Gunnison
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city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Utah
- County
- Sanpete
- Named after
- John Williams Gunnison
- Total
- 4.79 sq mi (12.40 km )
- Land
- 4.79 sq mi (12.40 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 5,138 ft (1,566 m)
- Density
- 732.57/sq mi (282.85/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-6 (MDT)
- Fips code
- 49-32660
- Website
- www .gunnisoncity .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Gunnison is a city in the Sevier Valley in southwestern Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,509 at the 2020 census. The city was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.
History
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