College Ward, Utah
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College Ward, Utah | |
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![]() Former College Ward LDS Church meetinghouse, September 2015 | |
Location of College Ward within the State of Utah | |
Coordinates: 41°40′37″N 111°52′48″W / 41.67694°N 111.88000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Cache |
Settled | 1879 |
Named for | Brigham Young College |
Elevation | 4,495 ft (1,370 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 84339 |
Area code | 435 |
GNIS feature ID | 1439893[1] |
College Ward is an unincorporated community in Cache County, Utah, United States.[1]
The community is located in the southern Cache Valley along U.S. routes 89/91, approximately midway between Wellsville and Logan, the county seat. The city of Nibley borders College Ward to the east.
History
This area was part of a tract of more than 9,000 acres (3,600 ha) that Brigham Young donated in 1877 for the endowment of Brigham Young College. The first settlers leased plots of land and moved here in 1879.[2]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 261 | — | |
1910 | 254 | −2.7% | |
1920 | 321 | 26.4% | |
1930 | 432 | 34.6% | |
1940 | 313 | −27.5% | |
1950 | 276 | −11.8% | |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[3] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "College Ward". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
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