Marysvale, Utah

"Marysvale" redirects here. Not to be confused with Marysville. For the Canadian local service district, see Marysvale, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Marysvale, Utah
Town
Marysvale post office
Location in Piute County and the state of Utah.
Coordinates: 38°26′51″N112°13′58″W / 38.44750°N 112.23278°W / 38.44750; -112.23278
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Piute
Settled	1863
Incorporated	1913
Area [1]
• Total	17.99 sq mi (46.60 km2)
• Land	17.98 sq mi (46.57 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	5,863 ft (1,787 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	408
• Estimate  (2019) [2]	437
• Density	24.31/sq mi (9.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84750
Area code	435
FIPS code	49-48610 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1443220 [4]

Marysvale is a town in Piute County, Utah, United States. The population was 408 at the 2010 census. Marysvale is a trail head for the Paiute ATV Trail.

History

A post office called Marysvale has been in operation since 1872. ^[5] The town's name probably commemorates the Virgin Mary. ^[6]

In the late 1860s, silver ore was discovered in the Volcanic Series of Bullion Canyon and Mount Belknap, west of Marysvale in the Tushar Mountains. In 1889, gold was discovered. Then in 1949, uranium was discovered, prompting the United States Atomic Energy Commission to establish an ore purchasing station and field office in Marysvale. The uranium occurs as veins within quartz monzonite, granite and rhyolite, usually in the form of pitchblende, but also as umohoite, which was first identified at Marysvale. The pitchblende has been age dated to the Late Miocene. Total uranium production from the Marysvale area amounted to about 275,000 tons of 0.2 per cent U₂O₈. ^[7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.1 square miles (39.1 km²), of which 15.1 square miles (39.1 km²) is land and 0.07% is water.

Climate

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "BSk" (cold semi-arid climate).

Climate data for Marysvale, Utah (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1913–1918 and 1954–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	65 (18)	73 (23)	81 (27)	86 (30)	98 (37)	99 (37)	102 (39)	102 (39)	99 (37)	88 (31)	76 (24)	66 (19)	102 (39)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	56.3 (13.5)	61.3 (16.3)	70.0 (21.1)	78.5 (25.8)	86.9 (30.5)	93.1 (33.9)	97.5 (36.4)	95.1 (35.1)	89.8 (32.1)	82.8 (28.2)	68.8 (20.4)	57.9 (14.4)	97.9 (36.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	42.8 (6.0)	47.5 (8.6)	56.5 (13.6)	63.4 (17.4)	73.0 (22.8)	84.1 (28.9)	89.6 (32.0)	87.4 (30.8)	79.9 (26.6)	66.9 (19.4)	53.6 (12.0)	42.0 (5.6)	65.6 (18.7)
Daily mean °F (°C)	29.4 (−1.4)	33.9 (1.1)	41.4 (5.2)	47.5 (8.6)	55.6 (13.1)	64.9 (18.3)	70.9 (21.6)	68.9 (20.5)	60.9 (16.1)	49.2 (9.6)	38.4 (3.6)	28.8 (−1.8)	49.2 (9.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	15.9 (−8.9)	20.4 (−6.4)	26.2 (−3.2)	31.7 (−0.2)	38.3 (3.5)	45.7 (7.6)	52.1 (11.2)	50.5 (10.3)	41.9 (5.5)	31.6 (−0.2)	23.3 (−4.8)	15.7 (−9.1)	32.8 (0.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	−3.2 (−19.6)	3.8 (−15.7)	12.2 (−11.0)	18.3 (−7.6)	26.0 (−3.3)	33.7 (0.9)	41.3 (5.2)	40.3 (4.6)	28.8 (−1.8)	17.5 (−8.1)	5.6 (−14.7)	−3.0 (−19.4)	−8.2 (−22.3)
Record low °F (°C)	−27 (−33)	−28 (−33)	−11 (−24)	7 (−14)	17 (−8)	23 (−5)	33 (1)	30 (−1)	20 (−7)	1 (−17)	−14 (−26)	−35 (−37)	−35 (−37)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.66 (17)	0.59 (15)	0.68 (17)	0.59 (15)	0.78 (20)	0.37 (9.4)	0.86 (22)	0.91 (23)	0.84 (21)	0.86 (22)	0.59 (15)	0.47 (12)	8.20 (208)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	4.8	6.2	5.5	5.8	4.6	2.7	5.6	6.9	5.4	4.9	3.7	4.2	60.3
Source: NOAA [8] [9]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	297		—
1890	259		−12.8%
1900	435		68.0%
1910	495		13.8%
1920	624		26.1%
1930	471		−24.5%
1940	626		32.9%
1950	520		−16.9%
1960	354		−31.9%
1970	289		−18.4%
1980	359		24.2%
1990	364		1.4%
2000	381		4.7%
2010	408		7.1%
2019 (est.)	437	[2]	7.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]

At the 2000 census, there were 381 people, 149 households, and 113 families in the town. The population density was 25.2 people per square mile (9.7/km²). There were 222 housing units at an average density of 14.7 per square mile (5.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.43% White, 0.79% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10%. ^[3]

Of the 149 households, 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. Of the 149 households, 8 are unmarried partner households: 2 heterosexual, 2 same-sex male, and 4 same-sex female. 21.5% of households were one person and 9.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.96.

The age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median household income was $31,875 and the median family income was $35,417. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,715. About 9.1% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

Actress Marie Windsor was born in Marysvale in 1919.

See also

• Utah portal

• List of cities and towns in Utah

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. "Piute County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
6. Van Atta, Dale (January 22, 1977). "You name it - there's a town for it". The Deseret News. pp. W6. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
7. Kerr, Paul (1968). Ridge, John (ed.). The Marysvale Utah, Uranium Deposits, in Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967. New York: The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum engineers, Inc. pp. 1020–1042.
8. "NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
9. "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• UTV Jamboree, Marysvale, Utah
• Piute County