Daggett County
Sign in to savecounty in northeastern Utah, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Utah
- Founded
- January 7, 1918
- Named after
- Ellsworth Daggett
- Seat
- Manila
- Largest town
- Manila
- Total
- 721 sq mi (1,870 km )
- Land
- 697 sq mi (1,810 km )
- Water
- 24 sq mi (62 km ) 3.3%
- Density
- 1.34/sq mi (0.518/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www .daggettcounty .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Daggett County (/ˈdæɡət/ DAG-ət) is a county in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 935, making it the least populous county in Utah. Its county seat is Manila. The county was named for Ellsworth Daggett (1845–1923), the first surveyor-general of Utah. The small community of Dutch John, located near the state line with Colorado and Wyoming, became an incorporated town in January 2016.
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