Back غونيسون Arabic جونيسون (سانبيتى, يوتا) ARZ قونیسون، یوتا AZB Гънисън (Юта) Bulgarian Gunnison (Utah) Catalan Ганнисон (Юта) CE Gunnison (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Utah) CEB Gunnison (Utah) Czech Gunnison, Utah Welsh Gunnison (Utah) German
Gunnison, Utah | |
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 Looking south down Gunnison's Main Street (US-89), June 2005 | |
 Location in Sanpete County and the state of Utah. | |
| Coordinates: 39°9′19″N 111°49′6″W / 39.15528°N 111.81833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Sanpete |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Named for | John Williams Gunnison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.79 sq mi (12.40 km2) |
| • Land | 4.79 sq mi (12.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,138 ft (1,566 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,509 |
| • Density | 732.57/sq mi (282.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84634 |
| Area code | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-32660[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1428432[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Gunnison is a city in the Sevier Valley in southwestern Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,509 at the 2020 census. The city was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.[4]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gunnison, Utah
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Leigh, Rufus Wood (1961). Five hundred Utah place names: their origin and significance. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press. p. 34.