Corinne, Utah
Corinne, Utah | ||
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FIPS code 49-15830[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1439951[2] | |
Website | corinnecity |
Corinne (
Geography
Corinne is located in southeastern Box Elder County, on the west side of the Bear River. It is the last town on the river before it enters the marsh complexes leading to the Great Salt Lake. Brigham City is 6 miles (9.7 km) to the southeast, and Bear River City is 5 miles (8 km) to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 km2), of which 3.8 square miles (9.9 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.53%, is water.[5]
History
For almost ten years from its founding on 25 March 1869, the town of Corinne prospered as the unofficial "
Corinne is unique from other pioneer communities in Utah because it was settled by people of different religions and even those who professed no religious affiliation.[6] In its heyday, Corinne had some 1,000 permanent residents, not one of whom was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to the boast of the local newspaper. As an end-of-the-trail town, Corinne reflected a very different atmosphere and culture from the staid and quiet Mormon settlements of Utah, containing not only supply houses but also fifteen saloons and sixteen liquor stores, with an elected town marshal to keep order in this "Dodge City" of Utah. The permanent residents of Corinne did their best to promote a sense of community pride and peaceful cultural pursuits but had a raucous and independent clientele of freighters and stagecoach drivers to control.
With some support from political leaders in the nation's capital and eastern newspapers, the town fathers attempted to use their position as a Gentile city to break the political and economic monopoly held by the Mormons in Utah Territory. They sought to have J. A. Williamson named territorial governor, tried to have the northern one degree of latitude of Utah added to Idaho to dismember the territory, and attempted to have Corinne named as the capital of Utah. The citizens of Corinne failed in each case to achieve their wishes, although their leaders and newspapers bombarded Washington, D.C., for help in their fight with Brigham Young and the Mormon hierarchy.
The first meeting in Corinne in 1872, Corinne Lodge No.5, was chartered as first Utah
Brigham Young assured the demise of Corinne when he and the Mormon people built the narrow-gauge
In 1877 an LDS ward was organized but was dissolved when the town suffered a decline in population. As farmers again settled the region, a Corinne Ward was again organized; during the interim, it was part of the Bear River Ward. A meetinghouse was built in 1914, and the Corinne Ward was reorganized that year with Alma Jensen as Bishop.[8]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 323 | — | |
1910 | 231 | −28.5% | |
1920 | 394 | 70.6% | |
1930 | 352 | −10.7% | |
1940 | 411 | 16.8% | |
1950 | 427 | 3.9% | |
1960 | 510 | 19.4% | |
1970 | 471 | −7.6% | |
1980 | 512 | 8.7% | |
1990 | 639 | 24.8% | |
2000 | 621 | −2.8% | |
2010 | 685 | 10.3% | |
2020 | 809 | 18.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] |
As of the census
There were 190 households, of which 46.3% had children under 18 living with them, 72.6% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.27, and the average family size was 3.64.
The 2000 population distribution was 34.3% under 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% of 65 or more years of age. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,125, and the median income for a family was $45,208. Males had a median income of $32,344 versus $19,205 for females. The
Schools
For several years an elementary school operated in Corinne, but it was closed, and its students merged with Century Elementary School in Bear River City.
See also
- List of cities and towns in Utah
References
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corinne
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "2020 Census Redistricting Data: Corinne city, Utah". Census Data Explorer. United States Census Bureau. September 16, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Corinne city, Utah". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "City History".
- ^ "Corinne Lodge № 5 | Freemasons of Corinne, Utah". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopediac History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 159
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.