Editing Junction, Utah

{{Short description|  Town in the state of Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{update|demographics|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Junction, Utah
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Piute County Courthouse Junction Utah.jpeg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = The old Piute County courthouse
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = Piute County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Junction highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 260px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Piute County, Utah|Piute County]] and the 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  = [[Piute County, Utah|Piute]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1880
| established_title1 = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
| established_date1  = April 7, 1913

<!-- 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|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 35.35
| area_land_km2      = 34.17
| area_water_km2     = 1.18
| area_total_sq_mi   = 13.65
| area_land_sq_mi    = 13.19
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.46

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref> https://data.census.gov/profile/Junction_town,_Utah?g=160XX00US4939590 </ref>
| population_total   = 212
| population_density_km2 = 5.03
| population_density_sq_mi = 13.04

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset         = -7
| timezone_DST       = MDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -6
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 1831
| elevation_ft       = 6007
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|14|11|N|112|13|23|W|region:US-UT|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 84740
| area_code          = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 49-39590<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1442250<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 3, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = 
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}}
'''Junction''' is a town in and the [[county seat]] of [[Piute County, Utah|Piute County]], [[Utah]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 191 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 15.0&nbsp;square miles (38.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 14.4&nbsp;square miles (37.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.6&nbsp;square miles (1.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (3.88%) is water.

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Junction has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=798624&cityname=Junction%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Junction, Utah]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1890 = 125
| 1900 = 249
| 1910 = 423
| 1920 = 389
| 1930 = 352
| 1940 = 393
| 1950 = 285
| 1960 = 219
| 1970 = 135
| 1980 = 151
| 1990 = 132
| 2000 = 177
| 2010 = 191
| 2020 = 212
| 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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 177 people, 67 households and 46 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 12.3 per square mile (4.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 104 housing units at an average density of 7.2 per square mile (2.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 94.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.34% of the population.

There were 67 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.30.

29.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males.

The [[median household income]] was $25,625 and the median family income was $32,750. Males had a median income of $29,250 and females $17,083. The [[per capita income]] was $11,356. About 19.6% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.3% of those 65 or over.

==Courthouse==
The historic courthouse was located at the southwest corner of [[SR-153 (UT)|SR-153]] and [[US-89 (UT)|US-89]] (Main Street).
Sometime around 1980 a new courthouse/post office was built about one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) north. The new building also serves as offices for Piute County.

==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Junction
|North     = [[Marysvale, Utah|Marysvale]]
|Northeast = [[Koosharem, Utah|Koosharem]]<br/>[[Loa, Utah|Loa]]
|East      = [[Bicknell, Utah|Bicknell]]
|Southeast = [[Kingston, Utah|Kingston]]
|South     = 
|Southwest = [[Circleville, Utah|Circleville]]
|West      = [[Beaver, Utah|Beaver]]
|Northwest = ''[[Sevier Lake]]'' / ''[[Fishlake National Forest]]''
}}

{{Piute County, Utah}}
{{Utah county seats}}

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[[Category:Towns in Piute County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:County seats in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1880]]
[[Category:1880 establishments in Utah Territory]]