Provo, Utah, United States

History | Geography | Demographics | Local companies | International companies | Economy : Top employers | Annual cultural events | Covey Center for the Arts | LDS Church MTC | Provo City Library at Academy Square | Provo Recreation Center | Provo Utah Temple | Provo City Center Temple | Utah Valley Convention Center | Other points of interest | City administration | Education : University : Primary and Secondary | Transport

🇺🇸 Provo is the third-largest city in Utah, United States. It is 43 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the largest city and county seat of Utah County. It is home to Brigham Young University (BYU), a private higher education institution operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Provo also has the LDS Church's largest Missionary Training Center (MTC). The city is a focus area for technology development in Utah, with several billion-dollar startups. The city's Peaks Ice Arena was a venue for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002.

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History The Provo area was originally called Timpanogas, a Numic (Ute people) word perhaps meaning "rock river". The area was inhabited by the Timpanogos. It was the largest and most settled area in modern-day Utah. The ample food from the Provo River made the Timpanogos a peaceful people. The area also served as the traditional meeting place for the Ute and Shoshone tribes and as a spot to worship their creator.

Father Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, a Spanish Franciscan missionary-explorer, is considered the first European explorer to have visited the area in 1776. He was guided by two Timpanogos Utes, whom he called Silvestre and Joaquín. Escalante chronicled this first European exploration across the Great Basin Desert. The Europeans did not build a permanent settlement but traded with the Timpanogos, whom they called Lagunas (lake people) or Come Pescado (fish eaters).

In 1847, the Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, which was just north of Timpanogos Mountain. At first, the Natives were friendly with the Mormons. But, as relations deteriorated with the Shoshoni and Utes because of disputes over land and cattle, tensions rose. Because of the reported stolen goods of settlers by the Utes, Brigham Young gave small militia orders "to take such measures as would put a final end to their [Indian] depredations in future". This ended in what is known as the Battle Creek massacre, in modern-day Pleasant Grove, Utah.

The Mormons continued pushing into Timpanog lands. In 1849, 33 Mormon families from Salt Lake City established Fort Utah. In 1850, Brigham Young sent an army from Salt Lake to drive out the Timpanogos in what is called the Provo War. Escalating tensions with the Timpanog contributed to the Walker War. Fort Utah was renamed Provo in 1850 for Étienne Provost, an early French-Canadian trapper who arrived in the region in 1825.

In 1850, the first schoolhouse was constructed in Provo, built within Utah Fort.

As more Latter-day Saints arrived, Provo quickly grew as a city. It soon was nicknamed The Garden City with a large number of fruit orchards and gardens there.

In 1872, a railroad reached Provo. It was also this year that the Provo Woolen Mills opened. They were the first large factory in Provo and employed about 150 people, initially mainly skilled textile laborers who had emigrated from Britain.

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Geography Provo lies on the eastern bank of Utah Lake in Utah Valley at an elevation of 4,549 feet (1,387 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 44.2 square miles (114.4 km²), of which 41.7 square miles (107.9 km²) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), or 5.66%, is water.

The Wasatch Range contains many peaks within Utah County along the east side of the Wasatch Front. One of them, known as Y Mountain, towers over the city. There is a large hillside letter Y made of whitewashed concrete halfway up the steep mountain, built in the early part of the 20th century to commemorate BYU (original plans included construction use of all three letters). Wild deer (and less frequently, cougars, and moose) still roam the mountains (and occasionally the city streets). The geography allows for hiking, skiing, fishing and other outdoor activities.

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Demographics At the 2010 census, 112,488 people, 31,524 households and 21,166 families resided in the city. The population density was 2,697.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,041.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.8% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian, 2.5% Asian, 1.1% Pacific Islander, 6.6% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 15.2% of the population.

There were 31,524 households, of which 34.8% had children under 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of a single individual, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24, and the average family size was 3.41.

In the city, 22.3% of residents were under 18, 36.4% were from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 10.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

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Local companies Provo has more than 100 restaurants (with over 60 in the downtown area) and a couple of shopping centers. The Shops At Riverwoods and Provo Towne Centre, both shopping malls, operate in Provo. Several small shops, music venues and boutiques have popped up downtown, along Center Street and University Avenue. Downtown has also begun to host "gallery strolls" every first Friday of the month that feature local artists. There are many dining establishments in and around downtown Provo. A few exclusively downtown Provo examples include A Beuford Giffords, also known as ABGs, one of only two bars in Provo and the only bar to host live music every weekend; and Tommy Burger, a burger stand noted for burgers and Chicago-style hot dogs.

Five Provo companies are listed on Inc.com's Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The largest, DieCuts With a View, is ranked number 1403 and has revenues of $26.2 million. Other companies on the list are VitalSmarts (ranked 4109, with $41.4 million in revenue), and Connect Public Relations (ranked 3694, with $6.1 million in revenue). The global recreation and entertainment company Ryze Trampoline Parks, with locations throughout Asia, Europe and the U.S., is headquartered in Provo.

Novell, the dominant personal computer networking company from the mid-1980s through mid-1990s, was headquartered in Provo and occupied several buildings there at the height of its success. It was eventually acquired by The Attachmate Group and then by Micro Focus, which still maintains facilities there.

The Food & Care Coalition is a local organization providing services to the homeless and low-income citizens of Provo and Utah County. They also provide volunteer opportunities.

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International companies • Action Target, a shooting range manufacturer. • Aquaveo is a water modeling software company. • Morinda Bioactives (formerly Tahitian Noni International) is a multi-level marketing health and skin care manufacturer whose products are based on the Tahitian fruit called noni. • North American Arms, a firearms manufacturer. • Nu Skin Enterprises, a multi-level marketing firm for skin care products, was founded in 1984. • Qualtrics, a private research software company. • Vivint (formerly APX Alarm Security Solutions) is a residential security company with customers.

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Economy: Top employers According to a recent Financial Report, the top employers in the city include: 1 Brigham Young University; 2 Utah Valley Regional Medical Center; 3 Vivint; 4 Arm Security; 5 Central Utah Medical Clinic; 6 Chrysalis Utah; 7 Qualtrics; 8 RBD Acquisition; 9 Frontier Communication; 10 Nu Skin International.

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Annual cultural events Every July, Provo hosts America's Freedom Festival at Provo which includes the Stadium of Fire at BYU. It is held in LaVell Edwards Stadium, home to BYU's NCAA football team. The Independence Day festivities are popular among residents and have featured such notable figures as Bob Hope, David Hasselhoff, Reba McEntire, Mandy Moore, Huey Lewis and the News, Toby Keith, Sean Hannity, Fred Willard, and Taylor Hicks. In 2015, the event included performances by Journey and Olivia Holt, and was hosted by television personality Montel Williams.

Provo has two other large festivals each fall. Festival Latinoamericano is an annual family-oriented Labor Day weekend event in downtown Provo that offers the community a taste of the region's Hispanic culture through ethnic food, vendors, and performances.

The city has hosted an annual LGBT Provo Pride Festival since 2013.

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Covey Center for the Arts The Covey Center for the Arts, a performing arts centre, is at 425 West Center Street. It features plays, ballets, art showcases, and musical performances throughout the year. The size of the building is a total of 42,000 square feet (3,902 m²). The main performance hall seats 670 people. Three dance studios are furnished with a piano, ballet bars, and mirrors. Another theater, the Brinton Black Box Theater, seats 60 for smaller, more intimate events. There are also two art galleries: the 1,620-square-foot (151 m²) Secured Gallery and the Eccles Gallery in the lower lobby.

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LDS Church MTC Provo is the location of the church's largest MTC. Each week approximately 475 missionaries enter for 3–9 weeks of training before they depart for the mission field, becoming part of more than 58,000 in more than 120 countries. About 1,100 instructors (many of them returned missionaries) teach 62 languages. The MTC in Provo began construction in July 1974 and was completed in July 1976. The MTC was expanded in the early 1990s to become the largest of the 17 such centres than in the world. Additional construction was completed in 2017.

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Provo City Library at Academy Square The Provo City Library is a public library that occupies the building of the former Brigham Young Academy, built-in 1892. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Its collection contains over 277,000 media. The library is on University Avenue and 550 North.

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Provo Recreation Center With construction finished in 2013, the centre provides a location for aquatic recreation next to the Provo Power plant.

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Provo Utah Temple The Provo Utah Temple is at the base of Rock Canyon in Provo. This temple is among the busiest in the LDS Church due to its proximity to BYU and the MTC.

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Provo City Center Temple Located at the corner of University Avenue and Center Street, the Provo City Center Temple serves as another temple for the Provo area's Latter-day Saint population. After a fire in 2010 destroyed the Provo Tabernacle, Thomas S. Monson, then LDS Church president, announced the site would become the city's second temple. Renovations were finished and the temple was dedicated in March 2016.

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Utah Valley Convention Center The Utah Valley Convention Center opened in 2012. It has 83,578 square feet (7,764.7 m²) of combined meeting, pre-function and garden space.

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Other points of interest • Brigham Young University Arboretum • BYU Museum of Paleontology • LaVell Edwards Stadium - home of the NCAA college football BYU Cougars as well as Stadium of Fire, an annual 4th of July fireworks show and concert • The Marriott Center - home of the NCAA college basketball BYU Cougars. The Marriott Center is also used for large university gatherings, such as devotionals, guest lectures, and graduation ceremonies • Peaks Ice Arena, hockey venue for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games • The Provo River, a river known for fishing and the Provo River Parkway, a paved bicycle and walking trail adjacent to the river • Reed O. Smoot House, a National Historic Landmark, at 183 East 100 South • Seven Peaks Water Park, the largest water park in Utah. • The Shops At Riverwoods, a centre of residences, retail, and entertainment at the mouth of Provo Canyon • Timpanogos Cave National Monument • Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, a national forest on the Wasatch Front bordering the east edge of Provo and Utah Valley • Utah Lake, a fresh-water lake popular for fishing, boating, and other recreational activities

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City administration Provo is administered by a seven-member city council and a mayor. Five of the council seats are elected by individual city districts, and two of the seats are elected by the city as a whole. These elected officials serve four-year terms, with elections alternating every two years. Provo has a Mayor–council government, which creates two separate but equal branches of government. The mayor is chief executive of the city and the council is the legislative and policy-making body of the city.

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Education: University BYU is a private university operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. BYU is the third-largest private university in the United States, with more than 34,000 students. It is the flagship of the Church Educational System of higher education. On the campus is the Spencer W. Kimball Tower, the tallest building in Provo.

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a private, for-profit university emphasizing graduate healthcare education. The Northwest Commission accredits the university of Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). RMUoHP offers programs in nursing practice, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and health science. RMUoHP will be building Utah County's first new medical school.

Provo College is a private, for-profit educational institution specialising in career education. The school is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Provo College offers associate degrees and diplomas in fields such as nursing, medical assisting, criminal justice, graphic design, and office administration.[third-party source needed]

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Education: Primary and Secondary Almost all of Provo is within the Provo School District. The school board has seven members, each representing a different district of the city. There are thirteen elementary schools, two middle schools, and three high schools. Provo High School was the first school in Utah County to be an IB World school. The school has a record of 4A state basketball championships, more state champions than any other school in the state. Timpview High School has a record of 4A state football championships.

A small section of the city lies within Alpine School District.

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Transport Interstate 15 runs through western Provo, connecting it with the rest of the Wasatch Front and much of Utah. US-89 runs north-west to south-east through the city as State Street, while US-189 connects US-89 with I-15, BYU, and Orem to the north. At the north edge of the city, US-189 heads north-east into Provo Canyon, where it connects with Heber.

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Provo station, operating its California Zephyr daily in both directions between Chicago, Illinois, and Emeryville, California (in the San Francisco Bay Area). Provo also can be accessed by Salt Lake Express intercity buses and the extensive Utah Transit Authority (UTA) bus system. UTA's commuter rail service, the FrontRunner, opened an extension to Provo from Salt Lake City on December 10, 2012. The Provo Intermodal Center, adjacent to the Amtrak station, connects the FrontRunner with local bus routes, as well as Greyhound service.

The Provo Municipal Airport is Utah's second busiest airport regarding the number of aircraft take-offs and landings. Allegiant Airlines has been based out of the airport since 2022.

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Provo, Utah, United States 
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Provo is ranked #111 and rated E+ by the Global Urban Competitiveness Report (GUCR) which evaluates and ranks world cities in the context of economic competitiveness. E+ cities are strong regional gateway cities. Provo was ranked #618 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Provo has a population of over 116,618 people. Provo also forms the centre of the wider Utah County which has a population of over 665,665 people. Provo is ranked #79 for startups with a score of 6.33.

To set up a UBI Lab for Provo see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Provo has links with:

🇨🇳 Chengdu, China 🇩🇪 Meissen, Germany 🇨🇳 Nanning, China
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East of: -111.65

🇺🇸 Queen Creek -111.633

🇺🇸 San Tan Valley -111.562

🇺🇸 Park City -111.494

🇺🇸 Florence -111.383

🇨🇦 Fort McMurray -111.379

🇺🇸 Great Falls -111.306

🇺🇸 Bozeman -111.033

🇺🇸 Tucson -110.975

🇲🇽 Hermosillo -110.958

🇲🇽 Nogales -110.933

West of: -111.65

🇺🇸 Flagstaff -111.651

🇺🇸 Utah County -111.662

🇲🇽 Ciudad Constitución -111.68

🇺🇸 Orem -111.69

🇺🇸 Casa Grande -111.733

🇺🇸 Gilbert -111.795

🇺🇸 Mesa -111.832

🇺🇸 Lehi -111.833

🇺🇸 Logan -111.835

🇺🇸 Chandler -111.846

Antipodal to Provo is: 68.35,-40.233

Locations Near: Provo -111.65,40.2333

🇺🇸 Utah County -111.662,40.235 d: 1  

🇺🇸 Orem -111.69,40.325 d: 10.7  

🇺🇸 Lehi -111.833,40.383 d: 22.8  

🇺🇸 Draper -111.867,40.5 d: 34.9  

🇺🇸 Sandy -111.891,40.57 d: 42.6  

🇺🇸 South Jordan -111.938,40.55 d: 42.8  

🇺🇸 Park City -111.494,40.643 d: 47.4  

🇺🇸 West Jordan -111.98,40.61 d: 50.3  

🇺🇸 Salt Lake City -111.888,40.76 d: 61.9  

🇺🇸 West Valley City -112.024,40.69 d: 59.8  

Antipodal to: Provo 68.35,-40.233

🇲🇺 Port Mathurin 63.417,-19.683 d: 17682.2  

🇲🇺 Mahébourg 57.7,-20.407 d: 17589.6  

🇲🇺 Curepipe 57.517,-20.317 d: 17573  

🇲🇺 Centre de Flacq 57.718,-20.2 d: 17569  

🇲🇺 Vacoas-Phoenix 57.493,-20.3 d: 17570.3  

🇲🇺 Quatre Bornes 57.479,-20.266 d: 17566.3  

🇲🇺 St Pierre 57.517,-20.217 d: 17562.7  

🇲🇺 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 57.471,-20.235 d: 17562.7  

🇲🇺 Moka 57.496,-20.219 d: 17562.1  

🇲🇺 Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill 57.467,-20.233 d: 17562.4  

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