List of counties in Utah

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Utah county boundaries

This is a List of counties in Utah. There are 29 counties in the U.S. state of Utah.

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County	FIPS Code	County Seat ^[1]	Created <ref name="NACO" />	Formed from ^[2]	Eytmology	Population <ref name="NACO" />	Area <ref name="NACO" />	Map
Beaver County	001	Beaver	1856	Part of Iron County.	the Beaver River, recognizing the plentiful beavers in the area.	.6,005	..6,708 kmÂ² (2,590 miÂ²) mi (.0 km)
Box Elder County	003	Brigham City	1856		The abundance with Box Elder trees in the area.	.42,745	.5,724 mi (.0 km)
Cache County	005	Logan	1857		The fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers.	.91,391	.1,165 mi (.0 km)
Carbon County	007	Price	1894	Part of Emery County.	The vast coal beds in the county.	.20,422	.1,479 mi (.0 km)
Daggett County	009	Manila	1919	Part of Uintah County.	Ellsworth Daggett (1810-1880), the first Utah Surveyor General.	.921	.698 mi (.0 km)
Davis County	011	Farmington	1850		Daniel C. Davis, a captain in the Mormon Battalion.	.238,994	.304 mi (.0 km)
Duchesne County	013	Duchesne	1913	Part of Wasatch County.		.14,371	.3,238 mi (.0 km)
Emery County	015	Castle Dale	1880		George W. Emery, 1875 governor of the Utah Territory.	.10,860	.4,452 mi (.0 km)
Garfield County	017	Panguitch	1882	Part of Iron County.		.4,735	.5,174 mi (.0 km)
Grand County	019	Moab	1890	Part of Emery County.		.8,485	.3,682 mi (.0 km)
Iron County	021	Parowan	1850			.33,779	.3,298 mi (.0 km)
Juab County	023	Nephi	1852			.8,238	.3,392 mi (.0 km)
Kane County	025	Kanab	1864	Part of Washington County.		.6,046	.3,992 mi (.0 km)
Millard County	027	Fillmore	1851	Part of Iron County.	Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), U.S. President (1850-1853)	.12,405	.6,590 mi (.0 km)
Morgan County	029	Morgan	1862			.7,129	.609 mi (.0 km)
Piute County	031	Junction	1865	Part of Beaver County.		.1,435	.758 mi (.0 km)
Rich County	033	Randolph	1864	Part of Cache County.		.1,961	.1,029 mi (.0 km)
Salt Lake County	035	Salt Lake City	1849			.898,378	.737 mi (.0 km)
San Juan County	037	Monticello	1880	Parts of Kane County, Iron County, and Piute County.		.14,413	.7,821 mi (.0 km)
Sanpete County	039	Manti	1849			.22,763	.1,588 mi (.0 km)
Sevier County	041	Richfield	1862	Part of Sanpete County.		.18,842	.1,910 mi (.0 km)
Summit County	043	Coalville	1854			.29,736	.1,871 mi (.0 km)
Tooele County	045	Tooele	1849			.40,735	.6,946 mi (.0 km)
Uintah County	047	Vernal	1880			.25,224	.4,477 mi (.0 km)
Utah County	049	Provo	1849			.368,536	.1,998 mi (.0 km)
Wasatch County	051	Heber City	1862			.15,215	.1,181 mi (.0 km)
Washington County	053	St. George	1852			.90,354	.2,427 mi (.0 km)
Wayne County	055	Loa	1892	Part of Piute County.		.2,509	.2,460 mi (.0 km)
Weber County	057	Ogden	1849			.196,533	.576 mi (.0 km)

References

1. ^ NACo - Find a county. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
2. ^ Chart of County Formation in Utah. United States Archives & Records Service. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.

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	Cities \| Counties \| Flag \| Flower \| Governors \| \| Song
Regions	Cache Valley \| Colorado Plateau \| Dixie \| Great Basin \| Great Salt Lake \| Great Salt Lake Desert \| Mojave Desert \| Monument Valley \| San Rafael Swell \| Uinta Mountains \| Wasatch Back \| Wasatch Front \| Wasatch Range
Largest Cities	American Fork \| Bountiful \| Cedar City \| Clearfield \| Cottonwood Heights \| Draper \| Holladay \| Kaysville \| Layton \| Lehi \| Logan \| Midvale \| Murray \| Ogden \| Orem \| Pleasant Grove \| Provo \| Riverton \| Roy \| St. George \| Salt Lake City \| Sandy \| South Jordan \| South Salt Lake \| Spanish Fork \| Springville \| Taylorsville \| Tooele \| West Jordan \| West Valley City
Counties	Beaver \| Box Elder \| Cache \| Carbon \| Daggett \| Davis \| Duchesne \| Emery \| Garfield \| Grand \| Iron \| Juab \| Kane \| Millard \| Morgan \| Piute \| Rich \| Salt Lake \| San Juan \| Sanpete \| Sevier \| Summit \| Tooele \| Uintah \| Utah \| Wasatch \| Washington \| Wayne \| Weber
Attractions	Arches National Park \| Bonneville Salt Flats \| Bryce Canyon National Park \| Canyonlands National Park \| Capitol Reef National Park \| Great Salt Lake \| Ski Areas \| Sundance Film Festival \| Temple Square \| Utah Shakespearean Festival \| Zion National Park

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State of Utah

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Nickname(s): Beehive State
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Beaver, Utah
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Brigham City, Utah
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Logan, Utah

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Price, Utah

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Manila, Utah

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Farmington, Utah

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Daniel Coon Davis was the captain of Company E in the Mormon Battalion. He became an early leader of Davis County, Utah, which is named after him.

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Duchesne, Utah

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Castle Dale, Utah

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George W. Emery (1830–1909) was the eleventh governor of Utah Territory. Emery was appointed governor by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1875. After his term ended in 1880, the legislature named Emery County, Utah in honor of him.

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Panguitch, Utah

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Moab, Utah

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Parowan, Utah

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Nephi, Utah

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Kanab, Utah

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Fillmore, Utah

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Morgan, Utah

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Junction, Utah

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Randolph, Utah

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Salt Lake City, Utah
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Monticello, Utah

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Manti, Utah

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