List Of Counties In Utah: Wiki list article
There are 29 counties in the U.S.
state of Utah.
Counties
| County | FIPS code | County seat | Established | Origin | Meaning of name | Population (2020) | Area | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | 001 | Beaver | 1856 | Part of Iron County | 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 | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Established | Superseded | Etymology | Present location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 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 |
References
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