Penrose, Utah
Unincorporated community
Penrose is located in Utah
Penrose
Penrose
Location within the state of Utah
Coordinates: 41°39′03″N 112°18′06″W / 41.65083°N 112.30167°W / 41.65083; -112.30167
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyBox Elder
Settled1890
Founded byC. S. Rowher
Named forCharles W. Penrose
Elevation
[1]
4,268 ft (1,301 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84337
Area code435
GNIS feature ID1437656[1]

Penrose is an unincorporated farming community in eastern Box Elder County, Utah, United States.[1]

Description

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920220—
1930155−29.5%
19401592.6%
19501696.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2]

Penrose is located along the last 7 miles (11 km) of Utah State Route 102, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Thatcher.

The community was named for Charles W. Penrose, an apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3]

The first permanent settler to the Penrose area was C.S. Rowher, in 1890. He, along with others, farmed beets, wheat, corn and hay.[4]

See also

flag Utah portal

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Penrose". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah (1919). The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah. p. 172.
  4. ↑ Box Elder County website

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