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{{Infobox U.S. County
{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Weber County
| county = Weber County
| state = Utah
| state = Utah
| ex image = Old Post Office Ogden Utah.jpeg
| ex image = Old Post Office Ogden Utah.jpeg
| ex image size = 220px
| ex image size = 220px
| ex image cap = [[United States Post Office and Courthouse (Ogden, Utah)|Historic United States Post Office and Courthouse]] in [[Ogden, Utah]].
| ex image cap = [[United States Post Office and Courthouse (Ogden, Utah)|Historic United States Post Office and Courthouse]] in [[Ogden, Utah]].
| seal =
| seal =
| founded year = 1850
| founded = 31 January 1850 (created)<br>3 March 1852 (organized)
| seat wl = Ogden
| seat wl = Ogden
| largest city wl = Ogden
| largest city = Ogden
| area_total_sq_mi = 659
| area_total_sq_mi = 659
| area_land_sq_mi = 576
| area_land_sq_mi = 576
| area_water_sq_mi = 83
| area_water_sq_mi = 83
| area percentage = 13%
| area percentage = 13%
| census estimate yr = 2017
| census estimate yr = 2017
| pop = 251,769
| pop = 251,769<ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/webercountyutah/PST045216</ref>
| density_sq_mi = 437
| density_sq_mi = 437
| time zone = Mountain
| time zone = Mountain
| named for = [[Weber River]]
| named for = [[Weber River]]
| web = http://www.co.weber.ut.us/
| web = http://www.co.weber.ut.us/
| district = 1st
| district = 1st
}}
}}
'''Weber County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|iː|b|ər}} {{respell|WEE|bər}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Utah]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 231,236,<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/49/49057.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 30, 2013}}</ref> making it Utah's fourth-most populous county. Its [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> the home of [[Weber State University]]. The county was named for the [[Weber River]].

'''Weber County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|iː|b|ər}} {{respell|WEE|bər}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Utah]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 231,236,<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/49/49057.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 30, 2013}}</ref> making it Utah's fourth-most populous county. Its [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> the home of [[Weber State University]]. The county was formed in 1850<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Utah: Individual County Chronologies|website=Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=[[Newberry Library|The Newberry Library]]|date=2008|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> and named after the [[Weber River]], which in turn was named for [[John Henry Weber]] (1779–1859), a [[Fur trade|fur trapper and trader]] in the area in the mid-1820s.


Weber County is part of the Ogden-[[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]], UT [[Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] as well as the [[Salt Lake City]]-[[Provo, Utah|Provo]]-[[Orem, Utah|Orem]], UT [[Salt Lake City metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].
Weber County is part of the Ogden-[[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]], UT [[Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] as well as the [[Salt Lake City]]-[[Provo, Utah|Provo]]-[[Orem, Utah|Orem]], UT [[Salt Lake City metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].


Historically Weber County stretched from the California, Oregon, [[Utah Territory]] border in the north west, to the current boundary in the south east.<ref>{{cite book | first=Richard Swainson | last=Fisher | title=A new and complete statistical gazetteer of the United States of America | publisher=J.H. Colton and Company | location=New York | year=1855 | page=870 | url=https://books.google.com/?id=lnJ1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA870 | accessdate=February 5, 2011}}</ref> As Nevada and the State of Utah evolved, Weber County shrunk to its current size. It occupies a stretch of the [[Wasatch Front]], part of the eastern shores of [[Great Salt Lake]], and much of the rugged [[Wasatch Range|Wasatch Mountains]].


== Geography ==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|659|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|576|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|83|sqmi}} (13%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 26, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the second-smallest county in Utah by land area and third-smallest by total area.


==History==
The county extends from high in the [[Wasatch Range]] in the east into a portion of the [[Great Salt Lake]] to the west. The Weber and [[Ogden River|Ogden rivers]] and their [[tributary|tributaries]] run through its valleys. The Weber County Surveyor's office divides the county into two regions, the "Lower Valley" and the "Upper Valley", divided by the ridge of the Wasatch front range south through the county. The "Lower Valley" is the more county's populous part and is next to the [[Great Salt Lake]]. The "Upper Valley" is the eastern part of the county and consists mostly of the [[Ogden Valley, Utah|Ogden Valley]], the watershed of the [[Ogden River]].
The Weber Valley was visited by many trappers seeking beavers and muskrats along its streams. One of the first on record reached the area in 1824, traveling from [[Fort Bridger]]. He reported the [[Bear River]] flowed into a salt bay. [[Peter Skene Ogden]] passed through in 1826, representing the [[Hudson's Bay Company]]. He traded in this area for several years, near present-day North Ogden. [[John C. Frémont]] explored the Weber Valley in 1843, and made maps of the area. The Fremont reports encouraged readers to seek their fortunes in the western frontier. [[Miles Goodyear]] was a fur trapper who constructed a way station on the [[Weber River]] in 1845. In 1847 he sold it to incoming [[Mormon pioneers]]. James Brown made the purchase, and changed the name of the site to Brownsville (it was later changed to Ogden).<ref>[http://www.webercountyutah.gov/Parks/fortb/history.php History - Buenaventura Park (accessed 31 March 2019)]</ref>

After the Mormon pioneers began filling out into the future state of Utah, the fledgling government (as of 1849 known as [[State of Deseret]]) began a system of government. On 31 January 1850 the legislature provided for the creation of six counties to generally cover the area, named in this order:
* Weber (with Ogden as county seat)
* Great Salt Lake
* Utah
* San Pete
* Tuilla
* Little Salt Lake<ref>[http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/History/UtahCounties/HistoryOfWeberCounty1996RobertsSadler.pdf Richard C. Roberts & Richard W. Sadler, A History of Weber County (1997). Accessed 31 March 2019]</ref>

The county boundaries were better-defined by the 1852 [[Utah Territory]] legislature. The borders were adjusted by subsequents acts in 1855, in 1856, and in 1862. The creation of [[Nevada Territory]] in 1862 also administratively reduced the county's territory by a significant degree, since its 1852 description had it running to the Sierra Nevada mountains in central California. A final adjustment in 1880 concerning the various lands in the [[Great Salt Lake]] area brought the county's borders to their present configuration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Utah: Individual County Chronologies|website=Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=[[Newberry Library|The Newberry Library]]|date=2008|accessdate=31 March 2019}}</ref>

As of the 1852 description, the original Weber County stretched from California in the west, to the Oregon boundary on the north, to a point in middle [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]] in the south.<ref>{{cite book|first=Richard Swainson|last=Fisher|title=A new and complete statistical gazetteer of the United States of America| publisher=J.H. Colton Co.|location=New York|year=1855|page=870|url=https://books.google.com/?id=lnJ1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA870|accessdate=February 5, 2011}}</ref> As Nevada and the State of Utah evolved, Weber County was trimmed so that it now occupies a stretch of the [[Wasatch Front]], part of the eastern shores of [[Great Salt Lake]], and much of the rugged [[Wasatch Range|Wasatch Mountains]].

==Geography==
The county extends from high in the [[Wasatch Range]] in the east into a portion of the [[Great Salt Lake]] to the west. The Weber and [[Ogden River|Ogden rivers]] and their [[tributary|tributaries]] run through its valleys.<ref name=WCU>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Weber+County,+UT/@41.2412973,-112.1195489,11.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87530c0b357d8a97:0x6305f2940ccb94f4!8m2!3d41.2602635!4d-111.9522491 ''Weber County UT'' Google Maps (accessed 31 March 2019)]</ref> The Weber County Surveyor's office divides the county into two regions, the "Lower Valley" and the "Upper Valley", divided by the ridge of the Wasatch front range south through the county. Lower Valley, adjacent to the Lake, is the county's more populous part. The Upper Valley consists mostly of the Ogden Valley, the watershed of the [[Ogden River]]. The county's highest elevation is Willard Peak in the [[Wasatch Mountains]], at 9,763' (2976m) ASL.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13209 Utah County High Points/Weber County. Peakbagger.com (accessed 31 March 2019)]</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|659|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|576|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|83|sqmi}} (13%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_49.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=June 26, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the second-smallest county in Utah by land area and third-smallest by total area.

===Major highways===
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* United States Interstate I-15
* United States Highway US-89
* Utah State Highway UT-37
* Utah State Highway UT-39
* Utah State Highway UT-79
* Utah State Highway UT-97
* Utah State Highway UT-108
* Utah State Highway UT-126
* Utah State Highway UT-134
* Utah State Highway UT-162
* Utah State Highway UT-158
* Utah State Highway UT-167
* Utah State Highway UT-203
* Utah State Highway UT-204<ref name=WCU/>
{{div col end}}


===Adjacent counties===
===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder County]] (northwest)
* [[Cache County, Utah|Cache County]] (north)
* [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder County]] - northwest
* [[Rich County, Utah|Rich County]] (northeast)
* [[Cache County, Utah|Cache County]] - north
* [[Morgan County, Utah|Morgan County]] (south)
* [[Rich County, Utah|Rich County]] - northeast
* [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]] (south)
* [[Morgan County, Utah|Morgan County]] - southeast
* [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele County]] (southwest)
* [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]] - south
* [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele County]] - southwest
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
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* [[Cache National Forest]] (part)
* Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area
* Weber Memorial Park
* Willard Bay Upland Game Management Area (part)<ref name=WCU/>
{{div col end}}


===National protected area===
===Lakes===
* [[Causey Reservoir]]
*[[Cache National Forest]] (part)
* [[Pineview Reservoir]]


== Demographics ==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
{{US Census population
|1850= 1186
|1850= 1186
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|estyear=2017
|estimate=251769
|estimate=251769
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|estref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2017.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=13 March 2019}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ut190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2014<ref name="QF"/>
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref><br>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ut190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref><br>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2014<ref name=QF/>
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==2000 census==

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-05-14|title=American FactFinder}}</ref> of 2000, there are 196,533 people in the county, organized into 65,698 households and 49,536 families. The [[population density]] is 342 people per square mile (132/km²). There are 70,454 housing units at an average density of 122 per square&nbsp;mile (47/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 87.69% [[Race (U.S. census)|White]], 1.40% [[Race (U.S. census)|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. census)|African American]], 1.28% [[Race (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.77% [[Race (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.16% [[Race (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.59% from [[race (U.S. census)|other races]], and 2.12% from two or more races. 12.65% of the population are [[Race (U.S. census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (U.S. census)|Latino]] of any race.
As of the [[2000 United States Census]], there were 196,533 people in the county, organized into 65,698 households and 49,536 families. The [[population density]] is 341/sqmi (132/km²). There are 70,454 housing units at an average density of 122 per square&nbsp;mile (47/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 87.69% [[Race (U.S. census)|White]], 1.40% [[Race (U.S. census)|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. census)|African American]], 1.28% [[Race (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.77% [[Race (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.16% [[Race (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.59% from [[race (U.S. census)|other races]], and 2.12% from two or more races. 12.65% of the population are [[Race (U.S. census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (U.S. census)|Latino]] of any race.


By 2005 80.4% of the population was non-Hispanic whites. 1.5% was African-Americans while 0.9% was Native American. Asians were 1.4% of the population. Latinos were 15.2% of the county population.
By 2005 80.4% of the population was non-Hispanic whites. 1.5% was African-Americans while 0.9% was Native American. Asians were 1.4% of the population. Latinos were 15.2% of the county population.
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There are 65,698 households out of which 40.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.70% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% are non-families. 20.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.95 and the average family size is 3.42.
There are 65,698 households out of which 40.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.70% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% are non-families. 20.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.95 and the average family size is 3.42.


In the county, the population is spread out with 31% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females, there are 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.2 males.
The county population contained 31% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females, there are 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.2 males.


The median income for a household in the county is $44,014, and the median income for a family is $49,724. Males have a median income of $36,239 versus $24,719 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county is $18,246. 9.30% of the population and 6.90% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 11.10% of those under the age of 18 and 5.50% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
The median income for a household in the county is $44,014, and the median income for a family is $49,724. Males have a median income of $36,239 versus $24,719 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county is $18,246. 9.30% of the population and 6.90% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 11.10% of those under the age of 18 and 5.50% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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* Swedish (3.0%)
* Swedish (3.0%)
* Welsh (1.9%)
* Welsh (1.9%)
* Norwegian (1.9%)<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP02/0500000US49057</ref>
* Norwegian (1.9%)<ref>[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP02/0500000US49057 Factfinder (US Census Bureau)]</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Institutions of higher education in Weber County:

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*[[Weber State University]]
*[[Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College]]
* [[Weber State University]]
*[[Ogden City School District]]
* [[Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College]]
*[[Weber School District]]
* [[Ogden City School District]]
* [[Weber School District]]
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==Communities==
==Communities==

===Cities===
===Cities===
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{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Farr West, Utah|Farr West]]
* [[Farr West, Utah|Farr West]]
*[[Harrisville, Utah|Harrisville]]
* [[Harrisville, Utah|Harrisville]]
*[[Hooper, Utah|Hooper]]
* [[Hooper, Utah|Hooper]]
*[[Marriott-Slaterville, Utah|Marriott-Slaterville]]
* [[Marriott-Slaterville, Utah|Marriott-Slaterville]]
*[[North Ogden, Utah|North Ogden]]
* [[North Ogden, Utah|North Ogden]]
*[[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]] (county seat)
* [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]] (county seat)
*[[Plain City, Utah|Plain City]]
* [[Plain City, Utah|Plain City]]
*[[Pleasant View, Utah|Pleasant View]]
* [[Pleasant View, Utah|Pleasant View]]
*[[Riverdale, Utah|Riverdale]]
* [[Riverdale, Utah|Riverdale]]
*[[Roy, Utah|Roy]]
* [[Roy, Utah|Roy]]
*[[South Ogden, Utah|South Ogden]]
* [[South Ogden, Utah|South Ogden]]
*[[Uintah, Utah|Uintah]]
* [[Uintah, Utah|Uintah]]
*[[Washington Terrace, Utah|Washington Terrace]]
* [[Washington Terrace, Utah|Washington Terrace]]
*[[West Haven, Utah|West Haven]]
* [[West Haven, Utah|West Haven]]
{{div col end}}
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===Town===
===Towns===
*[[Huntsville, Utah|Huntsville]]
* [[Huntsville, Utah|Huntsville]]


===Census-designated places===
===Census-designated places===
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===Unincorporated communities===
===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Nordic Valley, Utah|Nordic Valley]]
* [[Nordic Valley, Utah|Nordic Valley]]
* [[Reese, Utah|Reese]]
* Reese<ref name=WCU/>
* [[Taylor, Utah|Taylor]]
* [[Taylor, Utah|Taylor]]
* [[Warren, Utah|Warren]]
* [[Warren, Utah|Warren]]
* [[West Weber, Utah|West Weber]]
* [[West Weber, Utah|West Weber]]
{{div col end}}


== Notable residents ==
==Notable residents==
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*[[Jefferson Hunt]]
* [[Hal Ashby]] - film director
*[[David O. McKay]]
* [[Rodney Bagley]] - developed catalytic converter
*[[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] winning film director [[Hal Ashby]]
* [[Solon Borglum]] - sculptor
*[[Rodney Bagley]], inventor of the catalytic converter
* [[Fawn M. Brodie]] - historian
*Sculptor [[Solon Borglum]]
* [[John Browning]] - firearms manufacturer
*Historian [[Fawn M. Brodie]]
* [[Bernard DeVoto]] - historian
*Inventor [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]] (firearms designer)
* [[David Eccles (businessman)|David Eccles]] - businessman
*Basketball player [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]]
* [[Jefferson Hunt]] - founded Huntsville
*Historian [[Bernard DeVoto]]
* [[J. Willard Marriott]] - businessman
*Businessman [[David Eccles (businessman)|David Eccles]]
* [[Herbert B. Maw]] - Utah governor
*Actor [[Byron Foulger]]
* [[David O. McKay]]
*World War II photographer [[J. Malan Heslop]]
* [[Olene S. Walker]] - Utah governor
*Businessman [[J. Willard Marriott]]
{{div col end}}
*Utah's 8th Governor [[Herbert B. Maw]]
*Basketball player [[Wataru Misaka]]
*Jazz Musician [[Red Nichols]]
*Entertainers "The Osmonds": [[Virl Osmond|George, Jr. (Virl)]], [[Tom Osmond|Tom]], [[Alan Osmond|Alan]], [[Wayne Osmond|Wayne]], [[Merrill Osmond|Merrill]], [[Jay Osmond|Jay]], [[Donny Osmond|Donny]], [[Marie Osmond|Marie]]
*Former [[United States National Security Advisor]] [[Brent Scowcroft]]
*Game designer [[Ken St. Andre]]
*Utah's 15th Governor [[Olene S. Walker]]
*Actor [[Gedde Watanabe]]
*Basketball player and coach [[Byron Scott (basketball)|Byron Scott]]
*Football player [[Rulon Jones]]


==Politics==
==Politics==
Weber County voters usually vote Republican. In no national election since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Weber County, Utah]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Weber County, Utah]]
*[[Weber County Library System]]
* [[Weber County Library System]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.co.weber.ut.us/ Ogden County Official Website]
* [http://www.co.weber.ut.us/ Ogden County Official Website]
*[http://www.echamber.cc/ Ogden/Weber] [[Chamber of commerce|Chamber of Commerce]]
* [http://www.echamber.cc/ Ogden/Weber] [[Chamber of commerce|Chamber of Commerce]]
*[http://www.ogdencvb.org/ Ogden/Weber Convention/Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.ogdencvb.org/ Ogden/Weber Convention/Visitors Bureau]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070509061030/http://envisionogden.org/ Envision Ogden] Outdoor recreation directory
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070509061030/http://envisionogden.org/ Envision Ogden] Outdoor recreation directory
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040512054254/http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/w/WEBERCT.html Weber County History] from the ''Utah History Encyclopedia'' at the [[University of Utah]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040512054254/http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/w/WEBERCT.html Weber County History] from the ''Utah History Encyclopedia'' at the [[University of Utah]]
*[http://www.weberpathways.org/ Weber Pathways] Public trails in Weber County.
* [http://www.weberpathways.org/ Weber Pathways] Public trails in Weber County.
*[http://www.ovpathways.org/ Ogden Valley Pathways] Public trails in Weber County focused on Ogden Valley.
* [http://www.ovpathways.org/ Ogden Valley Pathways] Public trails in Weber County focused on Ogden Valley.
*[http://www.weberpl.lib.ut.us/ Weber County Library]
* [http://www.weberpl.lib.ut.us/ Weber County Library]


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Weber County
County
Historic United States Post Office and Courthouse in Ogden, Utah.
Historic United States Post Office and Courthouse in Ogden, Utah.
Map of Utah highlighting Weber County
Location within the U.S. state of Utah
Map of the United States highlighting Utah
Utah's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°18′N 111°55′W / 41.3°N 111.92°W / 41.3; -111.92
Country United States
State Utah
Founded31 January 1850 (created)
3 March 1852 (organized)
Named forWeber River
SeatOgden
Largest cityOgden
Area
 • Total659 sq mi (1,710 km2)
 • Land576 sq mi (1,490 km2)
 • Water83 sq mi (210 km2)  13%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2017)
251,769
 • Density437/sq mi (169/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.co.weber.ut.us

Weber County (/ˈwiːbər/ WEE-bər) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 231,236,[1] making it Utah's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Ogden,[2] the home of Weber State University. The county was named for the Weber River.

Weber County is part of the Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area.


History

The Weber Valley was visited by many trappers seeking beavers and muskrats along its streams. One of the first on record reached the area in 1824, traveling from Fort Bridger. He reported the Bear River flowed into a salt bay. Peter Skene Ogden passed through in 1826, representing the Hudson's Bay Company. He traded in this area for several years, near present-day North Ogden. John C. Frémont explored the Weber Valley in 1843, and made maps of the area. The Fremont reports encouraged readers to seek their fortunes in the western frontier. Miles Goodyear was a fur trapper who constructed a way station on the Weber River in 1845. In 1847 he sold it to incoming Mormon pioneers. James Brown made the purchase, and changed the name of the site to Brownsville (it was later changed to Ogden).[3]

After the Mormon pioneers began filling out into the future state of Utah, the fledgling government (as of 1849 known as State of Deseret) began a system of government. On 31 January 1850 the legislature provided for the creation of six counties to generally cover the area, named in this order:

  • Weber (with Ogden as county seat)
  • Great Salt Lake
  • Utah
  • San Pete
  • Tuilla
  • Little Salt Lake[4]

The county boundaries were better-defined by the 1852 Utah Territory legislature. The borders were adjusted by subsequents acts in 1855, in 1856, and in 1862. The creation of Nevada Territory in 1862 also administratively reduced the county's territory by a significant degree, since its 1852 description had it running to the Sierra Nevada mountains in central California. A final adjustment in 1880 concerning the various lands in the Great Salt Lake area brought the county's borders to their present configuration.[5]

As of the 1852 description, the original Weber County stretched from California in the west, to the Oregon boundary on the north, to a point in middle Davis County in the south.[6] As Nevada and the State of Utah evolved, Weber County was trimmed so that it now occupies a stretch of the Wasatch Front, part of the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake, and much of the rugged Wasatch Mountains.

Geography

The county extends from high in the Wasatch Range in the east into a portion of the Great Salt Lake to the west. The Weber and Ogden rivers and their tributaries run through its valleys.[7] The Weber County Surveyor's office divides the county into two regions, the "Lower Valley" and the "Upper Valley", divided by the ridge of the Wasatch front range south through the county. Lower Valley, adjacent to the Lake, is the county's more populous part. The Upper Valley consists mostly of the Ogden Valley, the watershed of the Ogden River. The county's highest elevation is Willard Peak in the Wasatch Mountains, at 9,763' (2976m) ASL.[8] The county has an area of 659 square miles (1,710 km2), of which 576 square miles (1,490 km2) is land and 83 square miles (210 km2) (13%) is water.[9] It is the second-smallest county in Utah by land area and third-smallest by total area.

Major highways

  • United States Interstate I-15
  • United States Highway US-89
  • Utah State Highway UT-37
  • Utah State Highway UT-39
  • Utah State Highway UT-79
  • Utah State Highway UT-97
  • Utah State Highway UT-108
  • Utah State Highway UT-126
  • Utah State Highway UT-134
  • Utah State Highway UT-162
  • Utah State Highway UT-158
  • Utah State Highway UT-167
  • Utah State Highway UT-203
  • Utah State Highway UT-204[7]

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

  • Cache National Forest (part)
  • Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area
  • Weber Memorial Park
  • Willard Bay Upland Game Management Area (part)[7]

Lakes

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18501,186—
18608,675631.5%
18707,858−9.4%
188012,34457.1%
189022,72384.1%
190025,23911.1%
191035,17939.4%
192043,66324.1%
193052,17219.5%
194056,7148.7%
195083,31946.9%
1960110,74432.9%
1970126,27814.0%
1980144,61614.5%
1990158,3309.5%
2000196,53324.1%
2010231,23617.7%
2017 (est.)251,769[10]8.9%
US Decennial Census[11]
1790–1960[12] 1900–1990[13]
1990–2000[14] 2010–2014[1]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 196,533 people in the county, organized into 65,698 households and 49,536 families. The population density is 341/sqmi (132/km²). There are 70,454 housing units at an average density of 122 per square mile (47/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 87.69% White, 1.40% Black or African American, 1.28% Asian, 0.77% Native American, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 6.59% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. 12.65% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

By 2005 80.4% of the population was non-Hispanic whites. 1.5% was African-Americans while 0.9% was Native American. Asians were 1.4% of the population. Latinos were 15.2% of the county population.

There are 65,698 households out of which 40.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% are married couples living together, 10.70% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% are non-families. 20.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.95 and the average family size is 3.42.

The county population contained 31% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females, there are 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $44,014, and the median income for a family is $49,724. Males have a median income of $36,239 versus $24,719 for females. The per capita income for the county is $18,246. 9.30% of the population and 6.90% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 11.10% of those under the age of 18 and 5.50% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Ancestry

As of 2017, the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Weber County, Utah were:

  • English (21.6%)
  • German (10.5%)
  • "American" (7.5%)
  • Irish (6.1%)
  • Scottish (4.1%)
  • Danish (3.9%)
  • Italian (3.6%)
  • Dutch (3.1%)
  • Swedish (3.0%)
  • Welsh (1.9%)
  • Norwegian (1.9%)[15]

Education

Institutions of higher education in Weber County:

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Notable residents

Politics

Weber County voters usually vote Republican. In no national election since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.

Presidential election results
Presidential elections results[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2016 46.8% 40,235 26.9% 23,131 26.3% 22,640
2012 71.1% 54,224 26.0% 19,841 2.9% 2,225
2008 62.0% 45,885 34.7% 25,666 3.3% 2,471
2004 70.4% 51,199 27.3% 19,862 2.2% 1,630
2000 62.6% 39,254 31.7% 19,890 5.7% 3,598
1996 48.8% 27,443 38.1% 21,404 13.2% 7,395
1992 39.3% 26,812 26.1% 17,795 34.6% 23,609
1988 64.0% 39,676 34.6% 21,431 1.5% 911
1984 70.4% 44,590 29.0% 18,346 0.6% 398
1980 70.0% 43,807 24.6% 15,404 5.4% 3,388
1976 58.3% 34,811 38.7% 23,111 3.0% 1,762
1972 68.2% 37,753 26.2% 14,503 5.6% 3,078
1968 52.8% 27,034 40.0% 20,465 7.2% 3,683
1964 40.5% 20,206 59.5% 29,666
1960 47.9% 22,293 52.1% 24,239 0.1% 31
1956 56.0% 22,542 44.1% 17,747
1952 51.1% 20,692 48.9% 19,795
1948 37.1% 12,445 62.2% 20,861 0.8% 253
1944 32.6% 9,518 67.3% 19,639 0.2% 48
1940 30.6% 7,946 69.4% 18,037 0.1% 24
1936 21.9% 4,989 77.1% 17,594 1.1% 243
1932 39.0% 8,019 56.2% 11,541 4.8% 989
1928 53.8% 9,934 45.3% 8,361 0.9% 173
1924 43.6% 7,382 23.5% 3,970 33.0% 5,579
1920 50.7% 7,122 37.3% 5,239 12.0% 1,684
1916 35.5% 4,720 61.1% 8,139 3.4% 454
1912 29.3% 3,171 27.6% 2,986 43.1% 4,661
1908 56.1% 5,881 37.8% 3,965 6.1% 644
1904 62.4% 6,331 30.6% 3,108 7.0% 714
1900 52.4% 4,585 46.7% 4,092 0.9% 82
1896 17.8% 1,373 82.2% 6,343

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. ^ History - Buenaventura Park (accessed 31 March 2019)
  4. ^ Richard C. Roberts & Richard W. Sadler, A History of Weber County (1997). Accessed 31 March 2019
  5. ^ "Utah: Individual County Chronologies". Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  6. ^ Fisher, Richard Swainson (1855). A new and complete statistical gazetteer of the United States of America. New York: J.H. Colton Co. p. 870. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d Weber County UT Google Maps (accessed 31 March 2019)
  8. ^ Utah County High Points/Weber County. Peakbagger.com (accessed 31 March 2019)
  9. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  10. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  11. ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  12. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  13. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  14. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  15. ^ Factfinder (US Census Bureau)
  16. ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 31 March 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)

External links

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