Parowan, Utah

Parowan, Utah
Parowan's Mormon Pioneer-era Rock Church
Parowan's Mormon Pioneer-era Rock Church
Nickname: 
"Mother Town of Southern Utah"[1]
Location in Iron County and the state of Utah
Location in Iron County and the state of Utah
Coordinates: 37°50′28″N 112°49′52″W / 37.84111°N 112.83111°W / 37.84111; -112.83111
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyIron
IncorporatedFebruary 6, 1851
Government
 • MayorMollie Halterman
Area
 • Total6.89 sq mi (17.85 km2)
 • Land6.89 sq mi (17.85 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
6,017 ft (1,834 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,790
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
3,165
 • Density459.16/sq mi (177.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84761
Area code435
FIPS code49-58510[4]
GNIS feature ID1444224[5]
Websiteparowan.org

Parowan (/ˈpærəwɑːn/ PARR-ə-wahn) is a city in and the county seat of Iron County, Utah, United States.[6] The population was 2,790 at the 2010 census,[7] and in 2018 the estimated population was 3,100.[8]

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.[9] Eventually, the ironworks were decommissioned.[9]

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.

  1. ^ "Historic Parowan: Mother Town of Southern Utah". City of Parowan. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  9. ^ 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