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Place Name
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Emery County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Castle Dale
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Population
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10,332 (1990)
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Location
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Utah, United States, North America
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Latitude
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38°59'N
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Longitude
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110°41'W
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Emery
, county (
4,461 sq mi/11,554 sq km; 1990
pop. 10,332), central Utah;  Castle Dale; 38°59'N 110°41'W.
Drained by Price, San Rafael, and Muddy rivers, bounded on E by Green
R. Elev. 6,247 ft/1,904 m. Alfalfa, peaches,
melons (at Green R. in E); cattle; coal. Part of Wasatch Plateau and
Manti-La Sal Natl. Forest in NW; small part of Capitol Reef Natl. Park
in SW corner. Huntington and Millsite state parks, Goblin Valley State
Park in S. Green R. State Park on E boundary. Formed 1880.
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