Kenilworth is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...

in northern Carbon County,

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, United States.

Description

The community lies at the eastern end of State Route 157, north of the city of

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, the

county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...

of Carbon County. Kenilworth has a

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with the ZIP code 84529. The population was 180 at the 2010 census.

History

Like many communities in Carbon County, Kenilworth began as a

coal mining Coal mining is the process of resource extraction, extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its Energy value of coal, energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to Electricity generation, generate electr ...

camp. Coal was first discovered in the area in 1904, and the town site was laid out in 1908. The name ''Kenilworth'' was given by

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miners who thought the mountain peaks overlooking the area resembled the spires of

Kenilworth Castle Kenilworth Castle is a castle in the town of Kenilworth in Warwickshire, England, managed by English Heritage; much of it is in ruins. The castle was founded after the Norman Conquest of 1066; with development through to the Tudor period. It ...

Demographics

The population was about 500 in 1910, rose to a high of 1,050 in 1947, and at the 1990 census was down to 350. As of the census of 2010, there were 180 people living in the CDP. There were 112 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 92.8% White, 5.0% from some other race, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.0% of the population.

Climate

This

climatic Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorolog ...

region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Kenilworth has a

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 cold ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Kenilworth, Utah
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Gallery

File:KenilworthUtah.jpeg, Approaching Kenilworth File:Part of company housing project. Independent Coal & Coke Company, Kenilworth Mine, Kenilworth, Carbon County, Utah. - NARA - 540520.jpg, Part of company housing project, Independent Coal & Coke Company, Kenilworth Mine, Kenilworth, 1946

References

External links

Census-designated places in Carbon County, Utah Company towns in Utah Mining communities in Utah Populated places established in 1908 1908 establishments in Utah Census-designated places in Utah {{Utah-geo-stub