20 percent Latino enrollment in schools shows community’s newfound diversity. Provo, Utah

“For decades this city has been the heart of Utah conservatism - a strong counterpoint to the state’s more-liberal capital, Salt Lake City. And for much of the 1990s, Provo was Utah’s “second city” in number of residents before giving up the spot to rapidly growing West Valley City.

With no space left to grow, Provo has seen its population numbers settle down. There is no room for new neighborhoods, and many longtime residents and newcomers are choosing the burbs - located north and south of this Utah County seat. …”

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