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Carbon
County
Utah
Utah's
Castle Country
The
Cities and communities of Carbon County, Utah*
Clear
Creek
East
Carbon
Helper,
Hiawatha
(Carbon and Carbon Counties)
Kenilworth
Price
(County Seat)
Scofield,
Spring Glen, Sunnyside
Wellington
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boroughs, neighborhoods, townships, ghost towns and other populated
places.
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surrounding designated census area..
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Economy - Genealogy -
Geography -
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& Groups -
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Figures - Population - Schools
Government
Carbon
County Website
Carbon County
Courthouse
120 East Main Street
Price, UT 84501
Phone:
435 636-3201
The County Seat of
Carbon County is Price
Price
City Website
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Population:
1900 - 5,004
1910
- 8,624
1920 - 15,489
1930 - 17,798
1940 - 18,459
1950 -
24,901
1960 - 21,135
1970 - 15,647
1980 - 22,179
1990 -
20,228
1995 - 20,653
2000 - 20,422
2009 - 19,989
Median age:
2000 -
33.6 years
Population Density:
2000
- 14 persons per square mile
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Location:
Carbon County is in
East-central Utah.
Here is a map page
for the county. This
map outlines the county and surrounding areas.
Nearby Counties
include:
North - Duchesne
County
South - Emery
County
East - Uintah
County
West - Sanpete
County
Northwest - Utah
County
Southeast - Grand
County
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Climate:
The county, generally,
has an arid climate with cold winters and moderate summers.
Average winter high
temperature: 37 degrees F.
Average summer high temperature: 90
degrees F.
Average winter low temperature: 13 degrees F.
Average
summer low temperature: 58 degrees F.
Average annual
precipitation: 9.24 inches
Most precipitation falls in late summer
and early fall due to the monsoons that come up from the south. Snow
falls during winter and early spring
Current
weather page for the area.
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Other
Facts and Figures:
Median Household income:
2000 - $$34,036
2009 - $41,026
Per Capita Income:
2000
- $15,325
Median House value:
2000
- $85,200
2009 - $105,385
Number of Housing
Units:
2000 - 8,741
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History:
A brief
history page for Carbon County. Here is another history
page for the county.
The first settlements in
the county were along the Price River in the late 1870s. The high
Wasatch Plateau had precluded settlers until that time. Routes
included the Old Spanish Trail and a pass over Soldier Summit. In the
early years, farmers and ranchers were mainstays of the industry
there, but the Cowboys and Outlaws, such as Butch Cassidy, became
infamous here. The Nine Mile Canyon freight road reaching from Price
to the Uinta Basin gave the county an important transportation link.
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, in its searches for a new
route to Denver from Salt Lake City, discovered the huge coal
resources of the county. Coal mining was the spark in development of
Carbon Canyon. Many of the coal companies came into an area, built a
town and opened the mines. Then they imported in the people for both
the mines and the towns. Along with the Europeans, they brought in
Japanese laborers. Because of the cultural diversity of the area,
some towns, such as Helper, was called the town of "57
Varieties." Several tragic mine explosions in the early 1900's
brought trouble to the area. Eventually the mines were unionized
which brought in structure and more safety for the workers. The
industry remains a force in the economy today. Utah Power and Light
built a large electric generating plant in the county. 98 percent of
the power for the company comes from thermal steam plants which burn
coal.
Carbon County was named
for the major coal deposits in the area.The county produces a great
deal of natural gas. Read about Carbon
County Ghost Towns on this site.
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Geography:
Total Area: 1,485 Square
miles
Land Area: 1,478 Square miles
Water Area: 6 square miles
A portion of the
Manti-La
Sal National Forest is in the county area.
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Genealogy:
US
GenWeb genealogy page for Carbon County
Kindred
Trails page for the county
LInkpendium
page for Carbon County
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Libraries:
Price
City Library
159 East Main
Price, Utah 84501
Phone:
435-636-3188
College
of Eastern Utah Library
451 East 400 North
Price, Utah
84501
Phone: 435-613-5209
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Schools:
Carbon
School District
251
West 400 North
P.O. Box 1438
Price, UT 84501
Phone:
435-637-1732
College
of Eastern Utah
451 East 400 North
Price, Utah 84501
Phone:
435-613-5000
Toll-free: 800-336-2381
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Economy:
Carbon County Economic
Development
120 East Main Street
Price, Utah 84501
Phone:
435-636-3295
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Organizations
& Groups
Castle
Country Travel Region
90
N. 100 East #2
Price, UT 84501
435-636-3701
800-842-0789
Carbon
County Chamber-Commerce
81 N 200 E # 3
Price, UT
84501
Phone: (435) 637-2788
Organizations
and community service groups within the county
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Attractions
& Other Information
College
of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum
Helper
Western Mining and Railroad Museum
Carbon
Country Club
Desert
Thunder Raceway
Cleveland-Lloyd
Dinosaur Quarry
Carbon County
Airport
Scofield
State Park
Huntington
State Park
Millsite
State Park
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