Editing Milford, Utah

{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Milford, Utah
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|motto                    =
|image_skyline            = Milford Utah train station.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Milford train station, October 2017
|image_map                = Beaver County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Milford highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Beaver County, UT|Beaver County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
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|map_caption1             = Location of Utah in the United States
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Utah]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Beaver County, Utah|Beaver]]
<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Nolan Davis<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milfordcityutah.com/index.php/government/city-council|title=City Council|website=milfordcityutah.com|access-date=January 7, 2020}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1880
|founder                  = Arvin Stoddard
|established_title1       = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = 1903
<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 5.54
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|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.14
|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.14
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1431
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|population_density_sq_mi = auto
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
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|utc_offset_DST           = -6
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|elevation_ft             = 4961
|coordinates              = {{coord|38|23|31|N|113|00|22|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84751
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-50040<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              = 2411106<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411106}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|www.milfordcityutah.com}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Milford''' is a city in [[Beaver County, Utah|Beaver County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 1,431 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]],<ref name=census2020>{{cite web | url = https://data.census.gov/all?g=1600000US4950040&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171) | title = 2020 Census Redistricting Data: Milford city, Utah | date = September 16, 2021 | website = Census Data Explorer | publisher = United States Census Bureau | access-date = January 28, 2023}}</ref> up from the 2010 figure of 1,409.

==History==
[[File:W. Center Street in Milford, Utah.jpg|thumb|left|Facing east along West Center Street ([[Utah State Route 21|SR-21]]), October 2017]]
Although settlers had established ranches in the area in the 1870s, Milford was not developed until after construction of the [[San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]], which established a station here in 1880.<ref>[[Andrew Jenson]]. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church''. p. 502</ref> In that year, Arvin Stoddard moved here and surveyed a townsite.<ref name="beaver">{{cite book | last = Bradley | first = Martha Sonntag | title = A History of Beaver County | series = Utah Centennial County History Series |date=January 1999| publisher = Utah State Historical Society | location = Salt Lake City, Utah | isbn = 0-913738-17-4 | page = 114 | url = https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/beavercountyhistory | format = PDF | accessdate = September 7, 2023}}</ref> ''Milford'' is a constructed name, formed from [[Watermill|''mill'']] and [[Ford (crossing)|''ford'']].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sa9SAAAAIBAJ&pg=2503%2C5092871 | 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=W6}}</ref>

During the [[Great Depression]], workers from a nearby [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] camp constructed a road from Milford to [[Beaver, Utah|Beaver]], to improve connections.

==Milford Flat Wildfire==
{{main|Milford Flat Fire}}

Lightning caused a massive [[wildfire]] to start near Milford at 3:45&nbsp;p.m. Friday, July 6, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.utahfireinfo.gov/fire/MilfordFlat_07_07.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711120459/http://www.utahfireinfo.gov/fire/MilfordFlat_07_07.htm |archive-date=2007-07-11 }}</ref> On July 8 the fire was declared the largest in Utah's history, having burned more than {{convert|283000|acre|sqkm}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_188181336.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711161814/http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_188181336.html |archive-date=2007-07-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 576
|1900= 176
|1910= 1014
|1920= 1308
|1930= 1517
|1940= 1393
|1950= 1673
|1960= 1471
|1970= 1304
|1980= 1293
|1990= 1107
|2000= 1451
|2010= 1409
|2020= 1431
|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 [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 1,451 people, 484 households, and 357 families residing in the city.<ref name="GR2" /> The [[population density]] was 753.7 people per square mile (290.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 589 housing units at an average density of 306.0 per square mile (117.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 90.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.13% of the population.

There were 484 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.58.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 37.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,809, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $35,568 versus $19,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,889. About 9.2% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Geography==
[[File:S. Main Street in Milford, Utah.jpg|thumb|right|Looking north on South Main Street ([[Utah State Route 21|SR-21]]), October 2017]]
Milford is located in east-central Beaver County in the [[Escalante Desert]], a basin situated between the [[Mineral Mountains (Utah)|Mineral Mountains]] to the east and the smaller Star Range to the west. [[Utah State Route 21|State Route 21]] passes through the city, leading south {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Minersville, Utah|Minersville]] and northwest {{convert|84|mi}} to U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 6 in Utah|6]] and [[U.S. Route 50 in Utah|50]] near the [[Nevada]] line. [[Utah State Route 257|State Route 257]] runs north from Milford {{convert|74|mi}} to [[Delta, Utah|Delta]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.0|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4950040| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201040/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4950040| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Milford city, Utah| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

===Climate===

Milford has a [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk'').

{{Weather box
|location = Milford, Utah ([[Milford Sound Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1928–2005
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 69
|Feb record high F = 75
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 87
|May record high F = 97
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 66

|Jan avg record high F = 53.4
|Feb avg record high F = 61.2
|Mar avg record high F = 71.3
|Apr avg record high F = 79.3
|May avg record high F = 87.8
|Jun avg record high F = 96.7
|Jul avg record high F = 100.5
|Aug avg record high F = 98.4
|Sep avg record high F = 92.6
|Oct avg record high F = 82.1
|Nov avg record high F = 69.0
|Dec avg record high F = 57.6
|year avg record high F = 100.7

|Jan high F = 40.8
|Feb high F = 46.6
|Mar high F = 57.5
|Apr high F = 64.5
|May high F = 75.5
|Jun high F = 87.9
|Jul high F = 95.0
|Aug high F = 92.8
|Sep high F = 82.9
|Oct high F = 68.1
|Nov high F = 53.2
|Dec high F = 40.9
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 29.5
|Feb mean F = 34.3
|Mar mean F = 42.9
|Apr mean F = 48.9
|May mean F = 58.5
|Jun mean F = 69.1
|Jul mean F = 77.0
|Aug mean F = 75.3
|Sep mean F = 65.2
|Oct mean F = 51.4
|Nov mean F = 38.8
|Dec mean F = 28.9
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 18.1
|Feb low F = 22.0
|Mar low F = 28.3
|Apr low F = 33.4
|May low F = 41.5
|Jun low F = 50.2
|Jul low F = 59.1
|Aug low F = 57.9
|Sep low F = 47.4
|Oct low F = 34.7
|Nov low F = 24.4
|Dec low F = 16.8
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -8.9
|Feb avg record low F = -0.9
|Mar avg record low F = 9.2
|Apr avg record low F = 18.6
|May avg record low F = 26.2
|Jun avg record low F = 34.7
|Jul avg record low F = 44.8
|Aug avg record low F = 43.0
|Sep avg record low F = 29.8
|Oct avg record low F = 19.1
|Nov avg record low F = 4.4
|Dec avg record low F = -5.5
|year avg record low F = -13.7

|Jan record low F = -34
|Feb record low F = -29
|Mar record low F = -14
|Apr record low F = 9
|May record low F = 17
|Jun record low F = 24
|Jul record low F = 34
|Aug record low F = 30
|Sep record low F = 23
|Oct record low F = -20
|Nov record low F = -13
|Dec record low F = -35

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.60
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.65
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.01
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.76
|May precipitation inch = 0.90
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.45
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.70
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.56
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.72
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.09
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.53
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.70
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 6.8
|Feb snow inch = 6.6
|Mar snow inch = 8.9
|Apr snow inch = 3.5
|May snow inch = 0.6
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.1
|Oct snow inch = 1.3
|Nov snow inch = 4.2
|Dec snow inch = 8.4
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.9
|Feb precipitation days = 6.4
|Mar precipitation days = 6.6
|Apr precipitation days = 6.8
|May precipitation days = 5.8
|Jun precipitation days = 2.6
|Jul precipitation days = 6.8
|Aug precipitation days = 6.2
|Sep precipitation days = 4.7
|Oct precipitation days = 5.1
|Nov precipitation days = 4.9
|Dec precipitation days = 7.1

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.1
|Feb snow days = 2.4
|Mar snow days = 3.2
|Apr snow days = 1.3
|May snow days = 0.5
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.1
|Oct snow days = 0.8
|Nov snow days = 1.4
|Dec snow days = 3.0

|source 1 = WRCC (mean maxima and minima 1928&ndash;2005)<ref name = WRCC>
{{cite web
|url = https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ut5654
|publisher = Western Regional Climate Center
|title = Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary
}}
Retrieved on September 4, 2022.
</ref>
|source 2 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00023176&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access (1991&ndash;2020)
|access-date = September 4, 2022
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USW00023176&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access (1981&ndash;2010)
}}
</ref>(September record)<ref>
{{cite web
|title = Extreme Temperatures Around the World Twitter
|url = https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1566220306456498176
}}
</ref>
}}

==Recreation==
Milford has a seasonal swimming pool, a five hole golf course, lighted ball fields, a pavilion and a rodeo arena <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.milfordcityutah.com/index.php/visitors/recreation-activites | title=Recreation Activites }}</ref><br />
The [[American Discovery Trail]] runs through Milford <ref>{{cite web | url=https://discoverytrail.org/utah | title=Utah | date=November 25, 2018 }}</ref>

==Historic photo gallery==
<gallery class="center" widths="180px">
Train depot Milford Utah.jpg|Train depot in Milford, Utah, during the winter of 1936-1937
CCC camp 2530.jpg|Civilian Conservation Corp camp at Milford, Utah
Milford Utah CCC barracks.jpg|Barracks at CCC camp 2530
CCC Co. 2530 building road in Utah.jpg|CCC workers with picks and shovels building road in Utah between Milford and [[Beaver, Utah|Beaver]]
</gallery>

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of cities and towns in Utah]]

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

==Further reading==
* (1994) [https://web.archive.org/web/20240321165249/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/m/MILFORD.shtml "Milford"] article in the [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ ''Utah History Encyclopedia.''] The article was written by Martha Sonntag Bradley and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/m/MILFORD.shtml the original] on March 21, 2024, and retrieved on September 27, 2024.

==External links==
{{commons category|Milford, Utah}}
* {{official website|https://www.milfordcityutah.com/index.php}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Milford
|North     = {{flagicon|US|army}} [[Dugway Proving Ground]]<br />''[[Sevier Lake]]''
|Northeast = [[Hinckley, Utah|Hinckley]], [[Delta, Utah|Delta]]<br />[[Meadow, Utah|Meadow]]<br />[[Kanosh, Utah|Kanosh]]
|East      = [[Joseph, Utah|Joseph]]<br />''[[Fishlake National Forest]]'' / [[Marysvale, Utah|Marysvale]]
|Southeast = [[Beaver, Utah|Beaver]]
|South     = [[Minersville, Utah|Minersville]]
|Southwest = {{flagicon|Nevada}} [[Caliente, Nevada|Caliente]], [[Enterprise, Utah|Enterprise]]
|West      = {{flagicon|Nevada}} ''[[Great Basin National Park]]''
|Northwest = {{flagicon|Nevada}} [[Ely, Nevada|Ely]]
}}

{{Beaver County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Cities in Beaver County, Utah]]
[[Category:Cities in Utah]]
[[Category:1880 establishments in Utah Territory]]