Weber County, Utah

Weber County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a stretch of the Wasatch Front, part of the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake, and much of the rugged Wasatch Mountains. As of the 2000 census, the population is 196,533, an increase of 24.1% over its population in 1990. By 2004 its population was estimated at 208,633. Its county seat and largest city is Ogden.

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County - U.S. state - Utah - Wasatch Front - Great Salt Lake - Wasatch Mountains - 2000 census - 2004 - County seat - Ogden

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Weber State University, founded in 1889, is located in Ogden.

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Weber State University - Ogden

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The county was formedhttp://archives.utah.gov/referenc/utcolist.htm on March 3, 1852 and named after the Weber River, which in turn was named for John Henry Weber (1779-1859), a fur trapper and trader in the area in the mid-1820s.

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March 3 - 1852 - Weber River - John Henry Weber - Fur trapper and trader - 1820s

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