Counties
| County |
FIPS code |
County seat |
Established |
Origin |
Etymology |
Population (2010) |
Area (2010) |
Map |
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| Beaver County | 001 | Beaver | 1856 | Part of Iron County | The many beavers in the area | 70036629000000000006,629 | 70032590000000000002,590 sq mi (70036708000000000006,708 km2) |
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| Box Elder County | 003 | Brigham City | 1856 | Part of Weber County | The many Box Elder trees in the area | 700449975000000000049,975 | 70035746000000000005,746 sq mi (700414882000000000014,882 km2) |
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| Cache County | 005 | Logan | 1857 | Part of Weber County | Caches of furs made by Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers | 7005112656000000000112,656 | 70031165000000000001,165 sq mi (70033017000000000003,017 km2) |
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| Carbon County | 007 | Price | 1894 | Part of Emery County | The vast coal beds in the county. | 700421403000000000021,403 | 70031478000000000001,478 sq mi (70033828000000000003,828 km2) |
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| Daggett County | 009 | Manila | 1919 | Part of Uintah County | Ellsworth Daggett (1810–1880), the first Utah Surveyor General | 70031059000000000001,059 | 7002697000000000000697 sq mi (70031805000000000001,805 km2) |
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| Davis County | 011 | Farmington | 1850 | Original county of State of Deseret | Daniel C. Davis (1804–1850), Mormon Battalion captain | 7005295332000000000295,332 | 7002299000000000000299 sq mi (7002774000000000000774 km2) |
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| 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. | 700418607000000000018,607 | 70033241000000000003,241 sq mi (70038394000000000008,394 km2) |
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| Emery County | 015 | Castle Dale | 1880 | Part of Sanpete County | George W. Emery (1830–1909), Governor of the Utah Territory from 1875–1880 | 700410976000000000010,976 | 70034462000000000004,462 sq mi (700411557000000000011,557 km2) |
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| Garfield County | 017 | Panguitch | 1882 | Part of Iron County | James A. Garfield (1831–1881), President of the United States in 1881 | 70035172000000000005,172 | 70035175000000000005,175 sq mi (700413403000000000013,403 km2) |
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| Grand County | 019 | Moab | 1890 | Part of Emery County | The Grand River, since renamed to the Colorado River | 70039225000000000009,225 | 70033672000000000003,672 sq mi (70039510000000000009,510 km2) |
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| Iron County | 021 | Parowan | 1850 | Original county of State of Deseret | Iron mines west of Cedar City. | 700446163000000000046,163 | 70033297000000000003,297 sq mi (70038539000000000008,539 km2) |
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| Juab County | 023 | Nephi | 1852 | Original county of Territory of Utah | A Native American word translated "thirsty valley" | 700410246000000000010,246 | 70033392000000000003,392 sq mi (70038785000000000008,785 km2) |
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| 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 | 70037125000000000007,125 | 70033990000000000003,990 sq mi (700410334000000000010,334 km2) |
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| Millard County | 027 | Fillmore | 1851 | Original county of Territory of Utah | Millard Fillmore (1800–1874), President of the United States from 1850 to 1853 | 700412503000000000012,503 | 70036572000000000006,572 sq mi (700417021000000000017,021 km2) |
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| 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 | 70039469000000000009,469 | 7002609000000000000609 sq mi (70031577000000000001,577 km2) |
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| Piute County | 031 | Junction | 1865 | Part of Beaver County | The Piute tribe of Native Americans who lived in the area | 70031556000000000001,556 | 7002758000000000000758 sq mi (70031963000000000001,963 km2) |
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| 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 | 70032264000000000002,264 | 70031029000000000001,029 sq mi (70032665000000000002,665 km2) |
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| 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 | 70061029665000000001,029,665 | 7002742000000000000742 sq mi (70031922000000000001,922 km2) |
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| 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 | 700414746000000000014,746 | 70037820000000000007,820 sq mi (700420254000000000020,254 km2) |
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| Sanpete County | 039 | Manti | 1849 | Original county of State of Deseret | Uncertain, possibly from a Ute Chief named San Pitch | 700427882000000000027,882 | 70031590000000000001,590 sq mi (70034118000000000004,118 km2) |
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| Sevier County | 041 | Richfield | 1862 | Part of Sanpete County | The Sevier River, a 280-mile (450 km) mile river in central Utah | 700420802000000000020,802 | 70031911000000000001,911 sq mi (70034949000000000004,949 km2) |
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| 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 | 700436324000000000036,324 | 70031872000000000001,872 sq mi (70034848000000000004,848 km2) |
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| 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 | 700458218000000000058,218 | 70036941000000000006,941 sq mi (700417977000000000017,977 km2) |
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| Uintah County | 047 | Vernal | 1880 | Part of Wasatch | The Uintah band of the Ute tribe who lived in the area | 700432588000000000032,588 | 70034480000000000004,480 sq mi (700411603000000000011,603 km2) |
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| Utah County | 049 | Provo | 1849 | Original county of State of Deseret | Yuta, the Spanish name for the Ute tribe | 7005516564000000000516,564 | 70032003000000000002,003 sq mi (70035188000000000005,188 km2) |
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| 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 | 700423530000000000023,530 | 70031176000000000001,176 sq mi (70033046000000000003,046 km2) |
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| 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 | 7005138115000000000138,115 | 70032426000000000002,426 sq mi (70036283000000000006,283 km2) |
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| 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. | 70032589000000000002,589 | 70032461000000000002,461 sq mi (70036374000000000006,374 km2) |
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| 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 | 7005231236000000000231,236 | 7002576000000000000576 sq mi (70031492000000000001,492 km2) |
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