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Nephi, Utah
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<p>Nephi is a city in <a href="/facts/Juab_County,_Utah/QtwLy69A">Juab County</a>, <a href="/facts/Utah/te7zUyBX">Utah</a>, United States. It is part of the <a href="/facts/Provo%E2%80%93Orem_metropolitan_area/InvxFV47">Provo–Orem metropolitan area</a>. The population was 6,443 at the <a href="/facts/2020_United_States_Census/dTEm5TRr">2020 census</a>. It is the <a href="/facts/County_seat/ItAWPoWw">county seat</a> of Juab County. It was settled by Mormon pioneers in 1851 as Salt Creek, and it acquired its current name in 1882. It is the principal city in the <a href="/facts/Juab_Valley/qMW1DHHK">Juab Valley</a>, an agricultural area. Nephi was named after <a href="/facts/Nephi,_son_of_Lehi/Lfc7aH5r">Nephi, son of Lehi</a>, from the <a href="/facts/Book_of_Mormon/jUlLhHE3">Book of Mormon</a>. </p>