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Welcome to Sevier County ...

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

The community of Richfield is the Seat for Sevier County.

Sevier County was founded in 1862 and was created by taking area from Sanpete County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sevier had a population of 21,620 people. This is an increase of 3.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,798 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sevier represented 0.75% of the total population of Utah.

Below are some of the communities located in Sevier County:

  • Annabella
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Aurora is located in Sevier County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
  • Central Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Central Valley is located in Sevier County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Former names for Central Valley:
    • Central
    • Inverury
  • Elsinore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Joseph
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Joseph is located in Sevier County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Koosharem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Monroe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe is located in Sevier County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
    • Former names for Monroe:
    • Alma
    • Monkey Town
    • South Bend
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
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    • Redmond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Richfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Salina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Salina is located in Sevier County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salina <2>
    • Sigurd
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sigurd is located in Sevier County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigurd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigurd <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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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