Uintah County, Utah
Uintah County | |
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Quarry Visitor Center at Dinosaur National Monument. | |
Location within the U.S. state of Utah | |
Utah's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′N 109°31′W / 40.13°N 109.52°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| Founded | February 18, 1880 |
| Named after | Ute Tribe |
| Seat | Vernal |
| Largest city | Vernal |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,501 sq mi (11,660 km2) |
| • Land | 4,480 sq mi (11,600 km2) |
| • Water | 22 sq mi (60 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 35,620 |
• Estimate (2024) | 38,307 |
| • Density | 7.9/sq mi (3.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
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Uintah County (/juːˈɪntə/ yoo-IN-tə) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 35,620. Its county seat and largest city is Vernal. The county was named for the portion of the Ute Indian tribe that lived in the basin.
Uintah County is the largest natural gas producer in Utah, with 272 billion cubic feet produced in 2008.
The Vernal, UT Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Uintah County.
Uintah County is home to one of the nine statewide regional campuses of Utah State University (located in the city of Vernal) and serves as a gateway to Dinosaur National Monument and the Uintah Mountain Range.