Box Elder County, Utah

County in Utah, United States

U.S. county in Utah

Box Elder County

U.S. county

Box Elder County Courthouse, January 2010

Box Elder County Courthouse, January 2010

Location within the U.S. state of Utah

Location within the U.S. state of Utah

Utah's location within the U.S.

Utah's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 41°31′N 113°06′W﻿ / ﻿41.51°N 113.10°W﻿ / 41.51; -113.10Coordinates: 41°31′N 113°06′W﻿ / ﻿41.51°N 113.10°W﻿ / 41.51; -113.10
Country| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
State| File:Flag of the State of Utah.svg Utah
Founded| January 5, 1856
Named for| Box elder tree
Seat| Brigham City
Largest city| Brigham City
Area

• Total| 6,729 sq mi (17,430 km2)
• Land| 5,746 sq mi (14,880 km2)
• Water| 934 sq mi (2,420 km2)  15%
Population

(2020)

• Total| 57,666
• Density| 8.6/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zone| UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district| 1st
Website| www.boxeldercounty.org

Box Elder County is a county at the northwestern corner of Utah, United States. As of 2018, the estimated population is 54,950. Its county seat and largest city is Brigham City.[1] The county was named for the box elder trees that abound in the county.

Box Elder County is part of the Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area. Box Elder County.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Major highways
* 2.2 Adjacent counties
* 2.3 National protected areas
* 3 Demographics
* 3.1 2000 census
* 3.2 2010 census
* 3.3 2015
* 4 Education
* 4.1 Elementary
* 4.2 Intermediate
* 4.3 Middle
* 4.4 High
* 4.5 Speciality schools
* 5 Politics and Government
* 6 Communities
* 6.1 Cities
* 6.2 Towns
* 6.3 Census designated places
* 6.4 Unincorporated communities
* 6.5 Ghost towns
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links

## History[edit | edit source]

File:Corinne. Staff of the Daily Reporter. Box Elder County, Utah., 1869 - 1878 - NARA - 517302.tif

Corinne. Staff of the Daily Reporter. Box Elder County, Utah., 1869 - 1878

File:Box Elder County Float 1912.jpg

Box Elder County float, 1912

File:Boxeldercounty.png

Box Elder County (details)

The county was created by the Utah Territory legislature on January 5, 1856, with the territory partitioned from Weber County. Its boundaries were altered in 1862 by adjustments between counties and in 1866 when all its area in the now-existent state of Nevada (which had gained territorial status in 1861 and statehood in 1864) was formally partitioned. The county boundaries were finally altered in 1880 by adjustments between Salt Lake and Weber counties. Its boundary has remained unchanged since 1880.[2]

The California Trail followed 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.[3] The link-up of the first transcontinental railroad occurred at Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869.

The Spiral Jetty, an earthwork sculpture by Robert Smithson, was built on the north shore of the Great Salt Lake in Box Elder County in 1970.

On November 19, 2005, sculptor Zaq Landsberg declared his plot to be independent from the US, creating the Republic of Zaqistan[4]

## Geography[edit | edit source]

Box Elder County lies at the NW corner of Utah. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of Nevada and its north border abuts the south border of the state of Idaho. Its territory includes large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The Wasatch Front lies along the south-eastern border, where the main cities are found.[5] The terrain generally slopes to the south (toward the Great Salt Lake), although the NW corner of the county slopes to the north, allowing runoff from that area to flow to the Snake River drainage. The county's highest point is a mountain ridge near the NW corner, at 9,180' (2798m) ASL.[6] 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.[7] It is the fourth-largest county in Utah by area.

In the east lie the Wellsville Mountains, a branch of the Wasatch Range. In the west is a large, mostly uninhabited desert area. The Great Salt Lake lies in the southeastern corner of the county. The combined Interstate 15/Interstate 84 runs northward in the eastern part of the county. The two routes diverge at Tremonton, with I-84 heading northwest past Snowville into central and western Idaho and I-15 heading north past Plymouth and Portage into eastern Idaho.

### Major highways[edit | edit source]

* File:I-15.svg I-15
* File:Business Loop 15.svg I-15 BL
* File:I-84.svg I-84
* File:Business Loop 84.svg I-84 BL
* File:US 89.svg US 89
* File:US 91.svg US 91
* File:Utah 13.svg SR-13
* File:Utah 30.svg SR-30
* File:Utah 38.svg SR-38
* File:Utah 42.svg SR-42
* File:Utah 82.svg SR-82
* File:Utah 83.svg SR-83
* File:Utah 102.svg SR-102

### Adjacent counties[edit | edit source]

* Cache County \- northeast
* Weber County \- east
* Davis County \- southeast (across Great Salt Lake)
* Tooele County \- south
* Elko County, Nevada \- west
* Cassia County, Idaho \- northwest
* Oneida County, Idaho \- north

### National protected areas[edit | edit source]

* Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
* Caribou-Targhee National Forest (part)
* Golden Spike National Historic Site
* Sawtooth National Forest (part)
* Wasatch-Cache National Forest (part)

## Demographics[edit | edit source]

Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
1860| 1,608| | —
1870| 4,855| | 201.9%
1880| 6,761| | 39.3%
1890| 7,642| | 13.0%
1900| 10,009| | 31.0%
1910| 13,894| | 38.8%
1920| 18,788| | 35.2%
1930| 17,810| | −5.2%
1940| 18,832| | 5.7%
1950| 19,734| | 4.8%
1960| 25,061| | 27.0%
1970| 28,129| | 12.2%
1980| 33,222| | 18.1%
1990| 36,485| | 9.8%
2000| 42,745| | 17.2%
2010| 49,975| | 16.9%
2020| 57,666| | 15.4%
US Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2018[12] 2019[13] 2020[14]

### 2000 census[edit | edit source]

As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 42,745 people, 13,144 households, and 10,804 families in the county. The population density was 7.44/sqmi (2.87/km2). There were 14,209 housing units at an average density of 2.47/sqmi (0.95/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 92.87% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 3.45% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. 6.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 13,144 households, of which 47.10% had children under 18 living with them, 71.00% were married couples living 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. The per capita income for the county was $15,625. About 5.80% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.30% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those aged 65 or over.

### 2010 census[edit | edit source]

As of the 2010 census,[15] there were 49,975 people, 16,058 households, and 12,891 families in the county. The population density was 8.70/sqmi (3.36/km2). There were 17,326 housing units at an average density of 3.02/sqmi (1.16/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 91.77% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 3.77% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. 8.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 16,058 households, out of which 41.32% had children under 18 living with them, 67.44% were married couples living 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 | edit source]

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[16]

## Education[edit | edit source]

### Elementary[edit | edit source]

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

### Intermediate[edit | edit source]

* Alice C. Harris
* Adele C. Young

### Middle[edit | edit source]

* Bear River
* Box Elder

### High[edit | edit source]

* Bear River
* Box Elder
* Dale Young Community

### Speciality schools[edit | edit source]

* Early Learning Center
* Independent Life Skills Center

## Politics and Government[edit | edit source]

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 was Hubert Humphrey in 1968.

State Elected Offices  Position  | District  | Name  | Affiliation  | First Elected

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| Senate | 17  | Scott Sandall | Republican | 2018[17]
| House of Representatives | 1  | Joel Ferry | Republican | 2018[18]
| House of Representatives | 29  | Matthew Gwynn | Republican | 2020[19]
| Board of Education  | 1  | Jennie Earl  | Nonpartisan  | 2018[20]
United States presidential election results for Box Elder County, Utah[21] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party

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|
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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 | edit source]

File:Box Elder County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas.svg

Map of Box Elder County municipalities and CDPs

### Cities[edit | edit source]

* Bear River City
* Brigham City (county seat)
* Corinne
* Garland
* Honeyville
* Perry
* Tremonton
* Willard

### Towns[edit | edit source]

* Deweyville
* Elwood
* Fielding
* Howell
* Mantua
* Plymouth
* Portage
* Snowville

### Census designated places[edit | edit source]

* Riverside
* South Willard
* Thatcher

### Unincorporated communities[edit | edit source]

* Bothwell
* Collinston
* Grouse Creek
* Harper Ward
* Lynn
* Park Valley
* Penrose
* Promontory
* Thatcher
* Yost

### Ghost towns[edit | edit source]

* Blue Creek
* Cedar Creek
* Golden
* Hardup
* Jackson
* Kelton
* Kosmo
* Lucin
* Matlin
* Promontory Point
* Russian Settlement
* Saline
* Terrace
* Washakie
* Salinburg, Utah

## See also[edit | edit source]

* List of counties in Utah
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Box Elder County, Utah

## References[edit | edit source]

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

## External links[edit | edit source]

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Municipalities and communities of Box Elder County, Utah, United States

County seat: Brigham City

Cities|

* Bear River City
* Brigham City
* Corinne
* Garland
* Honeyville
* Perry
* Tremonton
* Willard

Map of Utah highlighting Box Elder County

Towns|

* Deweyville
* Elwood
* Fielding
* Howell
* Mantua
* Plymouth
* Portage
* Snowville

CDPs|

* Riverside
* South Willard
* Thatcher

Unincorporated
areas|

* Beaver Dam
* Bothwell
* Collinston
* Grouse Creek
* Lynn
* Park Valley
* Penrose
* Promontory
* Rosette
* Standrod
* Yost

Ghost towns|

* Blue Creek
* Cedar Creek
* Golden
* Hardup
* Jackson
* Kelton
* Kosmo
* Lucin
* Matlin
* Russian Settlement
* Saline
* Terrace
* Washakie

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* Northwestern Shoshone Reservation

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* Bears Ears National Monument
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* Arches National Park
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* Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
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* Alta Ski Area
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* Park City Mountain Resort
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* Snowbasin
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