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ScofieldUT

A town of 7, settled in 1879. A deep archive of photos, postcards and papers.

Population
7
residents
Median age
83.3
years
Land area
1 sq mi

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7 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 68° · L 46°

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Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Scofield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 225 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

225″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–33°
Spring26–51°
Summer45–75°
Fall29–55°
Sep 17
typical first frost
Jun 13
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Scofield is

Scofield beats the Utah average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

32 measures vs. Utah
2 better16 too close to call14 worse
What stands outScofieldUT
More adults treating high blood pressure74.3%65.6%
More adults getting a yearly checkup74.3%70.4%
More adults with COPD7.7%4.6%
Castleview Hospital
19.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.

47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
47Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingLightningEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Scofield is conserved land

3.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 592 acres
3.0 mi
of trails · 3.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Aerial view of the cemetery in
1900 · Aerial view of the cemetery in · Wikimedia Commons
Scofield’s story

147 years in pictures

13 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Aerial view of the cemetery inExterior of meeting house atScofieldMineCoffins
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About Scofield

Town in the state of Utah, United States

Scofield is a town in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The population was 26 at the 2020 census. Scofield's name is frequently applied to the 1900 mine disaster in the Pleasant Valley Coal Company's Winter Quarters mine. The community was named for General Charles W. Scofield, a timber contractor and local mine official. It is the smallest incorporated area in Utah by population.

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Established
1879
Population
26
Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
7,740 ft
Area code
435

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