The Ogden River is a 35-mile (56 km) long river in Weber County . Utah , United States.
55-639: The Ogden River's three forks (North, Central, and South) begin in the Wasatch Range in Weber County and converge at Pineview Reservoir , near Huntsville . The river then flows southwest through Ogden Canyon , the city of Ogden , and the border of West Haven and Marriott-Slaterville where it joins the Weber River . The Ogden River is older than the Wasatch Mountains. As the mountains slowly rose over
110-589: A bus rapid transit system, as part of their city bus routes. Provo also serves as the southernmost terminus of the FrontRunner , Utah's intrastate commuter rail service. The Provo FrontRunner station is located on South University Avenue, directly southwest of Amtrak's Provo Station—which is Utah's third westbound stop, after Green River and Helper, for the California Zephyr Amtrak route. In addition to Provo, The FrontRunner currently has three stops in
165-422: A graduate or professional degree . Due to respondents reporting multiple ethnicities, percentages may add up to greater than 100%. The government is a three-member elected county commission elected at-large. Other elected officials include the county sheriff , the county clerk , county recorder, county assessor, county surveyor, county treasurer, and the county attorney . The current county attorney
220-468: A population density of 329.0 people per square mile (127.0/km ). Among non- Hispanic or Latino people, the racial makeup was 518,460 (78.6%) White , 4,110 (0.6%) African American , 2,533 (0.4%) Native American , 10,111 (1.5%) Asian , 6,541 (1.0%) Pacific Islander , 2,421 (0.4%) from other races , and 26,692 (4.0%) from two or more races . 88,531 (13.4%) people were Hispanic or Latino. There were 330,884 (50.18%) males and 328,515 (49.82%) females, and
275-557: A lush understory of wildflowers and grasses. Wyoming big sagebrush ( Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis ) occurs at the lowest and driest elevations, although much of the Wasatch Range is above the elevation where this subspecies occurs. All sagebrush species, combined, provide critical habitat to greater sage grouse , a species under consideration for listing by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service . The Wasatch Range
330-451: A single person living alone and 12,334 (6.7%) were two or more people living together. 88,011 (47.7%) of all households had children under the age of 18. 124,353 (67.4%) of households were owner-occupied while 60,205 (32.6%) were renter-occupied . The median income for a Utah County household was $ 77,057 and the median family income was $ 83,938, with a per-capita income of $ 27,365. The median income for males that were full-time employees
385-413: Is Jeff Gray. In 2020, Utah County voters rejected Proposition 9, which would have changed the county's government to a five-member elected county council with an elected county mayor. The first sheriff of the county was John T. Willis, who was succeeded by William Madison Wall . Alexander Williams served during John Cradlebaugh 's court in 1859. He was succeeded by Eli Whipple, who resigned in 1861 and
440-682: Is common on the foothills of the range from just south of Brigham City in the north, to the southern extension of the Wasatch Range. It is not found in the northern portion of the Range. Ponderosa pine ( Pinus ponderosa ), while abundant elsewhere in Utah is not common in this mountain range, except in plantations in Big Cottonwood Canyon southeast of Salt Lake City and in Logan Canyon , east of Logan. Some individual trees have been found in remote areas of
495-400: Is covered with arid-climate forestation. The county generally slopes to the west and north, with its highest point (the northern peak of the twin-peaked Mt. Nebo in the southern part of the county), at 11,928 ft (3,636 m) ASL. The county has an area of 2,144 square miles (5,550 km ), of which 2,003 square miles (5,190 km ) is land and 141 square miles (370 km ) (6.6%)
550-585: Is especially gentle compared to the rest of the range. The range widens east of Ogden, sheltering a high mountain valley known as the Ogden Valley. Three more ski resorts lie here, as well as several small towns (such as Huntsville , Liberty , and Eden ). North of this, the Wellsville Mountains branch off from the northwest of the range, continuing a line of mountains paralleling the I-15 corridor. This range
605-769: Is exceptionally thin and steep. However, US-89 / US-91 is maintained as a four-lane highway through the range at Wellsville Canyon east of Brigham City . Cache Valley , created by the Bear River , is flanked on the west by the Wellsville Mountains and on the east by the much denser and higher Bear River Mountains. The northwestern border of Cache Valley is flanked by the Bannock Range in Idaho . The two highest peaks in this area are Mount Naomi and Mount Logan , each just under 10,000 feet (3,000 m). The southeastern portion of
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#1732851232048660-402: Is given to a berry basket" carried by women. Since the earliest days of European settlement, most of Utah's population has chosen to settle along the range's western front, where numerous rivers exit the mountains. For early settlers, the mountains were a vital source of water, timber, and granite. Today, 85% of Utah's population lives within 15 miles (24 km) of the Wasatch Range, mainly in
715-489: Is home to a high concentration of ski areas, with 11 stretching from Sundance in northeastern Utah County to Powder Mountain and Nordic Valley Ski Area northeast of Ogden . There are also two ski resorts in the Bear River Mountains ( Beaver Mountain and Cherry Peak Resort ). Park City alone is bordered by two ski resorts. Due to the low relative humidity in wintertime, along with the added lake-effect from
770-529: Is home to several plants that occur nowhere other than in this area. Several of these are rare and restricted to narrow geological formations, while others are more widely distributed throughout the area. Some of the less rare endemics include five-petal cliffbush ( Jamesia americana var. macrocalyx ), Sierra fumewort ( Corydalis caseana ssp. brachycarpa ), and Utah angelica ( Angelica wheeleri ). In addition to ski resorts, there are hundreds of miles of mountain biking and hiking trails winding through
825-427: Is little record of any official activity conducted by the fledgling county until April 18, 1852, when a full slate of county officials was published, and recordkeeping began. The first courthouse was built in central Provo in 1866–67. It was soon outgrown and was replaced by a second courthouse (1872–73). By the 1920s, this building was also cramped, and the decision was made to erect a combined city-county building, which
880-564: Is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, ranking among the top ten counties in numerical growth. Correspondingly, Provo–Orem is among the top eight metropolitan areas by percentage growth in the country. Utah County is one of seven counties in the United States to have the same name as its state. The other six counties are Arkansas County , Hawaii County , Idaho County , Iowa County , Oklahoma County and New York County (commonly known as Manhattan). The legislature of
935-453: Is water. Utah Valley lies at the center of the county, lined by the mountains of the Wasatch Range on the east. Utah Lake occupies a large part of the valley. The elevation ranges from 4,487 feet (1,368 m) above sea level at the lake to 11,928 feet (3,636 m) at the peak of Mount Nebo . Source: Source: Source: The 2000 census was the first to allow residents to select multiple race categories. Prior to 2000,
990-542: The Pfeifferhorn . Farther north, Big Cottonwood Canyon features tricky climbing on quartzite . The densely vegetated narrow canyons of the Wasatch Range, such as Big Cottonwood Canyon and Little Cottonwood Canyon, are heavily visited; on 25 September 2005, 1,200 automobiles entered Little Cottonwood in an hour. The canyons sit within 24 miles (39 km) of downtown Salt Lake City and the year-round paved roadways can reach 5,000 feet (1,500 m) higher in elevation above
1045-697: The Rocky Mountains of Colorado or even the Uinta Mountains (the other main portion of the Rocky Mountains in Utah). However, they are sculpted by glaciers, yielding notably rugged, sweeping upland scenery. They also receive heavy snowfall: more than 500 inches (1,300 cm) per year in some places. This great snowfall, with its runoff, made possible a prosperous urban strip of some 25 cities along nearly 100 miles (160 km) of mountain frontage. The Wasatch Range
1100-553: The State of Deseret created a county on January 31, 1850, to govern the civic affairs of Utah Valley , which by the 1850s was bustling with newly arrived settlers. The county name is derived from the valley name, which is derived from the Spanish name ( Yuta ) for the Ute Indians . The State of Deseret dissolved soon after (April 5, 1851), but the counties it had set in place continued. There
1155-592: The Union Pacific Railroad , the line is used by freight trains and Amtrak 's California Zephyr . The Wasatch Range is part of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains Level 3 Ecoregion, a temperate coniferous forest . Common trees include Douglas fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii ), subalpine fir ( Abies bifolia ), Engelmann spruce ( Picea engelmannii ), Colorado blue spruce ( Picea pungens ), and quaking aspen ( Populus tremuloides ). Gambel oak ( Quercus gambelii )
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#17328512320481210-588: The Great Salt Lake, the snow has a dry, powdery texture which most of the local ski resorts market as "the Greatest Snow on Earth". The snow and nearby ski resorts helped Salt Lake City gain the right to host the 2002 Winter Olympics . Several of the canyons in the Lone Peak area, most notably Little Cottonwood Canyon , have several high-quality granite outcroppings, and make up a popular climbing area such as
1265-511: The Jurassic and Paleogene, the regional stress regime became a maximum striking east to west. This horizontal compression caused thin skinned imbricated thrust faults resulting in as much as 50% crustal shortening of the western North American Plate. The Wasatch anticlinorium represented the furthest eastern margins of these Sevier origin imbricated thrusts. Once the Farallon plate had largely subducted,
1320-621: The NW moving Pacific plate latched onto the North American Plate, causing a change in regional stress. Sevier thrust ramps were reactivated into normal faults, causing crustal extension as the Pacific plate drags the western margins of the North American plate to the NW. The current Wasatch range continues to grow via normal faults as the valley drops in periodic motion. Mount Nebo, the highest peak of
1375-632: The Ogden River has been a source of irrigation since the early 20th century. Pineview Dam was completed in 1937 as one of a series of projects by the Bureau of Reclamation as part of the Ogden River Project. This project attempts to supply irrigation to 25,000 acres (100 km) of nearby land. Other related projects include the Ogden-Brigham Canal, which connects the river with Brigham City to
1430-693: The Salt Lake Valley, shelters small mountain coves that harbor four world-famous ski resorts ( Alta , Brighton , Solitude , and Snowbird ). The eastern slopes of the Cottonwoods drop to the Snyderville Basin , which contains Park City and its two ski resorts ( Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley ). Much of the eastern side of the range, from north of Salt Lake City to the Bear River Mountains,
1485-762: The Wasatch Range that appear to be relic individuals from past populations. Subspecies of big sagebrush ( Artemisia tridentata ) dominate drier portions of the landscapes. Most of the sagebrush that occurs in the Wasatch Range is mountain big sagebrush ( Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana ). Many of the valley bottoms at one time were occupied by basin big sagebrush ( Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata ). Most of this subspecies has been removed, however, because it occurred on what constitutes prime agricultural lands. In upper elevations, and on slightly more mesic sites than that of mountain big sagebrush, one can find subalpine big sagebrush ( Artemisia tridenta ssp. spiciformis ). This subspecies occupies productive sites and often has
1540-649: The Wasatch, is at the southern edge of the range. The Colorado Plateau comes to its northwest corner as it meets the southern end of the Rocky Mountains. Immediately west of these two, the Great Basin , which is the northern region of the Basin and Range Province , begins and stretches westward across western Utah and Nevada until it reaches the Sierra Nevada near the Nevada/ California border. Geologic faults punctuate
1595-611: The canyons and alpine valleys of the Wasatch Range. These offer backcountry access close to a large metropolitan area. There is rock climbing and mountaineering on the towering limestone , granite , and quartzite peaks and in many of the surrounding canyons. Winter recreation includes ski touring , ski mountaineering , and snowshoeing . Alpine lakes and streams offer somewhat overworked fishing opportunities. The Wasatch Mountain Club has regular activities. The Utah Native Plant Society conducts regular walks from spring until fall along
1650-473: The census used the category 'Other Race' as a catch-all identifier. For county-level census data in 1950 and 1900, Utah counted all non-White and non-Black residents using this category. 'Other races' formed 1.4% of Utah County's population in 1990, 0.43% in 1950, and 0.07% in 1900. According to the 2020 United States census and 2020 American Community Survey , there were 659,399 people in Utah County with
1705-673: The city of Spanish Fork. Portions of Highway 89 have become prominent local roads known collectively as 'State Street'. Highway 189 is known as 'University Avenue' in the city of Provo, and runs through Provo Canyon into Heber in neighboring Wasatch County . Utah County has seen significant growth in public transportation over the past 15 years, owing in part to the county's large student population of more than 70,000 commuting to-and-from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo and Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem. The two cities jointly operate UVX ,
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1760-461: The city within a short distance. Dirt roads readily drivable in passenger cars with moderate clearance stretch up from Park City, Heber, and Big Cottonwood Canyon. These reach about 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above sea level and provide long-range high country views. The Wasatch Range's origins are rooted in the Sevier Orogeny . As the Farallon plate subducted under the North American plate between
1815-464: The county did not have sufficient food . Much of Utah's transportation infrastructure was built to support automobiles. Prior to the 1950s, Utah County relied on the U.S. Highway System for local transportation. When I-15 was built in 1956 (parallel to Highway 89 ), it became the dominant transportation vein in the state. The I-15 CORE project added multiple lanes on I-15 through most of Utah County. This expanded 24 miles (39 km) of freeway and
1870-429: The county voted for John McCain by a 58.9% margin over Barack Obama , compared to McCain winning by 28.1% statewide. Eight other Utah counties voted more strongly in favor of McCain. In the 2012 election , Mitt Romney received 88.32% of the vote. In 2016 , it gave a slim majority of the vote to Donald Trump , and nearly 30% of the vote to independent candidate Evan McMullin , who outperformed Hillary Clinton in
1925-596: The county, as well as all 14 state representatives, are Republicans. Utah County saw high rates of opioid and other prescription drug addiction from the mid-2000s onwards, foreshadowing the national opioid crisis . The 2008 documentary Happy Valley examined the problem. Giving USA , which reports on charitable giving in the US, named Utah County as one of the three most generous counties in philanthropic donations, alongside San Juan County, Utah and Madison County, Idaho . In 2019, one in eight people and one in six children in
1980-419: The county. This was McMullin's largest share of the vote in any county in Utah and his second best nationwide after Madison County, Idaho . In 2020 , Democratic candidate Joe Biden received over 75,000 votes, easily a record for the party - no Democratic candidate had previously received more than 30,000 votes in the county - but it amounted to barely a quarter of the county vote as Trump received two-thirds of
2035-456: The foothills of the central Wasatch Front and in adjoining canyons as the season progresses. Many wildflowers bloom in the late summer in Albion Basin at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon . Utah County, Utah Utah County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Utah . The county seat and largest city is Provo , which is the state's fourth-largest city, and
2090-460: The largest outside of Salt Lake County . As of the 2020 United States Census , the population was 665,665. Utah County is one of two counties forming the Provo– Orem metropolitan statistical area , and is part of the larger Salt Lake City –Provo–Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area . In 2020, the center of population of Utah was in Utah County, in the city of Saratoga Springs . Utah County
2145-414: The last 15 million years by periodic faulting on the Wasatch fault, the river was able to cut through the landscape to create the remarkable Ogden Canyon, which is a roughly 6-mile (9.7 km) long canyon with a series of smaller side canyons. The city of Ogden is at the western end of Ogden Canyon, with the eastern end at Pineview Dam . Originally named after 19th-century fur trader Peter Skene Ogden ,
2200-408: The most Republican state in the United States". It has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate nine times since statehood, but has not done so since 1964. In the 1992 presidential election , George H. W. Bush received the most votes and Bill Clinton was third in votes received. In the 2004 presidential election , 85.99% voted for George W. Bush . In the 2008 U.S. presidential election ,
2255-512: The native Ute people , Wasatch means "mountain pass" or "low pass over high range." According to William Bright , the mountains were named for a Shoshoni leader who was named with the Shoshoni term wasattsi , meaning "blue heron". In 1926, Cecil Alter quoted Henry Gannett from 1902, who said that the word meant "land of many waters," then posited, "the word is a common one among the Shoshones, and
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2310-485: The north, the reconstructed Ogden Canyon Conduit, and the South Ogden Highline Canal. [REDACTED] Media related to Ogden River at Wikimedia Commons 41°14′05″N 112°00′09″W / 41.23472°N 112.00250°W / 41.23472; -112.00250 Wasatch Range The Wasatch Range ( / ˈ w ɑː s æ tʃ / WAH -satch ) or Wasatch Mountains is a mountain range in
2365-555: The population distribution by age was 216,133 (32.8%) under the age of 18, 389,673 (59.1%) from 18 to 64, and 53,593 (8.1%) who were at least 65 years old. The median age was 25.9 years. There were 184,558 households in Utah County with an average size of 3.57 of which 148,476 (80.4%) were families and 36,082 (19.6%) were non-families. Among all families, 124,424 (67.4%) were married couples , 8,394 (4.5%) were male householders with no spouse, and 15,658 (8.5%) were female householders with no spouse. Among all non-families, 23,748 (12.9%) were
2420-638: The range across Wasatch County transforms into the relatively flat, windswept Wasatch Plateau at an elevation of about 8,500 feet (2,600 m) to 9,500 feet (2,900 m). At its southeastern edge, just north of Helper , it runs into the Book Cliffs . Further north, the Heber Valley and Weber River Valley separate the Wasatch Range from the Uinta Mountains , while the Bear River Valley and Bear Lake Valley separate it from lower mountain ranges that mark
2475-446: The range include US-6 / US-89 through Spanish Fork Canyon , US-189 through Provo Canyon , Utah State Route 39 extending east from Huntsville (a route which is closed in winter), US‑89/ US-91 through Logan Canyon , and along Idaho State Highway 36 near the northern end of the range. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad had a line through the Wasatch Range via Soldier Summit Pass and Spanish Fork Canyon. Now operated by
2530-590: The range, chief among them the Wasatch Fault . These faults also formed the Timpanogos Cave . A series of mountain valleys punctuate the northern Wasatch Range. While the western side of the range drops sharply to the floors of the Wasatch Front valleys, the eastern side of the range is gentler, allowing for the construction of several ski resorts. The Cottonwoods, a particularly rugged and dense area just east of
2585-533: The total. Until 2013 , Utah County was represented entirely by one congressional district. Currently, the county is split between two congressional districts. Most of the county's population is in the 3rd District , represented by Republican John Curtis , former Provo Mayor. Much of the county's area however, including Utah Lake, resides in the 4th District currently represented by Republican Burgess Owens . The county's Republican bent runs right through state and local politics. All five state senators representing
2640-679: The valley's base elevation of 4,330 feet (1,320 m) to over 11,000 feet (3,400 m). Other notable peaks include Mount Timpanogos , a massive peak that looms over northern Utah County and is especially prominent from Pleasant Grove and Orem ; Lone Peak , the Twin Peaks , and Mount Olympus , which overlooks the Salt Lake Valley ; Francis Peak overlooking both Morgan and Davis counties; and Ben Lomond and Mount Ogden , both towering over Ogden . Topping out below 12,000 feet (3,700 m), Wasatch peaks are not especially high compared to
2695-514: The valleys just to the west. This westside concentration is known as the Wasatch Front and has a population of well over 2 million. Salt Lake City lies between the Wasatch Range and the Great Salt Lake . The range's highest point — 11,928 feet (3,636 m) — is Mount Nebo , a triple peak rising above Nephi , at the southern end of the range. In some places the mountains rise steeply from
2750-452: The western United States that runs about 160 miles (260 km) from the Utah - Idaho border south to central Utah . It is the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains , and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region. The northern extension of the Wasatch Range, the Bear River Mountains , extends just into Idaho , constituting all of the Wasatch Range in that state. In the language of
2805-486: The western edge of the Green River Basin. The Wasatch Range is traversed by just seven highways, along with several rugged mountain roads and unpaved trails. The most prominent are I-80 through Parley's Canyon east of Salt Lake City and I-84 through Weber Canyon southeast of Ogden. They meet near the ghost town of Echo on the eastern slopes of the range and continue northeast as I‑80. Other highways through
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#17328512320482860-435: Was $ 60,356 and for females $ 37,391. 10.0% of the population and 6.9% of families were below the poverty line . In terms of education attainment, out of the 310,161 people in Utah County 25 years or older, 14,999 (4.8%) had not completed high school , 51,916 (16.7%) had a high school diploma or equivalency, 115,689 (37.3%) had some college or associate degree , 88,312 (28.5%) had a bachelor's degree , and 39,245 (12.7%) had
2915-413: Was completed in 1926. The county's boundaries were adjusted in 1852, 1854, 1856, 1862, 1880, and 1884. It has retained its present boundary since 1884. Utah County terrain ranges from stiff mountain ranges in the east (the Wasatch Range ), dropping steeply to a large lake-filled valley. Most of the comparatively level ground is dedicated to agriculture or developed uses, while most of the steep terrain
2970-585: Was completed in 2012. Other construction projects by UDOT have been done on I-15 since then, including the Technology Corridor project and the Point of the Mountain project. However, the highway system retains its significance in Utah County due to the mountainous terrain. Highway 6 is the closest major road connecting Colorado to the Wasatch Front, running through Spanish Fork Canyon before converging with I-15 in
3025-554: Was replaced by Russell Kelly. In 2020, Sheriff Mike Smith publicly stated he would not enforce COVID-19 face mask mandates . The Utah County Fire Department provides emergency response to all unincorporated areas within Utah County and works with all the incorporated cities within the county plus all Utah state and federal lands. The department is primarily a wildland fires response and urban interspace service with some structure fire and HAZMAT abatement capability. Utah County has been referred to as "the most Republican county in
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