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The Cities and communities of Emery County, Utah*
Castle Dale
(County Seat)
Green River (Emery and Grand Counties)
Hiawatha (Emery and Carbon Counties)
Moore
*This list of cities may not be complete
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The County Seat of Emery County is Castle Dale
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Emery School District
130 N Main
Huntington, UT 84528
Phone: 435-687-9846
Number of Schools: 10
Number of Students: 3,429
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Population:
1980 - 11,451
1990 - 10,332
1995 - 10,638
2000 _ 10,860
Size:
4,439 square miles.
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Average income
$13,576
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History:
A history page for Emery County.
When livestock ranchers from Sanpete County came into the Castle Valley area of the County in 1875 to graze their cattle and sheep, they realized it would be a good place for settlement. As Brigham Young, the Mormon leader, was anxious to occupy lands in Utah before non-mormons came in the settled, a number of families were sent into the Castle Valley in the fall of 1877. These settlements became Huntington, Terron, Castle Dale and Orangeville.
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Location:
in southeastern Utah with Carbon County on the north. The Green River is the natural boundary between Emery County and Grand County on the east. On the west are both Sevier and Sanpete Counties. The southern border is with Wayne County
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Geography:
This county includes the San Rafael Swell desert area, the Mountains of the Wasatch Plateau and the Castle Valley area (most populated area in the county). There are many remote areas west of the Green River. The San Rafael River courses through the entire county from the northwest corner down to the southeast area, bringing life to an otherwise arid and desolate area.
Huntington Creek, Cottonwood Creek and Ferron Creek all come together to form the San Rafael River after coming through the Castle Valley. It then passes on through the desert areas to unite with the Green River at the county border
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Organizations & Groups:
Emery County Travel Bureau
48 Farrer St.
Green River, UT 84525
Phone: 435-564-3600
Toll-free: 888-564-3600
Fax: 435-564-8114
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This page was last updated on 29 August 2006 at 8:14 pm
This page was created 31 July 1999