Modena is an unincorporated community in far western Iron County, near the Nevada border in southwestern Utah, United States.
Modena, Utah | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Abandoned buildings in Modena | |
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Coordinates: 37°47′56″N 113°55′27″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Iron |
Named for | Modena, Italy |
Elevation | 5,476 ft (1,669 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP codes | 84753 |
GNIS feature ID | 1430394[1] |
The settlement lies along State Route 56 west of the city of Parowan, the county seat of Iron County.[2] Its elevation is 5,476 feet (1,669 m).[1]
Modena has a post office with the ZIP code of 84753.[3]
The Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a polygamous sect, is based near Modena.
The settlement was established as a railroad town in 1899 by the Utah and Nevada Railway. By 1905 it was on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad route between Salt Lake City and Southern California.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Modena has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[4]
Climate data for Modena, Utah | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °F (°C) | 42.4 (5.8) |
47.6 (8.7) |
55.5 (13.1) |
64.7 (18.2) |
74.2 (23.4) |
85.1 (29.5) |
91.4 (33.0) |
88.7 (31.5) |
81.3 (27.4) |
69.7 (20.9) |
54.0 (12.2) |
44.0 (6.7) |
66.5 (19.2) |
Average low °F (°C) | 14.6 (−9.7) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
37.1 (2.8) |
45.3 (7.4) |
53.2 (11.8) |
52.0 (11.1) |
43.1 (6.2) |
32.2 (0.1) |
22.4 (−5.3) |
15.3 (−9.3) |
32.4 (0.2) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.80 (20) |
0.88 (22) |
1.01 (26) |
0.79 (20) |
0.70 (18) |
0.39 (9.9) |
1.06 (27) |
1.37 (35) |
0.89 (23) |
1.02 (26) |
0.69 (18) |
0.66 (17) |
10.26 (261) |
Source: Western Regional Climate Center[5] |
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1910 | 49 | — | |
1920 | 129 | 163.3% | |
1930 | 131 | 1.6% | |
1940 | 175 | 33.6% | |
1950 | 130 | −25.7% | |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[6] |
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Municipalities and communities of Iron County, Utah, United States | ||
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County seat: Parowan | ||
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Ghost town | Old Iron Town | |
Indian reservation |
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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