Uintah, 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 84405. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ogden quadrangle. 1,454 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,537 feet above sea level.
On record in Uintah
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 1 record
- Uintah Bridge, Spanning Weber River at 6600 South Street, Uintahfederal building survey, 6 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresUintah grew from 1,322 to 1,454 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 | 1,322 | |
| 2020 | 1,454 | +132 (+10%) |
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
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Uintah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,378 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 4 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 | 25 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WEBER CANYON 2 |
| 9 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WEBER RIVER |
| 9 September 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | WEBER STATE |
| 7 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FERNWOOD |
| 7 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | POWER PLANT |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | SNOW CREEK |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 619 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | UINTAH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Uintah: 23 prospects, 11 past producers, 9 producers, 8 occurrences. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Talc-Soapstone, Copper, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Mawle Mine | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Hobbs Reservoir Talc Locality | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Strawberry Mine | Copper, Iron | Past Producer | Limonite, Malachite | |
| Strawberry Mine | Copper, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Clarence Waterfall Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Ideal Rock Products South Weber Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Parsons South Weber Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unidentified Occurrence | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
19 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Uintah in 19 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Flood | Uintah | 1 killed | As warmer weather set in during the spring, the prior winter's record setting snowpack began to melt, with runoff leading to cold, elevated, and fast flowing rivers accordingly. For context, the river gage at the outlet of Pineview Reservoir (which has controlled releases that subsequently flow into the Weber River downstream) rose to 7.37 feet by 5:00 pm MST on May 1, just below the historical record peak of 7.38 feet. On Monday May 1 around 4:45 pm MST, the first of many 911 emergency calls were received, stating that a person in distress was seen within the waters of the Weber River, and that they could hear screaming. First responders and emergency personnel began search and rescue operations on the Weber River from approximately Uintah to Marriott-Slaterville soon thereafter. By around 8:00 pm MST, search and rescue crews shifted to a recovery mission. Recovery crews continued for a time in the following days, but ultimately a body was never found and the missing person was presumed to have drowned. The missing person was later identified as an adult woman, age 28, and a family friend had disclosed that the woman had been walking her dogs along the Weber River at her family farm on the afternoon of the incident. |
| July 2013 | Lightning | Uintah | $20,000 | Lightning struck the wooden turret of a home near Ogden, setting the roof on fire. The fire spread into one of the upstairs rooms before firefighters were able to put out the blaze. Approximately $20,000 worth of damage occurred, mostly to the roof and electrical wiring. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at the US-89 at MP 406 Weber River mesonet site. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | The Power Plant automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | The Snowbasin - Mount Ogden weather station recorded wind gusts of 61 mph at 8:30 pm MST and 8:45 pm MST, and subsequent peak wind gusts of 62 mph at 9:00 pm MST and 9:15 pm MST. These gusts were associated with outflow from clusters of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | The Snowbasin Resort Ogden Peak automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 67 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | The Snowbasin sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 74 mph. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | The Snowbasin - Ogden Peak mesonet sensor recorded a peak gust of 70 mph. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Uintah | - | Nickel-sized hail was reported in Huntsville and Uintah. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | The Ogden Peak sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 70 mph. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | The Weber Canyon Power Plant mesonet site reported a maximum wind gust of 59 mph. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | The Ogden Peak sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 101 mph, with speeds significantly increased by a passing severe thunderstorm. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | A 61 mph wind gust was recorded at the Ogden Peak mesonet sensor. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | The strong thunderstorm that had moved through Salt Lake and Davis counties, continued into Weber County, with maximum recorded wind gusts of 69 mph at Ogden Peak and 59 mph at the Great Salt Lake Minerals sensor. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | The Ogden Peak sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 77 mph. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | The Ogden Peak sensor recorded a wind gust of 73 mph. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | A wind gust of 69 mph was recorded at the Ogden Peak sensor. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | A southwest wind of 50 knots was measured at the Ogden Peak sensor. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Uintah | - | A wind gust of 65 knots was measured at Ogden Peak, which has an elevation of 9570 feet. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon View | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Valley Ranchettes | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Oquirrh View | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Shadow Oaks | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Uintah Junction | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| East Highland Estates | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| High View | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Hartman | 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 Uintah | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q482693 | 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 1446835. 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.






