Deseret, Utah facts for kids
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Deseret
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Deseret Relief Society Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places
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Location in Millard County and the state of Utah.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Millard |
| Named for | Deseret |
| Elevation | 4,590 ft (1,400 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 353 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
84624
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| Area code(s) | 435 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584761 |
Deseret (pronounced like dez-uh-RET) is a small community in Millard County, Utah, United States. It's called a census-designated place (CDP), which means it's a special area defined by the government for counting people. In 2010, about 353 people lived there. Deseret is located about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Delta. It is also about 150 miles (240 km) southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah's capital. The name Deseret comes from the Book of Mormon.
Climate in Deseret
Deseret has a cold semi-arid climate. This means it gets hot summers and cold winters. It does not receive a lot of rain or snow. The weather can be quite extreme, with very hot days in summer and very cold days in winter.
| Climate data for Deseret, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) |
74 (23) |
84 (29) |
91 (33) |
103 (39) |
108 (42) |
111 (44) |
107 (42) |
107 (42) |
93 (34) |
79 (26) |
69 (21) |
111 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 53.5 (11.9) |
62.2 (16.8) |
75.4 (24.1) |
83.4 (28.6) |
91.9 (33.3) |
99.6 (37.6) |
103.0 (39.4) |
100.7 (38.2) |
94.6 (34.8) |
84.3 (29.1) |
68.5 (20.3) |
56.7 (13.7) |
103.6 (39.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 38.8 (3.8) |
46.4 (8.0) |
59.0 (15.0) |
66.2 (19.0) |
76.0 (24.4) |
87.4 (30.8) |
94.9 (34.9) |
92.7 (33.7) |
82.4 (28.0) |
67.5 (19.7) |
51.4 (10.8) |
39.0 (3.9) |
66.8 (19.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.6 (−2.4) |
33.9 (1.1) |
43.5 (6.4) |
49.7 (9.8) |
58.7 (14.8) |
68.6 (20.3) |
76.2 (24.6) |
74.6 (23.7) |
64.2 (17.9) |
50.5 (10.3) |
37.5 (3.1) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
51.0 (10.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 16.4 (−8.7) |
21.4 (−5.9) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
33.2 (0.7) |
41.4 (5.2) |
49.8 (9.9) |
57.5 (14.2) |
56.5 (13.6) |
45.9 (7.7) |
33.6 (0.9) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
15.8 (−9.0) |
35.2 (1.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −2.8 (−19.3) |
3.0 (−16.1) |
14.1 (−9.9) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
35.8 (2.1) |
46.1 (7.8) |
44.3 (6.8) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
6.9 (−13.9) |
−3.4 (−19.7) |
−8.4 (−22.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −32 (−36) |
−29 (−34) |
−14 (−26) |
6 (−14) |
12 (−11) |
22 (−6) |
32 (0) |
26 (−3) |
19 (−7) |
−3 (−19) |
−11 (−24) |
−32 (−36) |
−32 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.69 (18) |
0.66 (17) |
0.84 (21) |
0.96 (24) |
0.95 (24) |
0.47 (12) |
0.41 (10) |
0.53 (13) |
0.68 (17) |
0.90 (23) |
0.55 (14) |
0.62 (16) |
8.26 (210) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.3 (11) |
4.2 (11) |
2.7 (6.9) |
1.6 (4.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.3 (5.8) |
4.5 (11) |
19.6 (50) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 53.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 8.6 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
People Living in Deseret
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 150 | — | |
| 1880 | 617 | 311.3% | |
| 1890 | 661 | 7.1% | |
| 1900 | 506 | −23.4% | |
| 1910 | 414 | −18.2% | |
| 1920 | 463 | 11.8% | |
| 1930 | 411 | −11.2% | |
| 1940 | 350 | −14.8% | |
| 1950 | 332 | −5.1% | |
| 2010 | 353 | — | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau | |||
In 2010, there were 353 people living in Deseret. There were also 124 homes or housing units. Most of the people living there, about 97.7%, were White. A small number of people were American Indian or Alaska Native (1.4%). Some were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0.3%). About 0.6% of the people were from two or more different backgrounds. About 2.3% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.
See also
In Spanish: Deseret (Utah) para niños
