Uintah ( ) is a city in Weber County,

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, United States. The population was 1,322 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ogden– Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Although Uintah was a town in 2000, it has since been classified as a fifth-class city by state law.

Geography

Uintah is located at the mouth of

Weber Canyon Weber Canyon is a canyon in the Wasatch Range near Ogden, Utah, through which the Weber River flows west toward the Great Salt Lake. It is fed by 13 tributary creeks and is long. History Weber Canyon is, historically, one of the more importa ...

, south of Ogden and north of

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. It is bordered by the

Weber River The Weber River ( ) (Shoshone: Ho-o-pah) is a long river of northern Utah, United States. It begins in the northwest of the Uinta Mountains and empties into the Great Salt Lake. The Weber River was named for American fur trapper John Henr ...

on the south and west, by the Uintah Bench on the north, and the

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on the east. The town occupies approximately three square miles in an area noted for frequent east winds out of Weber Canyon. According to the

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, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all land.

Climate

This climatic 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

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system, Uintah 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 Uintah, Utah
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History

Long before the first Anglo-Europeans came to Utah, the Uintah area was a favorite camping and hunting ground for Native Americans as they traveled through Weber Canyon. Archeological work has revealed Native American presence dating back at least 5,000 years. In fact, Uintah is named after the Weber Ute Band of

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Indians which occupied the area at the time of white settlement. The city was established in 1850.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,127 people, 365 households, and 290 families residing in the town. The

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was 1,120.4 people per square mile (430.8/km²). There were 374 housing units at an average density of 371.8 per square mile (143.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.14%

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, 0.62%

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, 0.18% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.09%

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, 0.35% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population. There were 365 households, out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were

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living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% 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 3.51. In the town the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $52,300, and the median income for a family was $54,519. Males had a median income of $45,903 versus $30,268 for females. The

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for the town was $21,424. About 1.6% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the

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, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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