Profile for Helper, Utah, UT

Former and merged names include:
· Pratts Landing

Settled by Mormon Teancum Pratt in 1870; quickly populated by many non-Mormons drawn to the region's coal-mining operations

Butch Cassidy robbed a mining company here in 1897

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 5. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.6 per 1,000 people.

Helper received national attention for Mining disasters in 1900 and 1924, killing a total 371 men and boys

Historic sites and museums: Mining and Railroad Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Archives (2)

Cemeteries (9)

Colleges (1)

Communities (3)

Hotels (5)

Libraries (2)

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• Carbon County government
• Carbon County Chamber of Commerce

10% of Helper residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Helper ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Helper
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• Genealogy page (UT GenWeb) for Carbon County
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• Carbon County Ancestry forum
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Helper was $15,762, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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10% of Helper residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Historic districts in Helper include Helper Commercial District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Helper, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $360.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $709.

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Libraries in Helper include Helper City Library ... View libraries

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Carbon County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Helper political report.

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The average commute time for Helper workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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