Garrison | |
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 A view of downtown and the UDOT yard, onUtah State Route 159 | |
  Garrison Location within the state of Utah | |
| Coordinates:38°56′04″N114°01′59″W / 38.93444°N 114.03306°W /38.93444; -114.03306 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Millard |
| Elevation | 5,276 ft (1,608 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 84728 |
| Area code | 435 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1428153[1] |
Garrison is anunincorporated community in westernMillard County,Utah, United States. It is home to aUtah Department of Transportation yard and office, but other than that, offers no services.
The 84728 ZIP code, which includes Garrison as the primary population center, has 158 residents spread out over 335.54 square miles. The median household income is $37,857 and 62 out of 83 housing units are occupied. Three public school run by the Millard School District serve the area covered by the ZIP code: the Garrison School (elementary), Garrison 7th & 8th, and Eskdale High School.[2]
Garrison is located inSnake Valley in the far west central area of the state just east of theNevada state line. In fact, some of the town's farms and structures are legally in Nevada. TheGreat Basin National Park is in Nevada just a few miles west of the border, accessed viaBaker.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 88 | — | |
| 1920 | 109 | 23.9% | |
| 1930 | 90 | −17.4% | |
| 1940 | 60 | −33.3% | |
| 1950 | 84 | 40.0% | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau[3] | |||
Founded as a cattle rustling and outlaw community in the 1850s, the town of Garrison later became the center ofmining interests. The name comes from the Garrison family who farmed in the area. After mining interests subsided, the Garrisons had a livestock and hay ranch. Mrs. Garrison was a schoolteacher who also handled the mail, and the town's name honors her.[4][5]
Garrison experiences a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winter. Due to Garrison's elevation and aridity, theDiurnal temperature variation is substantial.
| Climate data for Garrison, Utah | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) | 73 (23) | 79 (26) | 86 (30) | 95 (35) | 108 (42) | 106 (41) | 104 (40) | 98 (37) | 91 (33) | 80 (27) | 72 (22) | 108 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.4 (5.2) | 47.1 (8.4) | 54.8 (12.7) | 64.5 (18.1) | 73.4 (23.0) | 84.4 (29.1) | 92.3 (33.5) | 89.2 (31.8) | 80.0 (26.7) | 67.1 (19.5) | 53.2 (11.8) | 43.3 (6.3) | 65.9 (18.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.4 (−9.2) | 20.9 (−6.2) | 26.2 (−3.2) | 32.2 (0.1) | 39.6 (4.2) | 48.1 (8.9) | 56.6 (13.7) | 55.6 (13.1) | 45.3 (7.4) | 34.2 (1.2) | 24.6 (−4.1) | 16.8 (−8.4) | 34.6 (1.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −21 (−29) | −26 (−32) | −5 (−21) | 9 (−13) | 12 (−11) | 27 (−3) | 33 (1) | 33 (1) | 20 (−7) | 1 (−17) | −14 (−26) | −20 (−29) | −26 (−32) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 0.43 (11) | 0.48 (12) | 0.83 (21) | 0.72 (18) | 0.72 (18) | 0.43 (11) | 0.54 (14) | 0.72 (18) | 0.73 (19) | 0.76 (19) | 0.61 (15) | 0.42 (11) | 7.42 (188) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.4 (11) | 4.2 (11) | 6.1 (15) | 2.9 (7.4) | 1.0 (2.5) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.4 (3.6) | 3.7 (9.4) | 3.1 (7.9) | 26.8 (68) |
| Source: The Western Regional Climate Center[6] | |||||||||||||
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Municipalities and communities ofMillard County, Utah,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |