Milford is a city in Beaver County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,431 at the 2020 census, up from the 2010 figure of 1,409.

History

thumb|left|Facing east along West Center Street ([[Utah State Route 21|SR-21), October 2017]]

Although settlers had established ranches in the area in the 1870s, Milford was not developed until after construction of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, which established a station here in 1880. In that year, Arvin Stoddard moved here and surveyed a townsite. Milford is a constructed name, formed from mill and ford.

During the Great Depression, workers from a nearby Civilian Conservation Corps camp constructed a road from Milford to Beaver, to improve connections.

Milford Flat Wildfire

Lightning caused a massive wildfire to start near Milford at 3:45 p.m. Friday, July 6, 2007. On July 8 the fire was declared the largest in Utah's history, having burned more than .

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census

! Race !! Number !! Percent

|-

| White || 1,055 || 73.7%

|-

| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%

|-

| American Indian and Alaska Native || 39 || 2.7%

|-

| Asian || 7 || 0.5%

|-

| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 6 || 0.4%

|-

| Some other race || 237 || 16.6%

|-

| Two or more races || 87 || 6.1%

|-

| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 353 || 24.7%

|}

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Milford had a population of 1,431 and a median age of 33.1 years. 31.1% of residents were under the age of 18, 13.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older, for every 100 females there were 110.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 108.5 males.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 475 households in Milford, of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.7% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Climate

Milford has a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk).

Recreation

Milford has a seasonal swimming pool, a five-hole golf course, lighted ball fields, a pavilion and a rodeo arena <br />

The American Discovery Trail runs through Milford

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Milford Utah train station.jpg|Milford train station, October 2017

Train depot Milford Utah.jpg|Train depot in Milford, Utah, during the winter of 1936–1937

CCC camp 2530.jpg|Civilian Conservation Corp camp at Milford, Utah

Milford Utah CCC barracks.jpg|Barracks at CCC camp 2530

CCC Co. 2530 building road in Utah.jpg|CCC workers with picks and shovels building road in Utah between Milford and Beaver

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See also

  • List of cities and towns in Utah

References

Further reading

  • (1994) "Milford" article in the Utah History Encyclopedia. The article was written by Martha Sonntag Bradley and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024, and retrieved on September 27, 2024.