Delta, Utah Delta, Utah Delta town02.jpg Location in Millard County and the state of Utah.
Location in Millard County and the state of Utah.
Named for Delta of the Sevier River Delta is a town/city in Millard County, Utah, United States.
6.1.1 Delta North Elementary 6.1.2 Delta South Elementary 6.1.3 Delta Middle School 6.1.4 Delta High School Delta was originally a barns switch called Aiken.
The name was finally changed to Delta on May 11, 1911.
The name is quite fitting as the region was a delta of Lake Bonneville . Topaz Museum in Delta, Utah One of these camps, then titled Central Utah Relocation Center was positioned near Delta and filled with former inhabitants of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Topaz Museum, positioned in Delta, works to preserve meaningful sites at the relocation center, and to furnish knowledge on the history of the camps. See also: Millard County, Utah: Geography Delta is positioned at 39 21 11 N 112 34 25 W (39.353145, 112.573656). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.2 square miles or 8.3 square kilometres, all land.
Delta experiences an arid/semi-arid climate (Koppen BWk/BSk) with hot summers and cold winters.
Because of Delta's altitude and aridity, temperatures drop quickly after sunset, especially in the summer.
Delta's climate is similar to that of Salt Lake City, but much more arid.
Climate data for Delta, Utah.
The Sevier River flows near Delta.
DMAD are the initials for the Deseret Melville Abraham and Delta water company.
Just upstream of Delta, the Sevier River is dammed to furnish irrigation water, reservoir storage, and cooling water for IPP, Intermountain Power Project.
Agriculture is a primary economic force in Delta and the Sevier valley.
Downstream of Delta, the Sevier River is dammed again for irrigation and reservoir storage.
This reservoir is titled Gunnison Bend Reservoir, with respect to John Williams Gunnison.
Christmas Parade in Delta (2007) In the city, the populace was spread out with 38.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
One of the chief sources of income for Delta is a power plant directed by the Intermountain Power Agency, known as the Intermountain Power Project or I.P.P.
This coal-powered power plant supplies power for much of Los Angeles county in California.
The facility is positioned here due to the remoteness of the area, as beryllium dust is highly toxic, and the adjacency of a large origin of power: the Intermountain Power Project.
Graymont Lime has a plant in the Cricket Mountains, about 32.5 miles southwest of Delta.
Alfalfa hay is the chief crop of the Delta area.
Due to the dry climate in the Delta region, farmers are able to control the moisture content of the hay when it is baled.
Delta is home to many dairy farmers who may ship the milk out of the county.
Delta is home to the Lon and Mary Watson Cosmic Ray Center, the chief staging region for the Telescope Array experiment. Trilobite fossils are mostly common in the region west of Delta (part of the House Range's Wheeler Shale).
Near Delta is a mountain called Topaz Mountain which derives its name from the topaz that is abundant in the area.
Other minerals and rocks that are prevalent near Delta include obsidian, opal, and geodes. Historically Delta has had two elementary schools housing the grades from Kindergarten to 5th grade; Delta North Elementary and Delta South Elementary.
Delta North Elementary Delta South Elementary Delta South Elementary School is positioned at 450 South Center Street in Delta, Utah.
DSES was originally assembled in 1982 to accommodate the expansion in populace due to the assembly of the Intermountain Power Plant.
The new school was rather than in time for the 1983-84 school year and homed grades K-4.
Because of declining enrollment figures, Delta South Elementary was closed in 2009.
Delta Early Childhood Center was created using two thirds of the South Elementary building to accommodate preschool and kindergarten pupils in West Millard County.
At the end of the 2014-15 school year, the Delta region schools were reconfigured, placing all of the pupils in preschool, kindergarten, and first and second grades at Delta South Elementary School.
Currently, Delta South Elementary School employs 52 citizens serving roughly 532 pupils in pre-2nd grade.
Students come from Delta, Oak City, Lynndyl, Leamington, Hinckley, Abraham, Sutherland, Oasis, Deseret, Sugarville, and Woodrow. Delta Middle School Delta Middle School serves roughly 420 pupils in the sixth, seventh, and eight grades and is positioned in Delta, Utah.
Its pupils come from the City of Delta and a several smaller encircling communities in Millard County.
Delta High School Delta High School is a enhance school positioned in non-urban central Utah, drawing pupils from a several small outlying communities.
With a new school and a distinct pupil population, Delta High is the core of an agricultural based community. According to the 2013-2014 DHS report card Delta had 549 pupils enrolled from the grades 9th-12th and an 87% graduation rate.
Delta High School Athletics is famous for its prosperous history in wrestling.
The Snow goose Festival occurs every winter as the geese migrating through Delta stop at Gunnison Bend Reservoir.
Following the derby, there is a fireworks display sponsored by Delta City.
Over the years Delta has created town-wide traditions by sponsoring the following activities (see Delta City Website): Utah, Delta,.
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