49-563: Tremonton is a city in Box Elder County, Utah . The population was 9,894 at the time of the 2020 census . As of 2024, Tremonton has an estimated population of 13,713 and is one of the fastest growing municipalities in the state of Utah (2024 estimate annual growth rate: 7.33%). Although the first settlers came to the Tremonton area in 1888, it remained largely uninhabited until just before 1900, when land agents started promoting
98-558: A graduate or professional degree . As of the 2010 census , there were 49,975 people, 16,058 households, and 12,891 families in the county. The population density was 8.70 people per square mile (3.36 people/km ). There were 17,326 housing units at an average density of 3.02 units per square mile (1.17 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 91.77% White , 0.34% Black or African American , 0.82% Native American , 0.89% Asian , 0.17% Pacific Islander , 3.77% from other races , and 2.24% from two or more races. 8.31% of
147-652: A notice that they would not close the plant or fire workers if employees unionized. This resulted in a final vote count of 303 to 308 against union representation. UFCW Local 431 held a second vote at the West Liberty plant on July 15, 2005. The vote was 231 to 322 against unionization. In 2009, the company paid US$ 58,613.75 to Labor Information Services, an antiunion management services company connected to The Burke Group , to provide consultants who met directly with workers "either individually or in group meetings...regarding union issues." The West Liberty plant
196-557: A US$ 2 million tax-rebate over 10 years. The incentives were conditioned on the new jobs paying a certain level above the county median wage, offering health insurance, and the company staying in Utah for 10 years. Pleasant View offered another US$ 1.4-US$ 1.8 million in incentives. However, construction in Pleasant View became impossible when it was discovered that much of the site consisted of wetland areas. After this development,
245-441: A casing sanitation step that involves being treated with a sanitizing liquid before the casings are removed from the logs. The logs then undergo a postlethality treatment by passing through an infrared pasteurization tunnel to kill pathogens on the logs. The logs are then mechanically transferred to slicers, sliced, and placed in sealed packages that are transferred out of the processing cell. The mechanical transfers decrease
294-469: A female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 3.67. In the city, the population was spread out, with 39.0% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
343-475: A processing plant in Mount Pleasant, IA, which was later expanded in 2004. Company leadership changed in 2004 as Ed Garrett was named president and COO when Rutledge resigned to take a position with another growers' organization. In 2006, the company entered into a marketing alliance agreement with Midvale, Utah , based Norbest Foods . On April 9, 2020, three workers were infected with COVID-19 at
392-524: A sealed clean room suit before entering slicing cells. The suits are cleaned and sealed in a clean room laundry facility in North Carolina by the uniform company Cintas . Employees replace the clean suit each time they leave the cell so each employee averages five suits per day. As of 2006, West Liberty Foods plans to build a plant in Tremonton, Utah . The plant will not slaughter, but
441-450: A single person living alone and 587 (3.1%) were two or more people living together. 7,722 (41.3%) of all households had children under the age of 18. 14,543 (77.9%) of households were owner-occupied while 4,135 (22.1%) were renter-occupied . The median income for a Box Elder County household was $ 63,573 and the median family income was $ 73,446, with a per-capita income of $ 25,835. The median income for males that were full-time employees
490-618: Is a county at the northwestern corner of Utah , United States. At the 2020 census , the population was 57,666, up from the 2010 figure of 49,975. Its county seat and largest city is Brigham City . The county was named for the box elder trees that abound in the county. Box Elder County is part of the Ogden - Clearfield , UT Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in the Salt Lake City - Provo - Orem , UT Combined Statistical Area . Box Elder County. Box Elder County
539-549: Is a 270,000-square-foot (25,000 m ) facility which slaughters and further processes turkey products. The slaughter operation converts around 20,000 turkeys per workday. Louis H. Rich purchased the West Liberty plant, a former tomato canning facility, in 1943, when he decided to expand the operations of the Rock Island Produce Company, located on 9th Street in Rock Island, Illinois . The plant
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#1732790269238588-419: Is complete. The design and operation of the Mount Pleasant plant was developed to decrease potential hazards to food safety. WLF representatives have stated that the goal of the Mount Pleasant plant is to create a pathogen -free environment. Because company officials believe that the food safety aspects of the plant are unique in the meat industry, they submitted the plant design for patent approval through
637-564: Is home to two regional campuses of Utah State University (located in Brigham City and Tremonton ). The county was created by the Utah Territory legislature on January 5, 1856, with the territory partitioned from Weber County . Its boundaries were altered in 1862 by adjustments between counties and in 1866 when all its area in the now-existent state of Nevada (which had gained territorial status in 1861 and statehood in 1864)
686-512: Is the 34th largest meat and poultry processor in the United States. West Liberty Foods meat and poultry products can be found in grocery stores and restaurant chains nationwide. West Liberty Foods has four locations: West Liberty, Iowa; Mount Pleasant, Iowa ; Tremonton, Utah ; and Bolingbrook, Illinois . The company primarily provides meat for other marketing brands, producing 90% of its product for customers while selling only 10% under
735-680: Is the fourth-largest county in Utah by area. In the east lie the Wellsville Mountains , a branch of the Wasatch Range . In the west is a large, mostly uninhabited desert area. The Great Salt Lake lies in the southeastern corner of the county. The combined Interstate 15 / Interstate 84 runs northward in the eastern part of the county. The two routes diverge at Tremonton , with I-84 heading northwest past Snowville into central and western Idaho and I-15 heading north past Plymouth and Portage into eastern Idaho. According to
784-410: Is used for slicing cooked cheese, turkey, chicken, beef, pork, and other products. The plant employs roughly 500 people working in three shifts. A 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m ) Millard Refrigerated Services facility is located adjacent to the Mount Pleasant plant. The two facilities are connected, and product is immediately transferred by conveyor from the plant to cold storage when packaging
833-636: The 2020 United States census and 2020 American Community Survey , there were 57,666 people in Box Elder County with a population density of 10.0 people per square mile (3.9/km ). Among non- Hispanic or Latino people, the racial makeup was 49,361 (85.6%) White , 161 (0.3%) African American , 383 (0.7%) Native American , 438 (0.8%) Asian , 98 (0.2%) Pacific Islander , 102 (0.2%) from other races , and 1,586 (2.8%) from two or more races . 5,537 (9.6%) people were Hispanic or Latino. There were 29,190 (50.62%) males and 28,476 (49.38%) females, and
882-541: The U.S. Patent Office . The Mount Pleasant plant is located about 50 miles (80 km) from either the West Liberty or Sigourney plants. This reduces the likelihood that pathogens will be carried either by air or foot traffic from a raw production area to Mount Pleasant's ready-to-eat production. The Mount Pleasant facility consists of approximately 20 individual processing cells that are separated from one another and are set up so that they could operate as individual meat slicing facilities. Before antimicrobial flooring
931-527: The first transcontinental railroad occurred at Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869. The Spiral Jetty , an earthwork sculpture by Robert Smithson , was built on the north shore of the Great Salt Lake in Box Elder County in 1970. On November 19, 2005, sculptor Zaq Landsberg declared his plot to be independent from the United States, creating the Republic of Zaqistan . Box Elder County lies at
980-848: The poverty line , including 14.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Some of the major employers include the Malt-O-Meal cereal company, West Liberty Foods , Crump-Reese Motor Co, and Intertape Polymer Group, Inc . In April 2008, La-Z-Boy announced the closure of its Tremonton facility and the layoff of all 630 employees. Some of the plant's production was moved to a facility in Ramos Arizpe , Mexico. Tremonton has two elementary schools, McKinley Elementary and North Park. Older students attend Alice C. Harris Intermediate in Tremonton, as well as Bear River Middle School and Bear River High School, located in nearby Garland, Utah . Box Elder County, Utah Box Elder County
1029-729: The 200,000-square-foot (19,000 m ) facility will allot 93,000 square feet (8,600 m ) for processing and 74,000 square feet (6,900 m ) for slicing a variety of meat products. The company broke ground for the facility in October 2006. It is expected to begin production in July 2007. When completed, the plant will be the first in North America to slice 10 ft (3.0 m) slicing logs. The plant will initially have ten slicing cells allowing production of 150 million pounds per year and will eventually add ten more cells to double
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#17327902692381078-511: The Bear River Valley as a place for Midwestern farmers to relocate. Small groups from Nebraska and Illinois began to arrive in 1898. These settlers were a diverse blend of Protestant faiths, in contrast to their mostly Mormon neighbors. Then an Apostolic Christian Church group came in 1901–1904. The main body was from Tremont, Illinois , joined by a few families from Ohio and Kansas . Mostly of German descent, this group
1127-511: The NW corner of the county slopes to the north, allowing runoff from that area to flow to the Snake River drainage . The county's highest point is a mountain ridge near the NW corner, at 9,180 ft (2,800 m) ASL. The county has a total area of 6,729 square miles (17,430 km ), of which 5,746 square miles (14,880 km ) is land and 984 square miles (2,550 km ) (15%) is water. It
1176-467: The United States. Much of the company's sales come from large nationwide foodservice customers, and as of 2006, was Subway 's largest supplier of sliced sandwich meat, providing the franchise with more than 1 million pounds per week. As a result of servicing national customers, the company is inspected more than other food manufacturers. West Liberty Foods' three plants have been ISO 14001 certified for meeting environmental management standards, and
1225-487: The West Liberty Foods brand name. In addition to slaughtering turkeys, the company produces prepared beef, chicken, pork, and turkey products. Company revenue has grown rapidly with US$ 65 million in sales during 1997, $ 120 million in 2000, and $ 200 million in 2003. Most recently, West Liberty Foods posted $ 442 million in revenue for 2006, making the company the 56th-largest meat-packing company by sales in
1274-560: The West Liberty plant was the first turkey-processing plant in the United States to receive this certification . West Liberty Foods maintains separate facilities for research and development and laboratory testing services. They are housed in adjacent buildings several blocks from the plant in West Liberty. The R&D facility includes testing space for both raw and cooked product, and can create test products from start to finish, including initial formulation, final slicing, and packaging . The lab conducts product quality testing for
1323-555: The church left a permanent mark in the name of Tremonton. Tremonton lies in the Bear River Valley in northeastern Box Elder County. The Malad River flows through the city. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.2 km), all land. Tremonton is located near the junction of Interstate 15 and Interstate 84 . It is bordered on the north by
1372-426: The city of Garland , with which it is closely associated. The town of Elwood is located 2 miles (3 km) to the southeast. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,592 people, 1,698 households, and 1,397 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,066.8 people per square mile (412.0/km). There were 1,822 housing units at an average density of 347.6 per square mile (134.3/km). The racial makeup of
1421-401: The city was 91.52% White , 0.16% African American , 0.45% Native American , 1.13% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 5.22% from other races , and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.71% of the population. There were 1,698 households, out of which 50.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 9.3% had
1470-502: The company's plant in West Liberty, Iowa resulting in a shut down until April 14 due to sanitization being done. In 2004, workers at the West Liberty plant considered joining the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW). On July 1, 2004, the workers voted on whether they would be represented by UFCW Local 431. An initial tally of votes came out 301 in favor and 299 against union representation. However,
1519-552: The company. Oscar Mayer helped West Liberty Foods by promising to purchase half of the plant's output in 1997 and a quarter of the output in 1998 to help the startup company . Production under ITGC ownership began in January 1997. The company faced financial difficulty because the turkey market was oversupplied and prices hit historic lows. While financial projections assumed a price of US$ 1.92 per pound for turkey, prices averaged $ 1.46 per pound in 1997. During this time, four of
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1568-469: The count did not include 13 ballots which were disputed by UFCW. The ballots were challenged on claims that they were cast by management personnel who would not be union members. A National Labor Relations Board hearing to confirm or invalidate the vote was scheduled for January 5, 2005, but then postponed until February 16, 2005. On February 1, 2005, the company and UFCW settled their dispute. UFCW withdrew its objections, and West Liberty Foods posted
1617-584: The county selected the Democratic Party candidate, and the last Democrat to obtain one-quarter of the county's vote was Hubert Humphrey in 1968. West Liberty Foods West Liberty Foods, L.L.C. is a farmer-owned food company headquartered in West Liberty, Iowa. Recognized as one of the top 50 protein processors in North America, the company has the capacity to produce over 650 million pounds of food products per year across four facilities. According to The National Provisioner, West Liberty Foods
1666-510: The growers left ITGC. Turkey prices eventually rebounded, and the company was bolstered by sales to Sara Lee near the end of 1998. Since the rebound, West Liberty Foods’ sales have grown steadily. In 2000, the company acquired a second plant in Sigourney, IA, from Pinnacle Foods to meet rising orders . The facility was sold in 2012. The company grew again in April 2003 when it opened
1715-429: The northwest corner of Utah. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of Nevada and its north border abuts the south border of the state of Idaho . Its territory includes large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The Wasatch Front lies along the south-eastern border, where the main cities are found. The terrain generally slopes to the south (toward the Great Salt Lake ), although
1764-566: The plant that December if no buyer purchased it. The Iowa turkey growers who sold to Kraft discussed purchasing the plant to ensure that demand for their birds remained. In May 1996, 47 of the turkey growers formed the Iowa Turkey Growers Cooperative (ITGC). ITGC purchased the plant from Kraft and took control of it in December. The growers hired meat industry veteran Ken Rutledge to be president and COO of
1813-693: The plant's capacity. At full capacity, the plant will employ more than 500 people. Similar to the Mount Pleasant plant, a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m ) Millard Refrigerated Services facility will be built adjacent to the Tremonton plant for warehouse storage of refrigerated and frozen products. Initially, the company investigated sites for the new plant in Utah , Nevada , and Arizona . It requested US$ 5.2 million in tax incentives from Utah to build in Pleasant View, Utah . On April 26, 2006, Utah's Department of Community and Economic Development approved
1862-550: The population distribution by age was 18,255 (31.7%) under the age of 18, 31,620 (54.8%) from 18 to 64, and 7,791 (13.5%) who were at least 65 years old. The median age was 33.0 years. There were 18,678 households in Box Elder County with an average size of 3.09 of which 14,609 (78.2%) were families and 4,069 (21.8%) were non-families. Among all families, 11,985 (64.2%) were married couples , 969 (5.2%) were male householders with no spouse, and 1,655 (8.9%) were female householders with no spouse. Among all non-families, 3,482 (18.6%) were
1911-430: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 16,058 households, out of which 41.32% had children under 18 living with them, 67.44% were married couples living together, 8.69% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.72% were non-families. 17.16% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.39% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
1960-410: The risk of product contamination by reducing handling of product by personnel. Food safety is a factor in hiring employees at the Mount Pleasant facility. Before applying, potential employees must complete a 16-hour food-safety training course through Iowa State University . The class includes written tests which each applicant must pass before completing the course. On the job, employees must don
2009-400: The state held the incentive offer open provided that West Liberty Foods could find another suitable site that met Utah's requirements. On July 29, 2006, the company announced that they would build the new plant in Tremonton, Utah. The tax incentives will total an 80% property tax break, but Tremonton is projected to experience a US$ 508 thousand financial benefit over 12 years after the plant
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2058-408: The three production facilities and uses polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology for rapid bacteriological testing. This system can return results within 30 hours of production. Prior to 1996, Louis Rich , the brand name for Oscar Mayer 's turkey division , owned the processing plant in West Liberty. In early 1996, Oscar Mayer's parent company, Kraft Foods , announced that they would close
2107-432: Was $ 52,960 and for females $ 36,673. 7.9% of the population and 6.4% of families were below the poverty line . In terms of education attainment, out of the 32,717 people in Box Elder County 25 years or older, 2,325 (7.1%) had not completed high school , 9,937 (30.4%) had a high school diploma or equivalency, 12,701 (38.8%) had some college or associate degree , 5,656 (17.3%) had a bachelor's degree , and 2,098 (6.4%) had
2156-406: Was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 44,784, and the median income for a family was $ 49,100. Males had a median income of $ 36,764 versus $ 22,149 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,737. About 8.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below
2205-534: Was 3.09, and the average family size was 3.50. The county population contained 36.60% under the age of 20, 5.55% from 20 to 24, 25.37% from 25 to 44, 21.35% from 45 to 64, and 11.13% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.59 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 96.61 males. As of 2015, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Box Elder County were: Box Elder voters are overwhelmingly Republican. In no national election since 1944 has
2254-426: Was converted to a poultry, including chickens and turkeys, slaughter facility in 1946 and refocused by Rich's sons, Norman and Martin, on turkey in 1949. The plant was first expanded in 1960. Oscar Mayer acquired the plant, through its purchase of Louis Rich, Inc., in 1979 and used it for turkey production until selling the plant in 1996. The Mount Pleasant plant is a 85,000-square-foot (7,900 m ) facility that
2303-459: Was formally partitioned. The county boundaries were finally altered in 1880 by adjustments between Salt Lake and Weber counties. Its boundary has remained unchanged since 1880. The California Trail followed Goose Creek from a point just north of the Idaho/Utah border southwest across northwestern Box Elder County to Little Goose Creek in northeastern Elko County, Nevada. The link-up of
2352-496: Was poured, the cells were erected with stainless steel antimicrobial walls that are built into the floor. Each processing cell has independent refrigeration and drainage systems. The refrigeration systems filter the cell's air and maintain positive air pressure at 38 °F (3 °C), and the drainage systems are sealed off and flooded with sanitizers nightly. During operation, fully cooked meat or cheese logs arrive sealed in impermeable casings . The logs go through
2401-607: Was referred to as the "German colony". When a townsite was laid out in 1903, the new town was named "Tremont" at the request of the German colony. Within four years, the post office had it renamed "Tremonton" due to confusion with the central Utah town of Fremont . Around 1907 the congregation was caught up in a larger schism of the Apostolic Church. Some moved back to the Midwest, and the German colony came to an end. But
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