More historic than 3% of U.S. towns · #110 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Most of Fruit Heights was built recently: 0.6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1950.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Fruit Heights is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #110 of 119 in Utah. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Fruit Heights’ overall grade.
Utah towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Utah town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Fruit Heights’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Utah towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1939.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D−. The pre-1940 share (±1.0 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Fruit Heights’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fruit Heights yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Fruit Heights is a city in eastern Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. It lies along the Wasatch Front adjacent to the larger cities of Farmington and Kaysville. Its population was 6,101 at the 2020 census, a significant increase of 4,987 at the 2010 census.
Fruit Heights was established in 1939. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,987 to 6,101 (+22%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fruit Heights. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1955Kaysville sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Fruit Heights.
People over time
Fruit Heights, census by census
Grew from 124 people in 1950 to 6,101 in 2020, more than tenfold.
8 censuses, 1950–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Fruit Heights’ Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Fruit Heights
Nobody well known was born in Fruit Heights itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
In 1939, according to Wikidata. the census of 1950 counted 124 people here.
How does Fruit Heights rank for history?
Fruit Heights is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #110 of 119 in Utah. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Fruit Heights?
0.6% of Fruit Heights’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.0 points), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town; the median home was built in 1988.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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