Sutherland is a

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in northeastern

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, United States. The population was 165 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Sutherland is located in the north central part of Millard County, some northwest of the city of

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across the

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lies about to the southwest, and Gunnison Bend Reservoir is south. Sutherland is one of a number of small farming communities in the area, including Woodrow and Sugarville just to the north. About to the west is the site of the historic

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History

In 1909, a tract of thousands of acres of land northwest of the new city of Delta became available for agricultural settlement, under the terms of the

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. Settlers began to cluster around the property of Myron Abbott, regarded as founder of the community, which was known early on as North Tract or West Delta. By 1912, there were 80 families with 121 children of school age in the area. Tired of waiting for county officials, private citizens built a public schoolhouse in 1913. Then residents petitioned for the creation of a voting precinct and school district. The name ''Sutherland'' was chosen in honor of Utah political figure

George Sutherland George Alexander Sutherland (March 25, 1862July 18, 1942) was an English-born American jurist and politician. He served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court between 1922 and 1938. As a member of the Republican Party, he also repre ...

, who was serving as a

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at the time. The Sutherland elementary school remained open until the 1970s.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 165 people living in the CDP. There were 53 housing units. The

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was 95.8% White, 3.0% from some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.1% of the population.

Notable person

Carlos E. Asay Carlos Egan Asay (June 12, 1926 – April 10, 1999) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1976 until his death. Early life Asay was born in Sutherland, Utah, and raised in Monroe, Utah. In ...

—Member of the

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of the LDS Church, born in Sutherland

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