Central, Utah

Central
CDP
Location in Washington County and the state of Utah
Coordinates: 37°24′54″N 113°37′27″W / 37.41500°N 113.62417°WCoordinates: 37°24′54″N 113°37′27″W / 37.41500°N 113.62417°W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Washington
Elevation[1]	5,216 ft (1,590 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	613
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	84722
Area code(s)	435
GNIS feature ID	2629947[1]

Central is a census-designated place in northwestern Washington County, Utah, United States, on the edge of the Dixie National Forest. The population was 613 at the 2010 census. Central lies along State Route 18 north of the city of St. George, the county seat of Washington County.^[3] Central has the ZIP code of 84722.^[4] Central is the starting place of the annual St. George Marathon.

Central was settled before 1910. It became an incorporated town in 1935, but was disincorporated in the 1960s.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	110		—
1920	121		10.0%
1930	74		−38.8%
1940	70		−5.4%
1950	49		−30.0%
1960	21		−57.1%
1970	32		52.4%
2010	613		—
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[5]

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 613 people residing in the CDP. There were 344 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 96.1% White, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8% Asian, 1.8% from some other race, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the population.

References

1. "Central, Utah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 102.
4. Zip Code Lookup Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2011.