Farr West

History

The city was named after Lorin Farr and Chauncey W. West, who was the son-in-law of Abraham Hoagland. The name echoes "Far West", an important early Mormon settlement in frontier Missouri. The city was led by Mayor Jimmie Papageorge. In 2014, Wahlquist Junior High was rebuilt and moved to another location in Farr West. There is now an elementary in the northern part of Farr West named Silver Ridge Elementary, which was erected in 2020.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15.1 km2), all land. Farr West is bordered by Plain City to the west, Willard to the north, Pleasant View to the northeast, Harrisville to the east, and Marriott-Slaterville to the south.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  4,314
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  4,000
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,965
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  3,401
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,037
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,814
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,769
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  2,749

Most recent

• M 2.59 — 2026-06-25
  12 km E of Millville, Utah
• M 2.6 — 2026-06-15
  2 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho
• M 3.1 — 2026-05-28
  12 km SSW of Snowville, Utah
• M 3.52 — 2026-02-14
  4 km NNW of West Valley City, Utah
• M 3.5 — 2026-02-05
  6 km WNW of Lehi, Utah
• M 2.94 — 2026-01-07
  17 km WSW of Garden, Utah