Grouse Creek, Utah

Grouse Creek, Utah
Unincorporated community
Grouse Creek Location within the state of Utah
Coordinates: 41°42′34″N 113°53′0″W / 41.70944°N 113.88333°WCoordinates: 41°42′34″N 113°53′0″W / 41.70944°N 113.88333°W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Box Elder
Settled	1876
Founded by	Benjamin F. Cook
Named for	Sage Grouse
Elevation	5,331 ft (1,625 m)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes	84313
GNIS feature ID	1428419[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	267		—
1890	274		2.6%
1900	278		1.5%
1910	337		21.2%
1920	342		1.5%
1930	329		−3.8%
1940	267		−18.8%
1950	167		−37.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2]

Grouse Creek (also Cookesville) is an unincorporated community in the nearly unpopulated northwestern region of Box Elder County, Utah, United States, near the Idaho and Nevada borders. It lies along unpaved roads north of State Route 30 in the Grouse Creek Mountains.^[3] Its elevation is 5,331 feet (1,625 m).^[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84313.^[4]

Grouse Creek was first settled in 1876.^[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Grouse Creek has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[6]

References

1. "Grouse Creek, Utah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
2. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 102.
4. Zip Code Lookup
5. Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church. p. 305
6. Climate Summary for Grouse Creek, Utah

External links

• Grouse Creek Country Club Unofficial community website