Standrod, Utah

Standrod, Utah
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°59′38″N113°25′09″W / 41.99389°N 113.41917°W / 41.99389; -113.41917
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Box Elder
Settled	1892
Elevation [1]	5,768 ft (1,758 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84329
Area code	435
GNIS feature ID	1437693 [1]

Standrod is an unincorporated community in extreme northwestern Box Elder County, Utah, United States, ^[1] very close to the Idaho state line.

Description

Standrod is a rural community that is reached primarily by dirt roads. The residents of Standrod primarily rely on agriculture. The community is in the area of the Raft River Mountains. The climate of the area has four distinct seasons that occur in the northern Great Basin area.

History

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	36		—
1930	19		−47.2%
1940	21		10.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau [2]

Standrod was first settled in 1892. In 1898 a school house was built, placed deliberately on the state line so it was half in Idaho and half in Utah. The town was named for a judge in Idaho. ^[3]

See also

Utahportal

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Standrod, Utah
2. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
3. Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church. p. 832

External links

• Box Elder County history