Freedom, Utah
Freedom | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Freedom Location within the state of Utah | |
Coordinates: 39°32′33″N 111°38′58″W / 39.54250°N 111.64944°WCoordinates: 39°32′33″N 111°38′58″W / 39.54250°N 111.64944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Sanpete |
Settled | 1871 |
Elevation[1] | 5,787 ft (1,764 m) |
Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP codes | 84646 |
Area code(s) | 435 |
GNIS feature ID | 1441224[1] |
Freedom is an unincorporated community in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. It is a small agricultural community on SR-30, four miles northwest of Moroni and six miles south of Fountain Green. It was settled in 1871 during a post-Civil War period when several patriotic names developed. The town was originally named Draper for an early settler, but was renamed Freedom in 1877.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 102 | — | |
1910 | 124 | — | |
1920 | 102 | −17.7% | |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2] |
The community has always been closely associated with the town of Moroni, even being included in its census precinct through most of its history.
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freedom, Utah. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
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