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Welcome to Emery County ...

Time Zone: Emery County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Castle Dale is the Seat for Emery County.

Emery County was founded in 1880 and was created by taking area from Sanpete County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Emery had a population of 10,012 people. This is a decrease of 9.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 11,005 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Emery represented 0.4% of the total population of Utah.

Below are some of the communities located in Emery County:

  • Castle Dale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clawson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cleveland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Elmo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elmo is located in Emery County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <2>
  • Emery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Emery is located in Emery County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emery <2>
  • Ferron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ferron is located in Emery County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferron <2>
  • Green River
    (39 miles [62.8 km] to the east)
  • Huntington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orangeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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