Molen, Utah
Molen is an unincorporated community in Emery County, Utah, United States.[1]
Molen, Utah | |
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  Molen Location in Utah  Molen Molen (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°05′18″N 111°04′25″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Emery |
| Settled | 1878 |
| Named for | Michael J. Molen |
| Elevation | 5,764 ft (1,757 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84523 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1437640[1] |
Description
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 134 | — | |
| 1900 | 164 | 22.4% | |
| 1910 | 141 | −14.0% | |
| 1920 | 129 | −8.5% | |
| 1930 | 51 | −60.5% | |
| 1940 | 94 | 84.3% | |
| 1950 | 50 | −46.8% | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2] | |||
Lying 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the city of Ferron, Molen has always been closely associated with Ferron. It was settled as an outgrowth of Ferron beginning about 1878 after Michael J. Molen brought his cattle and horses into Castle Valley and settled by Ferron Creek. Molen was previously named Lower Ferron.[3]
See also
Utah portal
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Molen, Utah
- "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 18 Nov 2011.
- Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 254. ISBN 0-87480-345-4.
External links
Media related to Molen, Utah at Wikimedia Commons
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| Cities |  Map of Utah highlighting Emery County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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