East Carbon is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,567 as of 2022. East Carbon was incorporated on July 23, 1973, from the merger of the two struggling mining towns of Dragerton and Columbia. On January 1, 2014, the city merged with the neighboring city of Sunnyside to become East Carbon-Sunnyside, but later changed to East Carbon City.
Geography
East Carbon was located southeast of the center of Carbon County at (39.542569, -110.418934). It is east of Price, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, was water.
There were 639 households in East Carbon, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.1% were married-couple households, 22.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 1,304 || 83.8%
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| Black or African American || 1 || 0.1%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 19 || 1.2%
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| Asian || 2 || 0.1%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 77 || 4.9%
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| Two or more races || 153 || 9.8%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 286 || 18.4%
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2000 census
At the 2000 census,
In 1959, with the area near its peak population, the Carbon School District built a high school in the area. The school was placed on land within the Sunnyside city limits that bordered Dragerton. The land was donated by Kaiser Steel, a local mining company. In 1958, during an assembly at East Carbon Junior High School, a vote was taken to give the new high school a name and mascot. The name selected was East Carbon High School, and the mascot was a Viking. The school colors were blue, white and red.
When the town was incorporated in 1973, the name was officially changed to "East Carbon City", matching the high school name.
In 2005, the high school was closed and demolished before the beginning of the new school year. Bruin Point Elementary School was built the following year and is the only school serving the area of East Carbon.
Columbia
As part of East Carbon's incorporation, the nearby town of Columbia (approximately 4 miles to the southeast) became part of the new city. However, the area is still referred to as "Columbia" by residents.
See also
- List of municipalities in Utah