Leamington, Utah facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Leamington, Utah
Town
Location in Millard County and the state of Utah.
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Millard
Established	1871
Incorporated	1936
Named for	Leamington Spa
Area
• Total	1.53 sq mi (3.97 km2)
• Land	1.53 sq mi (3.97 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	4,731 ft (1,442 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	226
• Density	155.90/sq mi (60.18/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84638
Area code(s)	435
FIPS code	49-43880
GNIS feature ID	2412885

Leamington is a small town located in Millard County, Utah. In 2010, about 226 people lived there. It's a quiet place with a rich history.

Where is Leamington?

Leamington is a small town. It covers an area of about 1.6 square miles (4.1 square kilometers). All of this area is land, with no large bodies of water.

A Look at Leamington's History

Leamington was first settled in 1873 by a man named Thomas Morgan. Before the town was officially started, settlers from Oak City, Utah built a dam here in 1871.

Early Community Life

Thomas Morgan became the first leader of the Leamington Branch of the LDS Church when it was formed in 1876. By 1880, the community built a log meetinghouse. The town also had an LDS Ward, with Mary Goble Pay leading the Primary Organization for children.

Growing the Town

Bengt Textorius helped bring a railroad line to Leamington from Salt Lake City. His wife, Josephine, convinced her sister Anna and her son, Abe, to move from Sweden. Anna brought Bertha Rorstrum with her.

Hans Olaus Sorenson married both Anna and Bertha and started families. He moved to Leamington in 1883, following Bengt. Hans bought a farm southeast of town. He also helped build a canal on the ridge to bring water to the valley.

Farming and Trade

Rodney Ashby served as the local bishop for many years, with Bengt as one of his helpers. Hans Sorenson discovered that sugar cane grew better than wheat in the area, so he started making molasses.

He also got a cream separator and worked with his neighbors to make butter. Hans would travel to the mining town of Eureka to sell butter, eggs, meat, flour, and fresh fruits and vegetables.

Life in the Past

Life in early Leamington was not easy. Hans built an adobe mill to make bricks for small homes. People would go into the canyons to collect firewood for their homes and for kilns. These kilns made charcoal for the trains.

In winter, they would heat bricks on a stove and wrap them in burlap to warm their beds. They also cut blocks of ice from the Sevier River and stored them in caves covered with straw to keep food cold, like old-fashioned refrigerators.

Leamington Today

A classic Phillips 66 gas station and an old delivery van in Leamington, Utah.

Today, if you visit Leamington, you might see a 1950s-style Phillips 66 gas station on Highway 132. It has old cars parked around it, making it look like a scene from the past. There's also a growing collection of old farm tools and a classic 1950s American Linen Supply Company delivery van.

Population Information

In 2000, Leamington had 217 people living there. The town had 64 households, and 51 of these were families. The population density was about 138 people per square mile.

Most of the people in Leamington were White (98.62%). A small number were African American or from other backgrounds. About 1.38% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.

Many households (53.1%) had children under 18 living with them. The average household had about 3.39 people. The average family had about 3.98 people.

The town's population was quite young, with 41.5% of residents being under 18 years old. The median age was 26 years.

Sister Village

Leamington is connected to a village in Scotland called Galnafanaigh. They are considered "twinned" or "sister" communities.

See also

In Spanish: Leamington (Utah) para niños