Snowville, Utah Explained

Official Name:Snowville, Utah
Image Map1:Map of USA UT.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Utah in the United States
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name2:Box Elder
Government Type:Council - Mayor Orlando Scott O'Hare
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name1:Orlando Scott O'Hare
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1871
Established Date1:November 6, 1933
Named For:Lorenzo Snow
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.02
Area Land Km2:4.02
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.55
Area Land Sq Mi:1.55
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Total:167
Population Density Km2:43.01
Population Density Sq Mi:111.40
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation M:1386
Elevation Ft:4547
Coordinates:41.9706°N -112.7092°W
Postal Code:84336
Blank Info:49-69970[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1432604
Pop Est As Of:2019
Population Est:173

Snowville is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 167 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Snowville is located at an elevation of 4551feet.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5mi2, all land.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Snowville has a warm-summer continental climate (Dfb).

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 177 people, 59 households, and 46 families residing in the town. The population density was 115.4 people per square mile (44.7/km2). There were 71 housing units at an average density of 46.3 per square mile (17.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 88.70% White, 0.56% Asian, 9.60% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.21% of the population.

There were 59 households, out of which 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.52.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 15.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $35,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,604. None of the families and 4.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 54.5% of those over 64.

History

Curlew Valley, named after the curlew snipe that nests there, extends from Snowville, Utah, to the Idaho towns of Stone and Holbrook. The first recorded settlers were Peter Skene Ogden's large party of trappers that camped on Deep Creek December 27, 1828.

Some of the discharged members of the Mormon Battalion, on their way home from California to Salt Lake City on September 18, 1848, camped on Deep Creek and also in a cave 1miles east called Hollow Rock.

The beginning of Deep Creek is a large spring at Holbrook which runs through the center of the valley and has never varied even in dry years. About 1miles southwest is Rocky Ford, where the pioneers were able to pass on solid rock.

In 1869, Joseph William Robbins, Thomas Showell, and William M. Harris settled at the Curlew Sinks, 10miles west of here, where Deep Creek sinks into the ground. The old pioneer trail and the stage line went through their ranch.

The first townsite in the Curlew Valley was Snowville. Settled at the direction of Brigham Young, the community was named in honor of Lorenzo Snow, an apostle who became President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1898 to 1901.

Cemetery

The Snowville Cemetery is located at 750 North 600 West in Snowville, Utah. The earliest burial was of William O'Donald, who died on May 27, 1869. As of 2004, there are 540 burials on 10acres owned by the town of Snowville. Two unknown soldiers are buried in the cemetery as well as William Robbins, the first settler of the valley and a veteran of the American Civil War. The cemetery's online database is maintained by the Utah History Research Center.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.