
| Feb record high F  = 65
| Mar record high F  = 76
| Apr record high F  = 87
| May record high F  = 97
| Jun record high F  = 100
| Jul record high F  = 104
| Aug record high F  = 101
| Sep record high F  = 95
| Oct record high F  = 88
| Nov record high F  = 76
| Dec record high F  = 68
| year record high F = 104
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  = 37.1
| Feb high F  = 41.9
| Mar high F  = 52.1
| Apr high F  = 60.0
| May high F  = 69.8
| Jun high F  = 80.2
| Jul high F  = 89.8
| Aug high F  = 88.1
| Sep high F  = 77.2
| Oct high F  = 63.8
| Nov high F  = 48.8
| Dec high F  = 38.4
| year high F = 62.3
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  = 29.6
| Feb mean F  = 33.4
| Mar mean F  = 42.3
| Apr mean F  = 49.1
| May mean F  = 58.5
| Jun mean F  = 68.0
| Jul mean F  = 76.7
| Aug mean F  = 74.7
| Sep mean F  = 64.4
| Oct mean F  = 52.2
| Nov mean F  = 39.7
| Dec mean F  = 30.8
| year mean F = 51.6
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  = 22.1
| Feb low F  = 24.8
| Mar low F  = 32.4
| Apr low F  = 38.3
| May low F  = 47.3
| Jun low F  = 55.8
| Jul low F  = 63.6
| Aug low F  = 61.4
| Sep low F  = 51.5
| Oct low F  = 40.7
| Nov low F  = 30.5
| Dec low F  = 23.1
| year low F = 41.0
<!-- Record low temperatures -->
| Jan record low F  = -3
| Feb record low F  = -5
| Mar record low F  = 7
| Apr record low F  = 22
| May record low F  = 29
| Jun record low F  = 33
| Jul record low F  = 47
| Aug record low F  = 46
| Sep record low F  = 30
| Oct record low F  = 19
| Nov record low F  = 5
| Dec record low F  = -9
| year record low F = -9
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  = 1.79
| Feb precipitation inch  = 1.93
| Mar precipitation inch  = 2.50
| Apr precipitation inch  = 2.96
| May precipitation inch  = 2.79
| Jun precipitation inch  = 1.37
| Jul precipitation inch  = 0.93
| Aug precipitation inch  = 0.90
| Sep precipitation inch  = 1.66
| Oct precipitation inch  = 2.30
| Nov precipitation inch  = 2.13
| Dec precipitation inch  = 2.10
| year precipitation inch = 23.36
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| Jan snow inch  = 12.1
| Feb snow inch  = 12.9
| Mar snow inch  = 8.4
| Apr snow inch  = 4.2
| May snow inch  = 0.2
| Jun snow inch  = 0
| Jul snow inch  = 0
| Aug snow inch  = 0
| Sep snow inch  = 0
| Oct snow inch  = 0.9
| Nov snow inch  = 6.7
| Dec snow inch  = 13.3
| year snow inch = 58.7
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| source = [[NOAA]] Regional Climate Centers<ref name="ACIS">{{cite web |url=http://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ |title=Bountiful-Val Verda |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=June 27, 2020 }}</ref> (normals 1980–2010, records 1912–2014)
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 868
|1870= 1517
|1880= 1676
|1890= 2438
|1900= 1442
|1910= 1677
|1920= 2003
|1930= 2571
|1940= 3357
|1950= 6004
|1960= 17039
|1970= 27751
|1980= 32877
|1990= 36659
|2000= 41301
|2010= 42552
|2020= 45762
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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| align-fn = center
}}

The most common ancestries in Bountiful were English (35.1%), German (10.5%), Irish (6.7%), Danish (6.6%), and Scottish (5.0%).<ref name="DP02">{{cite web | publisher=United States Census Bureau | title=Explore Census Data | website=Explore Census Data | url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US4907690&tid=ACSDP5Y2021.DP02 | access-date=2022-12-11}}</ref>

89.6% of residents speak only [[English language|English]] at home, while 5.2% speak [[Spanish language| Spanish]], 2.9% speak other [[Indo-European languages]], and 1.9% speak Asian and Pacific Islander languages (e.g., [[Tagalog language| Tagalog]]).<ref name="DP02"/>

===2020 census===

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Bountiful had a population of 45,762. The median age was 35.1 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.0 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A07690&in=state%3A49|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 19, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

99.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A07690&in=state%3A49|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=February 19, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 15,427 households in Bountiful, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 61.5% were married-couple households, 13.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 15,945 housing units, of which 3.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.8%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A07690&in=state%3A49|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 19, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| [[White Americans|White]] || 39,557 || 86.4%
|-
| [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 361 || 0.8%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]] || 229 || 0.5%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 728 || 1.6%
|-
| [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander|Other Pacific Islander]] || 563 || 1.2%
|-
| Some other race || 1,264 || 2.8%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] || 3,060 || 6.7%
|-
| ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)'' || 3,475 || 7.6%
|}
==Medical facilities==
Lakeview Hospital is a [[hospital]] located in Bountiful.

Envision Imaging is a [[medical imaging|diagnostic imaging center]] located in Bountiful.

==Public schools==
Elementary Schools<ref name="Davis School District">[https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1708987959/davisk12utus/aa0azzxdgz0szhkgmwnd/23-24schooldirectory.pdf Davis School District] Retrieved March 8, 2024.</ref>
*Adelaide Elementary
*Boulton Elementary
*Bountiful Elementary
*Holbrook Elementary
*Meadowbrook Elementary
*Muir Elementary
*Oak Hills Elementary
*Tolman Elementary
*Valley View Elementary

Junior High Schools<ref name="Davis School District"/>
*Bountiful Junior High School
*Millcreek Junior High School
*Mueller Park Junior High School
*South Davis Junior High School

High Schools<ref name="Davis School District" />
* [[Bountiful High School]]
* [[Viewmont High School]]

==Sights of interest==
[[File:Bountiful Temple.jpg|thumb|The Bountiful Utah Temple of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]]]
* [[Bountiful Utah Temple]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], dedicated 1995 
[[File:The Bountiful Utah Tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.jpg|thumb|The Bountiful Utah Tabernacle of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]|center]]
* Bountiful Utah [[Tabernacle (LDS Church)|Tabernacle]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, erected 1862


[[File:Mueller Park Trail in Bountiful,Utah.jpg|thumb|Mueller Park Canyon in Bountiful, Utah]]
* Mueller Park Trail in [[Mueller Park canyon|Mueller Park Canyon]], a popular hiking trail in the area.

==Notable people==
* [[Kim Burningham]], educator, politician
* [[Kyle Capener]], reality tv personality and contestant on [[Big Brother 24 (American season)|Big Brother Season 24]]
* [[Bryan H. Carroll]], director, producer, screenwriter and editor
* [[Holly Cook]], [[1990 World Figure Skating Championships]] ladies' bronze medalist
* [[Tyrell Crosby]], NFL player, University of Oregon football player
* [[Keene Curtis]], stage, film and television actor
* [[Kent Derricott]], well-known TV personality in Japan
* [[Henry B. Eyring]], Second Counselor in the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[Jake Gibb]], professional beach volleyball player and US Olympian 
* [[Parker Jacobs]], actor, artist and performer
* [[Chris Jones (Access Software)|Chris Jones]], software developer, and star of the [[Tex Murphy]] PC series
* [[G.E. Lemmon]], cattleman
* [[Sam Merrill]], NBA Player, Utah State University Basketball player 
* [[James Morrison (actor)|James Morrison]], actor
* [[Pete Oswald]], illustrator
* [[George Ouzounian]], a.k.a. Maddox (writer)
* [[Ivy Baker Priest]], [[United States Treasurer]] under President Eisenhower; mother of Pat Priest<ref name=elvis2001 />
* [[Pat Priest (actress)|Pat Priest]], actress (''[[The Munsters]]'') lived in Bountiful until her junior year of high school<ref name=elvis2001>Joe Krein, [http://www.elvis2001.net/Pat%20Priest%20Interview%20with%20Joe%20Krein.htm Pat Priest Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425170901/http://www.elvis2001.net/Pat%20Priest%20Interview%20with%20Joe%20Krein.htm |date=April 25, 2017 }} Elvis2001.net. Retrieved January 9, 2018.</ref>
* [[Cal Rampton]], former [[Governor of Utah]]
* [[J. Patrick Rooney|Patrick Rooney]], business person
* [[Jon Schmidt]], [[New-age music|new age]] pianist and composer, member of [[The Piano Guys]]
* [[Norman D. Shumway]], former United States congressman
* [[Millicent Simmonds]], deaf actress best known for her role in the Oscar-nominated film [[A Quiet Place]]
* [[Raymond Ward]], Utah State House Representative

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of cities and towns in Utah]]
* [[Headgate Studios]]
* [[Skypark Airport]]
* [[State Route 68 (Utah)]]
* [[West Bountiful, Utah]]
* [[Centerville, Utah]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Bountiful, Utah}}
* {{official|http://www.bountifulutah.gov}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Bountiful
|North     = [[Centerville, Utah|Centerville]]
|Northeast = [[Morgan, Utah|Morgan]]
|East      = ''[[East Canyon State Park]]'' / [[Coalville, Utah|Coalville]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Salt Lake City]]
|Southwest = [[North Salt Lake, Utah|North Salt Lake]]
|West      = [[Woods Cross, Utah|Woods Cross]]
|Northwest = [[West Bountiful, Utah|West Bountiful]]
}}

{{Davis County, Utah}}
{{Utah}}

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