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Jensen, Utah
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Location in Uintah County and the state of Utah
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| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Uintah |
| Settled | 1877 |
| Named for | Lars Jensen |
| Elevation | 4,760 ft (1,450 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 372 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
84035
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| Area code(s) | 435 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629950 |
Jensen is a small community in eastern Uintah County, Utah, United States. It's called a census-designated place, which means it's a special area the government counts for population. In 2020, about 372 people lived there.
Jensen is located right next to the Green River and U.S. Route 40. It's southeast of Vernal, which is the main city in Uintah County. Jensen is also about 17 miles west of the border with Colorado. Even though Jensen isn't an official city, it has its own post office with the ZIP code 84035.
This area was first settled in 1877. It was named after Lars Jensen, who was an early explorer and ran a ferry boat across the river. Today, Jensen is mostly known as the main entrance in Utah to the famous Dinosaur National Monument.
People Living in Jensen
In 2020, the census counted 372 people living in Jensen. There were 215 homes in the area. Most people in Jensen, about 92.7%, were White. About 3% were from other backgrounds, and 4.3% were from two or more backgrounds. About 6.3% of the people identified as Hispanic or Latino.
Jensen's Climate and Weather
Jensen has a semi-arid climate, which means it's usually dry. This type of climate is often shown as "BSk" on climate maps. It gets hot in the summer and cold in the winter.
| Climate data for Jensen, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1939–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 58 (14) |
67 (19) |
83 (28) |
87 (31) |
100 (38) |
106 (41) |
105 (41) |
103 (39) |
100 (38) |
87 (31) |
74 (23) |
60 (16) |
106 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 44.0 (6.7) |
54.2 (12.3) |
71.3 (21.8) |
80.5 (26.9) |
88.7 (31.5) |
97.0 (36.1) |
100.0 (37.8) |
97.6 (36.4) |
92.2 (33.4) |
81.1 (27.3) |
63.4 (17.4) |
47.7 (8.7) |
100.5 (38.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.5 (−1.4) |
39.0 (3.9) |
55.4 (13.0) |
64.5 (18.1) |
74.3 (23.5) |
85.3 (29.6) |
91.8 (33.2) |
89.1 (31.7) |
80.0 (26.7) |
65.1 (18.4) |
48.4 (9.1) |
32.2 (0.1) |
62.9 (17.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.3 (−8.7) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
38.8 (3.8) |
47.3 (8.5) |
56.4 (13.6) |
65.7 (18.7) |
72.2 (22.3) |
69.7 (20.9) |
60.5 (15.8) |
47.4 (8.6) |
33.4 (0.8) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
46.0 (7.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 3.1 (−16.1) |
10.4 (−12.0) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
38.6 (3.7) |
46.1 (7.8) |
52.5 (11.4) |
50.2 (10.1) |
41.0 (5.0) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
18.5 (−7.5) |
7.0 (−13.9) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −12.4 (−24.7) |
−6.8 (−21.6) |
11.1 (−11.6) |
19.2 (−7.1) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
37.2 (2.9) |
45.8 (7.7) |
42.7 (5.9) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
18.0 (−7.8) |
7.1 (−13.8) |
−8.1 (−22.3) |
−16.3 (−26.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −36 (−38) |
−40 (−40) |
−17 (−27) |
8 (−13) |
18 (−8) |
25 (−4) |
38 (3) |
27 (−3) |
17 (−8) |
0 (−18) |
−12 (−24) |
−36 (−38) |
−40 (−40) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.57 (14) |
0.50 (13) |
0.55 (14) |
0.75 (19) |
0.90 (23) |
0.55 (14) |
0.41 (10) |
0.63 (16) |
1.08 (27) |
1.07 (27) |
0.57 (14) |
0.68 (17) |
8.26 (208) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.1 (13) |
3.8 (9.7) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
1.9 (4.8) |
6.7 (17) |
19.0 (48) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 6.5 (17) |
6.5 (17) |
2.5 (6.4) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.1 (2.8) |
4.7 (12) |
7.5 (19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 64.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 12.1 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
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