Editing East Carbon, Utah

{{short description|Former city in Carbon County, Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

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| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = July 23, 1973
| extinct_title      = Merged with [[Sunnyside, Utah|Sunnyside]]
| extinct_date       = January 1, 2014

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| population_total   = 1556
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 84520
| area_code          = [[Area code 435|435]]
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'''East Carbon''' is a city in [[Carbon County, Utah|Carbon County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 1,567 as of 2022.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |date= |title=United States Census Bureau: East Carbon city, Utah |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/East_Carbon_city,_Utah?g=160XX00US4920890 |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> East Carbon was incorporated on July 23, 1973, from the merger of the two struggling mining towns of '''Dragerton''' and '''Columbia'''. On January 1, 2014, the city merged with the neighboring city of [[Sunnyside, Utah|Sunnyside]] to become East Carbon-Sunnyside, but later changed to East Carbon City.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sunad.com/archive/2014/01/parsons-becomes-mayor-of-merged-ecc-sunnyside/|title=Parsons becomes mayor of merged ECC-Sunnyside|last=McManus|first=C.J.|date=January 9, 2014|newspaper=The Sun Advocate|location=Price, Utah|access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
East Carbon was located southeast of the center of Carbon County at {{coord|39.542569|-110.418934|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}} (39.542569, -110.418934).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is {{convert|23|mi}} east of [[Price, Utah|Price]], the [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city had a total area of {{convert|23.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.07%, was water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1980= 1942
|1990= 1270
|2000= 1393
|2010= 1301
|2020= 1556
}}
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,393 people, 562 households and 384 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 156.0 per square mile (60.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 734 housing units at an average density of 82.2 per square mile (31.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 81.12% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 15.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 20.82% of the population.

There were 562 households, of which 29.4% had children under 18 living with them, 50.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.3% had a ‘single’ female householder, and 31.5% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48, and the average family size was 3.01.

26.2% of the population were under 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The [[median household income]] was $25,313, and the median family income was $31,019. Males had a median income of $31,667 and females $21,912. The [[per capita income]] was $14,093. About 11.7% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those aged 65 or over.

==History==
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East Carbon City began in the fall of 1942 when the U.S. government – through the Defense Plant Corporation – awarded a contract to the W.E. Ryberg-Strong-Grant Corporation of [[Springville, Utah]] to develop the town at a planned cost of $5 million, to house coal miners working in the mines of the [[Geneva Steel]] mill and their families. It was originally named "Drager", after W.L. Drager, chief engineer for the Defense Plant Corporation, who was raised in Utah and later moved to [[Washington, D.C.]]

On September 9, 1942, the Post Office moved into its new building, and during the ceremonies, Postmistress Agnes Scow announced the U.S Post Office Department would not allow the name of Drager. It contended that Drager was too similar to the name [[Draper, Utah|Draper]] (another Utah community) and would create confusion and delays in mail delivery. A selected group of citizens gathered in the school auditorium to discuss a new name from the proposals of "Dragerville", "Dragervale" or "Drager Town" offered by the Post Office Department. "Dragerton", a derivative of "Drager-town", was selected.

Dragerton was purchased in the spring of 1947 by the [[Geneva Steel Company]], which had by then become a subsidiary of [[U.S. Steel]], for $1,553,000. The former government town had now become a company town. There were 605 modern buildings.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Steel |volume=120 |issue=10 |date=10 March 1947 |title=Present, Past and Pending |page=61 |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_industry-week_1947-03-10_120_10/page/61/mode/1up?q=%22Dragerton%22}}</ref>

In 1959, with the area near its peak population, the Carbon School District built a high school in the area. The school was placed on land within the Sunnyside city limits that bordered Dragerton. The land was donated by [[Kaiser Steel]], a local mining company. In 1958, during an assembly at East Carbon Junior High School, a vote was taken to give the new high school a name and mascot. The name selected was East Carbon High School, and the mascot was a [[Viking]]. The school colors were blue, white and red.

When the town was incorporated in 1973, the name was officially changed to "East Carbon City", matching the high school name.

In 2005, the high school was closed and demolished before the beginning of the new school year. Bruin Point Elementary School was built the following year and is the only school serving the area of East Carbon.

==Columbia==
As part of East Carbon's incorporation, the nearby town of Columbia (approximately 4 miles to the southeast) became part of the new city. However, the area is still referred to as "Columbia" by residents.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Utah}}
* [[List of municipalities in Utah]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category-inline|East Carbon, Utah}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = East Carbon
|North     = [[Duchesne, Utah|Duchesne]]
|Northeast = [[Sunnyside, Utah|Sunnyside]]
|East      = ''[[Green River (Colorado River)|Green River]]'' / {{flagicon|Colorado}} [[Parachute, Colorado|Parachute]]
|Southeast = ''Green River'' / {{flagicon|Colorado}} [[De Beque, Colorado|De Beque]]<br/>{{flagicon|Colorado}} [[Fruita, Colorado|Fruita]]
|South     = [[Green River, Utah|Green River]]
|Southwest = [[Elmo, Utah|Elmo]]
|West      = [[Wellington, Utah|Wellington]]
|Northwest = [[Helper, Utah|Helper]]<br/>[[Price, Utah|Price]]
}}
{{Carbon County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Former populated places in Carbon County, Utah]]
[[Category:Mining communities in Utah]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Utah]]
[[Category:Former cities in Utah]]