Caineville, Utah facts for kids
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Caineville, Utah
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Abandoned former church/schoolhouse
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 Caineville, Utah
Location in Utah
Caineville, Utah
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Wayne |
| Settled | 1882 |
| Founded by | Elijah Cutler Behunin |
| Named for | John T. Caine |
| Elevation | 4,600 ft (1,400 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
84775
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| Area code(s) | 435 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1426269 |
Caineville is an unincorporated community in central Wayne County, Utah, United States.
The community is located east of Capitol Reef National Park and west of Hanksville, along the Fremont River and Utah State Route 24. The settlement was named after John T. Caine and was founded by Elijah Cutler Behunin, whom the LDS Church sent there in 1882 to open the area for settlement.
Swing Arm City is a 2,600-acre off-highway vehicle area near Caineville.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 131 | — | |
| 1910 | 38 | −71.0% | |
| 1920 | 67 | 76.3% | |
| 1930 | 71 | 6.0% | |
| 1940 | 68 | −4.2% | |
| 1950 | 20 | −70.6% | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau | |||
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