Clearfield, Utah
| Clearfield, Utah | |
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| City | |
Clearfield City Municipal and Justice Center
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| Motto: We’ve Got it Made | |
 Location in Davis County and the state of Utah. |
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| Coordinates: 41°06′23″N 112°01′27″W / 41.10639°N 112.02417°WCoordinates: 41°06′23″N 112°01′27″W / 41.10639°N 112.02417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Davis |
| Settled | 1877 |
| Incorporated | July 17, 1922 |
| Incorporated (city) | March 21, 1946 |
| Founded by | Richard Hamblin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mark Shepherd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.7 sq mi (20.1 km2) |
| • Land | 7.7 sq mi (20.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,465 ft (1,361 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 30,376 |
| • Density | 3,351.9/sq mi (1,294.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 84015, 84016, 84089 |
| Area code(s) | 385, 801 |
| FIPS code | 49-13850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1439799 |
| Website | http://www.clearfieldcity.org/ |
Clearfield is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. The population was 30,112 at the 2010 census. The city grew drastically during the 1940s, with the formation of Hill Air Force Base, and in the 1950s with the nationwide increase in suburb and "bedroom" community populations and has been steadily growing since then.
Clearfield is a principal city of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Davis, Morgan, and Weber counties.
Clearfield was one of the last communities to be settled in the northern part of Davis County (1877). Hunters and Native American Warriors knew this land before the first white man settled here. They referred to it as the land of wind and sand. But it was the roar of the train’s engine that first awakened the area in 1869 and stirred the sleeping Sand Ridge, which it was once known as until the name was later changed to Clearfield in order to attract agricultural settlers.
There was no water for those early families until wells could be successfully dug. The only water available at first had to be hauled in large barrels from Kays Creek in East Layton. But the great event that did more to transform the bleak Sand Ridge into a fertile garden spot was the coming of the Davis and Weber Counties Canal in 1884. This caused an immediate population boom in the area as people plowed up the sagebrush, cactus, and prickly pears, and homes and farms began to appear throughout the area.
Many Clearfield children went to school in nearby Syracuse by walking several miles a day. In 1907, the new Clearfield Elementary School opened its doors to those same children. The school taught first through eighth grades and operated until 1923 when it was destroyed by fire. The new building later acquired the name Pioneer School.
North Davis Junior High School was built and opened its doors in 1939. The building cost approximately $170,000 to build. That first year, there were 18 faculty members and 585 students.
Throughout the following years, Clearfield was known as a peaceful farming community. However, the addition of defense installations in the areas changed the agricultural community. Construction began on Hill Field (Hill Air Force Base) in 1940 and the facility eventually stretched along the eastern border of Clearfield. The base has since provided many jobs for civilians and is one of Utah's major employers.
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