Beaver, Utah
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Beaver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84713. The Survey maps it on the Beaver quadrangle. 3,592 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,902 feet above sea level.
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On record in Beaver
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 107 shown
John Ashworth Houselisted 1983
John Ashworth Houselisted 1983
Atkins and Smith Houselisted 1983
Beaver City Librarylisted 1983
Beaver Opera Houselisted 1982
Beaver Relief Society Meetinghouselisted 1983
Edward Bird Houselisted 1983
James Boyter Houselisted 1983
James Boyter Shoplisted 1983
William Burt Houselisted 1983
Alma Crosby Houselisted 1983
Charles A. Dalten Houselisted 1982
Every listing in Beaver County
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Beaver County Courthouse, Center & First East Streets, Beaverfederal building survey, 8 photographs
Population over time
3 figuresBeaver grew from 2,454 to 3,592 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,454 | |
| 2010 | 3,112 | +658 (+27%) |
| 2020 | 3,592 | +480 (+15%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1885 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
6 photographs,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
109 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Beaver between 1992 and 2020, burning about 577 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | COLE |
| 4 September 2019 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | SOUTH B |
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 2B |
| 17 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GREENVILLE |
| 16 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
| 11 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Southwest Area | ROCKY FIELD |
| 10 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southwest Area | BW |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | 107 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Beaver: 18 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Quail | Lead | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beaver in 12 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Lightning | Beaver | 2 hurt | Two girls, ages 8 and 16, were camping with relatives near Big Flat in the Beaver Mountains. The girls were by themselves, accompanied by a family dog, when they were both struck by lightning. The dog returned to camp to alert the rest of the family, and the family found the girls unconscious. Both girls were flown via helicopter to the hospital, and both survived, despite suffering significant injuries. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Beaver | $25,000 | A strong thunderstorm moved over Interstate 15 near mile post 100, dropping heavy rain and significant, accumulating small hail. This storm led to a large pileup accident involving 4 semitrucks and one passenger vehicle. Interstate 15 was shut down in both directions for about 2 hours, and three people (one semitruck driver and two people from the passenger vehicle) were injured. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Beaver | $20,000 | A photo and video on social media showed estimated 2 inch diameter hail, with significant damage to a camper trailer and truck. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | $1,000 | A tree fell on a power line in Greenville. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | A wind gust of 68 mph was recorded at the I-15 at Beaver mesonet site. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | A wind gust of 64 mph was recorded by the I-15 at Beaver mesonet site. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Beaver | - | Rainfall total fell in 75 minutes. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Beaver | - | Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter fell at the Canyon Breeze Golf Course in Beaver. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | A large pine tree was blown over at Canyon Breeze Golf Course in Beaver. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Beaver | - | The Interstate 15 at Beaver Ridge automated weather station recorded 0.78 inches of rain in 10 minutes. Flooding and debris was reported along State Route 153 between Main Street and the Canyon Breeze Golf Course. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Beaver | - | Hail measured to be one inch in diameter was reported in Beaver. |
| September 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Beaver | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| North Creek | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Manderfield | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Adamsville | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Cunningham Hill | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| Minersville | 15.6 miles | 17 | |
| Sulphurdale | 19.8 miles | 15 | |
| Yellow Banks | 21.1 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Beaver | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q482989 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1438510. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





