Middleton, Utah | |
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![]() A bridge that was part of Old Highway 91 in Middleton, November 2022 | |
Coordinates: 37°7′14.93″N113°32′26.84″W / 37.1208139°N 113.5407889°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Washington |
Founded | 1863 |
Elevation | 2,858 ft (871 m) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 84770 |
Area code | 435 |
FIPS code | 49-49490 |
GNIS ID | 1437636 [1] |
Middleton is a community in Washington County, Utah, United States. About halfway between St. George and Washington, [2] [3] it is located on the east side of the Old Dixie Highway 91 tunnel, its main road, "Middleton Drive", is part of the old highway. [4] [5]
It was founded in 1863, although it is now within the city limits of St. George (zip code 84770).
The first house in Middleton was built in 1872 by Alexander F. Macdonald. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Statistics (2023):
Millard County is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 12,975. Its county seat is Fillmore, and the largest city is Delta.
Washington County is a county in the southwestern corner of Utah, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 180,279, making it the fifth-most populous county in Utah. Its county seat and largest city is St. George. The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1856. It was named after the first President of the United States, George Washington. A portion of the Paiute Indian Reservation is in western Washington County. Washington County comprises the St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area.
St. George or Saint George is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Utah, United States. Located in southwestern Utah on the Arizona border, it is the principal city of the St. George metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The city lies in the northeasternmost part of the Mojave Desert, immediately south of the Pine Valley Mountains, which mark the southern boundary of the Great Basin. St. George lies slightly northwest of the Colorado Plateau, which ends at the Hurricane Fault. The city is 118 miles (190 km) northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 300 miles (480 km) south-southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, on Interstate 15.
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