Veyo, Utah | |
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Coordinates: 37°20′34″N 113°42′12″W / 37.34278°N 113.70333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Washington |
Elevation | 4,472 ft (1,363 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 483 |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 84782 |
Area code | 435 |
GNIS feature ID | 2629956 [1] |
Veyo is a census-designated place in western Washington County, Utah, United States, [1] on the edge of the Dixie National Forest. The population was 483 at the 2010 census. The town lies along State Route 18 north of the city of St. George. [3] [4]
Veyo became a distinct community from Gunlock in 1918. One tradition says the community name is an acronym of virtue, enterprise, youth, and order; another says it combines verdure and youth. There is a town of Veyo in Spain that is also referred to as La Peña, which means "rocky outcrop". [5]
The elevation of Veyo is 4,485 feet (1,367 m). [1]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Veyo has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. [6]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 79 | — | |
1930 | 167 | 111.4% | |
1940 | 114 | −31.7% | |
1950 | 84 | −26.3% | |
2010 | 483 | — | |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau [7] |
As of the census [2] of 2010, there were 483 people living in the CDP. There were 193 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 94.6% White, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2.3% from some other race, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population.
Although Veyo is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 84782. [8]
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