Grouse Creek, Utah
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| Grouse Creek | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Grouse Creek
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| Coordinates: 41°42′34″N 113°53′0″W / 41.70944°N 113.883333°WCoordinates: 41°42′34″N 113°53′0″W / 41.70944°N 113.883333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Box Elder |
| Settled | 1876 |
| Founder | Benjamin F. Cook |
| Named for | Sage Grouse |
| Elevation | 5,331 ft (1,625 m) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 84313 |
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| GNIS feature ID | 1428419[1] |
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 267 |
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| 1890 | 274 | 2.6% | |
| 1900 | 278 | 1.5% | |
| 1910 | 337 | 21.2% | |
| 1920 | 342 | 1.5% | |
| 1930 | 329 | −3.8% | |
| 1940 | 267 | −18.8% | |
| 1950 | 167 | −37.5% | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2] | |||
Grouse Creek (also Cookesville) is an unincorporated community in the nearly unpopulated northwestern region of Box Elder County, Utah, United States, near the Idaho and Nevada borders. It lies along unpaved roads north of State Route 30 in the Grouse Creek Mountains.[3] Its elevation is 5,331 feet (1,625 m).[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84313.[4]
Grouse Creek was first settled in 1876.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Grouse Creek, Utah". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1428419. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 102.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church. p. 305
[edit] External links
- Grouse Creek Country Club Unofficial community website
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