Weber County, Utah
| Weber County, Utah | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Utah |
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 Utah's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1850 |
| Named for | Weber River |
| Seat | Ogden |
| Largest city | Ogden |
| Area | |
| • Total | 659 sq mi (1,707 km2) |
| • Land | 576 sq mi (1,492 km2) |
| • Water | 83 sq mi (215 km2), 13% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 231,236 |
| • Density | 401/sq mi (155/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Weber County /ˈwiːbər/ is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 231,236, making it Utah's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Ogden, the home of Weber State University. The county was formed in 1850 and named after the Weber River, which in turn was named for John Henry Weber (1779–1859), a fur trapper and trader in the area in the mid-1820s.
Weber County is part of the Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area.
Historically Weber County stretched from the California, Oregon, Utah Territory border in the north west, to the current boundary in the south east. As Nevada and the State of Utah evolved, Weber County shrunk to its current size. It occupies a stretch of the Wasatch Front, part of the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake, and much of the rugged Wasatch Mountains.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 659 square miles (1,710 km2), of which 576 square miles (1,490 km2) is land and 83 square miles (210 km2) (13%) is water. It is the second-smallest county in Utah by land area and third-smallest by total area.
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