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Ogden
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city in and county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States
Ogden is a city in Utah and serves as the county seat of Weber County. It's an important regional center in the state's northern part.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Utah
- County
- Weber
- Incorporated
- February 6, 1851 (As Brownsville)
- Named after
- Peter Skene Ogden
- Type
- Council-Mayor
- City
- 27.55 sq mi (71.35 km )
- Land
- 27.55 sq mi (71.35 km )
- Water
- 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
- Elevation
- 4,341 ft (1,323 m)
- Density
- 3,169.7/sq mi (1,223.84/km )
- Urban
- 608,857 (US: 69th )
- Urban density
- 2,864/sq mi (1,105.8/km )
- Metro
- 694,863 (US: 83rd )
- Demonym
- Ogdenite
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( MST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Zip codes
- 84201, 84244, 844xx
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Named after
- Peter Skene Ogden
- Official name
- Ogden
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Weber County
- Population
- 87321
- Area
- 70.177056
- Elevation
- 1310
- Time zone
- Mountain Time Zone
- Body of water
- Ogden River
- Capital of
- Weber County
- Shares border with
- South Ogden
- Official website
- www.ogdencity.gov
- Image
- Downtown ogden.jpg
- Households
- 31199
- Dialing code
- 385
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- twinned administrative body
- Hof
- Commons category
- Ogden, Utah
- topic's main category
- Category:Ogden, Utah
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Ogden, Utah
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Ogden, Utah
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Ogden, Utah
- inception
- 1846-00-00
- P8168
- Jenny Shipley
- water as percent of area
- 0.0117
- native label
- Ogden
- per capita income
- 26858
- P12749
- Santa Lucia di Piave
- postal code
- 84415
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Encyclopedic overview
Ogden (/ˈɒɡ.dən/ OG-dən) is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States, located approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of the Great Salt Lake and 40 miles (64 km) north of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,321 in 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau, making it Utah's eighth largest city. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a convenient location for manufacturing and commerce. Ogden is also known for its many historic buildings, proximity to the Wasatch Mountains, and as the location of Weber State University.
Ogden is a principal city of the Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area, which includes all of Weber, Morgan, Davis, and Box Elder counties. The 2010 Census placed the Metro population at 597,159. In 2010, Forbes rated the Metro as America's 6th best place to raise a family. Ogden has had a sister city relationship to Hof in Bavaria, Germany, since 1954.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ogden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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