Editing Huntington, Utah

{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|population_total         = 2129
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84528
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
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|website                  = {{Official website|https://www.huntingtonut.com/}}
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'''Huntington''' is a city in northwestern [[Emery County, Utah|Emery County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 2,129 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4936950| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Huntington city, Utah| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 30, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213070713/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4936950| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the largest town in Emery County.

==History==
Huntington is named after [[Huntington Creek (Utah)|Huntington Creek]], and the creek was probably named for Huntington brothers (William, Oliver, and [[Dimick Huntington|Dimick]], sons of [[William Huntington (Mormon)|William Huntington]]) who led exploring parties into the region during the 1850s.<ref>{{Citation | last = Geary | first = Edward A. | title = Utah History Encyclopedia | publisher = University of Utah Press | year = 1994 | chapter = Huntington | chapter-url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HUNTINGTON.shtml | url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221103115802/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HUNTINGTON.shtml | archive-date = November 3, 2022 | isbn =9780874804256 | access-date = May 14, 2024}}</ref> The first settlers of European extraction in the area were four stockmen, Leander Lemmon, James McHadden, Bill Gentry, and Alfred Starr, who brought their herds to Huntington Creek in 1875.

In the fall of 1877, in response to the same call from [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] that brought settlers to the other creeks in Castle Valley, a small group from [[Fairview, Utah|Fairview]], Utah, under the leadership of Elias Cox, established a dugout colony on the banks of Huntington Creek and began digging irrigation canals. The colony grew from 126 in 1880 to 738 in 1890 and 1,293 in 1910. A majority of the early settlers came from the [[Sanpete Valley]], which by the late 1870s had outgrown its irrigable land, and many belonged to three or four interrelated kinship groups, making for an abundance of cousins in the community.

In 1880 a mile-square townsite was surveyed on the Prickly Pear Flat, a bench south and west of the creek. The first structure erected on the new townsite was a {{convert|40|by|60|ft|m|adj=on}} log meetinghouse, which was completed in time for an all-night New Year's Eve party on 31 December 1880. Most of the townsite was without water until the completion of the Huntington Canal in 1882. Settlers drew town lots and built homes in town as they proved up on their homesteads. The first homes, some of which were still occupied until recent years, were typically of sawed log or plank construction or of adobe sheathed with lumber. The erection of a new LDS meetinghouse in 1896 inaugurated a twenty-year building boom that saw the completion of many brick homes, schools, and commercial buildings.

Huntington's early economic base was agriculture and stockraising. [[Alfalfa]] seed was an important cash crop around the start of the 20th century, and [[honey]] produced by local apiarist Christian Ottesen won first prize at the [[St. Louis World's Fair]] in 1903. For most of its history, however, Huntington has drawn its main income from [[coal mining]]. Small "wagon mines" in Huntington Canyon provided limited employment. The coal camp of [[Mohrland, Utah|Mohrland]], {{convert|8|mi|0}} to the north, active from about 1909 to 1938, was virtually an extension of Huntington, with many residents dividing the year between the mine and the farm. With the coming of better highways in the 1940s and 1950s, many miners commuted daily from Huntington to [[Hiawatha, Utah|Hiawatha]] and other [[Carbon County, Utah|Carbon County]] mines.

[[File:Huntington Roller Mill Huntington Utah.jpeg|thumb|left|The Huntington Roller Mill,<br />February 2010]]
Its proximity to the regional commercial center of [[Price, Utah|Price]], and distance from a major highway, {{convert|20|mi}} to the north, has prevented Huntington from developing extensive retail business. However, a flour mill erected in 1892 remained in operation into the 1980s, producing feeds for local farmers and flour and cereals marketed throughout Emery and Carbon counties. Huntington High School, established in 1915 and later renamed North Emery High, was a focal point of the community until the consolidation of Emery County schools in 1962.

From its early years, Huntington has had a strong amateur arts tradition. A martial band was organized in 1884. Community theater groups produced as many as half a dozen plays a year between 1890 and 1910. A choir directed by Thomas L. Hardee and composed of singers from Huntington and neighboring [[Cleveland, Utah|Cleveland]] won an [[Eisteddfod]] competition hosted by the Scofield Welsh Choir in 1895, and later performed at an LDS general conference in [[Salt Lake City]]. A men's [[glee club]] organized in the early 1920s is still in existence, with third- and even fourth-generation members.

The 1950 census found 1,442 residents in the Huntington precinct. The population fell by one-third in the next ten years as mining jobs disappeared. This economic decline was reversed in 1972 when construction began on Utah Power and Light Company's Huntington steam-electric generating plant in the mouth of the canyon. The construction plus development of coal-mining operations to supply the plant gave the town the character of an energy boom town for a few years. Industrial development not only enabled some former residents to return to the community but also attracted new permanent residents, bringing more diversity to the town's former character as a Mormon farm village. While the community is still predominantly [[Mormon]], the Mission San Rafael was established in 1977 a few miles south of Huntington to serve [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] families in western Emery County. [[Baptist]], [[Assembly of God]], and [[nondenominational Christianity|nondenominational]] [[Protestant]] religious services have also been held in the community. The 1990 population of Huntington was 1,875.

===Mine disaster===
On Monday, August 6, 2007, at 2:48&nbsp;a.m. ([[Mountain Time Zone|MDT]]), [[UtahAmerican Energy]]'s [[Crandall Canyon Mine]], {{convert|15|mi|km}} west northwest of Huntington, collapsed trapping six workers inside. The mine, located just off [[Utah State Route 31|State Route 31]], is about {{convert|34|mi|km}} southeast of Fairview and {{convert|140|mi|km}} south of [[Salt Lake City]] ({{convert|100|mi|km}} on a flight line). The workers were approximately {{convert|3.4|mi|km}} from the mine entrance and {{convert|1500|ft|m}} underground. The collapse registered recorded [[seismic waves]] in magnitude 3.9 to 4.0, by [[seismograph]] stations of the [[University of Utah]].<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/06/utah.mine.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest "6 miners trapped in Utah coal mine collapse"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309064440/http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/06/utah.mine.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest |date=March 9, 2008 }}, CNN.com</ref><ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070806/us_nm/mine_utah_dc_4 "Six miners trapped after Utah coal mine collapses"]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Yahoo! News</ref><ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_on_re_us/utah_mine_collapse;_ylt=AiZOtpLFlbJrPqyfEecHthsXIr0F "Utah mine owner: Rescue will take 3 days"]  {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070812012118/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_on_re_us/utah_mine_collapse;_ylt=AiZOtpLFlbJrPqyfEecHthsXIr0F |date=August 12, 2007 }}, from AP at Yahoo! News</ref>

As of August 16, 2007, at about 6:30&nbsp;p.m. MDT, three rescue workers were killed and six injured, as the tunnel the workers were digging collapsed on top of them, covering them with coal and rubble.<ref name=forbes1>Foy, Paul. [https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/17/ap4030680.html "3 Rescue Workers Killed at Utah Mine"]{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Associated Press, 08.17.07</ref><ref>Frosch, Dan, and Lee, Jennifer. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/17/us/17cnd-mine.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin "Rescue Halted at Mine After 3 Deaths and 6 Injuries"]. ''The New York Times'', August 17, 2007.</ref> The six men who were not killed outright were unable to be rescued after the rescue mission was forced to halt and died as well.<ref>[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/m/mines_and_mining/mining_disasters/index.html ''New York Times'' report]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Utah mine rescuers refuse to give up hope |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSWRI71716020070810}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna20146566 NBC News report]</ref>

On March 22, 2013, one miner died and another was injured after they became trapped in a cave-in at a part of the Castle Valley Mining Complex, about {{convert|10|mi|km}} west of Huntington.<ref>{{cite web| title=Officials: Miner dead, 1 rescued in Utah cave-in| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/officials-miner-dead-1-rescued-in-utah-cave-in/| publisher=CBS News| access-date=23 March 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
Huntington is located in northwestern Emery County near the mouth of a long canyon that cuts diagonally into the [[Wasatch Plateau]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Huntington has a total area of {{convert|5.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
This [[climate|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 [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Huntington has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=612124&cityname=Huntington%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Huntington, Utah]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 513
|1900= 653
|1910= 800
|1920= 1285
|1930= 877
|1940= 997
|1950= 1029
|1960= 787
|1970= 857
|1980= 2316
|1990= 1875
|2000= 2131
|2010= 2129
|estyear=2019
|estimate=1934
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
<ref>https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-46.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SMSOrJwVjLIC&q=population+of+utah+cities+1960&pg=RA2-PA15 |title = Census of Population, 1960: Total Population Counts for the U.S., States, Outlying Areas, Counties, Cities, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Urban and Rural, Etc. Characteristics of the population. Number of inhabitants|year = 1961}}</ref>
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,131 people, 690 households, and 547 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,047.6|/sqmi|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|abbr=out}}. There were 778 housing units at an average density of {{convert|382.5|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=out}}. The racial makeup of the town was 92.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.02% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.39% of the population.

There were 690 households, out of which 46.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% 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 3.55.

In Huntington, the population was spread out, with 36.2% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in Huntington was $36,964, and the median income for a family was $42,083. Males had a median income of $36,588 versus $19,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,606. About 11.4% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
The town is bisected by Huntington Creek. [[Utah State Route 10]] passes through the center of town as Main Street, leading northeast {{convert|21|mi|km}} to [[Price, Utah|Price]] and southwest {{convert|9|mi|km}} to [[Castle Dale, Utah|Castle Dale]], the Emery County seat. [[Utah State Route 31|State Route 31]] leads northwest from Huntington across the Wasatch Plateau {{convert|48|mi}} to [[Fairview, Utah|Fairview]].

The [[Huntington Municipal Airport (Utah)|Huntington Municipal Airport]] is a public-use [[airport]] located three [[nautical mile]]s (6 [[kilometre|km]]) northeast of Huntington's [[central business district]].<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=69V|use=PU|own=PU|site=25167.7*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.</ref>

==Education==
[[Emery County School District]] operates public schools in the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49015_emery/DC20SD_C49015.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Emery County, UT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2023-03-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49015_emery/DC20SD_C49015_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of cities and towns in Utah]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Huntington, Utah}}
* {{official website|https://www.huntingtonut.com/}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Huntington
|North     = [[Scofield, Utah|Scofield]]<br />[[Helper, Utah|Helper]]
|Northeast = [[Price, Utah|Price]]<br />[[Wellington, Utah|Wellington]]
|East      = [[Elmo, Utah|Elmo]]<br />[[Cleveland, Utah|Cleveland]]
|Southeast = [[Green River, Utah|Green River]]
|South     = [[Castle Dale, Utah|Castle Dale]]
|Southwest = [[Orangeville, Utah|Orangeville]]
|West      = [[Ephraim, Utah|Ephraim]]
|Northwest = [[Fairview, Utah|Fairview]]<br />[[Mount Pleasant, Utah|Mount Pleasant]]<br />[[Spring City, Utah|Spring City]]
}}

{{Emery County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Cities in Utah]]
[[Category:Cities in Emery County, Utah]]
[[Category:Mining communities in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1877]]
[[Category:1877 establishments in Utah Territory]]