Central, Utah

This article is about the community in Washington County, Utah. For the town formerly called "Central" in Sevier County, see Central Valley, Utah.

Central, Utah
Census-designated place
Location of Central within Washington County and the State of Utah
Coordinates: 37°24′54″N 113°37′27″W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Washington
Incorporated	1935 (as a town)
Disincorporated	1960s
Elevation [1]	5,216 ft (1,590 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	613
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84722
Area code	435
GNIS feature ID	2629947[1]

Central is a census-designated place in north-central Washington County, Utah, United States.[1] The population was 613 at the 2010 census. Central lies along State Route 18, on the edge of the Dixie National Forest,[3] north of the city of St. George (the county seat of Washington County).[4]

History

Central was settled before 1910. It became an incorporated town in 1935, but was disincorporated in the 1960s. The town was so named because of its central location between Enterprise, and Veyo.[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	110		—
1920	121		10.0%
1930	74		−38.8%
1940	70		−5.4%
1950	49		−30.0%
1960	21		−57.1%
1970	32		52.4%
2010	613		—
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[6]

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 613 people living in the CDP. There were 344 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 96.1% White, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8% Asian, 1.8% from some other race, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the population.

Government

Central has the ZIP code of 84722.[7]

Events

Central is the starting place of the annual St. George Marathon.

See also

• List of census-designated places in Utah
• Mountain Meadows Massacre

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Central, Utah
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
3. "MyTopo Maps - Central, Washington County, UT, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
4. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 102.
5. Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2011 – via web.archive.org.
7. Zip Code Lookup Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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