Brigham City, Utah | |
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 The Box Elder Stake Tabernacle is one of 28 sites in or near Brigham City listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
 Location in Box Elder County and the state of Utah | |
 Location of Utah in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′10″N 112°02′20″W / 41.50278°N 112.03889°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Utah |
| County | Box Elder |
| Settled | 1851 |
| Named for | Brigham Young |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.92 sq mi (64.54 km2) |
| • Land | 24.58 sq mi (63.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,232 ft (1,290 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,650 |
| • Density | 790/sq mi (300/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84302 |
| Area code | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-08460[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409910[2] |
| Website | brighamcity |
Brigham City is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 19,650 at the 2020 census,[4] up from the 2010 figure of 17,899.[5] It is the county seat of Box Elder County.[6] It lies on the western slope of the Wellsville Mountains, a branch of the Wasatch Range at the western terminus of Box Elder Canyon. It is near the former headquarters of ATK Thiokol, now Northrop Grumman, the company that created the solid rocket boosters for the Space Shuttle.
Brigham City is known for its peaches and holds an annual celebration called Peach Days on the weekend after Labor Day. Much of Main Street is closed off to cars, and the festival is celebrated by a parade, a car show, a carnival, and other activities.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) dedicated its fourteenth temple in Utah in Brigham City on September 23, 2012. Brigham City is home to the Golden Spike State Historical Monument and one of the nine regional campuses of Utah State University.
The city is the headquarters of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, a federally recognized tribe of Shoshone people.[7]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brigham City, Utah
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "2020 Census Redistricting Data: Brigham City city, Utah". Census Data Explorer. United States Census Bureau. September 16, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brigham City city, Utah". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Contact Information." Archived June 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. Retrieved 6 June 2013.