Naples, Utah

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title: "Naples, Utah" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-in-utah", "cities-in-uintah-county,-utah", "populated-places-established-in-1878"] description: "City in Utah, United States" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples,_Utah" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary City in Utah, United States ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Naples, Utah
settlement_type	Fifth Class City
image_skyline	Naples Utah city office.jpeg
image_caption	City office
image_map	Uintah County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Naples highlighted.svg
mapsize	260px
map_caption	Location in Uintah County and the state of Utah
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Utah
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Uintah
government_type	Mayor/Council
leader_title	Mayor
established_title	Founded
established_date	1878
founder	Bradford R. Bird
named_for	Naples
established_title1	Incorporated
established_date1	13 May 1982
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi	6.60
area_land_sq_mi	6.60
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
population_as_of	2020
population_total	2282
population_density_sq_mi	315.41
timezone	Mountain (MST)
utc_offset	-7
timezone_DST	MDT
utc_offset_DST	-6
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	5187
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	84078 (Vernal, Utah)
area_code	435
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	49-53560
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2411212
website
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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.5 square miles (16.9 km2), all land.

Demographics

|align=left |1890= 212 |1900= 779 |1910= 769 |1920= 605 |1930= 518 |1940= 620 |1950= 608 |1990= 1334 |2000= 1300 |2010= 1755 |2020= 2282 |footnote=Source: US Census Bureau As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,282 people, 883 households, and 733 families in the town. The population density was 345.75 people per square mile (218.2/km2). The racial makeup is 90.1% White, 0.96% Native American, 1.5% from other races, and 6.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.3% of the population.

There were 883 households, out of which 54% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.4% were non-families. 15.05% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 3.72.

The town population contained 38.6% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 14.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $78,973.

Attractions

Games, Anime, and More is a biannual fan convention. It is a multi-genre convention having video games, card games, cartoons, costumes, tournaments, tabletop gaming, and similar activities. The GAM Convention is held during March and August in Uintah County, Utah. In 2015 it was the first anime convention held in Vernal, Utah as well as the first gaming convention held there, making it the first convention of its type in Vernal. In 2016 it was held in Naples, making GAM the first convention of its type in the city of Naples.

Notable people

• Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), Hollywood actor, artist, inventor, rodeo cowboy dubbed "Father of Modern Rodeo"

References

References

1. "2019 US Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau.
2. "US Census website". US Census Bureau.
3. {{GNIS. 2411212
4. [http://www.le.utah.gov/UtahCode/getCodeSection?code=10-2-301 §10-2-301] of the Utah Code (amended 2003). "10-2-301 (e): A municipality with a population of 1,000 or more but less than 10,000 is a city of the fifth class.". Accessed 12 August 2021.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau.
6. Best, Liberty. (18 August 2015). "First anime convention held in Vernal". Uintah Basin Media.

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