Page Contents for Junction, Utah

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Government

Organizations, Churches, and Sports.

Schools.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Utah state capital is Salt Lake City.
The population of Junction is approximately 171 (2004), 191 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 108 (1990), 68 (2010).
The amount of land area in Junction is 37.246 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Junction is 14.4 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 1.502 sq kilometers.
The distance from Junction to Washington DC is 1997 miles.
The distance to the Utah state capital is 180 miles. (as the crow flies)
Junction is positioned 38.23 degrees north of the equator and 112.22 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Junction elevation is 6,002 feet above sea level.
Junction median income is $ 25,625 (2000).
The Junction median home price is $ 75,000 (2000).

Location

in southern Utah about 144 miles south of Provo. Other nearby communities include Kingston, Circleville, Marysvale, Antimony, Joseph, Monroe, Beaver and Koosharem.
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History & History Related Items

First known as City Creek, Junction was settled in 1880 at the confluence of the East Fork and the Sevier River. Today it is where the US 89 and U 153 join. Fruta, in Wayne County, was also known as Junction at one time.
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Junction City Government

Junction is the county seat of Piute County.

Junction Schools

Piute School District
550 North Main
Junction, Utah 84740
Phone: 435-577-2912

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Piute High School
550 North 100 West
Junction, UT 84740
Phone: 435-577-2881
Home of the Thunderbirds !! Junction

Miscellany

The population of Junction was:
1990 - 132
2000 - 177
2004 - 171 (est.)

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Junction is located in the Mountain time zone and does participate in Daylight Savings Time.