Smithfield, Utah
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Smithfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84335. It lies near Birch Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Smithfield quadrangle. 13,571 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,603 feet above sea level.
On record in Smithfield
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 5 records
Douglas General Mercantilelisted 1982
Samuel and Lana Ewing Houselisted 1994
Smithfield Public Librarylisted 1981
Smithfield Tabernacle-Youth Centerlisted 2017
Smithfield Tithing Officelisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresSmithfield grew from 9,495 to 13,571 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 | 9,495 | |
| 2020 | 13,571 | +4,076 (+43%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1914 USGS Logan quadrangle1:125000
- 1916 USGS Logan quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Smithfield quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Logan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Smithfield quadrangle1:24000
What the histories say of this town
2,464 words1 chapter about Smithfield from the published histories of the county, public domain and reproduced complete.
| Chapter | From | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Cache County, the Eden of Utah : an Inland Empire, Abounding in Natura | Cache County, the Eden of Utah : an Inland Empire, Abounding in Natural Wealth and Unusual Opportunities. One of the West's Most Fertile Spots. A Land Offering Inducements to Both Farmer and Manufacturer (1916) | 2,464 words |
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Smithfield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 801 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | CENTERVILLE V |
| 23 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CUTLER PEAK |
| 22 September 2019 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | HYDE PARK CANYON |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | DRY HOLLOW |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CIRCLE VIEW |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HYDE PARK LANE |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ROCKING R |
| 7 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.6 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MENDANHALL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Smithfield: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Highway Dept No 3009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut. Dept of Highways Pit No. 03011 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut. Dept. of Highways Pit No 03012 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface | |
| Ut. Dept. of Highways Pit No. 03009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit # 03005 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Highway Dept No 3011 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Highway Dept No 3012 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smithfield in 12 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithfield | $5,000 | Public social media pictures showing large trees downed. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithfield | $1,000 | Six inch diameter limbs were downed from strong winds in Smithfield. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithfield | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithfield | - | The Crow Mountain mesonet station recorded an initial strong wind gust of 58 mph at 12:40 pm MST, followed by a subsequent peak wind gust of 68 mph at 1:20 pm MST, and a final strong gust of 67 mph at 1:30 pm MST. These wind gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithfield | - | The Crow Mountain 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. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithfield | - | The Crow Mountain 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. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithfield | - | The Crow Mountain mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 77 mph as a result of a convective section of a cold frontal boundary advancing through the area. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithfield | - | A wind gust of 74 mph was recorded at the Crow Mountain mesonet site. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithfield | - | The Crow Mountain mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithfield | - | The PacifiCorp Crow Mountain mesnonet station measured a wind gust of 59 mph at 8:10 pm MST as a result of nearby thunderstorms. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Smithfield | - | Quarter-sized hail was reported near Smithfield. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Smithfield | - | Quarter-sized hail was reported near Smithfield. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardon | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hyde Park | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| White Horse Village | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Amalga | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| North Logan | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Greenville | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Riverside | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Richmond | 5.9 miles | 15 |
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 Smithfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q482387 | 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 1445709. 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.







