Editing Cannonville, Utah

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Cannonville, Utah
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = Shotgun (Before a new family moved in, then they called it Cannonville)
| motto              = [[File:Cannonville UT 2023.PHOTOSPHERE~4.jpg|thumb|alt=This image can be viewed by a VR headset to get an immersive view of Cannonville UT.|360 degree view of Cannonville, UT from the Big Red Rock which is on the Southwest side of Cannonville.]]

<!-- Images -->| image_skyline      = LDS church in Cannonville, Utah.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = LDS church in Cannonville
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = Garfield County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Cannonville highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield County]] and state of [[Utah]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Utah]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Bill Scoffield
| leader_title1      = Clerk
| leader_name1       = Machelle Nelson
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1874
| founder            = James L. Thompson
| established_title1 = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
| established_date1  = 1934
| named_for          = [[George Q. Cannon]]

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 6.65
| area_land_km2      = 6.65
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.57
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.57
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 186
| population_density_km2 = 26.03
| population_density_sq_mi = 67.42

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset         = -7
| timezone_DST       = MDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -6
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_m        = 
| elevation_ft       = 5886
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|34|0|N|112|3|6|W|region:US-UT|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 84718
| area_code          = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 49-10330<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1426344<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1426344}}</ref>
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2019
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
| population_est     = 173
}}

'''Cannonville''' is a town in [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield County]], [[Utah]], United States, along [[Utah State Route 12|Utah Scenic Byway 12]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 186.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Cannonville_town,_Utah?g=160XX00US4910330 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Cannonville was laid out in 1874.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7M3AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA81|year=1918|page=81}}</ref> A post office called Cannonville was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1966.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=UT&county=Garfield | title=Garfield County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref> The community bears the name of [[George Q. Cannon]], a Mormon official.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sa9SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6741%2C5066695 | title=You name it - there's a town for it | work=The Deseret News | date=Jan 22, 1977 | access-date=18 October 2015 | author=Van Atta, Dale | pages=15}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:CannonvilleUT aerial view.jpg|left|thumb|Aerial view of Cannonville, 2004]]
[[File:Highway 12 Cannonville Utah.jpg|left|thumb|Looking northwest along Highway 12]]

Cannonville is located near the southern border of Garfield County, in the valley of the [[Paria River]]. Via State Route 12 it is {{convert|3.5|mi}} east to [[Henrieville, Utah|Henrieville]] and {{convert|5|mi|0}} north to [[Tropic, Utah|Tropic]]. [[Bryce Canyon National Park]] is {{convert|6|mi|0}} in a straight line to the west, {{convert|16|mi}} by road.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|5.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cannonville town, Utah |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4910330 |access-date=March 28, 2017 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area features a large [[Diurnal temperature variation|daily]] and annual temperature range, with cold, dry winters and hot summers. Rainfall is highly seasonal, with most precipitation falling during the late-summer monsoon season and average annual precipitation of nine inches. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Cannonville has a hot and cold arid desert climate, abbreviated "BWk" on climate maps.<ref name = Weatherbase/>
{{Weather box |location =Cannonville, Utah |width = auto |single line = yes
|precipitation colour =  green
| Jan high C  =0
| Feb high C  =2
| Mar high C  =6
| Apr high C  =11
| May high C  =17
| Jun high C  =24
| Jul high C  =27
| Aug high C  =25
| Sep high C  =22
| Oct high C  =14
| Nov high C  =8
| Dec high C  =1

| Jan low C  =-10
| Feb low C  =-9
| Mar low C  =-4
| Apr low C  =0
| May low C  =5
| Jun low C  =10
| Jul low C  =14
| Aug low C  =13
| Sep low C  =10
| Oct low C  =3
| Nov low C  =-3
| Dec low C  =-9

| Jan precipitation mm  =21
| Feb precipitation mm  =25
| Mar precipitation mm  =26
| Apr precipitation mm  =18
| May precipitation mm  =22
| Jun precipitation mm  =16
| Jul precipitation mm  =27
| Aug precipitation mm  =42
| Sep precipitation mm  =36
| Oct precipitation mm  =27
| Nov precipitation mm  =23
| Dec precipitation mm  =23
| Jan snow cm  = 19.9
| Feb snow cm  = 18.3
| Mar snow cm  = 17.1
| Apr snow cm  = 4.9
| May snow cm  = 0.5
| Jun snow cm  = 0
| Jul snow cm  = 0
| Aug snow cm  = 0
| Sep snow cm  = 0
| Oct snow cm  = 1.2
| Nov snow cm  = 10.1
| Dec snow cm  = 21.5
| Jan snow depth cm  = 17
| Feb snow depth cm  = 20
| Mar snow depth cm  = 15
| Apr snow depth cm  = 5
| May snow depth cm  = 0
| Jun snow depth cm  = 0
| Jul snow depth cm  = 0
| Aug snow depth cm  = 0
| Sep snow depth cm  = 0
| Oct snow depth cm  = 0
| Nov snow depth cm  = 2
| Dec snow depth cm  = 7
| Jan precipitation days  =6
| Feb precipitation days  =7
| Mar precipitation days  =7
| Apr precipitation days  =5
| May precipitation days  =5
| Jun precipitation days  =3
| Jul precipitation days  =7
| Aug precipitation days  =8
| Sep precipitation days  =5
| Oct precipitation days  =4
| Nov precipitation days  =5
| Dec precipitation days  =6

| Jan humidity    =71.5
| Feb humidity    =69.3
| Mar humidity    =62
| Apr humidity    =53.5
| May humidity    =45.9
| Jun humidity    =36.2
| Jul humidity    =43.9
| Aug humidity    =50.1
| Sep humidity    =48.9
| Oct humidity    =57.1
| Nov humidity    =63.9
| Dec humidity    =70.1
| Jan light = 10.4
| Feb light = 11.3
| Mar light = 12.4
| Apr light = 13.7
| May light = 14.7
| Jun light = 15.3
| Jul light = 15
| Aug light = 14
| Sep light = 12.8
| Oct light = 11.6
| Nov light = 10.6
| Dec light = 10.1

|source = Weatherbase<ref name = Weatherbase>{{cite web |title=Cannonville, Utah Travel Weather Averages |url=https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=200124&cityname=Cannonville%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |website=Weatherbase |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> World Weather online(Temperatures-Snowfall 2009-2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Cannonville Annual Weather Averages |url=https://www.worldweatheronline.com/cannonville-weather-averages/utah/us.aspx |website=World Weather Online |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 137
|1890= 273
|1900= 211
|1910= 219
|1920= 311
|1930= 227
|1940= 250
|1950= 205
|1960= 153
|1970= 113
|1980= 134
|1990= 131
|2000= 148
|2010= 167
|estyear=2019
|estimate=173
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 148 people, 50 households, and 41 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 119.9 people per square mile (46.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 48.6 per square mile (18.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 95.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.68% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.05% of the population.

There were 50 households, of which 42.0% had children under 18 living with them, 66.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96, and the average family size was 3.34.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.8% under 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $32,250. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $12,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] was $11,481. None of the families and 3.7% of the population lived below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 10.9% of those over 64.
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==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of towns in Utah]]

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

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Cannonville, Utah}}
* [https://www.cannonville.com Canonnville Community]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Cannonville
|North     = [[Tropic, Utah|Tropic]]
|Northeast = [[Escalante, Utah|Escalante]]
|East      = [[Henrieville, Utah|Henrieville]]
|Southeast = {{flagicon|Arizona}} [[Page, Arizona|Page]] / ''[[Lake Powell]]''
|South     = {{flagicon|Arizona}} [[Tusayan, Arizona|Tusayan]]
|Southwest = {{flagicon|Arizona}} [[Fredonia, Arizona|Fredonia]]
|West      = [[Kanarraville, Utah|Kanarraville]] / ''[[Bryce Canyon National Park]]''
|Northwest = [[Bryce Canyon City, Utah|Bryce Canyon City]]
}}

{{Garfield County, Utah}}

[[Category:Towns in Garfield County, Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1874]]
[[Category:1874 establishments in Utah Territory]]