Lapoint, Utah

Lapoint
—  Unincorporated community  —
Lapoint
Location within the state of Utah
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Utah
County Uintah
Named for Southward "point" of the Uinta Mountains
Elevation 5,568 ft (1,697 m)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes 84039
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID 1429476[1]
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1930 579
—
1940 646 11.6%
1950 496 −23.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2]

Lapoint is an unincorporated community in western Uintah County, Utah, United States, on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. It lies along State Route 121 west of the city of Vernal, the county seat of Uintah County.[3] Its elevation is 5,568 feet (1,697 m).[1] Although Lapoint is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84039.[4] Originally named Taft in honor of William Howard Taft, its name was changed to Lapoint since it lies on a southward-jutting spur or "point" of the Uinta Mountains.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lapoint, Utah". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1429476. Retrieved 2008-04-12. 
  2. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/. Retrieved November 4, 2011. 
  3. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 103.
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press. p. 222. ISBN 0-87480-345-4. 
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