Editing List of counties in Utah (section)

==Counties==
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{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=001 | Name=Beaver | Seat=Beaver | Data2={{dts|1856|1|5|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Iron County, Utah|Iron County]]<ref name="utahmap">{{Cite web |title=Colton's territories of New Mexico and Utah (1855) |url=http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm4/item_viewer_hmaps.php?CISOROOT=/hmaps&CISOPTR=1628&CISOBOX=1&REC=13 |access-date=April 25, 2010 |publisher=University of Nevada at Reno}}</ref> | Data4=The many [[beaver]]s in the area<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=25}}</ref> | Population=7424 | Area=2590 | Size=100px }}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=003 | Name=Box Elder | Seat=Brigham City | Data2={{dts|1856|1|5|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Weber County, Utah|Weber County]] | Data4=The many [[Acer negundo|Box Elder]] trees in the area<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=48}}</ref> | Population=64120 | Area=5746 | Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=005 | Name=Cache | Seat=Logan | Data2={{dts|1857|1|5|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Weber County, Utah|Weber County]]<ref name="utahmap" /> | Data4=Caches of furs made by [[Rocky Mountain Fur Company]] trappers<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=61}}</ref> | Population=145487 | Area=1165 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=007 | Name=Carbon | Seat=Price | Data2={{dts|1894|3|8|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Emery County, Utah|Emery County]] | Data4=The vast coal beds in the county<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=65}}</ref> | Population=20613 | Area=1478 | Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=009 | Name=Daggett | Seat=Manila | Data2={{dts|1918|1|7|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Summit County, Utah|Summit]] and [[Uintah County, Utah|Uintah]] counties| Data4=[[Oliver Ellsworth Daggett]] (1810&ndash;1880), the first Utah Surveyor General<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=101}}</ref> | Population=956 | Area=697 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=011 | Name=Davis | Seat=Farmington | Data2={{dts|1850|10|5|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[State of Deseret|Deseret]] [[Great Salt Lake County, Deseret|Great Salt Lake]] and [[Weber County, Deseret|Weber]] counties| Data4=[[Daniel C. Davis]] (1804&ndash;1850), [[Mormon Battalion]] captain<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=103}}</ref> | Population=378470 | Area=299 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=013 | Name=Duchesne | Seat=Duchesne | Data2={{dts|1915|1|4|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Wasatch County, Utah|Wasatch County]] | Data4=Uncertain; likely origins are a [[Ute tribe|Ute]] word translated "dark canyon", the [[French and Indian War]] site of [[Fort Duquesne]] (the county's initial settlement was also a fortress), the corrupted name of an area Indian chief, the name of [[Society of the Sacred Heart]] founder [[Rose Philippine Duchesne]], the name of French geographer [[André Duchesne]], or the name of French fur trapper and explorer Du Chasne<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=118}}</ref> | Population=20803 | Area=3241 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=015 | Name=Emery | Seat=Castle Dale | Data2={{dts|1880|2|12|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete County]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bancroft |first=Hubert Howe |url=https://archive.org/details/historyutah00bancgoog |title=History of Utah |publisher=The History Company |year=1890 |location=San Francisco |access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref> | Data4=[[George W. Emery]] (1830&ndash;1909), Governor of the Utah Territory from 1875&ndash;1880<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=128}}</ref> | Population=10161 | Area=4462 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=017 | Name=Garfield | Seat=Panguitch | Data2={{dts|1882|3|9|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Iron County, Utah|Iron County]] | Data4=[[James A. Garfield]] (1831&ndash;1881), President of the United States in 1881<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=151}}</ref> | Population=5290 | Area=5083 | Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=019 | Name=Grand | Seat=Moab | Data2={{dts|1890|3|13|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Emery County, Utah|Emery County]] | Data4=The Grand River, since renamed to the [[Colorado River]]<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=160}}</ref> | Population=9788 | Area=3672 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=021 | Name=Iron | Seat=Parowan | Data2={{dts|1850|1|31|abbr=on}} | Data3=Original county of [[State of Deseret]] | Data4=Iron mines west of [[Cedar City, Utah|Cedar City]]<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=200}}</ref> | Population=65936 | Area=3297 | Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=023 | Name=Juab | Seat=Nephi | Data2={{dts|1852|3|3|abbr=on}} | Data3=Original county of [[Territory of Utah]] | Data4=A Native American word translated "thirsty valley" or "flat plain"<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=208}}</ref> | Population=13297 | Area=3392 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=025 | Name=Kane | Seat=Kanab | Data2={{dts|1864|1|16|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Washington County, Utah|Washington County]] | Data4=[[Thomas L. Kane]] (1822&ndash;1883), U.S. Army officer who spoke in favor of the Mormon migration and settlement of Utah<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=212}}</ref> | Population=8525 | Area=3990 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=027 | Name=Millard | Seat=Fillmore | Data2={{dts|1851|10|4|abbr=on}} | Data3=Original county of [[Territory of Utah]] | Data4=[[Millard Fillmore]] (1800&ndash;1874), President of the United States from 1850 to 1853<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=251}}</ref> | Population=13572 | Area=6572 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=029 | Name=Morgan | Seat=Morgan | Data2={{dts|1862|1|17|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Davis County, Utah Territory|Davis]], [[Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory|Great Salt Lake]], [[Summit County, Utah Territory|Summit]], and [[Weber County, Utah Territory|Weber]] counties<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tullidge |first=Edward William |url=https://archive.org/details/tullidgeshistor00unkngoog |title=Tullidge's histories, (volume II) containing the history of all the northern Utah |publisher=Juvenile Instructor |year=1889 |location=Salt Lake City |page=[https://archive.org/details/tullidgeshistor00unkngoog/page/n138 118] |access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref> | Data4=[[Jedediah M. Grant|Jedediah Morgan Grant]] (1816&ndash;1856), an [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|Apostle]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=258}}</ref> | Population=13093 | Area=609 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=031 | Name=Piute | Seat=Junction | Data2={{dts|1865|1|16|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Beaver County, Utah|Beaver County]] | Data4=The [[Southern Paiute|Piute]] tribe of Native Americans who lived in the area<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=297}}</ref> | Population=1534 | Area=758 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=033 | Name=Rich | Seat=Randolph | Data2={{dts|1864|1|16|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Cache County, Utah|Cache County]] | Data4=[[Charles C. Rich]] (1809&ndash;1883), an Apostle  of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=315}}</ref> | Population=2752 | Area=1029 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=035 | Name=Salt Lake | Seat=Salt Lake City | Data2={{dts|1850|1|31|abbr=on}} | Data3=Original county of [[State of Deseret]] | Data4=The [[Great Salt Lake]], the largest [[Endorheic basin|terminal lake]] in the Western Hemisphere<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=327}}</ref> | Population=1216274 | Area=742 | Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=037 | Name=San Juan | Seat=Monticello | Data2={{dts|1880|2|17|abbr=on}} | Data3=Parts of [[Kane County, Utah|Kane]], [[Iron County, Utah|Iron]], and [[Piute County, Utah|Piute]] counties | Data4=Named for the [[San Juan River (Colorado River)|San Juan River]], a {{convert|400|mi|km|adj=on}} tributary of the Colorado river located in southern [[Colorado]] and Utah<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=328}}</ref> | Population=14601 | Area=7820 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=039 | Name=Sanpete | Seat=Manti | Data2={{dts|1850|1|31|abbr=on}} | Data3=Original county of [[State of Deseret]] | Data4=Uncertain, possibly from a [[Ute tribe|Ute]] Chief named San Pitch<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=330}}</ref> | Population=30732 | Area=1590 | Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=041 | Name=Sevier | Seat=Richfield | Data2={{dts|1865|1|16|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete County]] | Data4=The [[Sevier River]], a {{convert|280|mi|km|adj=on}} river in central Utah<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=335}}</ref> | Population=22520 | Area=1911 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=043 | Name=Summit | Seat=Coalville | Data2={{dts|1854|1|13|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory|Great Salt Lake]] and [[Green River County, Utah Territory|Green River]] counties<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Summit County |encyclopedia=Utah History Encyclopedia |publisher=University of Utah |url=http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/SUMMITCT.html |access-date=April 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010524144046/http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/SUMMITCT.html |archive-date=May 24, 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | Data4=High elevations in the county, which includes 39 of Utah's highest peaks<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=358}}</ref> | Population=43109 | Area=1872 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=045 | Name=Tooele | Seat=Tooele | Data2={{dts|1850|1|31|abbr=on}} | Data3=Original county of [[State of Deseret]] | Data4=Uncertain, either from the [[Goshute]] Tribe Chief Tuilla or the [[Tule]]s plant that grew in the marshes<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=372}}</ref> | Population=84488 | Area=6941 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=047| Name=Uintah | Seat=Vernal | Data2={{dts|1880|2|18|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Sanpete County, Utah Territory|Sanpete]], [[Summit County, Utah Territory|Summit]], and [[Wasatch County, Utah Territory|Wasatch]] counties<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fuller |first=Craig |url=http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/u/UINTAH_COUNTY.html |title=Utah History Encyclopedia |publisher=[[University of Utah Press]] |year=1994 |isbn=0874804256 |editor-last=Powell |editor-first=Allan Kent |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |chapter=Uintah County |oclc=30473917 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010231833/http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/u/UINTAH_COUNTY.html |archive-date=October 10, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | Data4=The Uintah band of the [[Ute tribe]] who lived in the area<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=380}}</ref> | Population=38307 | Area=4480 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=049 | Name=Utah | Seat=Provo | Data2={{dts|1850|1|31|abbr=on}} | Data3=Original county of [[State of Deseret]] | Data4=Yuta, the Spanish name for the [[Ute tribe]]<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=382}}</ref> | Population=747234 | Area=2003 | Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow| N=49 | Num=051 | Name=Wasatch | Seat=Heber City | Data2={{dts|1862|1|17|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory|Great Salt Lake]], [[Green River County, Utah Territory|Green River]], [[Sanpete County, Utah Territory|Sanpete]], [[Summit County, Utah Territory|Summit]], and [[Utah County, Utah Territory|Utah]] counties<ref>{{Cite book |last=State of Utah |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5RpEAAAAYAAJ&q=%22wasatch%20county%22%20utah&pg=PA263 |title=The compiled laws of Utah |publisher=Herbert Pembroke |year=1888 |location=Salt Lake City |page=268 |access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref> | Data4=A Native American word meaning "mountain pass", also the name of the [[Wasatch Range]]<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=390}}</ref> | Population=37858 | Area=1176 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=053 | Name=Washington | Seat=St. George | Data2={{dts|1852|3|3|abbr=on}} | Data3=Original county of [[Territory of Utah]] | Data4=[[George Washington]] (1732&ndash;1799), President of the United States from 1789 to 1797<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=391}}</ref> | Population=207943 | Area=2426 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=055 | Name=Wayne | Seat=Loa | Data2={{dts|1892|3|10|abbr=on}} | Data3=Part of [[Piute County, Utah|Piute County]] | Data4=[[Wayne County, Tennessee]]<ref name="wayne">{{Cite book |last=Murphy |first=Miriam B. |title=A History of Wayne County |date=January 1999 |publisher=Utah State Historical Society |isbn=0-913738-45-X |series=Utah Centennial County History Series |location=Salt Lake City |pages=78–80}}</ref> | Population=2608 | Area=2461 | Size=100px}}

{{Countyrow | N=49 | Num=057 | Name=Weber | Seat=Ogden | Data2={{dts|1850|1|31|abbr=on}} | Data3=Original county of [[State of Deseret]] | Data4=The [[Weber River]], a {{convert|125|mi|km}} tributary of the Great Salt Lake<ref>{{harvtxt|Van Cott|1990|p=392}}</ref> | Population=276118 | Area=576 | Size=100px}}
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===State of Deseret counties===
* [[Great Salt Lake County, Deseret|Great Salt Lake County]] – original county created January 31, 1850
* [[Iron County, Deseret|Iron County]] – original county created January 31, 1850
* [[Sanpete County, Deseret|Sanpete County]] – original county created January 31, 1850
* [[Tuilla County, Deseret|Tuilla County]] – original county created January 31, 1850
* [[Utah County, Deseret|Utah County]] – original county created January 31, 1850
* [[Weber County, Deseret|Weber County]] – original county created January 31, 1850
* [[Davis County, Deseret|Davis County]] – created October 5, 1850, from portions of [[Great Salt Lake County, Deseret|Great Salt Lake County]] and [[Weber County, Deseret|Weber County]]

===County name changes===
* [[Tuilla County, Deseret]] created January 31, 1850, re-created as [[Tooele County, Utah Territory]] on March 3, 1852.
* [[Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory]] created March 3, 1852, name changed to [[Salt Lake County, Utah Territory]] on January 29, 1868
* [[Richland County, Utah Territory]] created January 16, 1854, name changed to [[Rich County, Utah Territory]] on January 29, 1868