Weber County, Utah: Difference between revisions

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| county = Weber County

| state = Utah

| ex image = Old Post Office Ogden Utah.jpeg

| 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]].

| seal =

| founded = January 31, 1850 (created)<br/>March 3, 1852 (organized)

| seat wl = Ogden

| largest city wl = Ogden

| area_total_sq_mi = 659

| area_land_sq_mi = 576

| area_water_sq_mi = 83

| area percentage = 13

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_total = 262223

| pop_est_as_of = 20192021

| population_est = 260213267066

| population_density_sq_mi = auto

| time zone = Mountain

| named for = [[WeberTrapper River]]John Weber

| web = http://www.cowebercountyutah.weber.ut.us/gov

| 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 [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 262,223,<ref name="QuickFacts">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/webercountyutah/PST120221|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 16, 2022}}</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|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> the home of [[Weber State University]]. The county was named forafter thea [[Weberfur River]]trapper John Weber.

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]]-[[OremOgden, Utah|OremOgden]], UT [[Salt Lake City metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].

The county extends from high in the [[Wasatch Range]] in the east into a portion of the [[Great Salt Lake]] to the west, where the county's elongated point exists. 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 {{convert|9,763' (2976m)|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13209 |title=Utah County High Points/Weber County. Peakbagger.com (accessed 31 March 2019) |access-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090116/https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13209 |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</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|access-date=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.

|estyear= 2670662021

As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 231,236 people in the county, organized into 78,784 households and 57,867 families.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|last=Bureau|first=U. S. Census|website=census.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-04-April 24, 2019}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|351|/sqmi (135mi2|/km²)km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 86,187 housing units at an average density of {{convert|131 per square|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;mile (50/km²)|units|}}.<ref name=":0" /> The racial makeup of the county was 85.2% [[Race (U.S. census)|White]], 1.4% [[Race (U.S. census)|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. census)|African American]], 1.3% [[Race (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.8% [[Race (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.59% from [[race (U.S. census)|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. 16.7% of the population were [[Race (U.S. census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (U.S. census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name=":0" />

In 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]] was {{convert|341|/sqmi (132/km<sup>2<mi2|/sup>)km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 70,454 housing units at an average density of {{convert|122 per square mile (47|/km<sup>2<mi2|/sup>)km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 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 were [[Race (U.S. census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (U.S. census)|Latino]] of any race.

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==Politics and Governmentgovernment==

Like most of Utah, Weber County voters usually vote Republican. In no national election since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate. The closest a Democrat has come to winning the county since then was in 1996 when [[Bill Clinton]] lost by 10.7 percent to [[Bob Dole]].

|+State Electedelected Officesoffices

! style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;" |First Electedelected

| style="text-align:center;" |2014<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator Millner Utah Senate|url=https://senate.utah.gov/sen/MILLNA/|access-date=2021-11-November 16, 2021|website=senate.utah.gov}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator Johnson Utah Senate|url=https://senate.utah.gov/sen/JOHNSJD/|access-date=2021-11-November 16, 2021|website=senate.utah.gov}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator Buxton Utah Senate|url=https://senate.utah.gov/sen/BUXTODG/|access-date=2021-11-November 16, 2021|website=senate.utah.gov}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Wilcox, Ryan D.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/WILCORD/|access-date=2021-11-November 16, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Waldrip, Steve|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/WALDRS/|access-date=2021-11-November 16, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Musselman, Calvin R.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/MUSSECR/|access-date=2021-11-November 16, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Lesser, Rosemary T.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/LESSER/|access-date=2021-11-November 16, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Miles, Kelly B.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/MILESKB/|access-date=2021-11-November 16, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |2014<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Schultz, Mike|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/SCHULM/|access-date=2021-11-November 16, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Gwynn, Matthew|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/GWYNNM/|access-date=2021-11-November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jennie Earl|url=https://www.schools.utah.gov/board/members/utah/jennieearl|access-date=2021-11-November 16, 2021|website=www.schools.utah.gov}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scott Hansen|url=https://www.schools.utah.gov/board/members/utah/scotthansen|access-date=2021-11-November 16, 2021|website=www.schools.utah.gov}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brent Strate|url=https://www.schools.utah.gov/board/members/utah/brentstrate|access-date=2021-11-November 16, 2021|website=www.schools.utah.gov}}</ref>

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The two K-12 school districts in the county are [[Ogden City School District]] and [[Weber School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49057_weber/DC20SD_C49057.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Weber County, UT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-07-July 22, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49057_weber/DC20SD_C49057_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>