Brigham City, Utah
| Brigham City, Utah | |
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Box Elder Tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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 Location in Box Elder County and the state of Utah |
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 Location of Utah in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°30′37″N 112°0′54″W / 41.51028°N 112.01500°WCoordinates: 41°30′37″N 112°0′54″W / 41.51028°N 112.01500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Box Elder |
| Settled | 1851 |
| Named for | Brigham Young |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.2 sq mi (62.6 km2) |
| • Land | 23.8 sq mi (61.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,436 ft (1,352 m) |
| Population (2012 est.) | |
| • Total | 18,149 |
| • Density | 761/sq mi (293.9/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84302 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-08460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1439109 |
| Website | brighamcity |
Brigham City is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 17,899 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Box Elder County. It lies on the western slope of the Wellsville Mountains, a branch of the Wasatch Range at the western terminus of Box Elder Canyon. Brigham City saw most of its growth during the 1950s and 1960s, but has seen a struggling economy and stagnating growth since then. It is near the headquarters of ATK Thiokol, the company that created the solid rocket boosters for the Space Shuttle.
Brigham City is known for its peaches and holds an annual celebration called Peach Days on the weekend after Labor Day. Much of Main Street is closed off to cars, and the festival is celebrated by a parade, a car show, a carnival, and other activities. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) dedicated its fourteenth temple in Utah in Brigham City on 23 September 2012.
The city is the headquarters of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, a federally recognized tribe of Shoshone people.
Mormon pioneer William Davis first explored the Brigham City area in 1850. He returned with his family and others a year later to create permanent homes. Brigham Young directed Lorenzo Snow to lead additional settlers to the site and foster a self-sufficient city at the site in 1853. Snow directed both religious and political affairs in the settlement, eventually naming it Box Elder in 1855. When the town was incorporated on January 12, 1867, the name was changed to Brigham City in honor of Brigham Young. Brigham Young gave his last public sermon there in 1877 shortly before his death. In 1864, the cooperative movement began in earnest with the creation of a mercantile co-op store and was an important element of the United Order of Enoch. Other industries were added, and the Brigham City Co-op is widely recognized as the most successful of the Mormon Co-op ventures. Economic hardships brought an end to the Co-op in 1895, though the Co-op had first started selling businesses off in 1876.
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