Wales, Utah

Wales, Utah
Wales Community Hall, November 2019
Wales Community Hall, November 2019
Location in Sanpete County and the state of Utah.
Location in Sanpete County and the state of Utah.
Coordinates: 39°29′10″N 111°38′10″W / 39.48611°N 111.63611°W / 39.48611; -111.63611
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountySanpete
Founded1859
Named forWales, the ancestral land of a large share of the early settlers[1]
Area
 • Total0.40 sq mi (1.03 km2)
 • Land0.40 sq mi (1.03 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
5,627 ft (1,715 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total302
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
373
 • Density939.55/sq mi (362.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84667
Area code435
FIPS code49-80860[4]
GNIS feature ID1446954[5]
Websitewww.walesutah.org

Wales is a town in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 219 at the 2000 census. The town is governed by a mayor and several council members. As of December 2008, Wales had no stores, gas stations, or stoplights. It does have a park, fire station, library and cemetery.

  1. ^ Van Atta, Dale (January 22, 1977). "You name it - there's a town for it". The Deseret News. pp. W6. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  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.