Juab County Farm Bureau
Published
1/1/2024
JUAB COUNTY FARM BUREAU LEADERSHIP
County President: Troy Rindlisbacher (435-250-0679)
Juab County Facts
Area: 3,412 square miles
Population: 10,948
County Seat: Nephi
Origin of County Name: named from the Ute word meaning flat or level plain
Economy: manufacturing, agriculture, mining and recreation
County Website: Juab County
Juab County is home to the Historic Tintic Mining District which is rich in silver and lead and was named after Tintic, chief of Ute band. Little Sahara Recreation Area is the county's big sand dunes. Other points of interest are Old Pony Express and Stage Route, Yuba Reservoir, Goshute Indian Reservation, Tintic Mining Museum, Mount Nebo (You can see into Nevada from Mt. Neobo, the tallest mountain in the Wasatch Range.) Wilderness Area, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge.
Most of its Juab County's fertile farming land lies in the Juab Valley near Nephi at the base of Mount Nebo (11,877 feet). Juab County's growing season averages 155 days. Juab County gets an average of 15 inches of rain per year and 56 inches of snow with 226 sunny days.
Agricultural Statistics
Juab County Agricultural Statistics (2017)
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References: ilovehistory.utah.gov, bestplaces.com, and nass.ufda.gov