Ogden, UT
| Ogden, Utah | |
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| City | |
Downtown Ogden
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 Location in Weber County and the state of Utah |
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| Coordinates: 41°13′40″N 111°57′40″W / 41.22778°N 111.96111°WCoordinates: 41°13′40″N 111°57′40″W / 41.22778°N 111.96111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Weber |
| Settled | 1844 |
| Incorporated | February 6, 1851 (As Brownsville) |
| Named for | Peter Skene Ogden |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Mayor |
| • Mayor | Mike Caldwell |
| Area | |
| • City | 26.6 sq mi (69.0 km2) |
| • Land | 26.6 sq mi (69.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,300 ft (1,310 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • City | 83,793 |
| • Density | 3,113.72/sq mi (1,934.78/km2) |
| • Urban | 2,238,697 |
| • Metro | 547,184 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Area code(s) | 385, 801 |
| FIPS code | 49-55980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1444049 |
| Website | http://ogdencity.com/ |
Ogden /ˈɒɡdɛn/ is a city and the county seat of Weber County,Utah, United States, approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of the Great Salt Lake and 40 miles (64 km) north of Salt Lake City. The population was 84,316 in 2014, according to the US Census Bureau. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a convenient location for manufacturing and commerce. Ogden is also known for its many historic buildings, proximity to the Wasatch Mountains, and as the location of Weber State University.
Ogden is a principal city of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Weber, Morgan, Davis, and Box Elder counties. The 2010 Census placed the Metro population at 597,159. In 2010, Forbes rated the Ogden-Clearfield MSA as the 6th best place to raise a family. Ogden has had a Sister City relationship to Hof (Germany) since 1954.
Originally named Fort Buenaventura, the city of Ogden was the first permanent settlement by people of European descent in the region that is now Utah. It was established by the trapper Miles Goodyear in 1846 about a mile west of where downtown Ogden is currently located. In November 1847, Fort Buenaventura was purchased by the Mormon settlers for $1,950. The settlement was then called Brownsville, after Captain James Brown, but was later named Ogden for a brigade leader of the Hudson's Bay Company, Peter Skene Ogden, who had trapped in the Weber Valley a generation earlier. There is some confusion in which "Ogden" was the first to set foot in the Utah city. Peter's older brother Samuel Ogden traveled though the western United States on an exploration trip in 1818. The site of the original Fort Buenaventura is now a Weber County park.
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