Clearfield, Utah

Clearfield, Utah
City
Clearfield City Municipal and Justice Center
Clearfield City Municipal and Justice Center
Motto: 
We’ve Got it Made
Location in Davis County and the state of Utah.
Location in Davis County and the state of Utah.
Coordinates: 41°06′23″N 112°01′27″W / 41.10639°N 112.02417°W / 41.10639; -112.02417
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyDavis
Settled1877
IncorporatedJuly 17, 1922
Incorporated (city)March 21, 1946
Founded byRichard Hamblin
Area
 • Total
7.74 sq mi (20.06 km2)
 • Land7.71 sq mi (19.98 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation4,442 ft (1,354 m)
Population
 • Total
31,909
 • Density4,100/sq mi (1,600/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
84015, 84016, 84089
Area codes385, 801
FIPS code49-13850[4]
GNIS feature ID2409478[2]
Websitehttps://clearfield.city/

Clearfield (Shoshone: Gu-ta-nu-a-de, “Place where the wind blows hard”)[5] is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. The population was 31,909 at the 2020 census. The city grew rapidly during the 1940s, with the formation of Hill Air Force Base, and in the 1950s with the nationwide increase in suburb and "bedroom" community populations and has been steadily growing since then.

Clearfield is a principal city of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Davis, Morgan, and Weber counties.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clearfield, Utah
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". mlibgisservices.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.