Thatcher, Utah

Thatcher, Utah
Location in Box Elder County and the state of Utah
Location of Utah in the United States
Coordinates: 41°40′53″N 112°19′12″W / 41.68139°N 112.32000°W / 41.68139; -112.32000
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyBox Elder
Settled1890
Named afterMoses Thatcher
Area
 • Total
11.7 sq mi (30.3 km2)
 • Land11.7 sq mi (30.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation5,013 ft (1,528 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
807
 • Density69/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84337
Area code435
GNIS feature ID2584779[1]

Thatcher is a census-designated place in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. It is a small farming community, located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Bothwell and 7 miles (11 km) west of Tremonton. The population was 807 at the 2020 census.[2]

The community was named for Moses Thatcher, an apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3] Thatcher was first settled in 1890.[4]

Thatcher Mountain, 2 miles (3 km) to the west, is named after the community.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010789
20208072.3%

As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 789 people living in the CDP. There were 230 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 95.9% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 1.6% from some other race, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thatcher, Utah
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Thatcher CDP, Utah". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  3. ^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 41. ISBN 0-87480-345-4.
  4. ^ Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1941) p. 872
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 19, 2011.

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