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List of counties in Utah

There are 29 counties in the U.S. state of Utah.

Counties

County
 FIPS code[1] County seat[2][3] Established[2][3] Origin[2] Meaning of name[4][5] Population (2020)[6] Area[7] Map
Beaver County 001 Beaver 1856 Part of Iron County[8] The many beavers in the area 7,072 2,583 sq mi
(6,690 km2)		  
Box Elder County 003 Brigham City 1856 Part of Weber County The many Box Elder trees in the area 57,666 5,746 sq mi
(14,882 km2)		  
Cache County 005 Logan 1857 Part of Weber County[8] Caches of furs made by Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers 133,154 1,165 sq mi
(3,017 km2)		  
Carbon County 007 Price 1894 Part of Emery County The vast coal beds in the county.[9] 20,412 1,479 sq mi
(3,831 km2)		  
Daggett County 009 Manila 1919 Part of Uintah County Ellsworth Daggett (1810–1880), the first Utah Surveyor General 935 697 sq mi
(1,805 km2)		  
Davis County 011 Farmington 1850 Original county of State of Deseret Daniel C. Davis (1804–1850), Mormon Battalion captain 362,679 299 sq mi
(774 km2)		  
Duchesne County 013 Duchesne 1913 Part of Wasatch County Uncertain; likely origins are a Ute word translated "dark canyon", the French and Indian War site of Fort Duquesne (the county's initial settlement was also a fortress), the corrupted name of an area Indian chief, or the name of French fur trapper and explorer. 19,596 3,235 sq mi
(8,379 km2)		  
Emery County 015 Castle Dale 1880 Part of Sanpete County[10] George W. Emery (1830–1909), Governor of the Utah Territory from 1875–1880 9,825 4,462 sq mi
(11,557 km2)		  
Garfield County 017 Panguitch 1882 Part of Iron County James A. Garfield (1831–1881), President of the United States in 1881 5,083 5,175 sq mi
(13,403 km2)		  
Grand County 019 Moab 1890 Part of Emery County The Grand River, since renamed to the Colorado River 9,669 3,673 sq mi
(9,513 km2)		  
Iron County 021 Parowan 1850 Original county of State of Deseret Iron mines west of Cedar City.[11] 57,289 3,296 sq mi
(8,537 km2)		  
Juab County 023 Nephi 1852 Original county of Territory of Utah A Native American word translated "thirsty valley" 11,786 3,392 sq mi
(8,785 km2)		  
Kane County 025 Kanab 1864 Part of Washington County Thomas L. Kane (1822–1883), U.S. Army officer who spoke in favor of the Mormon migration and settlement of Utah 7,667 3,990 sq mi
(10,334 km2)		  
Millard County 027 Fillmore 1851 Original county of Territory of Utah Millard Fillmore (1800–1874), President of the United States from 1850 to 1853 12,975 6,786 sq mi
(17,576 km2)		  
Morgan County 029 Morgan 1862 Part of Davis County[12] Jedediah Morgan Grant (1816–1856), an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 12,295 609 sq mi
(1,577 km2)		  
Piute County 031 Junction 1865 Part of Beaver County The Piute tribe of Native Americans who lived in the area 1,438 758 sq mi
(1,963 km2)		  
Rich County 033 Randolph 1864 Part of Cache County Charles C. Rich (1809–1883), an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2,510 1,029 sq mi
(2,665 km2)		  
Salt Lake County 035 Salt Lake City 1849 Original county of State of Deseret The Great Salt Lake, the largest terminal lake in the Western Hemisphere 1,185,238 742 sq mi
(1,922 km2)		  
San Juan County 037 Monticello 1880 Parts of Kane, Iron, and Piute counties Named for the San Juan River, a 400-mile (640 km) tributary of the Colorado river located in southern Colorado and Utah 14,518 7,820 sq mi
(20,254 km2)		  
Sanpete County 039 Manti 1849 Original county of State of Deseret Uncertain, possibly from a Ute Chief named San Pitch 28,437 1,590 sq mi
(4,118 km2)		  
Sevier County 041 Richfield 1862 Part of Sanpete County The Sevier River, a 280-mile (450 km) mile river in central Utah 21,522 1,910 sq mi
(4,947 km2)		  
Summit County 043 Coalville 1854 Part of Salt Lake and Green River counties[13] High elevations in the county, which includes 39 of Utah's highest peaks 42,357 1,871 sq mi
(4,846 km2)		  
Tooele County 045 Tooele 1849 Original county of State of Deseret Uncertain, either from the Goshute Tribe Chief Tuilla or the Tules plant that grew in the marshes 72,698 6,942 sq mi
(17,980 km2)		  
Uintah County 047 Vernal 1880 Part of Wasatch[14] The Uintah band of the Ute tribe who lived in the area 35,620 4,482 sq mi
(11,608 km2)		  
Utah County 049 Provo 1849 Original county of State of Deseret Yuta, the Spanish name for the Ute tribe 659,399 2,004 sq mi
(5,190 km2)		  
Wasatch County 051 Heber City 1862 Part of Utah and Sanpete counties[15] A Native American word meaning "mountain pass", also the name of the Wasatch Range 34,788 1,177 sq mi
(3,048 km2)		  
Washington County 053 St. George 1852 Original county of Territory of Utah George Washington (1732–1799), President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 180,279 2,427 sq mi
(6,286 km2)		  
Wayne County 055 Loa 1892 Part of Piute County Wayne Robinson, the son of Utah state legislator Willis Robinson, who was killed by a horse while both men traveled to a legislative session. 2,486 2,461 sq mi
(6,374 km2)		  
Weber County 057 Ogden 1849 Original county of State of Deseret The Weber River, a 125 miles (201 km) tributary of the Great Salt Lake 262,223 576 sq mi
(1,492 km2)		  

Former counties

There were ten counties in the Territory of Utah that were added into other states or Utah counties.

County[2] Established[2] Superseded[2] Etymology[5] Present location[2]
Carson County 1854 1861 Named for the Carson River, a 150-mile (240 km) river in Nevada and California that originates from the Sierra Nevada Mountains Nevada
Cedar County 1856 1862 Named for the numerous cedar trees growing in the area (which are actually juniper trees)[16] Utah County
Desert County 1852 1862 Named for the surrounding desert Box Elder County, Tooele County and Nevada
Greasewood County 1856 1862 Named for the greasewood plant growing in the area Box Elder County
Green River County 1852 1872 Named for the Green River, a 730-mile (1,170 km) tributary of the Colorado River that runs through Wyoming, Colorado and Utah Cache, Weber, Morgan, Davis, Wasatch, Summit, Duchesne, Carbon, and Utah Counties, and Wyoming and Colorado
Humboldt County 1856 1861 Named for the Humboldt River, a 300-mile (480 km) river in Nevada and longest river in the Great Basin Nevada
Malad County 1856 1862 Named for the Malad River, the name being French for "sickly" Box Elder County
Rio Virgin County 1869 1872 Named for the Virgin River, a 160 miles (260 km) long tributary of the Colorado River located in southern Utah and Nevada Washington County, Nevada and Arizona
St. Mary's County 1856 1861 Named after the Mary's River, which was later renamed to the Humboldt River Nevada
Shambip County 1856 1862 Goshute Native American Tribe word for Rush Lake Tooele County

List Of Counties In Utah Media

  • Population density of Utah counties

References

  1. ↑ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". US Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Chart of County Formation in Utah". Utah Division of Archives and Record Services. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Utah". About Counties. National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
  4. ↑ "County Name History". Utah Association of Counties. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Name. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. ISBN 978-0874803457.
  6. ↑ "QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gazetteer of Utah Counties". Census Bureau Geography. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Colton's territories of New Mexico and Utah (1855)". University of Nevada at Reno. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  9. ↑ Three Utah coal mines targeted by federal safety inspectors. April 23, 2010. http://www.sltrib.com/traffic/ci_14940119. Retrieved April 28, 2010. 
  10. ↑ Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1890). History of Utah. San Francisco: The History Company. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Palladon Ventures". Palladon Ventures. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  12. ↑ Tullidge, Edward William (1889). Tullidge's histories, (volume II) containing the history of all the northern Utah. Salt Lake City: Juvenile Instructor. p. 118. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Summit County". Utah History Encyclopedia. University of Utah. Retrieved on 25 April 2010. 
  14. ↑ "Uintah County". Utah History Encyclopedia. University of Utah. Retrieved on 25 April 2010. 
  15. ↑ State of Utah (1888). The compiled laws of Utah. Salt Lake City: Herbert Pembroke. p. 268. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  16. ↑ Cedar City lacks namesake trees. Cedar City. April 14, 2010. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thespectrum/access/2009809121.html?FMT=ABS&date=Apr+14%2C+2010. Retrieved April 29, 2010. 
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