Milford, Utah
| Milford, Utah | |
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| City | |
 Location in Beaver County and the state of Utah |
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 Location of Utah in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 38°23′41″N 113°0′50″W / 38.39472°N 113.01389°WCoordinates: 38°23′41″N 113°0′50″W / 38.39472°N 113.01389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Beaver |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Incorporated | 1903 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2) |
| • Land | 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,967 ft (1,514 m) |
| Population (2012 est.) | |
| • Total | 1,368 |
| • Density | 444/sq mi (171.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84751 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-50040 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1430317 |
| Website | www |
Milford is a city in Beaver County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,420 at the 2010 census and 1,368 as of a 2012 Census Bureau estimate.
Although settlers had established ranches in the area in the 1870s, Milford was not developed until after construction of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad in 1880, which established a station here. Milford is a constructed name, an abbreviated form of mill and ford.
During the Great Depression, workers from a nearby CCC camp constructed a road from Milford to Beaver, Utah, to improve connections.
Lightning caused a massive wildfire to start near Milford at 3:45 p.m. Friday, July 6, 2007. On July 8 the fire was declared the largest in Utah's history, having burned more than 283,000 acres (1,150 km2).
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,451 people, 484 households, and 357 families residing in the city. The population density was 753.7 people per square mile (290.3/km²). There were 589 housing units at an average density of 306.0 per square mile (117.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.42% White, 1.45% Native American, 1.45% Asian, 4.07% from other races, and 2.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.13% of the population.
There were 484 households out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.58.
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