Heber City is a city and county seat of Wasatch County, Utah. The population was 16,856 as of the 2020 United States census. The city is located 43 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
History
Heber City was first settled in 1859 by Robert Broadhead, James Davis, and James Gurr. John W. Witt built the first house in the area. The area was under the direction of Bishop Silas Smith, who was in Provo. In 1860, Joseph S. Murdock became the bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Heber City and its vicinity.
On May 5, 1899, the Wasatch Wave published this on the 40-year anniversary of Heber. "Forty years ago this week [April 30, 1859], this valley was first settled by a company of enterprising citizens from Provo. This company consisted of John Crook, James Carlile, Jessie Bond, Henry Chatwin, Charles N. Carroll, Thomas Rasband, John Jordan, John Carlile, Wm. Giles and Mr. Carpenter, the last five named persons having since died. Forty years ago today, John Crook and Thomas Rasband commenced their first plowing in the beautiful little valley of the Timpanogos. A wonderful change has taken place in the appearance of the valley since that time. Delightful meadows and fields of waving grain have taken the place of sage brush and willows. Beautiful homes have erected where then was heard only the dismal howl of the coyote."
During the second world war, a group of Japanese-Americans formed a voluntary relocation camp in nearby Keetley. Some Japanese-Americans also stayed in Heber City.
Geography
The region in which Heber City is located is known as the Wasatch Back.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (8.9 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.
Heber City is located near three large reservoirs, Jordanelle, Deer Creek, and Strawberry.
Climate
Large seasonal temperature differences typify this climatic region, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Heber City has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated ‘’Dfb’’ on climate maps.