Jensen, Utah

Jensen is a census-designated place in eastern Uintah County, Utah, United States. The population was 372 at the 2020 census. It lies along the Green River and U.S. Route 40, southeast of the city of Vernal, the county seat of Uintah County, and about 17 miles west of the Colorado border.^[3] Although Jensen is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84035.^[4]

Jensen, Utah
CDP
Location in Uintah County and the state of Utah
Coordinates: 40°22′02″N 109°21′26″W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Uintah
Settled	1877
Named after	Lars Jensen
Elevation [1]	4,760 ft (1,450 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	372
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84035
Area code	435
GNIS feature ID	2629950[1]

Jensen was first settled in 1877 and named for Lars Jensen,^[5] an early prospector and ferryman. Today its main importance is as the Utah entrance to Dinosaur National Monument.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2020, there were 372 people living in the CDP. There were 215 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 92.7% White, 0.% Black or African American, 3% from some other race, and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.3% of the population.

Climate

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

Climate data for Jensen, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1939–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	58 (14)	67 (19)	83 (28)	87 (31)	100 (38)	106 (41)	105 (41)	103 (39)	100 (38)	87 (31)	74 (23)	60 (16)	106 (41)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	44.0 (6.7)	54.2 (12.3)	71.3 (21.8)	80.5 (26.9)	88.7 (31.5)	97.0 (36.1)	100.0 (37.8)	97.6 (36.4)	92.2 (33.4)	81.1 (27.3)	63.4 (17.4)	47.7 (8.7)	100.5 (38.1)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	29.5 (−1.4)	39.0 (3.9)	55.4 (13.0)	64.5 (18.1)	74.3 (23.5)	85.3 (29.6)	91.8 (33.2)	89.1 (31.7)	80.0 (26.7)	65.1 (18.4)	48.4 (9.1)	32.2 (0.1)	62.9 (17.2)
Daily mean °F (°C)	16.3 (−8.7)	24.7 (−4.1)	38.8 (3.8)	47.3 (8.5)	56.4 (13.6)	65.7 (18.7)	72.2 (22.3)	69.7 (20.9)	60.5 (15.8)	47.4 (8.6)	33.4 (0.8)	19.6 (−6.9)	46.0 (7.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	3.1 (−16.1)	10.4 (−12.0)	22.3 (−5.4)	30.1 (−1.1)	38.6 (3.7)	46.1 (7.8)	52.5 (11.4)	50.2 (10.1)	41.0 (5.0)	29.6 (−1.3)	18.5 (−7.5)	7.0 (−13.9)	29.1 (−1.6)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	−12.4 (−24.7)	−6.8 (−21.6)	11.1 (−11.6)	19.2 (−7.1)	27.9 (−2.3)	37.2 (2.9)	45.8 (7.7)	42.7 (5.9)	31.1 (−0.5)	18.0 (−7.8)	7.1 (−13.8)	−8.1 (−22.3)	−16.3 (−26.8)
Record low °F (°C)	−36 (−38)	−40 (−40)	−17 (−27)	8 (−13)	18 (−8)	25 (−4)	38 (3)	27 (−3)	17 (−8)	0 (−18)	−12 (−24)	−36 (−38)	−40 (−40)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.57 (14)	0.50 (13)	0.55 (14)	0.75 (19)	0.90 (23)	0.55 (14)	0.41 (10)	0.63 (16)	1.08 (27)	1.07 (27)	0.57 (14)	0.68 (17)	8.26 (208)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	5.1 (13)	3.8 (9.7)	0.7 (1.8)	0.6 (1.5)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.2 (0.51)	1.9 (4.8)	6.7 (17)	19.0 (48)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm)	6.5 (17)	6.5 (17)	2.5 (6.4)	0.2 (0.51)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.25)	1.1 (2.8)	4.7 (12)	7.5 (19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	5.2	5.1	4.9	6.4	7.4	4.4	4.3	5.4	6.0	6.2	4.6	4.5	64.4
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	3.6	2.8	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.1	3.6	12.1
Source 1: NOAA[7]
Source 2: National Weather Service[8]

See also

• Utah portal

• List of census-designated places in Utah