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Dugway, Utah

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Dugway-Wendover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84022. The Survey maps it on the Davis Knolls quadrangle. 342 people lived here at the 2020 count.

Dugway within Tooele County

On record in Dugway

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

Surveyed buildings and structures 4 records

Population over time

3 figures

Dugway fell from 2,016 to 342 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.

YearPeople Change
20002,016
2010795-1,221 (-61%)
2020342-453 (-57%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

1 photograph,

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.

Dugway Proving Ground, German-Japanese Village, South of Stark Road, in WWII Incendiary Test Area, Dugway, Tooele County, UT
Dugway Proving Ground, German-Japanese Village, South of Stark Road, in WWII Incendiary Test Area, Dugway, Tooele County, UT
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

17 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Dugway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 62,927 acres in total. 10 started naturally. None was 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
Natural10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2006Naturalunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsTERRA FLATS
8 August 2010Natural5.2 acresSalt Lake Field OfficePOST
4 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficeWEST 199
30 August 1992Naturalunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficePOSTHOLLOW
29 August 2017Natural776 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsFRIES PARK
27 August 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficeOLD FLOWER
12 August 1997Natural250 acresSalt Lake Field OfficePOSTHOLLOW
30 July 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficeHWY 199

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tooele County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Dugway: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit No 23131Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ut. State Dept Hwys Gravel Pit23131Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Tooele County

Storms near this place

38 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dugway in 38 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 36 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 debris flow. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2004Thunderstorm WindDugway2 hurt, $12,000no account filed
August 2024Thunderstorm WindDugway$1,000A power pole was reported to be down from strong winds.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindDugway-The ENGLISH VILLAGE mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 58 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindDugway-The ENGLISH VILLAGE mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 67 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindDugway-The ENGLISH VILLAGE mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindDugway-A wind gust of 69 mph was recorded at the Cedar Mountain mesonet site.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindDugway-A wind gust of 68 mph was recorded at the Cedar Mountain mesonet site.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindDugway-The English Village mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDugway-The English Village mesonet station recorded a peak wind gust of 69 mph at 3:20 pm MST as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. A second strong wind gust of 64 mph was recorded at 3:25 pm MST before winds began to subside.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindDugway-The CEDAR MOUNTAIN mesonet (RAWS) station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindDugway-The Dugway 32 mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 69 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDugway-The Cedar Mountain automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindDugway-The U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground English Village measured an initial wind gust of 58 mph at 4:40 pm MST, and a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 4:45 pm MST as a result of a nearby microburst's outflow.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindDugway-The U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground Dugway 32 mesonet station measured a wind gust of 60 mph at 3:15 pm MST as a result of a nearby microburst's outflow.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindDugway-The U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground Dugway English Village mesonet station measured a wind gust of 61 mph at 3:55 pm MST as a result of a nearby microburst's outflow.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindDugway-The English Village weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph as a result of a thunderstorm and associated outflow winds moving over the site.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindDugway-A thunderstorm and associated outflow resulted in a wind gust of 59 mph being measured by the English Village mesonet station.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindDugway-The English Village automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindDugway-The English Village Dugway automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindDugway-The English Village sensor recorded a peak gust of 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindDugway-The English Village sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindDugway-The Cedar Mountain mesonet site reported a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
December 2016Thunderstorm WindDugway-The English Village sensor in the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a maximum wind gust of 64 mph.
July 2015Debris FlowDugway-Heavy rain over the Patch Springs Fire burn scar caused a debris flow in the area.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindDugway-The English Village sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a wind gust of 59 mph.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindDugway-The Cedar Mountain RAWS recorded a maximum wind gust of 60 mph.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindDugway-The English Village sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindDugway-A 60 mph wind gust was recorded at the Cedar Mountain RAWS.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindDugway-Dry Microburst
July 2005Thunderstorm WindDugway-Dry Microburst...Callao sensor
July 2005Thunderstorm WindDugway-Durand Road mesonet
December 2005Thunderstorm WindDugway-Callao sensor
July 2003Thunderstorm WindDugway-Thunderstorm microburst winds gusting to 59 mph (51 kts) were recorded at the Simpson Springs Dugway mesonet site.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindDugway-Strong thunderstorm winds blew through the west deserts near Dugway. Two mesonet stations recorded severe winds gusts, one of 73 mph (64 kts) and one at 61 mph (53 kts).
August 2004Thunderstorm WindDugway-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindDugway-no account filed
September 1998Thunderstorm WindDugway-no account filed
August 1997HailDugway-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tooele County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Terra9.3 miles18
Clover17.0 miles22
Saint John18.0 miles22
Center18.3 miles22
Rush Valley18.4 miles22
Vernon18.7 miles17
Faust18.9 miles16
Iosepa (historical)21.8 miles17

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 DugwayAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1264177The 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 1435467. 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.