- The population was 12,716 at the 2000 census.
- The median income for a household in the city was $43,539, and the median income for a family was $47,491.
- It is where most of the 1984 hit movie 'Footloose' was filmed. (Hmmm....)
- Payson was originally named Peteetneet, after a Ute Indian chief who lived near Payson's current location. However, the pioneering residents decided to change the name to Payson, after James Pace, due to the fact that no one out side of Payson knew how to spell or say Peteetneet. (LOL!)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Some Facts about Payson
So I was doing a little research about the town I'm going to be teaching in, and this is what I found out (directly quoted from wikipedia):
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Wasn't most of Footloose filmed in Lehi?
We just watched Footloose in Italian. It was WEIRD!
According to wikipedia and Amanda Sainsbury, it was in Payson. But I wouldn't be surprised if they used Lehi too!
Kevin Bacon worked at the Lehi Roller Mills in the movie... But the majority was probably in Payson. How are you by the way?
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