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Molen, Utah

Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States

Unincorporated community in Utah, United States

39°05′18″N 111°04′25″W / 39.08833°N 111.07361°W / 39.08833; -111.07361CountryUnited StatesStateUtahCountyEmerySettled1878Named forMichael MolenElevation

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5,764 ft (1,757 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code

84523

Area code435GNIS feature ID1437640^[1]

Molen is an unincorporated community in Emery County, Utah, United States.^[1]

Description

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	134	—
1900	164	22.4%
1910	141	−14.0%
1920	129	−8.5%
1930	51	−60.5%
1940	94	84.3%
1950	50	−46.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau^[2]

Lying 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the city of Ferron, Molen has always been closely associated with Ferron. It was settled as an outgrowth of Ferron beginning about 1878 after Michael Molen brought his cattle and horses into Castle Valley and settled by Ferron Creek. Molen was previously named Lower Ferron.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Molen, Utah
^ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 254. ISBN 0-87480-345-4.