Peterson, Utah

Peterson, Utah
Unincorporated community
An intersection in Peterson, Utah, June 2009
Peterson Location of Peterson within the State of Utah
Coordinates: 41°07′05″N111°46′04″W / 41.11806°N 111.76778°W / 41.11806; -111.76778
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Morgan
Settled	1855
Named after	Charles Sreeve Peterson
Elevation [1]	4,885 ft (1,489 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID	1444301 [1]

Peterson is an unincorporated community in northwestern Morgan County, Utah, United States. ^[1]

History

Peterson was settled in 1855, and was originally named Weber City after the nearby Weber River. The first public building, a combination school and LDS Church, was opened in 1861. The town was designated county seat in 1862, and remained so for four years, until it was replaced by Littleton in 1866, and then Morgan in 1868. ^[2] The Peterson General Store, which also housed a U.S. post office, opened in 1869. Other businesses included the Dexter Hotel, a train station, and a stockyard. ^[2]

In 1872, the town's name was changed to Peterson to honor an early settler, Charles Sreeve Peterson. Peterson was a Mormon leader, and the first settler of Morgan County. ^{[3] [2]}

Geography

Peterson is located in northwest Morgan Valley, near Peterson Creek and Interstate 84, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the town of Morgan. ^{[4] [3]}

Thurston Peak, the highest peak in the county at an elevation of 9,706 feet (2,958 m), is located near Peterson. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	301		—
1890	271		−10.0%
1900	302		11.4%
1910	277		−8.3%
1920	312		12.6%
1930	308		−1.3%
1940	400		29.9%
1950	289		−27.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau [6]

See also

Utahportal

References

Media related to Peterson, Utah at Wikimedia Commons

1. "Peterson". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "The Settlements of Morgan County", Morgan County Utah Historical Society. Accessed 21 Jun 2009.
3. 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. p. 293. ISBN   978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC   797284427 . Retrieved March 16, 2018.
4. "MyTopo Maps - Peterson, Utah, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
5. Thurston Peak
6. "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 7, 2011.