Kanarraville, Utah
| Kanarraville, Utah | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Iron County and the state of Utah. |
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| Coordinates: 37°32′11″N 113°10′57″W / 37.53639°N 113.18250°WCoordinates: 37°32′11″N 113°10′57″W / 37.53639°N 113.18250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Iron |
| Settled | 1861 |
| Incorporated | 1933 |
| Named for | Paiute Chief Canarrah (or Quanarrah) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.4 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.4 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,541 ft (1,689 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 356 |
| • Density | 692.0/sq mi (267.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84742 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-40030 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1429278 |
Kanarraville is a town in Iron County, Utah, United States. The population was 311 at the 2000 census.
Kanarra, later renamed Kanarraville, on Kanarra Creek, was first settled in 1861 and 1862. It was named for Piute Chief Canarrah or Quanarrah, but settlers spelled it Kanarrah or Kanarra. Its settlers were families driven from Fort Harmony when the fort had to be abandoned after most of its adobe walls were washed away during a month of heavy rains in January and February, during the Great Flood of 1862. New Harmony was the other settlement created by refugees from this disaster.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land.
Kanarraville is located adjacent the southwest terminus of Cedar Valley; it is also at the foothills of the Hurricane Cliffs, on the town's east border.
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Kanarraville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
As of the census of 2000, there were 311 people, 125 households, and 96 families residing in the town. The population density was 692.0 people per square mile (266.8/km²). There were 155 housing units at an average density of 344.9 per square mile (133.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.50% White, 1.61% Native American, 0.96% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.50% of the population.
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