Big Water, Utah
Big Water is a town in Kane County, Utah, United States. The population was 475 at the 2010 census, up from 417 at the 2000 census. It is located 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Page, Arizona, on US-89 near Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam. It was originally called Glen Canyon City and housed workers who built the dam in the 1950s.
Big Water, Utah | |
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Town | |
Location in Kane County and the state of Utah | |
Location of Utah in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°4′47″N 111°39′29″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Kane |
| Incorporated | December 29, 1983 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.99 sq mi (15.52 km2) |
| • Land | 5.99 sq mi (15.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,108 ft (1,252 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 475 |
| • Estimate (2019) | 511 |
| • Density | 85.28/sq mi (32.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84741 |
| Area code | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-05534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1455970 |
| U.S. Routes | |
Big Water made news in the 1980s as a polygamous colony of the Joseph clan. It also made news in 1986, when the mayor Alex Joseph and the city council left the Republican Party to join the Libertarian Party. This made Joseph the first Libertarian mayor in the history of the U.S. Subsequently, Willy Marshall, also a Libertarian, was elected as the state's first openly gay mayor in 2001.
It was the first place in the United States with a city council where every member was in the Libertarian Party.