Wanship, Utah
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| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Summit |
| Settled | 1859 |
| Founded by | Stephen Nixon and Henry Roper |
| Named after | Chief Wanship |
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| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84017[2] |
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| GNIS feature ID | 2584781[1] |
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Wanship (/ˈwɑːnʃɪp/ Script error: No such module "Respell".) is a census-designated place in Summit County, Utah, United States. The population was 423 at the 2020 census.[3]
History
Wanship was founded in 1859 by Stephen Nixon and Henry Roper, who were joined by other settlers over the next two years. In 1861, 300 Native Americans settled in the area. The sudden population increase made attempting to gather food in the area difficult. A friendly Ute, Chief Wanship, helped the non-native settlers to find game, locate edible plants, and trade with the Indians. In return, the town was named for him.[4] Farming in the area included rye, barley, wheat, and alfalfa. The town also served as a local commodity hub, as coal from Coalville, silver from Park City, and lumber from Kamas passed through. In 1862 an overland stage stop, called the Kimballs Stage Station, opened in Wanship.[5] Due to its central location, Wanship became the first county seat of Summit County, from the formation of the county government in 1866 until Coalville became county seat in 1872.[6]
The first two-story home built by Thomas Albert Smith, in Summit County was built in Wanship, and has since been relocated to Pioneer Village in Lagoon Amusement Park.
Wanship today
Today, Wanship exists as a small, unincorporated community.[7] There is one currently operating business: a Sinclair filling station adjacent to the Northbound I-80 Wanship exit. There was also a (now defunct) museum in an old barn that contained a collection of antique carriages and other western memorabilia, which was destroyed during a fire in 2023. The Wanship Dam, creating the Rockport Reservoir, was built south of the town in the mid-1950s.[8]
Geography
Wanship is located at the intersection of Interstate 80 and Utah State Route 32, at the junction of Silver Creek and the Weber River. It is 37 miles (60 km) from Salt Lake City, and 8 miles (13 km) from Coalville.
Climate
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Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 2010 | 400 | — | |
| 2020 | 423 | 5.8% |
As of the census[11] of 2010, there were 400 people living in the CDP. There were 164 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 91.5% White, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.0% from some other race, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.8% of the population.
Education
It is in the North Summit School District.[12]
See also
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References
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- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wanship, Utah
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wanship UT ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Census Bureau profile: Wanship CDP, Utah". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Summit County Historical Society Website
- ^ Federal Writers’ Project (1954). Utah. US History Publishers.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hampshire, David; Martha Sonntag Bradley; Allen Roberts (January 1998). A History of Summit County. Utah Centennial County History Series. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society. pp. 70–71. ISBN 0-913738-46-8.
- ^ Photos of Wanship, Utah
- ^ USBR Website
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wanship Dam, Utah 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Summit County, UT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
External links
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