College Ward, Utah

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College Ward, Utah
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Former College Ward LDS Church meetinghouse, September 2015
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College Ward
College Ward (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°40′37″N111°52′48″W / 41.67694°N 111.88000°W / 41.67694; -111.88000
Country United States
State Utah
County Cache
Settled1879
Named for Brigham Young College
Elevation
[1]
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 ID1439893 [1]

College Ward is an unincorporated community in Cache County, Utah, United States. [1]

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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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1900 261
1910 254−2.7%
1920 32126.4%
1930 43234.6%
1940 313−27.5%
1950 276−11.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau [3]

See also

Flag of Utah.svg  Utahportal

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "College Ward". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 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.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 18, 2011.