Box Elder County, Utah
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of Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. It lies on the north end of the Great Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake
The Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt water lake in the western hemisphere, the fourth-largest terminal lake in the world. In an average year the lake covers an area of around , but the lake's size fluctuates substantially due to its...
, covering a large area north to the Idaho
Idaho
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border and west to the Nevada
Nevada
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border. Included in this area are large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The Wasatch Front
Wasatch Front
The Wasatch Front is a metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Utah. It consists of a chain of cities and towns stretched along the Wasatch Range from approximately Santaquin in the south to Brigham City in the north...
lies along the south-eastern border, where the main cities are found. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 49,975. It was named for the box elder
Box Elder
Box Elder may refer to:*The Box elder, Acer negundo, a species of maple*The Box elder bug, an insect which feeds on maple trees*Box Elders, a punk band from Omaha, Nebraska*Places named "Box Elder" include:*Box Elder, Montana, United States of America...
trees with which the county abounds. Its county seat
County seat
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and largest city is Brigham City
Brigham City, Utah
Brigham City is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 17,899 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Box Elder County. It lies on the western slope of the Wellsville Mountains, a branch of the Wasatch Range at the western terminus of Box Elder Canyon...
.
Box Elder County is part of the Brigham City Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
–Ogden
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
–Clearfield
Clearfield, Utah
Clearfield is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. The population was 25,974 at the 2000 census. The city grew drastically during the 1940s, with the formation of Hill Air Force Base, and in the 1950s with the nation-wide increase in suburb and "bedroom" community populations and has been...
Combined Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of 6729 square miles (17,428 km²), of which 5723 square miles (14,822.5 km²) is land and 1006 square miles (2,605.5 km²) (14.95%) is water.
In the east lie the Wellsville Mountains
Wellsville Mountains
The Wellsville Mountains are located in northern Utah and are often considered part of the Wasatch Mountains. The mountains separate the Cache Valley from the Wasatch Front. Nearly all of the water collected by the Wellsville Mountains drains into the Bear River.While only moderately tall, they are...
, a branch of the Wasatch Range
Wasatch Range
The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches approximately from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is generally considered the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region...
. In the west is a large, mostly uninhabited desert area. The Great Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake
The Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt water lake in the western hemisphere, the fourth-largest terminal lake in the world. In an average year the lake covers an area of around , but the lake's size fluctuates substantially due to its...
lies in the southern portion of the county. Interstate 15 runs through the eastern portion merged with Interstate 84
Interstate 84 in Utah
In the U.S. state of Utah, Interstate 84 heads southeast from the Idaho state line, overlapping Interstate 15 between Tremonton and Ogden and ending at Interstate 80 at Echo.-Western segment:...
past Brigham City. They split at Tremonton
Tremonton, Utah
Tremonton is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 7,647 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Tremonton is located at ....
, with 84 heading northwest past Snowville
Snowville, Utah
Snowville is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 167 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Snowville is located at , at in elevation....
into Idaho and 15 heading north past Plymouth
Plymouth, Utah
Plymouth is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 414 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Plymouth is located at ....
and Portage
Portage, Utah
Portage is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 245 at the 2010 census. The town received its name from Mormon apostle Lorenzo Snow...
into Idaho.
Adjacent counties
- Cache County, Utah - (east)
- Weber County, UtahWeber County, UtahWeber County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a stretch of the Wasatch Front, part of the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake, and much of the rugged Wasatch Mountains. As of the 2000 census, the population was 196,533, an increase of 24.1% over its population in 1990. By...
- (southeast) - Tooele County, UtahTooele County, UtahTooele County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000, the population was 40,735 and by 2005 was estimated at 51,311. Its county seat and largest city is Tooele....
- (south) - Elko County, NevadaElko County, Nevada-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 45,291 people, 15,638 households, and 11,493 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/sq mi . There were 18,456 housing units at an average density of 1/sq mi...
- (west) - Cassia County, IdahoCassia County, IdahoCassia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 22,952. The county seat and largest city is Burley.-History:...
- (north) - Oneida County, IdahoOneida County, IdahoOneida County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 4,125 . The county seat and largest city is Malad City. The Oneida County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Most of the county's population lives in...
- (north)
National protected areas
- Bear River Migratory Bird RefugeBear River Migratory Bird RefugeBear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in Utah, established in 1927. Leased by the government from private property owners....
- Caribou-Targhee National ForestCaribou-Targhee National ForestCaribou-Targhee National Forest is located in the states of Idaho and Wyoming, with a small section in Utah in the United States. The forest is broken into several separate sections and extends over . To the east the forest borders Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and...
(part) - Golden Spike National Historic SiteGolden Spike National Historic SiteGolden Spike National Historic Site is a U.S. National Historic Site located at Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.It commemorates the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad where the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met on May 10, 1869...
- Sawtooth National ForestSawtooth National ForestSawtooth National Forest is in Idaho and Utah was protected in 1905 by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt as the Sawtooth Forest Reserve. Today the forest administers over 2.1 million acres of some of the most remote forestland in the lower 48 states, and there are over 1,000 lakes and 3,000...
(part) - Wasatch-Cache National ForestWasatch-Cache National ForestUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is a United States National Forest located primarily in northern Utah , with smaller parts extending into southeastern Idaho and southwestern Wyoming . The name is from the Ute word Wasatch for a low place in high mountains, and the French word Cache meaning to...
(part)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2010, there were 49,975 people, 16,058 households, and 12,891 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 8.73 people per square mile (3.37/km²). There were 17,326 housing units at an average density of 3.03 per square mile (1.17/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.77% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.34% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
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, 0.82% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.89% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.17% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 3.77% from other races
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, and 2.24% from two or more races. 8.31% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race.
There were 16,058 households out of which 41.32% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.44% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.69% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.72% were non-families. 17.16% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.39% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.50.
In the county, the population was spread out with 36.60% under the age of 20, 5.55% from 20 to 24, 25.37% from 25 to 44, 21.35% from 45 to 64, and 11.13% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.6 years. For every 100 females there were 101.59 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.61 males.
Incorporated areas
- Bear River CityBear River City, UtahBear River City is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 853 at the 2010 census, an increase over the 1990 population of 700. At the time this was sufficient under Utah state law for Bear River City to become a city, which it did at the end of 2000...
, incorporated 1886 - Brigham CityBrigham City, UtahBrigham City is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 17,899 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Box Elder County. It lies on the western slope of the Wellsville Mountains, a branch of the Wasatch Range at the western terminus of Box Elder Canyon...
- CorinneCorinne, UtahCorinne is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 685 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Corinne is located at ....
, incorporated 1870 - DeweyvilleDeweyville, UtahDeweyville is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 332 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Deweyville is located at ....
, incorporated 1969 - ElwoodElwood, UtahElwood is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Elwood is located at ....
, incorporated 1933 - FieldingFielding, UtahFielding is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 455 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Fielding is located at ....
, incorporated 1911 - GarlandGarland, UtahGarland is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,400 at the 2010 census.-History:Garland was originally named Sunset and settled in 1890. The first settler was David E. Manning....
- HoneyvilleHoneyville, UtahHoneyville is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2010 census.-History:Honeyville was first established in 1861 when a ferry was put across the Bear River at this location. In that same year Anson Call built a sawmill in Honeyville. He later sold the...
, incorporated 1916 - HowellHowell, UtahHowell is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 245 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Howell is located at ....
, incorporated 1941 - MantuaMantua, UtahMantua is a town in eastern Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 687 at the 2010 census. Mantua was settled in the mid-19th Century when future LDS President and then apostle and head church authority in Box Elder County Lorenzo Snow sent settlers to the valley to grow flax....
, incorporated 1911 - PerryPerry, UtahPerry is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 4,512 at the 2010 census.- History :Perry was originally named Welsh Settlement, but the name was shortly afterward changed to Three Mile Creek. It was renamed after Gustavus Adolphus Perry and his family, who were among...
, incorporated 1911 - PlymouthPlymouth, UtahPlymouth is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 414 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Plymouth is located at ....
, incorporated 1933 - PortagePortage, UtahPortage is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 245 at the 2010 census. The town received its name from Mormon apostle Lorenzo Snow...
, incorporated 1922 - SnowvilleSnowville, UtahSnowville is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 167 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Snowville is located at , at in elevation....
, incorporated 1933 - TremontonTremonton, UtahTremonton is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 7,647 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Tremonton is located at ....
, incorporated 1895 - WillardWillard, UtahWillard is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,772 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Willard is located at ....
, incorporated 1870
Census designated places (CDPs)
- RiversideRiverside, UtahRiverside is a census-designated place in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 760 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Riverside is located at ....
- South WillardSouth Willard, UtahSouth Willard is a census-designated place in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,571 at the 2010 census.-Geography:South Willard is located at ....
- ThatcherThatcher, UtahThatcher is a census-designated place in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. It is a small farming community, located southwest of Bothwell and west of Tremonton. The population was 789 at the 2010 census....
Other places
- Blue CreekBlue Creek, UtahBlue Creek is a ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. It was a railroad settlement that started as a Union Pacific camp during the final stages of construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad....
- BothwellBothwell, UtahBothwell is an unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.Located on highway U-102, the community is west of Tremonton and northeast of Thatcher....
, incorporated 1930s - 1960s - CollinstonCollinston, UtahCollinston is an unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.Mainly an agricultural community, the town is located southeast of Fielding and almost directly west of Riverside, at coordinates . Its elevation is 4,432 feet...
- EtnaEtna, UtahEtna is an unincorporated community located in western Box Elder County, Utah, United States, five miles southwest of Grouse Creek. It lies at an elevation of 5223 feet ....
- Grouse CreekGrouse Creek, UtahGrouse Creek is an unincorporated community in the nearly unpopulated northwestern region of Box Elder County, Utah, United States, near the Idaho and Nevada borders. It lies along unpaved roads north of State Route 30 in the Grouse Creek Mountains. Its elevation is 5,331 feet...
- KeltonKelton, Utah-External links:* by Randy W. Lewis* at Utah State History...
- LucinLucin, UtahLucin is an abandoned railroad community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, along the western side of the Great Salt Lake, northwest of Salt Lake City.- History :...
- Park ValleyPark Valley, UtahPark Valley is an unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.Park Valley lies in the northwestern part of the state, northwest of the state capital at Salt Lake City, and west of the county seat at Brigham City. Utah State Route 30 runs through the center of the valley,...
- PenrosePenrose, UtahPenrose is an unincorporated farming community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.Penrose is located along the last of Utah State Route 102, about south of Thatcher....
- PromontoryPromontory, UtahPromontory in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, is notable as the location of Promontory Summit where the United States' Transcontinental Railroad was officially completed on May 10, 1869....
- TerraceTerrace, UtahTerrace is a ghost town, located in the Great Salt Lake Desert in west-central Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The town was established in 1869 as a Central Pacific Railroad "division point" , on the route of the First Transcontinental Railroad...
- ThatcherThatcher, UtahThatcher is a census-designated place in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. It is a small farming community, located southwest of Bothwell and west of Tremonton. The population was 789 at the 2010 census....
- YostYost, UtahYost is a ghost town located in northwestern Box Elder County, Utah, on the north central slopes of the Raft River Mountains, some 115 miles northwest of Brigham City. The first name for the area was "George Creek" for a man named George, an early range rider who came to the area with Charles Yost...
, incorporated 1935 - 1984
Schools
Elementary- Century
- Discovery
- Fielding
- Foothill
- Garland
- Grouse Creek
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- Lake View
- McKinley
- Mountain View
- North Park
- Park Valley
- Snowville
- Three Mile Creek
- WillardWillard- Places in the United States :* Willard, Colorado* Willard, Georgia* Willard, Kansas* Willard, Michigan, a small unincorporated community in Beaver Township, Bay County, Michigan* Willard, Missouri* Willard, New Mexico* Willard, New York...
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