Holden, Utah
| Holden, Utah | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Millard County and the state of Utah. |
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| Coordinates: 39°6′0″N 112°16′10″W / 39.10000°N 112.26944°WCoordinates: 39°6′0″N 112°16′10″W / 39.10000°N 112.26944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Millard |
| Settled | 1855 |
| Incorporated | 1923 |
| Named for | Elijah E. Holden |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,102 ft (1,555 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 375 |
| • Density | 728.7/sq mi (281.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84636 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-35960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1428763 |
Holden is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 400 at the 2000 census.
Holden was settled in 1855 by a group of ten families sent out by the LDS bishop of Fillmore. Named Cedar Springs for the springs in the cedar that the community was built around. The town then assumed the name Buttermilk Fort because travelers passing through were encouraged to stop for a glass of cold buttermilk while they rested. The town got its post office 1864 and the town was renamed for Elijah E. Holden, a member of the Mormon Battalion who was one of the first settlers of Holden and died while caught in a snowstorm in 1858.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.
The traditional economy has been agriculture. Before the freeway bypassed the town, there were five gas stations, a grocery store, cafe, a swimming pool, an open-air dance hall, and a show house. Those businesses are now gone. Now there is a dental office with two dentists, a UPS transfer station where packages are delivered throughout Millard County, a nursery that grows native plants, three beauticians, a cabinet shop, a realty business and several home business featuring craft items. Cattle, alfalfa hay and corn are the main agriculture products. Most of the farms are located outside of the city limits, but owned and operated by farmers and ranchers that live in Holden.
The other people in town must drive to other areas where they teach school, work for the county, state, or the federal government. Some of the other employers in the area are Intermountain Community Hospital, Intermountain Power Project (IPP), Brush Wellman, Sunrise Engineering, the Great Lake Cheese Company of Utah, Mountain View Mushrooms and the Kern River Gas Transmission.
As of the census of 2000, there were 400 people, 140 households, and 105 families residing in the town. The population density was 728.7 people per square mile (280.8/km²). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 295.1 per square mile (113.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.50% White, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.
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