Caineville, Utah
Caineville is an unincorporated community in central Wayne County, Utah, United States.
The community is located east of Capitol Reef National Park and west of Hanksville, along the Fremont River and Utah State Route 24. The settlement was named after John T. Caine and was founded by Elijah Cutler Behunin, whom the LDS Church sent there in 1882 to open the area for settlement.
Swing Arm City is a 2,600-acre off-highway vehicle area near Caineville.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 131 | — | |
| 1910 | 38 | −71.0% | |
| 1920 | 67 | 76.3% | |
| 1930 | 71 | 6.0% | |
| 1940 | 68 | −4.2% | |
| 1950 | 20 | −70.6% | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Caineville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Hunt, Charles B.; Averitt, Paul; Miller, Ralph L. (1953). "Geology and Geography of the Henry Mountains Region, Utah". Professional Paper (228). United States Geological Survey: 21.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ Ambrose Martos (February 25, 2020). "Where You Can Motocross Utah's Biggest Natural Jumps and Ridgeline Singletrack". Men's Journal.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
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