Brigham City is a city in

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, United States. The population was 17,899 at the 2010 census. It is the

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of Box Elder County. It lies on the western slope of the

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, a branch of the

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at the western terminus of Box Elder Canyon. Brigham City saw most of its growth during the 1950s and 1960s but has seen a struggling economy and stagnating growth. It is near the headquarters of ATK

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, the company that created the

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s for the

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. Brigham City is known for its peaches and holds an annual celebration called Peach Days on the weekend after

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. Much of Main Street is closed off to cars, and the festival is celebrated by a parade, a car show, a carnival, and other activities.

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(LDS Church) dedicated its fourteenth temple in Utah in Brigham City on September 23, 2012. The city is the headquarters of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, a

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History

Mormon pioneer William Davis first explored the Brigham City area in 1850. He returned with his family and others a year later to create permanent homes.

Brigham Young Brigham Young (; June 1, 1801August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), from 1847 until his death in 1877. During his time as chu ...

directed

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to lead additional settlers to the site and foster a self-sufficient city at the site in 1853. Snow directed both religious and political affairs in the settlement, eventually naming it Box Elder in 1855. When the town was incorporated on January 12, 1867, the name was changed to Brigham City in honor of Brigham Young. That same month, after the Utah legislature authorized a municipal election, residents elected Chester Loveland to be the town's first mayor. Brigham Young gave his last public sermon there in 1877 shortly before his death. In 1864, the cooperative movement began in earnest with the creation of a mercantile co-op store and was an important element of the United Order. Other industries were added, and the Brigham City Co-op is widely recognized as the most successful of the Mormon Co-op ventures. Economic hardships brought an end to the Co-op in 1895, though the Co-op had first started selling businesses off in 1876. World War II brought a major economic boost to the city. The federal government created Bushnell General Hospital on Brigham City's south side to treat soldiers wounded in the war. Locals sold supplies and food to the hospital while hospital staff patronized local businesses. After the war, the hospital's buildings were used as

Intermountain Indian School The Intermountain Indian School (1950–1984) was a Native American boarding school in Brigham City, Utah. History This was originally the site of Bushnell Army Hospital. It operated from 1942 to 1946 and served wounded soldiers of World ...

. Many young Native Americans attended the boarding school until it closed in 1984, although the Intermountain "I" on the mountain is still visible in tandem with Box Elder High School's "B". The facility has left its mark in a number of other ways, with most of the buildings still standing. Some have been converted into businesses and condos, while others remain empty. Utah State University purchased the site and demolished all remaining buildings in 2013. The Utah State University Brigham City regional campus will be expanded to permanent buildings on this site and will mainly serve students from Box Elder, Weber, and Davis counties. Construction will begin in the fall of 2014. Despite layoffs over the past decade, much of Brigham City's economy relies on

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(formerly a part of Thiokol) airbag plants also net Brigham City many jobs.

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Corporation has two facilities in Brigham City, in addition to its steel mill nearby

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. The addition of a

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distribution center in nearby Corinne has also brought new jobs.

Historic sites

Baron Woolen Mills

Built in 1870 as part of the Brigham City Manufacturing and Mercantile Association, the mill produced high-quality blankets and sweaters from locally produced wool fleeces. It was damaged by a blaze in June 2014 and destroyed by a fire on July 20, 2015.

Cooley Memorial Hospital

Dr. A.D. Cooley opened this hospital in 1935, operating as the only acute care facility in Brigham City until 1976, when the Brigham City Community Hospital opened.

Hotel Brigham

Originally built to house transient railroad workers, rooms in Hotel Brigham were meant to be inexpensive. Very few rooms had bathrooms. An original owner was James Knudson, a former mayor of Brigham City. His grandson, Cameron Kay Harmon, became a part owner and managed the hotel after World War II and into the 1950s.

Brigham City Archway Sign

Installed on 6 September 1928, this sign was financed by citizen donations totaling $2,400. The sign spans the width of Main Street, welcoming visitors to the business district. Made of opalite glass, the lettering welcomes all to Brigham City, "Gateway to the World's Greatest Wild Bird Refuge."

Brigham City Cemetery

Established in 1853 with the burial of a pioneer infant, the Brigham City cemetery is a beautiful, old-fashioned cemetery with above-ground grave markers. A final resting place for pioneers, peach orchard farmers, cholera epidemic victims, workers, and a host of others, the cemetery is peaceful and shaded with a wide variety of grand old trees. File:Baron Woolen Mills, 2007.JPG, Baron Woolen Mills, 2007 File:Cooley Memorial Hospital, 2007.JPG, Cooley Memorial Hospital, 2007 File:Hotel Brigham, 1946.jpg, Hotel Brigham, 1946 File:Archway.JPG, Archway File:Brigham City Cemetery.jpg, Brigham City Cemetery, 1969

List of mayors

Geography

Brigham City lies in southeastern Box Elder County on the western slopes of the

, a branch of the

, at the western end of Box Elder Canyon. Brigham City is generally considered to be the northern end of the

Wasatch Front The Wasatch Front is a metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Utah. It consists of a chain of contiguous cities and towns stretched along the Wasatch Range from approximately Provo in the south to Logan in the nort ...

. To the west is a large, flat region of desert scrub, eventually giving way to marshlands on the edge of the

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. Interstates 15 and 84 pass to the west of the city together.

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approaches from the south and U.S. 91 comes from I-15/84 to the west. They intersect in the city, climbing through Box Elder Canyon together. Two routes of the

Utah Transit Authority The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is a special service district responsible for providing public transportation throughout the Wasatch Front of Utah, in the United States, which includes the metropolitan areas of Ogden, Park City, Provo, Sal ...

's bus system also provide access to Brigham City from Ogden, and it also has a

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bus stop. It is planned to be the northern terminus of the ''

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line by 2020. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.40%, is water. It lies at an elevation of . The climate of Brigham City is generally similar to that of the rest of the Wasatch Front, though slightly cooler. According to the

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, Brigham City has a

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(''Dfb''). Snow is heavy in winter with an annual average of , although it is too far north to receive

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. Precipitation is light, averaging annually. Summers are hot, but humidity remains low and overnight temperatures are cool, and winters are cold (but rarely frigid). May is the wettest month, while July is the driest.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 17,411 people, 5,526 households, and 4,409 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,216.4 people per square mile (469.8/km). There were 5,838 housing units at an average density of 407.9 per square mile (157.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 91.26%

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, 0.24%

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, 1.63% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.10%

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, 4.07% from

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, and 1.93% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.67% of the population. There were 5,526 households, out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.53. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 34.2% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $42,335, and the median income for a family was $46,891. Males had a median income of $39,271 versus $22,061 for females. The

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for the city was $15,503. About 7.3% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the

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, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

*Latter-day Saint - 80.5% *Unaffiliated - 14.4% *Catholic - 2.9% *Protestant - 2.1% *Other - 0.2%

Arts and culture

Brigham City has museums covering the area's art and history (the

Brigham City Museum-Gallery The Brigham City Museum of Art & History, also known as the BCMG or, formerly, the Brigham City Museum-Gallery, is an art museum and history museum in Brigham City, Utah. The museum is a department of Brigham City Corporation (i.e., the City), bu ...

) and natural history (the

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). There is an LDS

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in downtown Brigham City, as well as a

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. The city is located in a prime historical and environmental region. Nearby attractions include

Golden Spike National Historic Site Golden Spike National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located at Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake in east-central Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The nearest city is Corinne, approximately east- ...

, which lies northwest of the city near

Promontory Summit Promontory is an area of high ground in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, 32 mi (51 km) west of Brigham City and 66 mi (106 km) northwest of Salt Lake City. Rising to an elevation of 4,902 feet (1,494 m) above sea ...

. State Route 13 heads northwest from Brigham City and turns north at Corinne. However, State Route 83 continues west from there and eventually reaches Lampo Junction, where the turnoff to the historic site is located. The work of art known as the

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lies west-southwest of this site. The

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in Utah, established in 1928. The refuge is part of a national system of fee ownership lands purchased from willing sellers, mostly private property owners. The refuge encompasses ...

lies directly west of Brigham City on the northeast side of the

at the mouth of the Bear River.

Festivals

* Brigham City Arts Festival * Fourth of July Celebration * Brigham City Peach Days Brigham City UT sign

Education

Public schools

Brigham City is part of the Box Elder School District. Schools include: *

Box Elder High School Box Elder High School (abbreviated BEHS) is a public high school located in Brigham City, Utah. Part of the Box Elder School District, it serves approximately 1,500 students in the 10th through 12th grades in Utah's Box Elder County. The school's b ...

(Grades: 10 - 12) * Sunrise High School (Alternative Grades: 10 - 12) * Box Elder Middle School (Grades: 8 - 9) * Adele C. Young Intermediate School (Grades: 6 - 7) * Discovery Elementary School (Grades: K - 5) * Foothill Elementary School (Grades: K - 5) * Lake View Elementary School (Grades: K - 5) * Mountain View Elementary School (Grades: K - 5)

Post secondary

Utah State University-Brigham City and

Bridgerland Technical College Bridgerland Technical College (BTECH), formerly Bridgerland Applied Technical college (BATC), is a public community college in Logan, Utah. It is part of the Utah System of Higher Education. The main campus is located in Logan with two satellite ...

are located in Brigham City.

Notable people

Rob Bishop Robert William Bishop (born July 13, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he became the dean of Utah's congressional delegation after the retirement of ...

, former teacher at Box Elder High; former member of

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for

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Lew Christensen Lewellyn Farr Christensen (May 6, 1909 – October 9, 1984) was a ballet dancer, choreographer and director for many companies. He was largely associated with George Balanchine and the San Francisco Ballet, which he directed from 1952–1984. O ...

, ballet dancer and choreographer; director of

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during 1950s *

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, member of the

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, founder of

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and

; brought complete Russian ballet ''

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'' to United States *

William J. Critchlow, Jr. William James Critchlow Jr. (August 21, 1892 – August 30, 1968) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1958 until his death. Critchlow was born in Brigham City, Utah Territory. In 1934, ...

, general authority of LDS Church * Joseph Howell, former U.S. Representative * Portia Nelson, Broadway singer *

Charles W. Nibley Charles Wilson Nibley (February 5, 1849 – December 11, 1931) was the fifth presiding bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1907 and 1925 and a member of the church's First Presidency from 1925 until hi ...

, presiding bishop of LDS Church, member of church's

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, President of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church; taught LDS

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in Brigham City *

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, directs publishing, websites, and social media for LDS Church *

Morris D. Rosenbaum Morris David Rosenbaum (July 11, 1831 – August 10, 1885) was a prominent businessman in early Utah and one of the few Jewish people to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) during the 19th century. Rosenbaum was bo ...

, prominent businessman in early Utah, one of few

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people to join LDS Church during 19th Century *

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, pianists/composer/musician *

, fifth

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(LDS Church). Lived in the city; is buried in the Brigham City cemetery

In popular culture

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's 2001 film ''

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'' about murder in a fictitious small

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town, although it is not actually about the real Brigham City. Due to geography and population, the movie was actually filmed some 120 miles to the south in

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. Movies that have scenes filmed in Brigham City include ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. The company Smith's Food and Drug was started in Brigham City. The company Flying J was started in Brigham City and operated there as one of the largest privately held companies until a few years ago when it relocated its headquarters to

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. The LDS Church President

, for whom Brigham City is named, gave his final public address in the city. He gave this address in a public square that is now home to the

.Utah Monuments and Markers Database: Brigham Young Monument https://heritage.utah.gov/apps/history/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1208 accessed 5/30/2017 The LDS prophet

is buried in the Brigham City Cemetery. In 2012 an LDS

was built across from the historic

Box Elder Stake Tabernacle The current Box Elder Stake Tabernacle, also known as the Brigham City Tabernacle, is a neo-Gothic tabernacle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rebuilt in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah by Mormon pioneers in 1897 after be ...

References

* Rebecca Anderson, "The Baron Woolen Mills: a Utah Legend," Utah Historical Society, volume 75, number 2, Spring 2007, 116–133. * John G. Turner, "Brigham Young : Pioneer Prophet," Belknap Press, pp. 512

External links

*
Self-guided tour of Brigham City historic sites
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