Page Contents for Alpine, Utah

Statistics & Facts

Location

Weather & Climate

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Schools.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Utah state capital is Salt Lake City.
The population of Alpine is approximately 5,200 (1997), 9555 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 792 (1990), 2389 (2010).
The amount of land area in Alpine is 17.872 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Alpine to Washington DC is 1911 miles.
The distance to the Utah state capital is 27 miles. (as the crow flies)
Alpine is positioned 40.46 degrees north of the equator and 111.77 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Alpine average annual rainfall is 16 inches per year
The average winter temperature is 21 degrees F.
The average summer temperature is 83 degrees F.

Location

in the Wasatch Range near Timpanogos Cave National Monument and American Fork Canyon.
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Climate

Moderate. There are approximately 10 to 20 inches of snow each year with much more in the mountain areas.
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History & History Related Items

Alpine was settled in 1849. It was first known as Mountainville. In 1855 Brigham Young named the area for the Swiss Alps. Here is a history page for Alpine.
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The settling of Alpine

1849

The incorporation of Alpine

19 January 1855

Attractions

John Rowe Movie House and Moyle Historical Park, 606 E. 770 N., Alpine, (801) 756-1194.
Built in the mid-1800s by pioneer Moyle, both the house and the adjoining tower are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park includes the 1866 fort, a tower, a granary, a farm equipment display and the restored home.
Peppermint Place, 155 E. 200 N., Alpine, (801) 756-7400
Tours are given at this candy factory which features more than 600 varieties of candies, music boxes, dolls, and Bavarian cuckoo clocks.

City Relic Hall Museum
open only on Saturdays during the summer months.
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Alpine City Government

City of Alpine
20 N. Main
Alpine, Utah 84004
Phone: 801-756-6347

Alpine Schools

Alpine School District
575 North 100 East
American Fork 84003
Phone: 801-756-8400
Alpine

Miscellany

The population of Alpine was:
1990 - 3,492
1991 - 3,702
1992 - 3,922
1994 - 4,634
1995 - 4,932
1996 - 5,161
1997 - 5,200
2003 - 8,325 (estimate)