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Kanab

Kanab
City
U.S. Route 89 through Kanab
U.S. Route 89 through Kanab
Nickname(s): Utah's Little Hollywood
Location in Kane County and the state of Utah
Location in Kane County and the state of Utah
Location of Utah in the United States
Location of Utah in the United States
Coordinates: 37°2′8″N 112°31′52″W / 37.03556°N 112.53111°W / 37.03556; -112.53111Coordinates: 37°2′8″N 112°31′52″W / 37.03556°N 112.53111°W / 37.03556; -112.53111
Country United States
State Utah
County Kane
Settled 1870
Incorporated 1935
Founded by Jacob Hamblin
Named for Southern Paiute for 'willow'
Government
 • Type Council-manager
 • Mayor Robert Houston
Area
 • Total 14.1 sq mi (36.4 km2)
 • Land 14.0 sq mi (36.3 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 4,970 ft (1,515 m)
Population (2012)
 • Total 4,410
 • Density 254.2/sq mi (98.1/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 84741
Area code(s) 435
FIPS code 49-39920
GNIS feature ID 1429276
Website http://kanab.utah.gov/

Kanab is a city in and the county seat of Kane County, Utah, United States. It is located on Kanab Creek just north of the Arizona state line. This area was first settled in 1864 and the town was founded in 1870 when ten Mormon families moved into the area. The population was 4,312 at the 2010 census.

Kanab is situated in the "Grand Circle" area, centrally located among Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Bryce Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon (North Rim), Zion National Park, and Lake Powell. Other nearby attractions include Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, the privately owned Moqui Cave, and the largest animal sanctuary in the United States, Best Friends Animal Society.

Locals refer to Kanab as "Little Hollywood" due to its history as a filming location for many movies and television series, prominently western, such as Stagecoach, The Lone Ranger, Death Valley Days. Gunsmoke, Daniel Boone, El Dorado, Planet of the Apes, Mackenna's Gold, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Sergeants 3, WindRunner: A Spirited Journey, Western Union (1941), The Desperadoes (1943), In Old Oklahoma (1943), Buffalo Bill (1944), Westward the Women (1952), Sergeants Three (1962), Duel at Diablo (1966), Ride in the Whirlwind (1965), The Shooting (1966), and The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976).


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