Laketown, Utah

Looking north across Laketown

Laketown was settled in 1864 by a small group of Mormon pioneers. I don't know that they originally settled here at the southern end of Bear Lake specifically to build the Laketown Canal but eventually, that feat was accomplished, turning the countryside south of Laketown into decent farming acreage.

Rendezvous Beach (a unit of Bear Lake State Park) is directly north of Laketown against the shore of Bear Lake. Rendezvous Beach was the site of a couple big mountain man rendezvous back in 1827 and 1828, events still commemorated annually. Laketown is also the southern terminus of the Bear Lake Scenic Byway.

A fall scene in Meadowville, an area near Laketown

Fast Facts about Laketown, Utah

Laketown, Rich County, UT 84038
Latitude: 41.8243°N
Longitude: 111.3213°W
Settled: 1864
Elevation: 5,974'
Education:
High School or Higher: 98.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 34.7%
Graduate or Professional Degree: 3.3%
2011 Cost of Living Index for Laketown: 80.5
Median Resident Age: 39.5 Years

2009 Estimates:
Estimated Median Household Income: $60,000
Estimated Median Home Value: $208,200
Population Density: 185 People per Square Mile
Major Industries:
Educational Services, Construction, Mining, Agriculture, Lodging & Food Services, Professional Services, Waste Management Services, Health Care
Unemployed (March 2011): 7.8%

Population Demographics: 2010

Total Population	248
Males	124
Females	124
Population by Age
Under 18	77
18 & over	171
20-24	11
25-34	29
35-49	32
50-64	49
65 & over	42

Population by Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	3
Non Hispanic or Latino	245
Population by Race
White	239
African-American	0
Asian	1
Native American	0
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
Other	2
Two or more	6