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The Cities and communities of Sanpete County, Utah*
Axtell
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Information
& Facts about Sanpete County, Utah
County Seat: Manti
County Courthouse
160 North Main Street
Manti, UT 84642-1268
Phone: 435-835-2181
FAX: 435-835-2143
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Facts:
Population:
1990 - 16,259
1996 - 19,883
2000 _ 22,763
Per Capita Income: $11,714
Size: 1,597 square miles
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History:
A history
page for Sanpete County with many links.
Here is another Sanpete County history
page. A third history
page for the area.
The name, Sanpete, is thought to have come from the name of a local Indian tribe, San Pitch. The first dwellers were the Fremont-Sevier agriculturalists around A.D. 1300. Artifacts from their inhabitation have been found in the area. The Utes dominated the other tribes of the area, particularly the San Pitch. The Ute leader, Wakara, welcomed the Mormon settlers at the beginnings of their migrations, but later moved against them in the war of 1853-1854. The areas had to build forts and some settlements had to be abandoned. The Black Hawk War of 1865-1868 was even more intense and greatly disrupted the settlement of the area.
The first Mormon settlers came to the Manti area in the fall of 1849. The site was chosen because of the warm spring nearby, good agricultural land and soils, and the limestone quarries of the area. A goodly number of the settlers were of Scandinavian descent which helped to shaped the culture of the area. Sanpete County was founded in 1850. It was subsequently enlarged from its initial area and then later reduced in its total area.
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Economy:
The area economy is largely based on agriculture. Some dairy herds remain, but mostly cattle are raised, along with sheep and turkeys.
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School Districts:
N Sanpete School District
41 West Main
Mt Pleasant, UT 84647
Phone: 435-462-2485
Number of Schools: 7
Number of Students: 2,426
S Sanpete School District
39 S Main
Manti, UT 84642
Phone: 435-835-2261
Number of Schools: 6
Number of Students: 2,975
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Genealogy:
Sanpete County US GenWeb Project Genealogy page.
Lineages Genealogy page for Sanpete County
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Other Information:
A guide to Sanpete County.
The Pyramid - online edition for Sanpete County.
Museums
in Sanpete County
Call 435-283-4321 or 800-281-4346 for more information
Libraries in Sanpete County.
See photos of Sanpete County.
Places to stay in Sanpete County
Learn all about Central
Utah
serving portions of Juab, SanPete and Sevier Counties.
Mormon
Miracle Pageant - Utah's biggest outdoor pageant, held each summer on "Temple
Hill." The pageant is attended by 15,000 to 25,000 people each night to
see American and Mormon history unfold in musical drama against the backdrop
of the Mormon Latter Day Saints Temple.
4 N 100 E
Manti, UT 84642-1101
Phone: 435-835-3000
Toll-free: 888-255-8860
Scandinavian Days - Held in Ephraim, 5 miles from Manti, during Memorial Day weekend.
Sanpete
County Travel Council
P.O. Box 59
Ephraim, UT 84647
Phone: 435-283-4321
Toll-free: 800-283-4346
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