Welcome to Ogden (aka 'Ogden City') ...

The city of Ogden is located in Weber County<1> and is the County Seat for Weber County.

Ogden was established in 1844 and was incorporated February 6, 1851.

When the people of Ogden<2> refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Ogdenite<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ogden has a population of 87,596 people<4> (see below for details).

The community of Ogden is 4,330 feet [1,320 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Ogden is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Ogden: (801) & (385)<6>

The city of Ogden was previously named Brownsville. Going back to its beginning, Ogden was originally named Fort Buenaventura. For more information about the names of Ogden, see The Names of Ogden on our Genealogy Page.

Websites for Ogden ...

Official Website: www.ogdencity.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ogden had an population of 87,596 people. This is an increase of 5.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ogden had a population of 82,825 people (which is 35.68% of the total population of Weber County). This makes Ogden the county's most populous community.

The population of Ogden represents 3% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 82,825 people, the population of Ogden increased 7.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 77,226 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ogden.

Communities Also Named Ogden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Ogden - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3) and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ogden.

Communities near Ogden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ogden.

• Layton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Layton is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Layton <8>
• Kaysville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville
  • Kaysville is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaysville <8>
• Syracuse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <8>
• Clearfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <8>
• Farmington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <8>
• Clinton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <8>
• Brigham City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
  • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
  • Former names for Brigham City:
  • Box Elder
  • Youngsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <8>
• West Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <8>
• Pleasant View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
• South Weber
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Weber have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weber
  • South Weber is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Weber <8>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ogden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ogden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ogden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ogden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogden. Our list includes 35 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ogden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ogden ...

Looking for more information about Ogden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ogden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ogden.

Adding Ogden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ogden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ogden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Ogden post office opened in 1888.

We also found Ogden on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ogden: www.ogdencity.com/

The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/