College Ward, Utah facts for kids

Quick facts for kids College Ward, Utah
Unincorporated community
Former College Ward LDS Church meetinghouse, September 2015
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Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Cache
Settled	1879
Named for	Brigham Young College
Elevation	4,495 ft (1,370 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84339
Area code(s)	435
GNIS feature ID	1439893

College Ward is a small, unincorporated community in Cache County, Utah, United States. This means it's a place where people live, but it doesn't have its own city government. It's located in the southern part of the beautiful Cache Valley. You can find it along U.S. Routes 89 and 91, right between the towns of Wellsville and Logan. Logan is the main city, or "county seat," for Cache County. The city of Nibley is also very close, just to the east.

A Look at College Ward's Past

The land where College Ward now stands was once a very large area, more than 9,000 acres! In 1877, a famous leader named Brigham Young gave this land to help start a school called Brigham Young College. He wanted the land to provide money for the college to grow and help students.

The first families to live here arrived in 1879. They didn't own the land right away. Instead, they leased, or rented, plots of land from the college. This is how the community of College Ward began, named after the college it helped support.

How Many People Live Here?

Over the years, the number of people living in College Ward has changed. Here's a quick look at how the population grew and changed in the early 1900s:

• In 1900, about 261 people lived in College Ward.
• By 1910, the number was very similar, around 254 people.
• In 1920, the community grew to 321 people.
• The population kept growing, reaching 432 people in 1930.
• In 1940, the number went down a bit to 313.
• By 1950, there were about 276 people living in College Ward.