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Information & Facts about Millard County, Utah

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Government - History - Libraries - Location - Organizations & Groups -
Other Facts & Figures - Population - Schools

Government

Millard County Website

Millard County Courthouse
Fillmore, UT 84631

Phone: 435-743-6223

The County Seat of Millard County is Fillmore

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Population:

1860 - 715
1870 - 2,753
1880 - 3,727
1890 - 4,033
1900 - 5,678
1910 - 6,118
1920 - 9,659
1930 - 9,945
1940 - 9,613
1950 - 9,387
1960 - 7,866
1970 - 6,988
1980 - 8,970
1990 - 11,333
1995 - 12,157
2000 - 12,405
2005 - 12,284
2009 - 12,276

Population Density:
2000 - 2 people per square mile

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Location:

Millard County is in West-central Utah

Neighboring counties:
North - Juab County
East-central - Sanpete County
East - Sevier County
South - Beaver County
Southwest - Lincoln County, Nevada
West - White Pine County, Nevada

Millard County map

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Climate:

Average Summer Temperature: 94 degrees (Delta)
Average Winter Temperature - 14 degrees (Delta)

Average Annual Precipitation - 8.43 inches (Delta)

Current weather page for the Delta area.

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Other Facts and Figures:

Average Household Income:
2000 - $36,178
2008 - $44,807

Per capita Income:
2000 - $13,408

Median age:
2000 - 30 years

Number of Housing Units:
2000 - 4,5221

Median house value:
2000 - $82,600
2008 - $157,199

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History:

A history page for Millard County. Here is more Millard County history information. This is a history page for kids.
Try one of these history pages: Utah Pioneer Library ~ Utah Education Network ~ Time LIne history

Eastern Millard County was populated beginning in October 1851 when two groups left Salt Lake City. The first, led by Anson Call, created the first permanent white settlement. The other, which included Governor, Brigham Young and surveyor, Jesse W. Fox, went with the intention of selected a site for the territorial capital. They choose Fillmore which was near the geographical center of the Utah Territory. After only a few meetings in Fillmore, it was deemed to be too far from the major cities of the state. The capital was moved to Salt Lake City in December of 1856.

origin of county name: after President Millard Fillmore

The Topaz War Relocation Center was a World War II Japanese internment camp in the county. It is 15 miles west of Delta and is open to the public. There is a memorial at the site.

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Geography:

Total Area: 6,818 square miles
Land Area: 6,589 square miles
Water Area: 239 square miles

Millard County has more land than both Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.

Sevier Lake is in the center of the county. It is a mostly dry lake that is a remnant of the ancient Lake Bonneville. Much of the county is in the Sevier Desert area but in the eastern county, the Pahvant Mountains have some beautiful forests and scenery. The Sevier River flows through the county particularly near the county's largest city, Delta. Part of Fishlake National Forest is also in the county area.

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Genealogy:

Genealogy Trails page for Millard County
Kindred Trails page for the county
Millard County Linkpendium page
US GenWeb page for the county

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Libraries:

Delta City Library and the Millard County Bookmobile

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Schools:

Millard School District
285 E. 450 North
Delta, UT 84624
Phone: 435-864-1000

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Economy:

alfalfa seed, cattle,electric power generation, digging of fossils

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Organizations & Groups

Delta Area Chamber of Commerce
80 North 200 West
Delta, Utah 84624
Toll-free: 800-864-0345
Phone: 435-864-4316

Fillmore area Chamber of Commerce
460 N. Main
P.O. Box 164
Fillmore, UT 84631
Phone: 435-743-7803

Millard County Tourism
P.O. Box 854
Delta, Utah 84624
Phone: 435-864-1400
Toll-free: 888-463-8627

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Attractions & Other Information

Topaz Internment Camp Museum
P.O. Box 241
Delta, UT 84624

Snow Goose Festival - held each year in February in Delta

Millard County Fair - held each August at the fairgrounds in Delta

Cove Fort - off I-15 between Fillmore and Beaver

Territorial Statehouse State Park & Museum
50 West Capitol
Fillmore, Utah 84631
Phone: 435-743-5316

Old Fort Deseret

Little Sahara - ATV recreation area west of Delta

Fishlake National Forest (a portion is in the county)

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