Clifton, Idaho
| Clifton, Idaho | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location of Clifton in Franklin County, Idaho. |
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| Coordinates: 42°11′15″N 112°0′21″W / 42.18750°N 112.00583°WCoordinates: 42°11′15″N 112°0′21″W / 42.18750°N 112.00583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Franklin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.30 sq mi (5.95 km2) |
| • Land | 2.30 sq mi (5.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,852 ft (1,479 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 259 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 300 |
| • Density | 130.49/sq mi (50.38/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 83228 |
| Area code(s) | 208 |
| FIPS code | 16-16120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0397557 |
Clifton is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. The population was 259 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Clifton is located at 42°11′15″N 112°0′21″W / 42.18750°N 112.00583°W (42.187585, -112.005856), at 4,860 feet (1,480 m) in elevation.
It lies in the northern end of Cache Valley, at the base of the Bannock Mountain Range.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.25 square miles (5.83 km2), all of it land.
Clifton was originally settled by Thomas Charles Davis Howell and his sons in the Spring of 1869. A Latter-day Saint branch was organized here with William Jared Pratt as president latter that year. A post office was set up in 1870. A ward was organized here in 1877.
In 1930 Clifton had a population of 217.
Harold B. Lee, eleventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was born in Clifton on March 28, 1899.
As of the census of 2010, there were 259 people, 77 households, and 68 families residing in the city. The population density was 115.1 inhabitants per square mile (44.4/km2). There were 88 housing units at an average density of 39.1 per square mile (15.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% White and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.
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