Payson, Utah

Lindsey Andrus - South Rim Realty, Inc. - Payson, UT Checklist for Buying a Home more Page: UT/LindseyAndrus | RePageRank: 7,365 | Points: 200 | Quality Score: 0 | Posted on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Local Information for Payson, UT

Latitude: 40.038835 -- Longitude: -111.733147

Other Area Cities:   Springville  Spanish Fork  Salem  Provo  Payson  Mapleton 

Enter our Photo Sweepstakes and Win $200 for your Payson photos!

Submit your photos of Payson and become eligible to win $200. Click Here for details.

Payson is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,716 at the 2000 census. The current mayor is Rick Moore, who in the 2009 election was the first write-in candidate ever to defeat an incumbent mayor in the state of Utah. Payson is the site of the annual Scottish Heritage Festival, held every July. Other annual festivities include a salmon supper, held every August, and the Onion Days festival, held every Labor Day weekend. The city also has band concerts in the Memorial Park, and has had such concerts since the early 1950s. Payson is a very historical city that celebrates its heritage through monuments such as the historic Main Street, Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center, and several Payson Historical Society markers that note houses and other historical sites in the city over a hundred years. Payson is served by Nebo School District. -- Source: Wikipedia.com