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{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Mona, Utah
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Mona Utah city office.jpeg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Mona city office
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = Juab County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Mona highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 300px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Juab County, Utah|Juab County]] and state of [[Utah]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Utah]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Juab County, Utah|Juab]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Bill Mills<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monacity.org/city-council-members.html|website= monacity.org|access-date=2019-12-23|title=Mona City Council - Mona City}}</ref>
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1852
| named_for          = [[Isle of Man]]
| established_title1 = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
| established_date1  = 1924
| established_title2 = Became a city
| established_date2  = April 1, 2001

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{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|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 6.79
| area_land_km2      = 6.71
| area_water_km2     = 0.08
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.62
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.59
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.03

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1750
| population_density_km2 = 269.40
| population_density_sq_mi = 697.68

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset         = -7
| timezone_DST       = MDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -6
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_m        = 
| elevation_ft       = 4974
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|48|55|N|111|51|23|W|region:US-UT|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 84645
| area_code          = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 49-51140<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1443548<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1443548}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.monacity.org}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Mona''' is a city in [[Juab County, Utah|Juab County]], [[Utah]], [[United States]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] it had a population of 1,750.<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Mona city, Utah |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Mona+city,+Utah |access-date=June 26, 2025 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> It is part of the [[Provo–Orem metropolitan area]].

The city is about halfway between [[Santaquin, Utah|Santaquin]] and [[Nephi, Utah|Nephi]] along [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]]. The population was 850 at the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], which at the time was sufficient under Utah state law for Mona to become a city.<ref>{{cite news | last = Trauntvein | first = Myrna | title = Mona is now a third-class city | work = [[Deseret News]] | date = December 9, 2000 | page = A18 | url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/797577/Mona-is-now-a-third-class-city.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120303011714/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/797577/Mona-is-now-a-third-class-city.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = March 3, 2012 | access-date = June 17, 2009}}</ref> It did so in 2001.

A farm owned by [[Young Living]] raises {{convert|200|acre|km2}} of [[lavender]] on the north side of town.<ref>[https://www.youngliving.com/en_US/company/about/younglivingfarms/mona-ut-lavender-farm Young Living Farms Lavender Farm]</ref> Mona is known for its annual Lavender Festival.

==History==
[[File:Mona Rock Art.jpg|thumb|left|Native American rock art near Mona]]
Mona, one of the early settlements along the old Arrowhead Trail, was originally settled in 1852.  First named '''Clover Creek''' for patches of wild [[clover]] that grew along the creek in the area, it was later renamed '''Willow Creek''' for its water source, then '''Starr''' for a local settler, before receiving its present name.

When he was a traveling worker and singer in the early 1930s, [[Burl Ives]] was once jailed in Mona for singing "[[Foggy Dew (English song)|Foggy Foggy Dew]]", because it was considered bawdy by the authorities.<ref>Burl Ives (1948). Wayfaring Stranger. New York: Whittlesey House, p 129-132</ref>

==Geography==
Mona is located in northeastern Juab County at {{coord|39|48|55|N|111|51|23|W|type:city}} (39.815392, -111.856354).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]] passes along the eastern edge of the city limits, with access from Exit 233. I-15 leads north {{convert|12|mi}} to Santaquin and {{convert|33|mi}} to [[Provo, Utah|Provo]], while to the south it leads {{convert|9|mi|0}} to Nephi.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Mona has a total area of {{convert|7.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 1.50%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mona city, Utah |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4951140 |access-date=December 28, 2018 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Part of the Mona Reservoir is in the northwest corner of the city. The reservoir is an impoundment on Currant Creek, which flows north to [[Utah Lake]].

[[Mount Nebo (Utah)|Mount Nebo]], the southernmost and highest mountain in the [[Wasatch Range]], rises {{convert|5|mi|0}} east of Mona to an elevation of {{convert|11928|ft}}.
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==Demographics==

{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1870 = 315
| 1880 = 503
| 1890 = 469
| 1900 = 469
| 1910 = 467
| 1920 = 408
| 1930 = 338
| 1940 = 357
| 1950 = 328
| 1960 = 347
| 1970 = 309
| 1980 = 536
| 1990 = 584
| 2000 = 850
| 2010 = 1547
| 2020 = 1750
| 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>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 850 people, 232 households, and 203 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 614.1 people per square mile (237.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 243 housing units at an average density of 175.5 per square mile (68.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.18% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 232 households, out of which 53.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.1% were non-families. 9.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.66 and the average family size was 3.97.

In the town the population was spread out, with 40.7% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $49,464, and the median income for a family was $50,625. Males had a median income of $35,982 versus $22,222 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,474. About 0.5% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
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==Education==
It is in the [[Juab School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49023_juab/DC20SD_C49023.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Juab County, UT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-28|page=2 (PDF p. 3/3)}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49023_juab/DC20SD_C49023_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of cities and towns in Utah]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Mona, Utah}}
* {{official website|www.monacity.org}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Mona
|North     = [[Goshen, Utah|Goshen]], [[Rocky Ridge, Utah|Rocky Ridge]]
|Northeast = [[Elk Ridge, Utah|Elk Ridge]]
|East      = [[Scofield, Utah|Scofield]]
|Southeast = [[Fountain Green, Utah|Fountain Green]], [[Fairview, Utah|Fairview]]
|South     = [[Nephi, Utah|Nephi]]
|Southwest = [[Leamington, Utah|Leamington]]
|West      = ''[[Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge]]''
|Northwest = [[Eureka, Utah|Eureka]]
}}

{{Juab County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Cities in Juab County, Utah]]
[[Category:Cities in Utah]]
[[Category:Provo–Orem metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1852]]
[[Category:1852 establishments in Utah Territory]]