Grouse Creek, Utah

Grouse Creek (also Cookesville) is an unincorporated community in the nearly unpopulated northwestern region of Box Elder County, Utah, United States, near the Idaho and Nevada borders. The community lies along unpaved roads north of State Route 30 in the Grouse Creek Mountains.^[2] Its elevation is 5,331 feet (1,625 m).^[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 84313.^[3]

Grouse Creek, Utah
Unincorporated community
Grouse Creek Location within the state of Utah
Coordinates: 41°42′34″N 113°53′0″W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Box Elder
Settled	1876
Founded by	Benjamin F. Cook
Named after	Sage Grouse
Elevation	5,331 ft (1,625 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	84313
GNIS feature ID	1428419[1]

History

Grouse Creek was first settled in 1876.^[4] The community took its name from a nearby creek of the same name where grouse were abundant.^[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Grouse Creek has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[6]

Climate data for Grouse Creek, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, 1959-2020 extremes: 5320ft (1622m)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	58 (14)	65 (18)	75 (24)	84 (29)	93 (34)	100 (38)	104 (40)	101 (38)	97 (36)	87 (31)	74 (23)	63 (17)	104 (40)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	47.4 (8.6)	52.3 (11.3)	64.6 (18.1)	74.9 (23.8)	82.5 (28.1)	90.6 (32.6)	97.2 (36.2)	95.8 (35.4)	89.4 (31.9)	79.4 (26.3)	61.2 (16.2)	50.6 (10.3)	97.8 (36.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	35.0 (1.7)	39.5 (4.2)	49.1 (9.5)	56.5 (13.6)	66.4 (19.1)	77.3 (25.2)	88.2 (31.2)	87.3 (30.7)	77.2 (25.1)	62.4 (16.9)	46.5 (8.1)	35.2 (1.8)	60.1 (15.6)
Daily mean °F (°C)	24.0 (−4.4)	27.7 (−2.4)	36.3 (2.4)	42.8 (6.0)	51.4 (10.8)	60.5 (15.8)	69.6 (20.9)	68.2 (20.1)	58.9 (14.9)	45.9 (7.7)	33.3 (0.7)	24.3 (−4.3)	45.2 (7.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	12.9 (−10.6)	16.0 (−8.9)	23.6 (−4.7)	29.0 (−1.7)	36.5 (2.5)	43.6 (6.4)	51.0 (10.6)	49.1 (9.5)	40.6 (4.8)	29.3 (−1.5)	20.2 (−6.6)	13.3 (−10.4)	30.4 (−0.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	−4.1 (−20.1)	0.3 (−17.6)	9.4 (−12.6)	16.7 (−8.5)	23.2 (−4.9)	30.4 (−0.9)	39.7 (4.3)	37.4 (3.0)	26.6 (−3.0)	15.5 (−9.2)	2.9 (−16.2)	−3.8 (−19.9)	−8.4 (−22.4)
Record low °F (°C)	−26 (−32)	−18 (−28)	−6 (−21)	4 (−16)	15 (−9)	24 (−4)	30 (−1)	25 (−4)	16 (−9)	0 (−18)	−12 (−24)	−25 (−32)	−26 (−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.87 (22)	0.67 (17)	1.00 (25)	1.15 (29)	1.50 (38)	1.03 (26)	0.49 (12)	0.92 (23)	0.89 (23)	0.72 (18)	0.79 (20)	1.03 (26)	11.06 (279)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	11.80 (30.0)	7.40 (18.8)	3.80 (9.7)	1.20 (3.0)	0.00 (0.00)	0.00 (0.00)	0.00 (0.00)	0.00 (0.00)	0.00 (0.00)	0.20 (0.51)	6.90 (17.5)	11.10 (28.2)	42.4 (107.71)
Source 1: NOAA (1981-2010 snowfall)[7][8]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)[9]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	267		—
1890	274		2.6%
1900	278		1.5%
1910	337		21.2%
1920	342		1.5%
1930	329		−3.8%
1940	267		−18.8%
1950	167		−37.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[10]

See also

Utah portal