Tropic, Utah

Tropic, Utah
General store in Tropic (©2001 SW Clyde, courtesy of byways.org)
General store in Tropic (©2001 SW Clyde, courtesy of byways.org)
Location in Garfield County and state of Utah
Location in Garfield County and state of Utah
Coordinates: 37°37′25″N 112°5′19″W / 37.62361°N 112.08861°W / 37.62361; -112.08861
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyGarfield
Government
 • MayorTravis LeFevre
 • Town ClerkDani Harding
Area
 • Total
7.94 sq mi (20.55 km2)
 • Land7.91 sq mi (20.50 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation6,309 ft (1,923 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
486
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
514
 • Density64.95/sq mi (25.08/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84776
Area code435
FIPS code49-77560[4]
GNIS feature ID1446722[2]
Websitewww.townoftropicut.gov

Tropic is a town in Garfield County, Utah, United States, along Utah Scenic Byway 12. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 486.[5] Tropic was founded in 1891.

  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: Tropic, Utah
  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. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.