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Box Elder County, Utah

Coordinates:41°31′N113°06′W/ 41.51°N 113.10°W/41.51; -113.10
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Box Elder County
County
Box Elder County Courthouse, January 2010
Box Elder County Courthouse, January 2010
Map of Utah highlighting Box Elder County
Location within the U.S. state ofUtah
Map of the United States highlighting Utah
Utah's location within theU.S.
Coordinates:41°31′N113°06′W/ 41.51°N 113.10°W/41.51; -113.10
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
FoundedJanuary 5, 1856
Named forBox eldertree
SeatBrigham City
Largest cityBrigham City
Area
• Total6,729 sq mi (17,430 km2)
• Land5,746 sq mi (14,880 km2)
• Water934 sq mi (2,420 km2) 15%
Population
(2020)
• Total57,666
• Density8.6/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7(Mountain)
• Summer (DST)UTC−6(MDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.boxeldercounty.org

Box Elder Countyis acountyat the northwestern corner ofUtah,United States. At the2020 census,the population was 57,666,[1]up from the 2010 figure of 49,975. Itscounty seatand largest city isBrigham City.[2]The county was named for thebox eldertrees that abound in the county.

Box Elder County is part of theOgden-Clearfield,UTMetropolitan Statistical Area,which is also included in theSalt Lake City-Provo-Orem,UTCombined Statistical Area.Box Elder County.

Box Elder County is home to two regional campuses ofUtah State University(located inBrigham CityandTremonton).

History[edit]

Corinne. Staff of the Daily Reporter. Box Elder County, Utah., 1869 - 1878
Box Elder County float, 1912
Box Elder County (details)

The county was created by theUtah Territorylegislature on January 5, 1856, with the territory partitioned fromWeber County.Its boundaries were altered in 1862 by adjustments between counties and in 1866 when all its area in the now-existent state ofNevada(which had gained territorial status in 1861 and statehood in 1864) was formally partitioned. The county boundaries were finally altered in 1880 by adjustments betweenSalt LakeandWebercounties. Its boundary has remained unchanged since 1880.[3]

TheCalifornia Trailfollowed Goose Creek from a point just north of the Idaho/Utah border southwest across northwestern Box Elder County to Little Goose Creek in northeastern Elko County, Nevada.[4] The link-up of thefirst transcontinental railroadoccurred atPromontory Summit, Utahin 1869.

TheSpiral Jetty,anearthworksculpture byRobert Smithson,was built on the north shore of theGreat Salt Lakein Box Elder County in 1970.

On November 19, 2005, sculptor Zaq Landsberg declared his plot to be independent from the US, creating theRepublic of Zaqistan.[5]

Geography[edit]

Box Elder County lies at the northwest corner of Utah. Its west border abuts the east border of the state ofNevadaand its north border abuts the south border of the state ofIdaho.Its territory includes large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. TheWasatch Frontlies along the south-eastern border, where the main cities are found.[6]The terrain generally slopes to the south (toward theGreat Salt Lake), although the NW corner of the county slopes to the north, allowing runoff from that area to flow to theSnake River drainage.The county's highest point is a mountain ridge near the NW corner, at 9,180 ft (2,800 m) ASL.[7]The county has a total area of 6,729 square miles (17,430 km2), of which 5,746 square miles (14,880 km2) is land and 984 square miles (2,550 km2) (15%) is water.[8]It is the fourth-largest county in Utah by area.

In the east lie theWellsville Mountains,a branch of theWasatch Range.In the west is a large, mostly uninhabited desert area. TheGreat Salt Lakelies in the southeastern corner of the county. The combinedInterstate 15/Interstate 84runs northward in the eastern part of the county. The two routes diverge atTremonton,with I-84 heading northwest pastSnowvilleinto central and western Idaho and I-15 heading north pastPlymouthandPortageinto eastern Idaho.

Major highways[edit]

Adjacent counties[edit]

National protected areas[edit]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18601,608—
18704,855201.9%
18806,76139.3%
18907,64213.0%
190010,00931.0%
191013,89438.8%
192018,78835.2%
193017,810−5.2%
194018,8325.7%
195019,7344.8%
196025,06127.0%
197028,12912.2%
198033,22218.1%
199036,4859.8%
200042,74517.2%
201049,97516.9%
202057,66615.4%
US Decennial Census[9]
1790–1960[10]1900–1990[11]
1990–2000[12]2010–2018[13]2019[14]2020[15]

2000 census[edit]

As of the2000 United States Census,there were 42,745 people, 13,144 households, and 10,804 families in the county. Thepopulation densitywas 7.44 people per square mile (2.87 people/km2). There were 14,209 housing units at an average density of 2.47 units per square mile (0.95 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 92.87%White,0.17%BlackorAfrican American,0.88%Native American,0.96%Asian,0.08%Pacific Islander,3.45% fromother races,and 1.60% from two or more races. 6.53% of the population wereHispanicorLatinoof any race.

There were 13,144 households, of which 47.10% had children under 18 living with them, 71.00% weremarried couplesliving together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.80% were non-families. Of the 13,144 households, 281 are unmarried partner households: 247 heterosexual, 22 same-sex male, and 12 same-sex female. 16.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22, and the average family size was 3.63.

The county population contained 36.10% under 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 17.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.70 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 98.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,630, and the median income for a family was $49,421. Males had a median income of $38,814 versus $22,435 for females. Theper capita incomefor the county was $15,625. About 5.80% of families and 7.10% of the population were below thepoverty line,including 8.30% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those aged 65 or over.

2010 census[edit]

As of the2010 census,[16]there were 49,975 people, 16,058 households, and 12,891 families in the county. Thepopulation densitywas 8.70 people per square mile (3.36 people/km2). There were 17,326 housing units at an average density of 3.02 units per square mile (1.17 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 91.77%White,0.34%BlackorAfrican American,0.82%Native American,0.89%Asian,0.17%Pacific Islander,3.77% fromother races,and 2.24% from two or more races. 8.31% of the population wereHispanicorLatinoof any race.

There were 16,058 households, out of which 41.32% had children under 18 living with them, 67.44% weremarried couplesliving together, 8.69% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.72% were non-families. 17.16% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.39% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09, and the average family size was 3.50.

The county population contained 36.60% under the age of 20, 5.55% from 20 to 24, 25.37% from 25 to 44, 21.35% from 45 to 64, and 11.13% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.59 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 96.61 males.

2015[edit]

As of 2015, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Box Elder County were:

  • 26.0% were of English ancestry
  • 12.7% were of German ancestry
  • 9.3% were of American ancestry
  • 8.4% were of Danish ancestry
  • 5.5% were of Irish ancestry
  • 4.5% were of Scottish ancestry[17]

Education[edit]

Elementary[edit]

  • Century
  • Discovery
  • Fielding
  • Foothill
  • Garland
  • Grouse Creek
  • Lake View
  • McKinley
  • Mountain View
  • North Park
  • Park Valley
  • Snowville
  • Three Mile Creek
  • Willard

Intermediate[edit]

  • Alice C. Harris
  • Adele C. Young

Middle[edit]

  • Bear River
  • Box Elder

High[edit]

  • Bear River
  • Box Elder
  • Sunrise High School

Speciality schools[edit]

  • Early Learning Center
  • Independent Life Skills Center

Politics and government[edit]

Box Elder voters are overwhelmingly Republican. In no national election since 1944 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate, and the last Democrat to obtain one-quarter of the county's vote wasHubert Humphreyin 1968.

State elected offices
Position District Name Affiliation First elected
Senate 17 Scott Sandall Republican 2018[18]
House of Representatives 1 Joel Ferry Republican 2018[19]
House of Representatives 29 Matthew Gwynn Republican 2020[20]
Board of Education 1 Jennie Earl Nonpartisan 2018[21]
United States presidential election results for Box Elder County, Utah[22]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 21,548 78.87% 4,473 16.37% 1,299 4.75%
2016 12,230 61.53% 2,282 11.48% 5,366 26.99%
2012 17,101 88.11% 1,984 10.22% 323 1.66%
2008 15,228 79.24% 3,311 17.23% 678 3.53%
2004 15,751 85.75% 2,244 12.22% 373 2.03%
2000 12,288 79.36% 2,555 16.50% 640 4.13%
1996 8,373 62.65% 3,170 23.72% 1,822 13.63%
1992 7,712 49.58% 2,186 14.05% 5,657 36.37%
1988 12,585 81.40% 2,736 17.70% 140 0.91%
1984 13,243 86.65% 1,983 12.98% 57 0.37%
1980 12,500 82.72% 2,142 14.18% 469 3.10%
1976 9,319 69.02% 3,353 24.84% 829 6.14%
1972 9,880 77.22% 2,134 16.68% 780 6.10%
1968 7,680 65.71% 3,093 26.46% 915 7.83%
1964 6,851 57.26% 5,113 42.74% 0 0.00%
1960 6,594 63.23% 3,831 36.74% 3 0.03%
1956 5,804 68.34% 2,689 31.66% 0 0.00%
1952 5,850 66.22% 2,984 33.78% 0 0.00%
1948 3,790 50.70% 3,667 49.06% 18 0.24%
1944 3,058 42.47% 4,138 57.46% 5 0.07%
1940 3,248 40.67% 4,736 59.30% 2 0.03%
1936 2,180 30.15% 5,001 69.16% 50 0.69%
1932 3,048 44.65% 3,695 54.12% 84 1.23%
1928 3,317 56.94% 2,488 42.71% 20 0.34%
1924 3,086 56.18% 1,841 33.52% 566 10.30%
1920 3,421 58.86% 2,330 40.09% 61 1.05%
1916 2,416 44.67% 2,957 54.68% 35 0.65%
1912 1,650 40.61% 1,402 34.51% 1,011 24.88%
1908 2,396 62.15% 1,417 36.76% 42 1.09%
1904 2,400 66.76% 1,151 32.02% 44 1.22%
1900 1,635 52.72% 1,460 47.08% 6 0.19%
1896 735 28.12% 1,879 71.88% 0 0.00%

Communities[edit]

Map of Box Elder County municipalities and CDPs

Cities[edit]

Towns[edit]

Census designated places[edit]

Unincorporated communities[edit]

Ghost towns[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"2020 Census Redistricting Data: Box Elder County, Utah".Census Data Explorer.United States Census Bureau. September 16, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 28,2023.
  2. ^"Find a County".National Association of Counties. Archived fromthe originalon May 31, 2011.RetrievedJune 7,2011.
  3. ^"[[Newberry Library]]. Individual County Chronologies - Box Elder County UT (accessed March 25, 2019)".Archived fromthe originalon March 6, 2016.RetrievedMarch 25,2019.
  4. ^"California Trail".Trails West.RetrievedOctober 24,2014.
  5. ^Cabrero, Alex (October 19, 2015)."New York man creates 'sovereign nation' in Box Elder County".KSL-TV.RetrievedNovember 25,2018.
  6. ^Box Elder County UTGoogle Maps (accessed 13 March 2019)
  7. ^""Find an Altitude/Box Elder County UT" Google Maps (accessed 13 March 2019) ".Archived fromthe originalon May 21, 2019.RetrievedMarch 14,2019.
  8. ^"2010 Census Gazetteer Files".US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012.RetrievedMarch 27,2015.
  9. ^"US Decennial Census".US Census Bureau.RetrievedMarch 27,2015.
  10. ^"Historical Census Browser".University of Virginia Library.RetrievedMarch 27,2015.
  11. ^Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995)."Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990".US Census Bureau.RetrievedMarch 27,2015.
  12. ^"Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000"(PDF).US Census Bureau. April 2, 2001.RetrievedMarch 27,2015.
  13. ^"State & County QuickFacts".United States Census Bureau. Archived fromthe originalon February 23, 2016.RetrievedDecember 29,2013.
  14. ^"QuickFacts. Box Elder County, Utah".RetrievedMay 17,2020.
  15. ^2020 Population and Housing State Data | Utah
  16. ^"U.S. Census website".US Census Bureau.RetrievedMay 14,2011.
  17. ^"American FactFinder - Results".factfinder.census.gov.Archived fromthe originalon February 13, 2020.RetrievedMarch 30,2018.
  18. ^"Senator Sandall Utah Senate".senate.utah.gov.RetrievedNovember 16,2021.
  19. ^"Rep. Ferry, Joel".Utah House of Representatives.RetrievedNovember 16,2021.
  20. ^"Rep. Gwynn, Matthew".Utah House of Representatives.RetrievedNovember 17,2021.
  21. ^"Jennie Earl".www.schools.utah.gov.RetrievedNovember 16,2021.
  22. ^Leip, David."Atlas of US Presidential Elections".uselectionatlas.org.RetrievedMarch 30,2018.

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