County · code 49057
Weber CountyUtah
Weber County is located in Utah and has its seat in Ogden. The county was created on January 31, 1850, by the state of Deseret and named after the Weber River.
- Founded1850
- County seatOgden
- Named forWeber River, Utah
- Land area576 sq mi + 84 sq mi water
- Population262,223 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped115,474 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Weber on the map of Utah
Utah has 29 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Founded in 1850
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Weber County was created by the state of Deseret in 1850 and experienced numerous boundary changes in its early years. The county became part of Utah Territory in 1856 after the state of Deseret was dissolved, and became a county in the state of Utah in 1896.
- 1850Weber County created Weber created by the state of Deseret. · Morgan, 47-48, 144; HRS Utah, Weber, 9
- 1850Lost territory Weber lost to creation of Davis by the state of Deseret. · Morgan, 54-55, 152-153
- 1851Eliminated The state of Deseret was dissolved by its General Assembly, upon recommendation of Brigham Young. State of Deseret counties, including Weber, continued to operate. · Brown, Cannon, and Jackson, 90; Powell, 139
- 1855
- 1896Became part of Utah Weber 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
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- 1850Weber County created Weber created by the state of Deseret. · Morgan, 47-48, 144; HRS Utah, Weber, 9
- 1850Lost territory Weber lost to creation of Davis by the state of Deseret. · Morgan, 54-55, 152-153
- 1851Eliminated The state of Deseret was dissolved by its General Assembly, upon recommendation of Brigham Young. State of Deseret counties, including Weber, continued to operate. · Brown, Cannon, and Jackson, 90; Powell, 139
- 1852Boundary clarified Weber boundaries redefined by Utah Territory. Weber gained from Davis and non-county area; Weber included parts of present Utah and Nevada. Desert (Utah Territory, extinct) not fully organized, attached to Weber "for election, revenue, and judicial purposes." · Utah Terr. Laws 1851, 1st sess., secs. 1, 3/p. 162
- 1855
- 1856Lost territory Weber lost to Carson (Utah Territory, extinct), and lost to creation of Box Elder, Cache, Greasewood (Utah Territory, extinct), Humboldt (Utah Territory, extinct), Malad (Utah Territory, extinct), and St. Mary's (Utah Territory, extinct); Weber eliminated from present Nevada. · Utah Terr. Laws 1855, 5th sess., pp. 5-7
- 1862Gained territory Weber gained from Box Elder and Summit; lost to creation of Morgan, and lost islands in Great Salt Lake that were attached to Great Salt Lake (now Salt Lake) "for election, revenue and judicial purposes." Desert (Utah Territory) lost all territory to Box Elder and Tooele; Desert eliminated, ending its attachment to Weber. · Utah Terr. Laws 1861, 11th sess., secs. 11-13/p. 49
- 1866Boundary clarified Weber boundaries were redefined (no change).no change· Utah Terr. Laws 1865, 15th sess., ch. 146, sec. 15/p. 209
- 1880Gained territory Weber gained part of the islands and waters of Great Salt Lake that had previously been attached to Salt Lake, and lost to Box Elder. · Utah Terr. Laws 1880, 24th sess., ch. 14, sec. 3/p. 16
- 1896Became part of Utah Weber 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
What the maps cover in Weber
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 115,474 parcels from Utah Geospatial Resource Center (UGRC), State of Utah. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 9 October 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Weber County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Weber by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
GIS and maps
County government
- County government
The official website of Weber County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Weber County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Weber County
- When was Weber County founded?
- Weber County was founded in 1850, and named after Weber River, Utah.
- What is the county seat of Weber County?
- The county seat of Weber County is Ogden.
- Is there an online parcel map for Weber County?
- Yes. Utah Geospatial Resource Center (UGRC), State of Utah publishes a parcel map of 115,474 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Weber County's boundary or name changed?
- Weber County was created in 1850. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 7 later changes, chiefly involving Box Elder County, Davis County and Salt Lake County.
- Who issues building permits in Weber County?
- The county's page on building permits: Building Inspection. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Weber 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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