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Box Elder CountyUtah

Box Elder County is a county in Utah, with its seat in Brigham City. The county was created in 1856 and covers 5,745.6 square miles.

  • Founded1856
  • County seatBrigham City
  • Land area5,746 sq mi + 984 sq mi water
  • Population57,666 2020 Census
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Where it is

Box Elder on the map of Utah

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History

Formed in 1856 from Weber County

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Box Elder County was created by Utah Territory on January 5, 1856, from Weber County. In 1862, the county gained territory from several extinct and existing counties, including all of Greasewood and Malad, and land from Desert, Tooele, and St. Mary's, while losing territory to Cache and Weber counties and islands in Great Salt Lake. From 1862 to 1866, Box Elder County included territory in present-day Nevada, which was lost when Nevada Territory and then the state of Nevada gained land from Utah Territory. The county became part of the state of Utah on January 4, 1896.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1856
    Box Elder County created Box Elder created by Utah Territory from Weber.
    from Weber
    · Utah Terr. Laws 1855, 5th sess., sec. 6/pp. 6-7
  2. 1862
    Gained territory Box Elder gained all of Greasewood (Utah Territory, extinct) and Malad (Utah Territory, extinct); gained from Desert (Utah Territory, extinct), Tooele, and St. Mary's (Utah Territory, extinct); lost to Cache and Weber, and lost islands in Great Salt Lake that were attached to Great Salt Lake (now Salt Lake) "for election, revenue and judicial purposes." Box Elder included territory in present Utah and Nevada.
    from Greasewoodfrom Maladfrom Desertfrom Tooelefrom St. Mary'sfrom Cachefrom Weberfrom Great Salt Lakefrom Salt Lake
    · Utah Terr. Laws 1861, 11th sess., sec. 12/p. 49
  3. 1862
    Lost territory Box Elder lost to Nevada Territory in present Nevada when Nevada Territory gained from Utah Territory. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 173 [1862], p. 575; Van Zandt, 158-160
  4. 1866
    Boundary clarified Box Elder boundaries were redefined (no change).
    no change
    · Utah Terr. Laws 1865, 15th sess., ch. 146, sec. 16/p. 209
  5. 1866
    Lost territory Box Elder lost to the state of Nevada when Nevada gained from Utah Territory; Box Elder eliminated from Nevada. · U.S. Stat., vol. 14, ch. 73[1866]/p. 43; Van Zandt, 158-159
  6. 1880
    Gained territory Box Elder gained part of the islands and waters of Great Salt Lake that had previously been attached to Salt Lake, and gained from Weber.
    from Salt Lakefrom Weber
    · Utah Terr. Laws 1880, 24th sess., ch. 14, sec. 4/pp. 16-17
  7. 1896
    Became part of Utah Box Elder became a county in the state of Utah. · U.S. Stat., vol. 28, ch. 138 [1894]/pp. 107-112; U.S. Stat., vol. 29, procl. no. 9, [1896]/pp. 876-877; Van Zandt, 159

Land and parcels

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People and land

Box Elder by the Census

Population
57,666 2020 Census count
Housing units
19,517 2020 Census count
Land area
5,746 square miles
Water area
984 square miles
People per sq mi
10 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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Questions

Common questions about Box Elder County

When was Box Elder County founded?
Box Elder County was founded in 1856, formed from Weber County.
What is the county seat of Box Elder County?
The county seat of Box Elder County is Brigham City.
Is there an online parcel map for Box Elder County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Box Elder County's boundary or name changed?
Box Elder County was created in 1856 from Weber County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Salt Lake County, Weber County and Cache County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Box Elder County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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