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Welcome to Toquerville ...

The town of Toquerville is located in Washington County<1>.



Toquerville was established in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Toquerville has a population of 1,739 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Toquerville is 3,400 feet [1,036 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Toquerville is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Toquerville, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The area code for Toquerville: (435)

The ZIP code for Toquerville: 84774<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Toquerville had an population of 1,739 people. This is an increase of 26.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 91.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Toquerville had a population of 1,370 people. This makes Toquerville the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Toquerville represents 0.05% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 130th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,370 people, the population of Toquerville increased 50.55% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 910 people).

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

Communities near Toquerville ...

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

  • Saint George
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurricane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Leeds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Leeds is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <5>
  • Apple Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Virgin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Springdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Harmony
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Grafton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Grafton is located in Washington County

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 Toquerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toquerville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Toquerville. 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 Toquerville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Toquerville. See our Newspapers Page for Toquerville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toquerville ...

Looking for more information about Toquerville? 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 Toquerville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Toquerville.

Adding Toquerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toquerville 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 Toquerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Toquerville post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toquerville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toquerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Toquerville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toquerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Toquerville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Toquerville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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