Eden, Utah

Eden
—  CDP  —
Eden Location within the state of Utah
Coordinates: 41°18′13″N 111°47′56″W / 41.30361°N 111.79889°W / 41.30361; -111.79889Coordinates: 41°18′13″N 111°47′56″W / 41.30361°N 111.79889°W / 41.30361; -111.79889
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Weber
Elevation[1]	4,941 ft (1,506 m)
Population (2010)[2]
– Total	600
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
– Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes	84310
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	2584764[1]

Eden is a census-designated place in Weber County, Utah, United States. It lies between the North and Middle Fork of the Ogden River, north of Pineview Reservoir. The elevation is 4,941 feet (1,506 m).^[1] The population was 600 at the 2010 census. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84310.^[3]

Eden is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The first home here was a log cabin built in 1857 for summer herdsmen Erastus Bingham and Joseph Hardy. A community was established in 1859 when fifteen families moved in via North Ogden Canyon and Pass. The settlers hired a government surveyor, Washington Jenkins, to plot the town. Jenkins said he thought the area was one of the most beautiful sites he had every surveyed and suggested the biblical name "Eden." An earlier temporary name was North Fork Town.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 600 people residing in the CDP. There were 204 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 95.8% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 1.0% some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Eden, Utah". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2584764. Retrieved May 18, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html. Retrieved May 18, 2011. 
3. ^ Zip Code Lookup