Piute County, Utah
Founding: 1869 (declared in 1865) Parent county: Beaver Namesake: The Paiute people 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 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 _________________________________________________________________________________ Junction Namesake: Unclear—perhaps a reference to the town's position at a crossroads Founding: 186...