Parowan, Utah | |
|---|---|
 Parowan's Mormon Pioneer-era Rock Church | |
| Nickname: "Mother Town of Southern Utah"[1] | |
 Location in Iron County and the state of Utah | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′01″N 112°51′42″W / 37.83361°N 112.86167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Iron |
| Incorporated | February 6, 1851 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.89 sq mi (17.85 km2) |
| • Land | 6.89 sq mi (17.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,155 ft (1,876 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,790 |
• Estimate (2019) | 3,165 |
| • Density | 459.16/sq mi (177.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84761 |
| Area code | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-58510[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411378[3] |
| Website | parowan |
Parowan (/ˈpærəwɑːn/ PARR-ə-wahn) is a city in and the county seat of Iron County, Utah, United States.[5] The population was 2,790 at the 2010 census,[6] and in 2018 the estimated population was 3,100.[7]
Parowan became the first incorporated city in Iron County in 1851. A fort that had been constructed on the east side of Center Creek the previous year was an initial hub in the development of ironworks in the region. Parowan served as the agricultural support base for the local iron industry, whose blast furnace was located in nearby Cedar City.[8] Eventually, the ironworks were decommissioned.[8]
Despite occasional successes, the mission failed to produce a consistent and sustained supply of pig iron. By 1858, most of the area's mining operations had ceased due to disappointing yields. Today, the area's chief industries are recreation and tourism.
- ^ "Historic Parowan: Mother Town of Southern Utah". City of Parowan. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parowan, Utah
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Parowan city, Utah". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Shirts, Morris A. (1994), "The Iron Mission", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on March 21, 2024, retrieved May 15, 2024