City Information
From about 400 - 1350 A.D. the area was home to the Great Salt Lake Fremont Indians, followed by the Northern Shoshone and Goshute tribes.
The first permanent settlement by people of European descent in Utah was made here and originally named Fort Buenaventura.
Mormon settlers bought the fort for $1,950 in 1847 and Ogden was incorporated as a city in 1851, making it the third incorporated city west of the Missouri River - after San Francisco and Salt Lake City.
It became a typical Mormon settled western community of homes and businesses centrally located with farms surrounding the outlying areas. The Ogden River to the north and the Weber River to the west created a natural boundary to separate farm land from land for development.
(Information provided by VisitOgden.com)
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 704,272 |
| 2020 | 694,068 |
| 2019 | 683,864 |
| 2018 | 673,660 |
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Address: 2380 Washington Blvd., Suite 290 Ogden, UT 84401
Phone: 801.621.8300
Email: OWChamberofCommercer@gmail.com
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