Flaming Gorge is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in
Daggett County,
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
, United States. The population was 83 at the
2010 census.
Demographics
As of the census
[ of 2010, there were 83 people living in the CDP. There were 109 housing units. The ]racial makeup
A race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. The term came into common usage during the 1500s, when it was used to refer to groups of variou ...
of the CDP was 97.6% White, 1.2% from some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.8% of the population.
Geography
The CDP is located in the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area in Wyoming and Utah. Its centerpiece is the long Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
History
The area was given the name "Flaming Gorge" by John Wesley Powell during his ...
, south of Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is the largest reservoir in Wyoming, on the Green River, impounded behind the Flaming Gorge Dam. Construction on the dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1964. The reservoir stores of water when measured at an elev ...
and north of Greendale Junction.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
system, Flaming Gorge has a warm-summer humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Flaming Gorge was on July 14, 2002, while the coldest temperature recorded was on January 12, 1963.
See also
* List of census-designated places in Utah
This article lists census-designated places (CDPs) in the U.S. state of Utah. At the 2010 census, there were 81 CDPs in Utah. That number dropped to 79 in 2016 when first Dutch John then Millcreek incorporated, and to 74 when five in Salt Lake ...
References
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Census-designated places in Utah
Census-designated places in Daggett County, Utah