Cedar City, Utah Cedar City, Utah City of Cedar City Location in Iron County and the state of Utah.
Location in Iron County and the state of Utah.
Website City's website Cedar City is a town/city in Iron County, Utah, United States, 250 miles (400 km) south of Salt Lake City, and 180 miles (290 km) north of Las Vegas on Interstate 15.
It is the home of Southern Utah University, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Utah Summer Games, the Neil Simon Theatre Festival, and other affairs.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a total populace of 28,857.
Enumeration Bureau estimated Cedar City's populace to be 29,26282 Further information: Cedar City Historic District The existence of prehistoric citizens in the Cedar City region is revealed by modern art found in Parowan Gap to the north and Fremont sites dated to A.D.
Cedar City was originally settled in late 1851 by Mormon pioneers originating from Parowan, Utah, who were sent to build an iron works.
The site, known as "Fort Cedar" or "Cedar City," was equidistant from vast iron deposits 10 miles (16 km) west and coal resources 10 miles (16 km) up Cedar Canyon, but was titled after the abundant small-town trees (which are actually Junipers freshwater Cedar).
In 1855, a new site, closer to the iron works and out of the flood plain of Coal Creek, was established at the suggestion of Brigham Young; present day Cedar City is positioned at this site.
Cedar City was incorporated on February 18, 1868.
The culmination of a barns connection to Cedar City in 1923 established the region as a tourism gateway to close-by Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, and Grand Canyon National Park, in addition to Cedar Breaks National Monument.
Cedar City continues to be a center of tourism, commercial development, education and the arts in southwestern Utah.
The town/city has shared in the rapid expansion of much of Southwestern Utah since the late 1980s.
Cedar City is positioned in the southeast Great Basin, and is about 20 miles (32 km) north of the northeastern edge of the Mojave Desert.
George the two cities, for example, share a everyday newspaper.
Cedar City is positioned at 37 40'57" North, 113 4'28" West (37.682606, -113.074402). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 20.1 square miles (52 km2), none of which is veiled with water.
The town/city is positioned on the edge of the Markagunt Plateau, in a high desert valley, Cedar Valley, with no ocean drainage.
The climate is the typical cool semi-arid climate (BSk) of the Mountain West, though snow flurry can be quite heavy, reaching a historical maximum of 36.9 inches (0.94 m) in January 1949. Interstate 15 joins the town/city with St.
George (50 miles) and Las Vegas (180 miles) to the south, and to Interstate 70 (70 miles) and Salt Lake City (250 miles) to the north.
State roads connect Cedar City with Panaca, Nevada near US 93, Kanab, Utah via US-89, and to US 50 and US 6 in Nevada.
George, the town/city appreciates an excellent locale on the west's county-wide transit network.
Los Angeles is 439 miles (707 km) south and San Diego is 500 miles (800 km) south on Interstate 15, Phoenix is 465 miles (748 km) south via Interstate 15 and US-93, and Denver is 580 miles (930 km) east via Interstates 15 and 70.
Cedar City Regional Airport offers flights via Delta Connection.
Climate data for Cedar City Airport, Utah (1971 to 2000) Aerial photo of Cedar City.
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,527 citizens , 6,486 homeholds, and 4,682 families living in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 27.4% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 14.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $32,403, and the median income for a family was $37,509.
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Mitch Talbot, experienced baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher; born in Cedar City Monthly Snowfall Totals for CEDAR CITY FAA AIRPORT, UTAH (421267) "Climatic Averages for the United States 1971 2000: CEDAR CITY, UT" (PDF).
Salt Lake City, UT: Iron County Commission and Utah State Historical Society, 1997.
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