Dutch John, Utah

Dutch John
—  CDP  —
Dutch John Location of Dutch John in Utah
Coordinates: 40°55′48″N 109°23′10″W / 40.93°N 109.38611°W / 40.93; -109.38611Coordinates: 40°55′48″N 109°23′10″W / 40.93°N 109.38611°W / 40.93; -109.38611
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Daggett
Founded	1957
Elevation[1]	6,430 ft (1,960 m)
Population (2010)[2]
– Total	145
GNIS feature ID	2584762[1]

Dutch John is a small census-designated place located in eastern Daggett County, Utah, United States, about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of the Flaming Gorge Dam on U.S. Route 191. The population was 145 at the 2010 census.

History

The town was platted and constructed beginning in 1957 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to house workers working on the construction of Flaming Gorge Dam. After the dam's completion in 1964, Dutch John became home to a smaller number of dam maintenance and operations personnel, as well as employees of the United States Forest Service.^[3]

The Dutch John townsite and its buildings continued to be owned by the Bureau of Reclamation until 1998, when the town was privatized. Buildings were sold to individual landowners, and undeveloped land in the town was transferred to Daggett County. The county later completed a master plan for the Dutch John townsite, and has begun offering parcels of land for sale to developers.

In July 2002, the human-caused Mustang Ridge fire burned approximately 22,000 acres (89 km²) of pinyon/juniper forest in the immediate vicinity of Dutch John. The fire caused damage to power transmission lines which were supported by wooden poles.

During the peak years of construction activity at Flaming Gorge Dam, as many as 3,500 people lived in Dutch John.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 145 people residing in the CDP. There were 105 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 97.2% White, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4% Asian, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dutch John
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html. Retrieved May 18, 2011. 
3. ^ Johnson, Michael W. (1998). A History of Daggett County: A Modern Frontier. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society. ISBN 0-913738-18-2. 

External links

• Daggett County, Utah -- Dutch John
• 2001 General Plan: Community of Dutch John (PDF)