Randolph, Utah
| Randolph, Utah | |
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The Randolph Tabernacle, an early Latter-day Saint meetinghouse
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 Location in Rich County and the state of Utah |
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 Location of Utah in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°39′52″N 111°11′0″W / 41.66444°N 111.18333°WCoordinates: 41°39′52″N 111°11′0″W / 41.66444°N 111.18333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Rich |
| Founded | March 14, 1870 |
| Founded by | Randolph H. Stewart |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,283 ft (1,915 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 463 |
| • Density | 466.1/sq mi (180.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84064 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-63020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1431567 |
Randolph is a town in Rich County, Utah, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 464. It is the county seat of Rich County. Randolph had the highest percentage of people of any city in the country vote for George W. Bush in the 2004 election, at 95.6% Randolph’s municipal classification was officially changed from a city to a town on January 1, 2009.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), all of it land.
Randolph has a borderline humid continental (Köppen Dfb)/subarctic climate (Dfc) with long and cold winters, short summers with very warm days and cold nights, and fairly heavy winter snowfall totalling 61.3 inches or 1.56 metres during an average year. Between July 2008 and June 2009 there was as much as 98.9 inches (2.51 m), whilst the most precipitation in a calendar year has been 23.42 inches or 594.9 millimetres in 1998, although as much as 27.25 inches (692.1 mm) fell between July 1997 and June 1998. The driest calendar year has been 1989 with 7.87 inches or 199.9 millimetres, but as little as 6.28 inches (159.5 mm) fell between July 1988 and June 1989. The most precipitation in one day has been 2.26 inches (57.4 mm) on July 31, 1912, and the most in one month 5.16 inches (131.1 mm) in June 1998.
The hottest temperatures have been 97 °F (36.1 °C) on July 19, 1893 and 96 °F (35.6 °C) on July 13 and 14 of 2002, whilst the coldest has been −41 °F (−40.6 °C) on December 23, 1990.
As of the census of 2000, there were 483 people, 150 households, and 118 families residing in the town. The population density was 466.1 people per square mile (179.3/km²). There were 190 housing units at an average density of 183.4 per square mile (70.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.38% (480 people) White, 0.21% (one person) Asian, and 0.41% (two people) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.86% of the population (nine individuals).
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