Editing Woodruff, Utah

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Woodruff, Utah
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|motto                    = 
|image_skyline            = Woodruff Utah Stake House.jpeg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = The Woodruff Stake House, a former [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Latter-day Saint]] office building, is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
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|image_map                = Rich County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Woodruff highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Rich County, UT|Rich County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
|image_map1               = Map of USA UT.svg
|map_caption1             = Location of Utah in the United States
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|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        = [[Rich County, Utah|Rich]]
<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1865
|named_for                = [[Wilford Woodruff]]
|established_title1       = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = 1933
<!-- 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_total_km2           = 1.87
|area_land_km2            = 1.87
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.72
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.72
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
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|pop_est_as_of            = 2019
|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>
|population_est           = 212
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 169
|population_density_km2   = 113.37
|population_density_sq_mi = 293.63
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
|utc_offset               = -7
|timezone_DST             = MDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -6
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 6342
|coordinates              = {{coord|41|31|16|N|111|09|50|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84086
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-85260<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2413507<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2413507}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Woodruff''' is a town in [[Rich County, Utah|Rich County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 169 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].

==History==
The first settlement at Woodruff was made in 1870.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lund|first=Anthon Henrik|title=The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tsUUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA43|year=1922|publisher=Geneal. Society of Utah|page=43}}</ref> A post office called Woodruff has been in operation since 1872.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=UT&county=Rich | title=Rich County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=October 18, 2015}}</ref> The town was named in honor of [[Wilford Woodruff]], fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sa9SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2503%2C5092871 | title=You name it - there's a town for it | work=The Deseret News | date=January 22, 1977 | access-date=October 18, 2015 | author=Van Atta, Dale | pages=W6}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 0.5&nbsp;square mile (1.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Woodruff has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woodruff, Utah Climate Classification |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=595924&cityname=Woodruff%252C+Utah%252C+United+States+of+America&units= |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Weatherbase}}</ref> Woodruff's climate has high [[diurnal air temperature variation|diurnal temperature variation]], resulting in cold nights even during summer.

{{weather box
| single line = yes
| collapsed=yes
| precipitation colour = green
| width = auto
| location = Woodruff, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present
| Jan record high F = 62
| Feb record high F = 65
| Mar record high F = 71
| Apr record high F = 81
| May record high F = 89
| Jun record high F = 100
| Jul record high F = 98
| Aug record high F = 98
| Sep record high F = 95
| Oct record high F = 93
| Nov record high F = 75
| Dec record high F = 64
| year record high F = 

|Jan avg record high F = 43.6
|Feb avg record high F = 47.4
|Mar avg record high F = 60.8
|Apr avg record high F = 72.4
|May avg record high F = 79.6
|Jun avg record high F = 86.4
|Jul avg record high F = 90.9
|Aug avg record high F = 89.5
|Sep avg record high F = 84.9
|Oct avg record high F = 75.2
|Nov avg record high F = 61.3
|Dec avg record high F = 46.9
|year avg record high F = 91.9

| Jan high F = 28.6
| Feb high F = 32.0
| Mar high F = 44.4
| Apr high F = 55.2
| May high F = 65.0
| Jun high F = 74.6
| Jul high F = 83.4
| Aug high F = 82.0
| Sep high F = 73.0
| Oct high F = 59.2
| Nov high F = 43.4
| Dec high F = 29.8
| year high F = 55.9
| Jan mean F = 15.3
| Feb mean F = 18.4
| Mar mean F = 30.2
| Apr mean F = 39.1
| May mean F = 47.9
| Jun mean F = 56.0
| Jul mean F = 63.2
| Aug mean F = 61.5
| Sep mean F = 52.6
| Oct mean F = 40.9
| Nov mean F = 28.3
| Dec mean F = 16.7
| year mean F = 39.2
| Jan low F = 2.0
| Feb low F = 4.9
| Mar low F = 16.0
| Apr low F = 23.0
| May low F = 30.9
| Jun low F = 37.4
| Jul low F = 43.0
| Aug low F = 40.9
| Sep low F = 32.1	
| Oct low F = 22.7
| Nov low F = 13.3
| Dec low F = 3.6
| year low F = 22.5

|Jan avg record low F = -20.7
|Feb avg record low F = -19.4
|Mar avg record low F = -4.2
|Apr avg record low F = 11.0
|May avg record low F = 18.9
|Jun avg record low F = 28.7
|Jul avg record low F = 35.8
|Aug avg record low F = 31.2
|Sep avg record low F = 20.0
|Oct avg record low F = 8.5
|Nov avg record low F = -7.6
|Dec avg record low F = -19.3
|year avg record low F = -27.4

| Jan record low F = -47
| Feb record low F = -46
| Mar record low F = -32
| Apr record low F = -17
| May record low F = 6
| Jun record low F = 15
| Jul record low F = 21
| Aug record low F = 20
| Sep record low F = 2
| Oct record low F = -17
| Nov record low F = -30
| Dec record low F = -49
| year record low F = 
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.55
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.53
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.63
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.86
| May precipitation inch = 1.42
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.04
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.60
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.90
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.10
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.08
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.66
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.50
| year precipitation inch = 9.87
| Jan snow inch = 10.3
| Feb snow inch = 9.1
| Mar snow inch = 7.0
| Apr snow inch = 4.3
| May snow inch = 1.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.1
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.6
| Oct snow inch = 2.9
| Nov snow inch = 5.9
| Dec snow inch = 9.2
| year snow inch = 50.4
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 4.7
| Feb precipitation days = 5.2
| Mar precipitation days = 4.9
| Apr precipitation days = 5.5
| May precipitation days = 8.2
| Jun precipitation days = 4.2
| Jul precipitation days = 4.0
| Aug precipitation days = 5.4
| Sep precipitation days = 5.2
| Oct precipitation days = 5.3
| Nov precipitation days = 4.5
| Dec precipitation days = 4.9
| year precipitation days = 62.0
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 4.0
| Feb snow days = 4.2
| Mar snow days = 3.2
| Apr snow days = 1.8
| May snow days = 0.6
| Jun snow days = 0.1
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.1
| Oct snow days = 1.1
| Nov snow days = 2.8
| Dec snow days = 4.1
| year snow days = 22.0
| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=slc |title=NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=November 25, 2022
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00429595&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |title=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=December 11, 2022
}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 268
|1890= 340
|1900= 487
|1910= 367
|1920= 366
|1930= 404
|1940= 241
|1950= 175
|1960= 169
|1970= 173
|1980= 222
|1990= 135
|2000= 194
|2010= 180
|2020= 169
|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 194 people, 60 households, and 49 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 361.4 people per square mile (138.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 75 housing units at an average density of 139.7 per square mile (53.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 60 households, out of which 51.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23, and the average family size was 3.62.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 42.8% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 109.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,000, and the median income for a family was $42,750. Males had a median income of $38,333 versus $16,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,976. About 10.5% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.4% of those 65 or over.

==Notable person==
* [[Merlo J. Pusey]], journalist and [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning biographer

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

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

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Woodruff, Utah}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Woodruff
|North     = [[Randolph, Utah|Randolph]]
|Northeast = {{flagicon|Wyoming}} [[Kemmerer, Wyoming|Kemmerer]]
|East      = {{flagicon|Wyoming}} [[Granger, Wyoming|Granger]]
|Southeast = {{flagicon|Wyoming}} [[Bear River, Wyoming|Bear River]]
|South     = [[Coalville, Utah|Coalville]]
|Southwest = [[Huntsville, Utah|Huntsville]] / ''[[Wasatch-Cache National Forest]]''<br/>[[Morgan, Utah|Morgan]], [[Henefer, Utah|Henefer]]
|West      = [[Paradise, Utah|Paradise]] / ''[[Wasatch-Cache National Forest]]''
|Northwest = [[North Logan, Utah|North Logan]]<br/>[[Logan, Utah|Logan]], [[Providence, Utah|Providence]]<br/>[[Nibley, Utah|Nibley]]<br/>[[Hyrum, Utah|Hyrum]] / ''[[Wasatch-Cache National Forest]]''
}}

{{Rich County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Towns in Rich County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1865]]