| Axtell | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
| Axtell post office | |
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Axtell
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| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Sanpete |
| Settled | 1870 |
| Founder | Lars Peter Fjeldsted |
| Named for | Samuel Beach Axtell |
| Elevation[1] | 5,151 ft (1,570 m) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 84621 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
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| GNIS feature ID | 1437493[1] |
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 266 |
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| 1940 | 288 | 8.3% | |
| 1950 | 238 | −17.4% | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2] | |||
Axtell is an unincorporated community in Sanpete County, Utah, United States, on U.S. Route 89 between Gunnison and Salina. The town was settled in 1870 under the name of Willowcreek.[3] It was renamed for Utah's territorial governor Samuel Beach Axtell in 1891.[4]
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