Ogden, Utah
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Ogden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84401. The Survey maps it on the Ogden quadrangle. 87,321 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,298 feet above sea level.
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On record in Ogden
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 64 shown
Avelan Apartmentslisted 1987
Avon Apartmentslisted 1987
Barnhart Apartmentslisted 1987
Gustav Becker Houselisted 1977
Ben Lomond Hotel Garagelisted 2012
Bertha Eccles Community Art Centerlisted 1971
Bigelow-Ben Lomond Hotellisted 1990
Browning Apartmentslisted 1985
John Moses Browning Houselisted 1973
Congregation B'rith Sholem Synagoguelisted 1985
Charles W. Cross Houselisted 1984
John L. and Elizabeth Dalton Houselisted 1987
Surveyed buildings and structures 12 records
- Fairmont Bridge, Spanning Ogden River in Ogden Canyon, Ogdenfederal building survey, 10 photographs
- Lewis Building, 2463-65 Washington Boulevard, Ogdenfederal building survey, 8 photographs
- Miles Goodyear Cabin, Tabernacle Park, Ogdenfederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Odgen River Bridge, Odgen River Bridge Sign, Washington Boulevard near Seventeenth Street, Ogdenfederal building survey, 4 photographs
- Ogden Arsenal, Change House, 7884 New Jersey Drive, Laytonfederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Ogden Arsenal, Igloo Type Magazine, 6359 Hickory Avenue, Laytonfederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Ogden Arsenal, Smokeless Powder Magazine, 7870 North Drive, Laytonfederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Ogden Arsenal, Tracer & Ignitor Composition Building, 6452 North Loop, Laytonfederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Ogden Canyon Conduit, Ogdenfederal building survey, 29 photographs
- Ogden River Bridge, Spanning Ogden River at Washington Boulevard, Ogdenfederal building survey, 14 photographs
- Union Pacific Railroad, Gateway Bridge, Spanning Weber Canyon, Ogdenfederal building survey, 7 photographs
- Union Stock Yard, 550 West Exchange Road, Ogdenfederal building survey, 14 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresOgden grew from 82,825 to 87,321 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 82,825 | |
| 2020 | 87,321 | +4,496 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
8 of 52 photographs shown, 2020 to 2022Taken 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.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Weber County
Fires near this place
149 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Ogden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,052 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 15 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 | 51 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2017 | Fireworks | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 5145 AIRPORT RD |
| 9 September 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | WEBER STATE |
| 8 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 12TH STREET |
| 6 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 35 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | TAYLOR CANYON |
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 59 OGDEN CYN |
| 5 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | LEWIS PEAK |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | AJ CREEK |
| 28 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | JET WAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Ogden: 20 prospects, 8 past producers, 7 producers, 2 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisville Brick Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Harrisville Brick Plant Deposit | Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ogden Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Norman Fluorspar Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1953, 1957 | |
| Norman Fluorspar Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Norman Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite | |
| Norman Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1953 | |
| Clarence Waterfall Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dereice Balls Sand and Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unidentified Occurrence | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
24 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ogden in 24 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 2 lightning. The reports record 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Ogden | 6 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F1) | North Ogden | 1 hurt, $600,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Lightning | South Ogden | 1 hurt | A UTA bus driver was waiting outside his bus for passengers in South Ogden when it started to rain. As he put up his umbrella a nearby bolt of lightning glanced his umbrella and shot down through his right arm He felt a burning sensation in his body and after driving a mile he decided to get medical attention. His injuries turned out to be very minor for this lucky man. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Ogden | $100,000 | Severe thunderstorms blew through Weber County from South Ogden to Liberty, producing damaging winds, hail and heavy rain. Trees were reported down on a home and cars in Ogden, along with basement flooding of homes and some businesses. Trees in Liberty were toppled, with .83 inches of rain reported in 10 minutes. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Lightning | North Ogden | $15,000 | Lightning struck the roof of a residence in North Ogden, burning four holes and traveling 30 feet to start a house fire. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $10,000 | A 63 knot wind gust was measured at the Ogden Airport ASOS, and at least a dozen power poles were knocked down, along with a number of trees. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | South Ogden | $5,000 | Local streets and 2 homes had flooded basements along with minor wind damage from a thunderstorm |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Ogden | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Ogden | $500 | In South Ogden, 6-inch tree limbs were snapped off. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Ogden | - | A trained spotter reported broken tree branches knocked down by severe wind gusts from a thunderstorm near the Ogden Country Club. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Ogden | - | A trained spotter discovered multiple snapped trees from severe wind gusts associated from a thunderstorm within Leavitts Mortuary and Aultorest Memorial Park in Ogden. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Ogden | - | A trained spotter reported that a street light was knocked over by severe wind gusts associated with a thunderstorm. |
| May 2021 | Hail | North Ogden | - | Nickel-sized hail fell in North Ogden. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | - | The Ogden-Hinckley Airport automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| April 2010 | Hail | North Ogden | - | Hail with a diameter of 0.75 inches was reported near North Ogden, with the hail accumulating 2 to 3 inches deep. |
| August 2007 | Hail | North Ogden | - | Hail with a diameter of 0.75 inches fell in North Ogden. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | - | Power lines down in Ogden and South Ogden |
| August 2003 | Hail | North Ogden | - | Thunderstorms dumped 3/4 inch hail in and around North Ogden. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Ogden | - | Dry Microburst wind gusts to 60 mph (52 kts) were recorded in South Ogden. Winds from the same cell knocked over several large tents set up at Hill AFB for an air show. |
| August 1999 | Funnel Cloud | North Ogden | - | A funnel cloud was spotted near Ben Lomond in Weber County. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Ogden | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Ogden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| H D Wise | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Froerer Plaza | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Reeves Addition | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Thomas L Williams Estates | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| River View Addition | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Riverside Park Addition | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Nevada Addition | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Dankowske Central | 0.7 miles | 14 |
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 Ogden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q52471 | 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 1444049. 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.






