Sanpete County
Sanpete County is one of the 29 counties in Utah and is located centrally in the state. With a population of 20,581, Sanpete County is sometimes called "Little Denmark" because of its original immigrant settlers.
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Centerfield, Utah
Centerfield (pop. 1,000) is located central Utah 20mi/32km southwest of Manti. The town was named Centerfield because it was in the center of Gunnison Valley.
Ephraim, Utah
Founded in 1854, Ephraim (pop. 4,500) is the largest town in Sanpete County. Since 1976 the town has celebrated its Nordic heritage with a Scandinavian Festival, held the weekend before Memorial Day in the town square. Ephraim is the site of Snow College which was founded in 1888.
Ephraim - Snow College
Snow College in Ephraim has about 2,500 students. It became a two-year college in 1932 after it was turned over to the state by the Mormon Church.
Fairview, Utah
The town of Fairview (pop. 1,160) was founded in 1859, and gets its name from the scenery of the surrounding Sanpete Valley in central Utah.
Fayette, Utah
Fayette (pop. 200) is located on the southernmost point of the Sevier Bridge Reservoir near the Yuba Lake State Park in Sanpete County in central Utah.
Fountain Green, Utah
Fountain Green (pop. 950) is located on Highway 132 6mi/10km east of Nephi in Sanpete County in central Utah. This Mormon town was founded in 1859.
Gunnison, Utah
Gunnison (pop. 2,400) is the fourth-largest town in Sanpete County. It was established in 1869 and named for explorer John Gunnison, who was massacred along with six of his men in 1853. The town's city hall dates from 1899.
Mayfield, Utah
Mayfield (pop. 420) is located east of Gunnison near the Fishlake National Forest in central Utah.
Moroni, Utah
Moroni (pop. 1,280) is the fifth-largest town in Sanpete County. It has several buildings that are on the National Historic Register including the Moroni Opera House. The town is named after the Mormon prophet Moroni.
Spring City, Utah
Many buildings in the Sanpete County town of Spring City (pop. 960) are on the National Historic Register as fine examples of Mormon architecture.
Wales, Utah
Wales (pop. 220) is one of the many towns located in the median strip between the Uinta National Forest and the Fishlake National Forest in Sanpete County in central Utah.
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