Daggett County, Utah facts for kids

Daggett County
Quick facts for kids Daggett County
	U.S. county
	Daggett County Courthouse in Manila, May 2008
	Location within the U.S. state of Utah
	; Utah's location within the U.S.;
Country	United States
State	Utah
Founded	January 7, 1918
Named for	Ellsworth Daggett
Seat	Manila
Largest town	Manila
Area
• Total	721 sq mi (1,870 km2)
• Land	697 sq mi (1,810 km2)
• Water	24 sq mi (60 km2) 3.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	935
• Density	1.2968/sq mi (0.5007/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	1st

Daggett County ( DAG-ət) is a county in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 935, making it the least populous county in Utah. Its county seat is Manila. The county was named for Ellsworth Daggett, the first surveyor-general of Utah. The small community of Dutch John, located near the state line with Colorado and Wyoming, became an incorporated town in January 2016.

History

Daggett County was formed in 1918. It received its name from Ellsworth Daggett, the first surveyor.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 721 square miles (1,870 km²), of which 697 square miles (1,810 km²) is land and 24 square miles (62 km²) (3.3%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Utah by area. Over 90% of the land of Daggett County is under federal ownership.

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Ashley National Forest (part)
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area (part)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	400	—
1930	411	2.8%
1940	564	37.2%
1950	364	−35.5%
1960	1,164	219.8%
1970	666	−42.8%
1980	769	15.5%
1990	690	−10.3%
2000	921	33.5%
2010	1,059	15.0%
2020	935	−11.7%
US Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2018 2020

2016

As of 2016, the largest self reported ancestry groups in Daggett County, Utah were:

35.4% were of English ancestry
9.2% were of Scots-Irish ancestry
8.8% were of German ancestry
8.3% were of Irish ancestry
7.9% were of American ancestry
7.2% were of Dutch ancestry
5.5% were of Danish ancestry.
3.3% were of Swedish ancestry
2.5% were of Scottish ancestry
2.1% were of Italian ancestry
1.6% were of Swiss ancestry
1.6% were of French ancestry
1.5% were of Norwegian ancestry
0.7% were of Polish ancestry

Communities

Map of Daggett County communities

Commerce and transportation

The few commercial establishments in Daggett County exist to service tourists and users of the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. Throughout the county there is one small general store, several gas stations, five cafes or restaurants, five inns/motels, and a few miscellaneous businesses that offer raft rentals. There are also businesses that offer guided fishing trips on the Flaming Gorge Reservoir and the Green River. The economy is primarily related to recreation, management of government land, and ranching. There are no railroads within Daggett County.