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College Ward, Utah

Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States

Unincorporated community in Utah, United States

41°40′37″N 111°52′48″W / 41.67694°N 111.88000°W / 41.67694; -111.88000CountryUnited StatesStateUtahCountyCacheSettled1879Named forBrigham Young CollegeElevation

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4,495 ft (1,370 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code

84339

Area code435GNIS feature ID1439893^[1]

College Ward is an unincorporated community in Cache County, Utah, United States.^[1]

The community is located in the southern Cache Valley along U.S. routes 89/91, approximately midway between Wellsville and Logan, the county seat. The city of Nibley borders College Ward to the east.

History

This area was part of a tract of more than 9,000 acres (3,600 ha) that Brigham Young donated in 1877 for the endowment of Brigham Young College. The first settlers leased plots of land and moved here in 1879.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	261	—
1910	254	−2.7%
1920	321	26.4%
1930	432	34.6%
1940	313	−27.5%
1950	276	−11.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "College Ward". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 18, 2011.