Spanish Fork, Utah
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Spanish Fork-Payson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84660. It lies near Wolf Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Spanish Fork quadrangle. 42,602 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,577 feet above sea level.
On record in Spanish Fork
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 4 records
David H. Jones Houselisted 1985
Spanish Fork High School Gymnasiumlisted 1985- Thompson Family Farmsteadlisted 2023
- Thurber Schoollisted 2024
Population over time
2 figuresSpanish Fork grew from 34,691 to 42,602 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 | 34,691 | |
| 2020 | 42,602 | +7,911 (+23%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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 Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Spanish Fork quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Provo quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Spanish Fork quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Provo quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Spanish Fork quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Spanish Fork quadrangle1:24000
What the histories say of this town
2,877 words1 chapter about Spanish Fork from the published histories of the county, public domain and reproduced complete.
| Chapter | From | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Utah County: a Graphic Account of Its Foundings, Its Wonderful Growth | Utah County: a Graphic Account of Its Foundings, Its Wonderful Growth and Its Splendid Promise for the Future : Also a Descriptive Review of Its Resources, Attractions, Industries, Leading Business Houses and Institutions, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Its Pioneers and Early Settlers (1897) | 2,877 words |
Fires near this place
236 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 236 fires within 5 miles of Spanish Fork between 1992 and 2020, burning about 315 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 | 143 |
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 8660 S. |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | POWERHOUSE RD. |
| 7 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | OUT HOUSE FIRE |
| 6 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SALEM CANAL FIRE |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 10J RXR |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ACE |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SWEDE LANE |
| 4 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SHINGLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Spanish Fork: 20 producers, 10 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castilla Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Clay Canyon Deposit | Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Dream Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Milkmaid | Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Silver Hill Property | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Us Ferto Corp | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Mapleton Ne Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Mapleton Siding Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spanish Fork in 9 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spanish Fork | 1 killed | A 46-year-old man was killed after a strong Microburst blew his fireworks stand on top of him. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spanish Fork | $10,000 | A sensor near Point of the Mountain, named Portable RWIS #2, recorded a maximum wind gust of 58 mph. In addition, damage was reported in the Spanish Fork area, with multiple trees and power lines blown over. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spanish Fork | $2,000 | Strong microburst winds knocked down small trees and power lines in Spanish Fork. Wind gusts recorded in the event included 69 mph (60 kts) in Orem and 54 mph (47 mph) in Payson. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spanish Fork | $500 | Public report of approximately 3 to 4 inch diameter tree limbs broken. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spanish Fork | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Spanish Fork | - | Heavy rain resulted in flooding of 3 Forks Creek. Numerous mudslides reported. Campgroud evacuated by law enforcement. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Spanish Fork | - | Estimated size |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Spanish Fork | - | Water and debris covering Rt 6, reporetd by Dept of Highways. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Spanish Fork | - | Mud water and debris covering RT 6. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leland | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Palmyra | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Lewis | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Sutro | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Lake Shore | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Moark Junction | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Mapleton | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Springville | 4.2 miles | 22 |
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 Spanish Fork | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q482552 | 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 1445945. 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.









