Molen, Utah | |
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Coordinates: 39°05′18″N111°04′25″W / 39.08833°N 111.07361°W Coordinates: 39°05′18″N111°04′25″W / 39.08833°N 111.07361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Emery |
Settled | 1878 |
Named for | Michael Molen |
Elevation | 5,764 ft (1,757 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 84523 |
Area code | 435 |
GNIS feature ID | 1437640 [1] |
Molen is an unincorporated community in Emery County, Utah, United States. [1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 134 | — | |
1900 | 164 | 22.4% | |
1910 | 141 | −14.0% | |
1920 | 129 | −8.5% | |
1930 | 51 | −60.5% | |
1940 | 94 | 84.3% | |
1950 | 50 | −46.8% | |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau [2] |
Lying 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the city of Ferron, Molen has always been closely associated with Ferron. It was settled as an outgrowth of Ferron beginning about 1878 after Michael Molen brought his cattle and horses into Castle Valley and settled by Ferron Creek. Molen was previously named Lower Ferron. [3]
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