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Welcome to the La Verkin Home page. The La Verkin Home page provides as much information as possible on La Verkin. Knowing La Verkin’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within La Verkin’s Home page, you will also find La Verkin’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

La Verkin has a population of 4383. 49.9% of La Verkin’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.1 are female. 55.2% of La Verkin is married and 75.4% own their own home. The Average Home price is $224,370, and the average rent is $1,103. Household median income in La Verkin is $49,954, and the individual median income is $23,312. La Verkin’s Ethnic is the following: White(85.8%), Hispanic(13.2%), Other(10.8%), Native(2.4%), Multiple(0.9%).


La Verkin is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 4,060 as of 2010, an increase from 3,392 in 2000. La Verkin is within walking distance of Hurricane, and the two cities have historically had close ties. Theories about the origin of the city's name suggest that it may be a corruption of the Spanish la virgen, after the nearby Virgin River, or possibly an error in the transcription of the term "beaver skin."The city made national headlines in 2001 when the City Council passed an ordinance declaring La Verkin a "United Nations-free zone".La Verkin contains the southernmost highway junction to Zion National Park, at the intersection of Utah SR-9.


The city is also home to Pah Tempe Hot Springs, a historic volcanic sulfur spring that sits on the edge of Virgin River. There is also a noted pony-truss style bridge, built in 1908, that rises some 200 feet (61 m) over the river, spanning over 75 feet (23 m) in length.La Verkin Elementary School is the only public school in the city.


Higher grades attend school in neighboring Hurricane. The city contains several large private schools for troubled youth, most visibly Cross Creek Academy. La Verkin has continued its small, incremental growth through the years, despite geographical limitations. There is a single large, modern market (Davis Farmer's Market), which includes a fuel center.


Two coffee shops, and a casual dining restaurant, catering to tourists and locals alike. Law Enforcement; La Verkin Police Department and Washington County Sheriff's Department. Fire Department; Hurricane Valley Fire Department. Power Department; Rocky Mountain Power, Ash Creek Water District, managed by La Verkin City Power Department.


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