Piute County, Utah

Founding: 1869 (declared in 1865)
Parent county: Beaver

Namesake: The Paiute tribe
Seat: Bullion City (1869–1880s); Junction (1880s–)

Land area: 758 square miles

Population (2020): 1,438

Population (historic): 82 (1870); 2,842 (1890); 1,734 (1910); 1,956 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1870–1890; 1910s; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: Four towns

National Register listings: Two

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 245 (25.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 47.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $801
Average outbuilding value (1930): $275
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 246
Average farm size (1920): 68 acres
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Junction

Namesake: Unclear—perhaps a reference to the town's position at a crossroads

Founding: 1864 (founding); 1879 (post office); 1913 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 212

Population (historic): 125 (1890); 423 (1910); 352 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1910; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 22 (19.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *House (c. 1895). 105 East 470 North. Eastlake.
2. House (c. 1875). 1970 US Highway 89. Greek Revival.