Clawson

History

A canal to carry water from Ferron Creek was completed in 1896. Before being settled, the area was known as North Flat. In 1897, the first settlers arrived, calling the community "Kingsville" after Guy King, who was one of the original settlers. The first school was opened in 1898 in the home of Guy King, with Florence Barney as the teacher. She rode on horseback each day to the school. In 1902, the President of the Emery Stake, Reuben C. Miller, sent the bishopric of Ferron to select a permanent spot for the town of Kingsville. There were two candidate locations: the homesteads and the Westingkow farm west of that. The bishop decided it should be near the Westingkow farm because the lay of the land suggested that the old location could become swampy. Although the settlers initially disagreed, they consented, purchased the Westingkow farm, and moved their log cabins two miles to the west. On October 25, 1904, LDS Church Apostle Rudger Clawson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles came and organized a ward. The town's name was changed from Kingsville to Clawson in his honor. After decades of existing as an unincorporated community, Clawson was incorporated as a town in 1981.

Geography

Clawson is located in northwestern Emery County along Utah State Route 10. It is southwest of Castle Dale, the county seat, and northeast of Ferron. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Clawson has a total area of , all land. Large seasonal temperature differences typify this climatic region, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Clawson has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

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Most-observed species

• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  103
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  102
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  92
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  88
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  86
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  84
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  77
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  69

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