Editing Panguitch, Utah

{{short description|City and county seat in Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Panguitch, Utah
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline            = Utah-Panguitch.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = Panguitch Main Street, April 2010
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map                = Garfield County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Panguitch highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 300px
| map_caption              = Location in [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield County]] and state of [[Utah]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type         = 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              = Kim Soper
| leader_title1            = Manager
| leader_name1             = Mat Houston
| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1864
| established_title1       = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
| established_date1        = June 10, 1899
| named_for                = [[Ute language|Southern Paiute]] for "big fish"<ref name= hub/>

<!-- 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           = 7.99
| area_land_km2            = 7.99
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 3.08
| area_land_sq_mi          = 3.08
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1725
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| population_est           = 
| population_density_km2   = 210.60
<!--For 2018 pop estimate-->| population_density_sq_mi = 545.40

<!-- General information -->| timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset               = &minus;7
| timezone_DST             = MDT
| utc_offset_DST           = &minus;6
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 2019
| elevation_ft             = 6624
| coordinates              = {{coord|37|49|20|N|112|26|5|W|type:city_region:US-UT|display=it}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 84759
| area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 49-57740<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              = 1444170<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|panguitch.com}}
| footnotes                = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = <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>
}}

'''Panguitch''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|æ|ŋ|ɡ|w|ɪ|tʃ}} {{respell|PANG|gwitch}}) is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield County]], [[Utah]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 1,725 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Panguitch city, Utah |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Panguitch_city,_Utah?g=160XX00US4957740 |access-date=July 27, 2023 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The name Panguitch comes from a Southern Paiute word meaning “Big Fish,” likely named after the plentiful nearby lakes hosting rainbow trout year-round.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://panguitch.com/panguitch-city/ | title=Panguitch }}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:2010-1101-PanguitchUT.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial photo of Panguitch,<br />November 2010]]
Panguitch is located on the western edge of Garfield County at {{coord|37|49|20|N|112|26|5|W|}} (37.822234, -112.434650),<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> in the valley of the [[Sevier River]]. [[U.S. Route 89 in Utah|U.S. Route 89]] passes through the center of town, leading north {{convert|33|mi}} to [[Junction, Utah|Junction]] and south {{convert|45|mi|km}} to [[Orderville, Utah|Orderville]]. [[Utah State Route 143]] leads southwest from Panguitch {{convert|17|mi|km}} to [[Panguitch Lake]] in [[Dixie National Forest]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4957740| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Panguitch city, Utah| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 27, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Climate===
Panguitch has a [[semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates|cool semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk'') with summers featuring hot afternoons and cold mornings, and cold, dry winters. The high altitude and relatively high latitude means that mornings are cold throughout the year and freezing for most of it: between 1971 and 2000 an average of 227.7 mornings fell below freezing and 16.5 mornings fell to or below {{convert|0|F|C|1}}. Maxima, however, can be expected to top freezing on all but fourteen afternoons during an average year, and the winters are so dry that snowfall is light, averaging only {{convert|19.2|in|m|2|disp=or}} with median cover never much above {{convert|1|in|m|disp=or}}. The most snowfall in a month has been {{convert|32.0|in|m|2}} in the famously cold January 1949, and the most in a season {{convert|48.5|in|m|2}} from July 1951 to June 1952. Mild, dry winters like 1976/1977 and 1980/1981 can in contrast see negligible snowfall for an entire season.

In a manner more akin to [[Arizona]] than northern Utah, most of the limited precipitation occurs during the July to October [[North American Monsoon|monsoon]] season, but Garfield County is usually too far north to receive the monsoon's full benefit. The wettest month on record has been August 1987 with {{convert|5.17|in|mm|1}}, and the wettest day was August 18, 1984, with {{convert|1.87|in|mm|1}}. 1967 with {{convert|17.06|in|mm|1}} has been the wettest calendar year, whereas in 1989 only {{convert|6.15|in|mm|1}} fell.
{{Weather box
|location = Panguitch, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, 1911-2020 extremes: 6647ft (2026m)
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 63
|Feb record high F = 69
|Mar record high F = 76
|Apr record high F = 85
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 98
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 99
|Sep record high F = 94
|Oct record high F = 85
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 63
|year record high F = 

|Jan avg record high F = 52.5
|Feb avg record high F = 57.6
|Mar avg record high F = 67.7
|Apr avg record high F = 76.3
|May avg record high F = 83.9
|Jun avg record high F = 92.1
|Jul avg record high F = 95.4
|Aug avg record high F = 91.9
|Sep avg record high F = 87.4
|Oct avg record high F = 78.7
|Nov avg record high F = 66.3
|Dec avg record high F = 54.0
|year avg record high F = 95.6

|Jan high F = 39.2
|Feb high F = 43.7
|Mar high F = 52.3
|Apr high F = 59.7
|May high F = 69.3
|Jun high F = 81.5
|Jul high F = 86.1
|Aug high F = 83.2
|Sep high F = 76.5
|Oct high F = 64.3
|Nov high F = 50.3
|Dec high F = 39.0
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 23.7
|Feb mean F = 27.5
|Mar mean F = 35.6
|Apr mean F = 41.5
|May mean F = 50.4
|Jun mean F = 60.2
|Jul mean F = 66.4
|Aug mean F = 63.8
|Sep mean F = 56.0
|Oct mean F = 44.6
|Nov mean F = 32.9
|Dec mean F = 23.1
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 8.1
|Feb low F = 11.3
|Mar low F = 18.9
|Apr low F = 23.2
|May low F = 31.4
|Jun low F = 38.8
|Jul low F = 46.6
|Aug low F = 44.4
|Sep low F = 35.4
|Oct low F = 24.9
|Nov low F = 15.5
|Dec low F = 7.3
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F= -8.9
|Feb avg record low F= -3.2
|Mar avg record low F = 6.8
|Apr avg record low F = 13.8
|May avg record low F = 21.8
|Jun avg record low F = 30.4
|Jul avg record low F = 37.8
|Aug avg record low F = 37.3
|Sep avg record low F = 26.2
|Oct avg record low F = 13.8
|Nov avg record low F = -0.5
|Dec avg record low F = -9.2
|year avg record low F = -11.6

|Jan record low F = −38
|Feb record low F = −31
|Mar record low F = −15
|Apr record low F = -2
|May record low F = 10
|Jun record low F = 17
|Jul record low F = 29
|Aug record low F = 25
|Sep record low F = 14
|Oct record low F = -10
|Nov record low F = -22
|Dec record low F = −32
|year record low F =  

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.57
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.70
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.66
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.57
|May precipitation inch = 0.68
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.42
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.40
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.72
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.27
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.18
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.67
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.52
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 7.80
|Feb snow inch = 6.10
|Mar snow inch = 3.30
|Apr snow inch = 1.10
|May snow inch = 0.10
|Jun snow inch = 0.30
|Jul snow inch = 0.00
|Aug snow inch = 0.00
|Sep snow inch = 0.00
|Oct snow inch = 0.20
|Nov snow inch = 2.10
|Dec snow inch = 4.00
|year snow inch = 

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00426601&format=pdf
|title = Panguitch, Utah 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = November 13, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = November 13, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==History==
Panguitch was first settled in March 1864, when Jens Nielsen, a [[Danish Americans|Danish]] [[religious conversion|convert]] to [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], led a group of 54 families eastward from [[Parowan, Utah|Parowan]] and [[Beaver, Utah|Beaver]] to the [[Sevier River]].<ref name= travel/> Due to the area's high elevation, {{convert|6600|ft|m}} above sea level, winter's cold weather arrived early in the year, and most of the settlers' initial crops were killed by frost before they could mature.<ref name= hub>Pesek, Margo Bartlett (August 31, 2014). "Panguitch, Utah, a hub for outdoor exploration". ''Las Vegas Review-Journal''. p. E2.</ref> At a crisis point, seven men left the community to seek flour and foodstuffs from surrounding communities. Heavy snow forced the abandonment of wagons and teams, and the men finished their rescue mission on foot, reportedly by laying one quilt after another upon the snow to maintain their footing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visitutah.com/travel-regions/southern-utah/panguitch/|title = Panguitch Utah &#124; Southern Utah &#124; Cities & Maps &#124; Visit Utah}}</ref>

Due to the [[Black Hawk War (1865–72)|Black Hawk War]] to the north, church officials decided the settlers should abandon the area, and they did so in May 1865.<ref name= hub/> Five years later, [[Brigham Young]] decided it was time to try again, and new settlers arrived in 1871.<ref name= hub/> The settlers built a fort, where they lived until more housing could be built and the fields could be replanted.<ref name= hub/> They harvested a lot of grain, so much that they built a [[grist mill]].<ref name= hub/> The settlers cut lumber from the forests and processed it in [[sawmill]]s and [[shingle mill]]s.<ref name= hub/> They had a [[tannery]] to produce leather from local cattle.<ref name= hub/> The settlers used kilns to process local clay into rose-colored bricks.<ref name= hub/> Workers were paid in bricks, which they used to build their own houses. Rose-colored brick houses still stand in Panguitch.<ref name= hub/>

Panguitch was incorporated in 1899.<ref name= travel/> A social hall was built in 1900, but it burned down in 1920.<ref name= travel/> A new social hall replaced it, and it continues to stand, as the Panguitch Playhouse.<ref name= travel/><ref>Bonham, Nicole A. (November 8, 1993). "Old Buildings Link Present, Past". ''The Deseret News''. p. B1.</ref> The Panguitch Indian School operated from 1904 to 1909, primarily housing Utah [[Paiute]]s and [[Kaibab Indian Reservation|Kaibab]] Paiutes. Students as young as six were taken from their tribe and forced to live at the school overseen by the federal government. Some children were taken at gunpoint from St. George and Moccasin, Arizona.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hemmersmeier |first1=Sean |title=Utah reconciling history with Indian Residential Schools |url=https://apnews.com/article/canada-religion-utah-76d0ef3822bb4b90f8473d3e7ec34479 |access-date=December 3, 2021 |work=AP News |date=September 4, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Higgins |first1=Hailey |title=Remains of Paiute children believed to be in unmarked cemetery |url=https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/remains-of-paiute-children-believed-to-be-in-unmarked-cemetery |access-date=December 3, 2021 |work=Fox 13 |date=August 23, 2021}}</ref>

Timber and livestock production were successful industries in Panguitch until the economic shifts following [[World War I]].

Since the establishment of [[Bryce Canyon National Park]] and the designation of nearby areas as national forests, tourism has played a major role in the local economy.

The [[National Register of Historic Places]] designated the entire town the [[Panguitch Historic District]] in 2007.<ref>"Panguitch receives historic designation". ''Associated Press''. The Deseret News. January 14, 2007. p. B2.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 846
|1890= 1015
|1900= 883
|1910= 1338
|1920= 1473
|1930= 1541
|1940= 1979
|1950= 1501
|1960= 1435
|1970= 1318
|1980= 1343
|1990= 1444
|2000= 1623
|2010= 1520
|2020= 1725
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,623 people, 502 households, and 392 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,194.0 people per square mile (460.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 620 housing units at an average density of 456.1 per square mile (176.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 94.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.46% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.90% of the population.

There were 502 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.55.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,500, and the median income for a family was $39,904. Males had a median income of $28,259 versus $19,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,439. About 6.2% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[U.S. Route 89 in Utah|U.S. Highway 89]] runs through Panguitch from [[Circleville, Utah|Circleville]] in the north to [[Kanab, Utah|Kanab]] in the south. [[Utah State Route 143|State Route 143]] runs south to [[Panguitch Lake]].<ref name= travel>Wharton, Tom (December 1, 2002). "Travel Postcard from Panguitch, Utah". ''The Salt Lake Tribune''. p. H1.</ref>

==In popular culture==
In the science-fiction film ''[[Contact (1997 American film)|Contact]]'' (1997), a fictional religious fanatic and suicide bomber named Joseph, played by [[Jake Busey]], filmed his explanation for his death in a hotel in Panguitch.<ref>[http://www.ldsfilm.com/movies/Contact.html  Latter-day Saint (Mormon) and Utah characters and references in the movie Contact (1997) and in the novel Contact, by Carl Sagan]</ref>

==Notable person==
* [[Wayne Owens]], Democratic [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] who was born in Panguitch <ref>{{cite book |last1=Barone |first1=Michael |author-link1=Michael Barone (pundit) |last2=Ujifusa |first2=Grant |title=[[The Almanac of American Politics|The Almanac of American Politics 1988]]|work=[[National Journal]] |year=1987 |page=1206}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of cities in Utah]]
* [[Panguitch Lake]]

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

==External links==
{{commons category|Panguitch, Utah}}
* [http://www.panguitch.com/ City of Panguitch official website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Panguitch
|North     = [[Circleville, Utah|Circleville]]
|Northeast = [[Antimony, Utah|Antimony]]
|East      = [[Escalante, Utah|Escalante]]
|Southeast = [[Bryce Canyon City, Utah|Bryce Canyon City]], [[Tropic, Utah|Tropic]]
|South     = ''[[Dixie National Forest]]''<br />[[Hatch, Utah|Hatch]]
|Southwest = [[Brian Head, Utah|Brian Head]]
|West      = [[Paragonah, Utah|Paragonah]]<br />[[Parowan, Utah|Parowan]]
|Northwest = [[Minersville, Utah|Minersville]], [[Beaver, Utah|Beaver]]
}}

{{Garfield County, Utah}}
{{Utah county seats}}

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