46-601: Kanosh ( / k ə ˈ n ɒ ʃ / kə- NOSH ) is a town in Millard County , Utah , United States. The population was 474 at the 2010 census . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.2 km), all land. This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to
92-762: A Sonoran Desert mission in the Sonora y Sinaloa Province in northern Mexico. In 1777, Domínguez returned to Mexico and was the chaplain of presidios in Nueva Vizcaya. In 1800, he was at Janos, Sonora, Mexico. He died between 1803 and 1805. Fray Francisco Silvestre Vélez de Escalante was born in Treceño, Cantabria, Spain about 1750. When he was 17 he became a Franciscan in the Convento Grande in Mexico City. In 1774 he came to present-day New Mexico in
138-484: A graduate or professional degree . Millard County is working hard to make it easier to build Earthships , straw bale homes, and other ecological and sustainable housing. Millard County is the home of the Telescope Array Project ultra-high-energy cosmic ray observatory. The Lon and Mary Watson Millard County Cosmic Ray Center was dedicated on March 20, 2006. The Topaz War Relocation Center
184-441: A population density of 1.9 people per square mile (0.7/km ). Among non- Hispanic or Latino people, the racial makeup was 10,636 (82.0%) White , 15 (0.1%) African American , 100 (0.8%) Native American , 141 (1.1%) Asian , 13 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 27 (0.2%) from other races , and 269 (2.1%) from two or more races . 1,774 (13.7%) people were Hispanic or Latino. There were 6,581 (50.72%) males and 6,394 (49.28%) females, and
230-406: A sandstorm led to a series of crashes near here on Interstate 15 involving 20 vehicles, that killed 8 people, including four children, and injured at least ten others, three critically. [REDACTED] Media related to Kanosh, Utah at Wikimedia Commons Millard County, Utah Millard County ( / ˈ m ɪ l ər d / MIL -ərd ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah . As of
276-423: A headstone in an honored location of the city cemetery, it was not until 1929 that the U.S. Government granted official recognition of the tribe and deeded them a small reserve near their ancestral lands at Corn Creek. (The actual location of Kanosh's remains is still unknown but is rumored to be in the foothills surrounding Kanosh.) Those few tribal members that remain today have now been almost fully assimilated into
322-409: A household in the town was $ 32,411, and the median income for a family was $ 36,583. Males had a median income of $ 30,556 versus $ 21,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 11,346. About 9.6% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over. Chief Kanosh began a small farm in this area before
368-603: A mostly dry remnant of Lake Bonneville, is in central Millard County. The Pahvant Mountains form the county's eastern boundary. Fillmore and other farming communities lie at the base of the Pahvant Mountains. Delta sits several miles from the banks of the Sevier River in the middle of the basin. Pahvant Valley in Millard County has several ancient lava flows and extinct volcanoes, known as
414-511: A painting of St. Michael on an altar screen in Santa Fe's chapel of San Miguel and statuettes that were in the Zuni church. Fathers Domínguez and Escalante named three Timpanogos/Ute Native Americans who joined the expedition as guides: Other men who began the expedition in Santa Fe include: The Domínguez–Escalante expedition was undertaken in 1776 with the purpose of finding a route across
460-687: A sawmill. Construction of the Territorial Statehouse was initiated in 1852. The Territorial legislature met in Fillmore for the first (and only time) in 1855. The following year they voted to keep the capital in Great Salt Lake City. Millard County lies on the west side of Utah. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of Nevada . The county terrain consists of arid, rough undulating flatlands interrupted by numerous hills and mountain ridges. The highest point in
506-445: A single person living alone and 135 (3.1%) were two or more people living together. 1,665 (38.7%) of all households had children under the age of 18. 3,385 (78.7%) of households were owner-occupied while 914 (21.3%) were renter-occupied . The median income for a Millard County household was $ 63,221 and the median family income was $ 67,981, with a per-capita income of $ 25,479. The median income for males that were full-time employees
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#1732772183674552-592: A very heavy rain. Father Fray Francisco Atanasio became worse and the road impassable, and so, having traveled with great difficulty two more leagues to the west, we had to camp on the bank of the first of two little rivers which form the San Lázaro, otherwise called Río de los Mancos . The pasturage continues in great abundance. Today four and a half leagues. Escalante and Domínguez Pueblos, August 13 Nucla, August 23 Bowie, September 1–2 Rangely, September 10 The travel journal kept by Escalante provided
598-415: The 2020 United States Census , the population was 12,975. Its county seat is Fillmore , and the largest city is Delta . The Utah Territory legislature created the county on October 4, 1851, with territory not previously covered by county creations and including some area in the future state of Nevada . It was named for the thirteenth US President Millard Fillmore , who was in office then. Fillmore
644-616: The American West , including present-day western Colorado, Utah, and northern Arizona. Along part of the journey, they were aided by three indigenous guides of the Timpanogos tribe ( Ute people ). The land was harsh and unforgiving, and hardships encountered during travel forced the group to return to Santa Fe before reaching Las Californias . Maps and documentation produced by the expedition aided future travelers. The Domínguez–Escalante route eventually became an early template for
690-493: The Black Rock Desert volcanic field , including the "Black Rock" lava flow. About 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Delta, near Black Rock's northwest perimeter is a feature named the "Great Stone Face", which protrudes about four stories above the general elevation. Locals claim that this rock formation, when viewed at the correct angle, appears similar to a profile of Joseph Smith . At ground level, within view of
736-489: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Kanosh has a humid continental climate , abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 485 people, 165 households, and 130 families residing in the town. The population density was 569.8 people per square mile (220.3/km). There were 214 housing units at an average density of 251.4 per square mile (97.2/km). The racial makeup of
782-712: The Old Spanish Trail , a trade route from Santa Fe to Pacific Coast settlements. Fray Francisco Atanasio Domínguez was born in Mexico City about 1740, and in 1757, at the age of 17, joined the Franciscan order. In October 1772, Domínguez was at the Convent of Veracruz as Commissary of the Third Order . He arrived in Santa Fe on March 22, 1776, in present-day New Mexico, of the Mexican province to inspect
828-567: The "Bearded Utes", as Silvestre Vélez de Escalante had called the Pahvants in the 1770s, suggest generations of contact with the Spaniards. Kanosh spoke Spanish and seems to have had a facility for languages, as he also easily picked up English. Over time, the Kanosh tribe dwindled both due to difficulty in adapting to a farming culture from a hunter-gathering culture and in intermarriage with
874-532: The "Great Stone Face", is a large, smooth-faced rock covered in Native American petroglyphs. Notch Peak is 50 miles (80 km) west of Delta. The skyline appears to have a notch taken out of it when viewed from Delta. Little Sahara Recreation Area , 25 miles (40 km) north of Delta, is a popular area for ATV riders. According to the 2020 United States census and 2020 American Community Survey , there were 12,975 people in Millard County with
920-659: The Custody of the Conversion of St. Paul and investigate opening an overland route from Santa Fe to Monterey, California. Upon his return to Santa Fe and Mexico City, Domínguez submitted to his Franciscan superiors a report that was highly critical of the administration of the New Mexico missions. His views caused him to fall out of favor with the Franciscans in power, leading him to an assignment to an obscure post at
966-644: The Kanosh precinct was 565 in 1930. Kanosh was adversely affected by atomic testing in the Nevada desert in the late 1950s and early 1960s, with many residents and former residents developing cancerous symptoms years later. In response and after years of effort by Utah's congressional delegation, the U.S. Congress passed amendments to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act in 2000 to provide minimal compensation for those thus affected. The government has taken positive steps to clean up
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#17327721836741012-566: The Mexican province; he was first stationed at Laguna pueblo and then in January 1775 assigned as a minister to the Zuni. In June 1776 he was summoned by Domínguez for the expedition to California and remained in New Mexico for two years following the expedition. He died at the age of 30 in April 1780 in Parral, Mexico, during his return journey to Mexico City for medical treatment. Vélez de Escalante
1058-803: The Ute country of southwestern Colorado. Three Timpanogos guides led them through Colorado and Utah. These Spanish colonists were the first European men to travel through much of the Colorado Plateau into Utah, and back through Arizona to New Mexico. During the course of their trip, they documented the route and provided detailed information about the "lush, mountainous land filled with game and timber, strange ruins of stone cities and villages, and rivers showing signs of precious metals." Santa Rosa de Abiquiú, July 30 Mesa Verde, August 10 Father Fray Francisco Atanasio [Domínguez] awoke troubled by rheumatic fever which he felt in his face and head since
1104-404: The area so that many former residents have begun to return, adding or refurbishing businesses such as a motel, service station and eating places which were once closed or barely surviving. New homes have been or are being constructed on the north side of town. The south side of town has a stone "Welcome to Kanosh" monument at the junction of the new state highway which connects to I-15 southbound and
1150-625: The area then known as the campground of the Pahvant band of the Ute Tribe . When this move took place (1867–68) there were approximately 100 pioneers and 500 Native Americans living here. At that time the Chief Kanosh and many of his tribe were baptized members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Mortimer Wilson Warner, a local pioneer, is credited with having suggested that
1196-517: The arrival of the Mormons in Utah. His band of the Pahvants were based in this vicinity. In 1859, Peter Robison and Peter Boyce began the aptly named settlement of Petersburg . This was not far from the current site of Kanosh. The town of Kanosh dates back to April 28, 1867, when Brigham Young , with the approval of Chief Kanosh, advised the pioneers to move from Petersburg (later Hatton, Utah ) to
1242-509: The county is Mine Camp Peak in the Central Utah Plateaus, at 10,222 feet (3,116 m) ASL. The county has a total area of 6,828 square miles (17,680 km ), of which 6,572 square miles (17,020 km ) is land and 255 square miles (660 km ) (3.7%) is water. It is the third-largest county in Utah by area. The Sevier Desert covers much of Millard County, being the seafloor of ancient Lake Bonneville . Sevier Lake ,
1288-483: The day before, and it was desirable that we make camp here until he should be better, but the continuous rains, the inclemency of the weather, and the great dampness of the place forced us to leave it. Going north, and having traveled a little more than half a league , we turned to the northwest, went on a league and then swung west through valleys of very beautiful timber and abundant pasturage, roses, and various other flowers. After going two leagues we were again caught in
1334-674: The first written descriptions of the geography and people in the area that would later become the state of Utah . Yampa Plateau, September 11 Uinta National Forest, September 20 Utah Lake, September 23 Payson, September 26 Beaver River Valley, October 5 Mojave Desert, northwestern Arizona, October 16 Paria River, October 22 Crossing of the Fathers, Colorado River, October 26 – November 7 Northeastern Arizona, November 8–12 Pueblo of Oraybi, November 16 Northwestern New Mexico and Santa Fe, November 17 – January 2, 1777 The maps and information resulting from
1380-478: The geographic center of the territory, was originally built as the capital of Utah Territory. The Utah Territorial Legislature approved a plan to locate the capital in the Pahvant Valley. On October 28, 1851, Utah Governor Brigham Young traveled to the valley and chose the specific site for Fillmore. The town was surveyed that same day. A colonizing company soon followed; they built houses, a grist mill, and
1426-556: The largely unexplored continental interior from Santa Fe, New Mexico , to Spanish missions in Las Californias , such as the Spanish presidio at Monterey . On July 29, 1776, Atanasio Domínguez led the expedition from Santa Fe with fellow friar Silvestre Vélez de Escalante and cartographer Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco (Miera). The initial part of their journey followed the route taken by Juan Rivera eleven years earlier into
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1472-556: The local culture shaped by agriculture, ranching and the Mormon faith. The Kanosh surname is quite common in the area, including among female descendants who retain it as a middle name. Some of Kanosh's descendants have earned university degrees and returned from successful careers elsewhere to contribute to a comeback in the local economy. The town of Kanosh was organized as a ward of the Fillmore Stake in 1877. The population of
1518-459: The local settlers. Even though many of the natives were deeded farmland, most chose to abandon the lifestyle and accept a government offer to move into the Uinta reservation where they would receive economic assistance. However, the Pahvants at Corn Creek, a settlement established near Kanosh, continued to farm. Surrounding Mormon settlers gave them some assistance. And although Kanosh was involved in
1564-520: The negotiations of the 1865 Spanish Fork treaty in which Utes agreed to move to the Uinta Basin , Kanosh and his group continued at Corn Creek until a grasshopper invasion in 1868 destroyed most of their crops. Even then, Kanosh and his people did not always remain in the Uinta Basin; they returned often to Corn Creek to farm, forage, and beg from Mormon settlers. Though Chief Kanosh still has
1610-428: The old highway which leads to the town cemetery. Thus, the once new interstate which once hastened the town's exodus has breathed new life into the town since the new state road connects to either the northbound or southbound I-15 interchanges within a few miles in either direction and also greatly reduces the driving time to Fillmore, Utah , county seat and one-time territorial capitol. On the evening of July 25, 2021,
1656-537: The population distribution by age was 4,040 (31.1%) under the age of 18, 6,659 (51.3%) from 18 to 64, and 2,276 (17.5%) who were at least 65 years old. The median age was 36.1 years. There were 4,299 households in Millard County with an average size of 3.02 of which 3,316 (77.1%) were families and 983 (22.9%) were non-families. Among all families, 2,801 (65.2%) were married couples , 196 (4.6%) were male householders with no spouse, and 319 (7.4%) were female householders with no spouse. Among all non-families, 848 (19.7%) were
1702-527: The town be named Kanosh in honor of the wise tribal chief. Chief Kanosh (1812?–1884), was the leader of the Pahvant Utes from the 1850s until the time of his death. According to Mormon records, he was the son of Kashe Bats and Wah Goots. The Pahvant band ranged the deserts surrounding Sevier Lake . With the intrusion of whites into this area, Kanosh struggled to insure the hegemony and survival of his people through negotiation rather than conflict. Kanosh
1748-499: The town was 95.88% White , 1.03% Native American , 2.68% from other races , and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.71% of the population. There were 165 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who
1794-427: Was $ 50,906 and for females $ 34,875. 12.3% of the population and 10.9% of families were below the poverty line . In terms of education attainment, out of the 7,920 people in Millard County 25 years or older, 820 (10.4%) had not completed high school , 2,565 (32.4%) had a high school diploma or equivalency, 2,763 (34.9%) had some college or associate degree , 1,374 (17.3%) had a bachelor's degree , and 398 (5.0%) had
1840-451: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.43. In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 17.1% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for
1886-527: Was a Spanish journey of exploration conducted in 1776 by two Franciscan priests, Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante , to find an overland route from Santa Fe, New Mexico , to their Roman Catholic mission in Monterey , on the coast of modern day central California. Domínguez, Vélez de Escalante, and Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco , acting as the expedition's cartographer , traveled with ten men from Santa Fe through many unexplored portions of
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1932-644: Was a World War II Japanese internment camp located in Millard County 15 miles (24 km) west of Delta. The location is open to the public, with a memorial at the northwest corner. Millard County has traditionally voted Republican. In no national election since 1944 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2024). The school district is Millard School District . 39°03′N 113°06′W / 39.05°N 113.10°W / 39.05; -113.10 Silvestre V%C3%A9lez de Escalante The Domínguez–Escalante Expedition
1978-689: Was an army engineer, merchant, Indian fighter, government agent, rancher and artist. It was his experience as a cartographer that made the expedition historic when he produced several maps of the expedition around 1778 and a report on the expedition, which is included in Herbert E. Bolton, Pageant in the Wilderness: The Story of the Escalante Expedition to the Interior Basin . He is also known for his artwork, including
2024-579: Was designated as the county seat. The county boundaries were altered in 1852 and again in 1854. On March 2, 1861, the US government created the Nevada Territory , which effectively de-annexed the described portion of Millard County falling in that Territorial Proclamation. The county boundary was further altered in 1862, 1866, 1888, and in 1919. In 1921 a boundary adjustment with Sevier brought Millard to its present configuration. Fillmore, located near
2070-462: Was known for his journal, in which he described the expeditions he went on. Escalante namesakes include Escalante Desert , Escalante River , Escalante (town) , Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument . Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco , a native of Valle de Carriedo, Cantabria, Spain, lived in Chihuahua before he moved to El Paso in 1743. From 1754–56 he lived in Santa Fe. Multi-talented, he
2116-536: Was settled by Mormon pioneers and Chief Kanosh himself became an early convert to the faith. It is thought that Kanosh's willingness to work with non-Utes came out of his experiences working in the Spanish missions in California . Whether that work was voluntary or part of the long-standing slave trade of Indians into the Spanish settlements is not known. Certainly, the physical characteristics of Kanosh and others of
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