Wayne County, UT

Wayne County Helpful Resources

Living in Wayne County

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Wayne County is south centrally located in the western half of the United States. We have a large farming community, with tourism being very healthy because of Capitol Reef National Park, BoulderMountain, Fish Lake Mountain, Thousand Lake Mountain and Factory Butte. Our community is surrounded by eventful commodities and we continue to grow, because of the picturesque beauty we live in.

Our Assests Include:

  • Population of 2,500
  • Located in South Central Utah
  • Capitol Reef National Park
  • Small Airport, Health Care Center, Pharmacy, Dental Care, Eye Care, Assisted Living Facility
  • Schools, Continued Education facility, Library,
  • Fertile land, clean air, fresh water, and lots of nature
  • Family and community lifestyle enhanced by a friendly community

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Education

Wayne School District

After you have contacted the individual schools with your problem or concern and it has not been resolved, or if your problem or concern is District wide, please contact the appropriate person at the phone number above for assistance. Please feel free to contact the District Office on any matter or if you need direction for your problems or concerns.

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Demographics

Wayne County lies entirely within the colorful Colorado Plateau province and includes portions of Capitol Reef and Canyonlands National Parks. The Fremont River flows south into the county from Fish Lake and then east to join the Dirty Devil, a tributary of the Green River. The Green marks the county’s eastern border.

Located in southeastern Utah, Wayne County is roughly 23 miles wide running north and south, and 105 miles long running east and west, and contains 2,475 miles, with 97% belonging to Federal and State Governments. There are about 2,500 people living in the county.

The Surrounding Area

  • The western part of the county is a broken up plateau called the Awapa Plateau. It slopes to the east from the Parker Mountain Divide for a distance of 12-15 miles, from an elevation of about 10,000 ft. – 7,999 ft. into the valley encompassing the Towns of Fremont, Loa, Lyman, and Bicknell. South and east of these towns are two high up-lifted mountains divided by the Fremont River. The one on the north is Thousand Lake Mountain, and on the south is the Boulder Mountain (or Aquarius Plateau); one of the largest and highest plateaus in the U.S.

Outdoor Recreation

  • Both of these mountains have horizontal lava capping and are over 11,000 ft. high with many small lakes providing excellent fishing. You can also find excellent hunting for deer, elk, antelope, turkey, duck, pheasant, chukkers and other wild game. The general area provides grazing for livestock during the summer months. Southeast of the town of Bicknell is a wet, marshy area known as the Bicknell Bottoms, an excellent wildlife habitat, and housing the largest fish egg hatchery in the state.

Sandstone Formations

  • The area east of the high mountains from Torrey to Capitol Reef National Park gradually slopes eastward, dropping 1,500 ft. in elevation. It is characterized by sandstone formations and shales, reddish-brown in color. This portion is rugged and broken except for the areas occupied by the towns of Torrey, Teasdale, and Grover. It consists primarily of range land. Pinion, juniper, and semi-desert grasses and shrubs for the principal vegetative cover here. Fruits such as apples, pears, apricots, and plums are raised in Teasdale, Torrey and Capitol Reef National Park.
  • Between Capitol Reef National Park and Notom is a tilted section of very colorful sedimentary formations that vary in color from buff to yellow to maroon to reddish brown. These formations are sandstone with briefly banded shales of fantastic shades and colors. This area is known as “Wayne Wonderland” and “Land of the Sleeping Rainbow.” The tilted section known as the Water Pocket Fold extends through the county in a southeasterly direction from the east end of Thousand Lake Mountain to the Colorado River.

East of the Reef

  • East of the Reef, the topography varies from eroded dissected slopes and blue-gray mesas to a vast open and rolling area near and east of Hanksville. It is a low rainfall area used primarily for winter grazing. This area is sparsely settled with the Small Towns of Caineville and Hanksville. The area east of Hanksville is still called “Robbers Roost”, where cattle rustling by the notorious Robbers Roost gang threatened ranchers until the late 1890s. Thus the name was originated because it was the last hideout of the old west desperados and gunmen.

Water is Precious

  • Since Wayne County is the second driest county in the second driest state, water is our most precious resource. Therefore, nearly every farm in the entire county is under a sprinkling system. We, then, are able to conserve and utilize the available water. Wayne County is, no doubt, the most scenic and beautiful county in the entire west.
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Health and Dental

Dental

The Tooth Ranch is an independent business that offers in-house insurance.

The Tooth Ranch

  • Address: 374 South 300 East, Bicknell UT 84747
  • Phone: (435) 425-3391

Wayne Community Health Center-Dental

  • Address: 128 South 300 West, Bicknell UT 84715
  • Phone: 435-425-3744 Option 3
  • Health centers not only provide care for the uninsured and under-insured, but special populations as well. These include elderly, homeless, farmworker, public housing and other special populations.

Pharmacy

Providing what you need!

Wayne Community Health Center-Pharmacy

  • Address: 128 South 300 West, Bicknell UT 84715
  • Phone: (435) 425-3744 Option 2
  • Health centers not only provide care for the uninsured and under-insured, but special populations as well. These include elderly, homeless, farmworker, public housing and other special populations.

Wayne Community Health Center

Keeping you healthy!

Wayne Community Health Center

  • Address: 128 South 300 West, Bicknell UT 84715
  • Phone: (435) 425-3744
  • Official Site: WCHC
  • Health centers not only provide care for the uninsured and under-insured, but special populations as well. These include elderly, homeless, farmworker, public housing and other special populations.
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Library

Wayne County Library

  • Address: PO Box 250, Bicknell UT 87715
  • Phone: 435-425-3170
  • Fax: 435-425-3176
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USDA Farm Service Agency

FSA Service Center Office

  • Address: Wayne County Farm Service Agency, 150 S Main ST, LOA, UT 84747
  • Mailing Address: PO BOX 128, LOA, UT 84747-0128
  • Phone: (435) 836-2711
  • Fax: (435) 836-2364
  • StateSite: FSA State Web Site
  • FederalSite: FSA Federal Web Site

County Executive Director - Paul Pace

Farm Loan Manager - Korry L Soper

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