List of counties in Utah
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This is a list of the 29 counties in the U.S. State of Utah.
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| Beaver County | 001 | Beaver | 1856 | Part of Iron County. | the Beaver River, recognizing the plentiful beavers in the area. | 6,005 | 2,590 sq mi (6,708 km²) |
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| Box Elder County | 003 | Brigham City | 1856 | The abundance with Box Elder trees in the area. | 42,745 | 5,724 sq mi (14,825 km²) |
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| Cache County | 005 | Logan | 1857 | The fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers. | 91,391 | 1,165 sq mi (3,017 km²) |
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| Carbon County | 007 | Price | 1894 | Part of Emery County. | The vast coal beds in the county. | 20,422 | 1,479 sq mi (3,831 km²) |
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| Daggett County | 009 | Manila | 1919 | Part of Uintah County. | Ellsworth Daggett (1810-1880), the first Utah Surveyor General. | 921 | 698 sq mi (1,808 km²) |
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| Davis County | 011 | Farmington | 1850 | Daniel C. Davis, a captain in the Mormon Battalion. | 238,994 | 304 sq mi (787 km²) |
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| Duchesne County | 013 | Duchesne | 1913 | Part of Wasatch County. | 14,371 | 3,238 sq mi (8,386 km²) |
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| Emery County | 015 | Castle Dale | 1880 | George W. Emery, 1875 governor of the Utah Territory. | 10,860 | 4,452 sq mi (11,531 km²) |
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| Garfield County | 017 | Panguitch | 1882 | Part of Iron County. | 4,735 | 5,174 sq mi (13,401 km²) |
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| Grand County | 019 | Moab | 1890 | Part of Emery County. | 8,485 | 3,682 sq mi (9,536 km²) |
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| Iron County | 021 | Parowan | 1850 | 33,779 | 3,298 sq mi (8,542 km²) |
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| Juab County | 023 | Nephi | 1852 | 8,238 | 3,392 sq mi (8,785 km²) |
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| Kane County | 025 | Kanab | 1864 | Part of Washington County. | 6,046 | 3,992 sq mi (10,339 km²) |
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| Millard County | 027 | Fillmore | 1851 | Part of Iron County. | Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), U.S. President (1850-1853) | 12,405 | 6,590 sq mi (17,068 km²) |
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| Morgan County | 029 | Morgan | 1862 | 7,129 | 609 sq mi (1,577 km²) |
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| Piute County | 031 | Junction | 1865 | Part of Beaver County. | 1,435 | 758 sq mi (1,963 km²) |
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| Rich County | 033 | Randolph | 1864 | Part of Cache County. | 1,961 | 1,029 sq mi (2,665 km²) |
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| Salt Lake County | 035 | Salt Lake City | 1849 | The Great Salt Lake, the largest terminal lake in the Western Hemisphere | 898,378 | 737 sq mi (1,909 km²) |
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| San Juan County | 037 | Monticello | 1880 | Parts of Kane County, Iron County, and Piute County. | 14,413 | 7,821 sq mi (20,256 km²) |
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| Sanpete County | 039 | Manti | 1849 | 22,763 | 1,588 sq mi (4,113 km²) |
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| Sevier County | 041 | Richfield | 1862 | Part of Sanpete County. | 18,842 | 1,910 sq mi (4,947 km²) |
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| Summit County | 043 | Coalville | 1854 | 29,736 | 1,871 sq mi (4,846 km²) |
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| Tooele County | 045 | Tooele | 1849 | 40,735 | 6,946 sq mi (17,990 km²) |
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| Uintah County | 047 | Vernal | 1880 | 25,224 | 4,477 sq mi (11,595 km²) |
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| Utah County | 049 | Provo | 1849 | 368,536 | 1,998 sq mi (5,175 km²) |
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| Wasatch County | 051 | Heber City | 1862 | 15,215 | 1,181 sq mi (3,059 km²) |
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| Washington County | 053 | St. George | 1852 | 90,354 | 2,427 sq mi (6,286 km²) |
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| Wayne County | 055 | Loa | 1892 | Part of Piute County. | 2,509 | 2,460 sq mi (6,371 km²) |
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| Weber County | 057 | Ogden | 1849 | 196,533 | 576 sq mi (1,492 km²) |
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