It was purchased by Matthew B. Whitney, a native of New York, on November 7, 1907, and he renamed it "Elberta" after the peach cultivar.
[6] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 278 people, 56 households, and 53 families residing in the CDP.
3.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
US-6 runs east-west through the south central part of the community, while SR-68 runs north from US-6 through the center of the community (and continues north through Utah and Salt Lake counties and into southern Davis County).
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