Jensen’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Jensen. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusJensen is a census-designated place in eastern Uintah County, Utah, United States. The population was 372 at the 2020 census. It lies along the Green River and U.S. Route 40, southeast of the city of Vernal, the county seat of Uintah County, and about 17 miles west of the Colorado border. Although Jensen is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84035. Jensen was first settled in 1877 and named for Lars Jensen, an early prospector and ferryman. Today its main importance is as the Utah entrance to Dinosaur National Monument.
Jensen was established in 1877. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 412 to 372 (-10%). Half of its homes were built before 2004.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Jensen yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Jensen’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jensen’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDinosaur Village RV Mobile Home P…, 1991: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Jensen, decade by decade
Nothing in Jensen is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Jensen has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Quarry Visitor Center in Jensen, 5.7 miles away.
Jensen and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.