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{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| name                     = Ogden
| nickname                 = Junction City
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| motto                    = Still Untamed
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| image_skyline            = US Utah Ogden Montage.jpg
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| image_caption            = From top left to bottom right: [[Ogden High School]], [[Weber State University]] Bell Tower, [[Peery's Egyptian Theater]], Downtown, Gantry Sign, aerial view
| image_flag               = Flag of Ogden, Utah.svg <!--per https://www.ogdencity.com/2255/Ogden-City-Flag-Design-Contest, new flag was to be announced in Fall 2022, later pushed to 2023 per https://www.standard.net/news/government/2023/mar/18/ogden-city-flag-options-down-to-3-decision-expected-before-summer/-->
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| image_map                = Weber County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Ogden highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 260px
| map_caption              = Location in [[Weber County, UT|Weber County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Utah]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]]
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| government_type          = [[Mayor-council government|Council-Mayor]]
| leader_title             = Mayor
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| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1844
| established_title2       = Incorporated
| established_date2        = February 6, 1851 (As Brownsville)
| established_title3       = <!-- Incorporated (city) -->
| established_date3        =
| named_for                = [[Peter Skene Ogden]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sa9SAAAAIBAJ&pg=2503%2C5092871 | title=You name it - there's a town for it | work=The Deseret News | date=Jan 22, 1977 | access-date=18 October 2015 | author=Van Atta, Dale | pages=W6}}</ref>
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 71.35
| area_land_km2            = 71.35
| area_water_km2           = 0.01
| area_total_sq_mi         = 27.55
| area_land_sq_mi          = 27.55
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     =
| population_note          =
| population_total         = 87321
| population_density_km2   = 1223.84
| population_density_sq_mi = 3169.55
| population_metro         = 694863 (US: [[Metropolitan statistical area|83rd]])
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| population_urban         = 608,857 (US: [[List of United States urban areas|69th]])
| population_density_urban_km2 = 1,105.8
| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 2,863.9
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| population_demonym       = Ogdenite <ref>{{citation|url=https://www.standard.net/news/local/group-forms-to-promote-memory-of-accomplished-but-little-known-ogdenite-bernard-devoto/article_821eecdf-a3af-5eea-a959-fde507677d64.html|title=Group forms to promote memory of accomplished but little-known Ogdenite Bernard DeVoto|access-date=2021-04-14|archive-date=2021-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414180132/https://www.standard.net/news/local/group-forms-to-promote-memory-of-accomplished-but-little-known-ogdenite-bernard-devoto/article_821eecdf-a3af-5eea-a959-fde507677d64.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| timezone                 = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]]
| utc_offset               = &minus;7
| timezone_DST             = [[Mountain Daylight Time|MDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = &minus;6
| coordinates              = {{coord|41|13|40|N|111|58|06|W|region:US-UT|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 4341
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code              = 84201, 84244, 844xx
| area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]]
| area_code                = [[Area codes 385 and 801|385, 801]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 49-55980<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2411305<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411305}}</ref>
| website                  = http://ogdencity.com/
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'''Ogden''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɒ|ɡ|d|ə|n}} {{respell|OG|dən}}) is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Weber County, Utah|Weber County]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> [[Utah]], United States, approximately {{convert|10|mi|0}} east of the [[Great Salt Lake]] and {{convert|40|mi|0}} north of [[Salt Lake City]]. The population was 87,321 in 2020, according to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], making it Utah's eighth largest city.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Carter|last2=Aug. 13|first2=KSL com {{!}} Posted-|last3=P.m|first3=2021 at 6:58|title=Census data: Utah's new top 10 most-populated cities — and other emerging places|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50223253/census-data-utahs-new-top-10-most-populated-cities--and-other-emerging-places|access-date=2021-10-06|website=www.ksl.com|language=en}}</ref> The city served as a major railway [[Transport hub|hub]] through much of its history,<ref name="Armaleo">[http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/3/2006_3_25.shtml Maia Armaleo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122095326/http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/3/2006_3_25.shtml |date=January 22, 2011 }} "Grand Junction: Where Two Lines Raced to Drive the Last Spike in Transcontinental Track," ''American Heritage'', June/July 2006.</ref> and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a convenient location for [[manufacturing]] and [[commerce]]. Ogden is also known for its many historic buildings, proximity to the [[Wasatch Range|Wasatch Mountains]], and as the location of [[Weber State University]].
Ogden is a principal city of the Ogden–[[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]], Utah [[Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] (MSA), which includes all of Weber, [[Morgan County, Utah|Morgan]], [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]], and [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder]] counties. The 2010 Census placed the Metro population at 597,159.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-01.csv |title=Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01) |format=[[comma-separated values|CSV]] |work=2009 Population Estimates |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |date=March 19, 2009 |access-date=October 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100615175258/http%3A//www%2Ecensus%2Egov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA%2DEST2009%2D01%2Ecsv |archive-date=June 15, 2010 }}</ref> In 2010, ''[[Forbes]]'' rated the Ogden-Clearfield MSA as the 6th best place to raise a family.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.forbes.com/2010/06/04/best-places-family-lifestyle-real-estate-cities-kids.html | title = America's Best Places to Raise a Family | work=Forbes | first=Francesca | last=Levy | date=June 7, 2010}}</ref> Ogden has had a [[sister city]] relationship to [[Hof, Bavaria|Hof]] in [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]], since 1954.
==History==
[[File:Ogden Utah.gif|left|thumb|Ogden in 1874]]
Originally named [[Fort Buenaventura]], Ogden was the first permanent settlement by people of European descent in what is now [[Utah]]. It was established by the trapper [[Miles Goodyear]]<ref>{{Citation | last = Roberts | first = Richard | title = Utah History Encyclopedia | publisher = University of Utah Press | year = 1994 | chapter = Ogden | chapter-url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/o/OGDEN.shtml | url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240321165050/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/o/OGDEN.shtml | archive-date = March 21, 2024 | isbn =9780874804256 | access-date = March 26, 2024}}</ref> in 1846 about a mile west of where downtown Ogden sits today.
In November 1847, Captain James Brown purchased all the land now comprising Weber County together with some livestock and Fort Buenaventura for $3,000 (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|3000|1847|r=-3}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}). The land was conveyed to Captain Brown in a Mexican Land Grant, this area being at that time a part of Mexico. The settlement was then called '''Brownsville''', after Captain James Brown, but was later named Ogden for a brigade leader of the [[Hudson's Bay Company]], [[Peter Skene Ogden]], who had trapped in the Weber Valley a generation earlier. There is some confusion about which "Ogden" was the first to set foot in the area. A Samuel Ogden traveled through the western United States on an exploration trip in 1818. The site of the original Fort Buenaventura is now a Weber County park.
[[File:Ogden-utah-depot-1910.jpg|thumb|Westbound passengers changed cars at Ogden, from Union Pacific to Southern Pacific, which took them to California]]
Ogden is the closest sizable city to the [[Golden Spike]] location at [[Promontory, Utah|Promontory Summit, Utah]], where the [[First transcontinental railroad]] was joined in 1869. It was known as a major passenger railroad junction owing to its location along major east–west and north–south routes, prompting the local chamber of commerce to adopt the motto, "You can't get anywhere without coming to Ogden."<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Ogden|url=http://www.ogdencity.com/en/about_ogden/history_demographics/ogden_history.aspx|work=Ogden City|publisher=City of Ogden, Utah|access-date=12 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307014543/http://www.ogdencity.com/en/about_ogden/history_demographics/ogden_history.aspx|archive-date=March 7, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Railroad passengers traveling west to San Francisco from the eastern United States typically passed through Ogden (and not through the larger [[Salt Lake City]] to the south). However, [[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, no longer serves Ogden. Passengers who want to travel to and from Ogden by rail must travel via ''[[FrontRunner]]'' [[Commuter rail in North America|commuter rail]] to Salt Lake City and [[Provo, Utah|Provo]]. Renowned [[Danes|Danish]] [[Impressionism|impressionistic]] writer [[Herman Bang]] died in Ogden in 1912 during a lecture tour in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnsen |first=Poul Pilgaard |date=2021-01-27 |title=Herman Bangs sidste rejse |url=https://www.weekendavisen.dk/content/item/34249 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=www.weekendavisen.dk |language=da}}</ref>
In 1972, [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] completed construction of and dedicated the [[Ogden Utah Temple]] in Ogden. The [[Temple (LDS Church)|temple]] was built to serve the area's large [[Latter-day Saint|LDS]] population. In 2010, the LDS Church announced they would renovate the Ogden Temple and the adjacent Tabernacle. The work which began in 2011 includes an update to the exterior, the removal of the Tabernacle's steeple to make the Temple's steeple a main focus, and a new underground parking garage and gardens.<ref name="LDS Church News">{{cite web|url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/2010-02-18/ogden-temple-renovation-to-include-significant-architectural-face-lift-35131 |title=Ogden Temple Renovation to Include Significant Architectural Facelift|work=includes photographs|date=February 18, 2010 |access-date =February 7, 2011}}</ref>  The Temple was rededicated in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ogden Utah Temple News|url = https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/ogden/news/|website = www.ldschurchtemples.com|access-date = 2016-01-02}}</ref>
Because Ogden had historically been Utah's second-largest city, it is home to a large number of historic buildings. However, by the 1980s, several Salt Lake City suburbs and [[Provo, Utah|Provo]] had surpassed Ogden in population.
The [[Defense Depot Ogden Utah]] operated in Ogden from 1941 to 1997. Some of its {{convert|1,128|acre}} have been converted into a commercial and industrial park called the [[Business Depot Ogden]], colloquially known as "BDO".
==Geography==
{{More citations needed|section|date=August 2022}}
===Topography===
Ogden is located at the foot of the [[Wasatch Range|Wasatch Mountains]]. This is at about the same latitude as [[Benevent]] in [[Campania]] in southern Italy.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|26.6|mi2|km2}}, all land. Elevations in the city range from about {{convert|4300|to|5000|ft|m}} above sea level.
[[File:2005-0623-VK-OgdenSign.jpg|thumb|left|"Ogden" sign over Washington Boulevard at the [[Ogden River]]; toward downtown]]
The [[Ogden River|Ogden]] and [[Weber River]]s, which originate in the mountains to the east, flow through the city and meet at a confluence just west of the city limits. [[Pineview Dam]] is in the [[Ogden Canyon|Ogden River Canyon]] {{convert|7|mi|km}} east of Ogden. The reservoir behind the dam provides over {{convert|110000|acre.ft|e6m3|abbr=unit}} of water storage and water recreation for the area.
Prominent mountain peaks near Ogden include [[Mount Ogden]] to the east and [[Ben Lomond Mountain (Utah)|Ben Lomond]] to the north.
===Streetscape===
[[File:CtyMapWeber.png|thumb|right|Ogden and its surrounding area]]
From south to west to north, Ogden's neighboring towns are South Ogden, Roy, West Haven, Marriott-Slaterville, Farr West, Pleasant View and North Ogden. The city is - like many others in the US - characterized by a spacious, [[Grid plan|street grid]] with many blocks. The streets are numbered from north to south, which is expressed in the corresponding street names. By extending the numbers with directions ("E" for east and "W" for west) their relative relation to the central point is made clear. In the center of the city, the blocks from Union Station along 25th Street, the north-to-south oriented cross streets are named after former U.S. presidents such as Lincoln Avenue, Grant Avenue, Washington Boulevard, Adams Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, and Madison Avenue. The central connecting street in north–south orientation is Harrison Boulevard. The city area is divided into six districts: in the North End, including West Ogden, Downtown and East Central; in the East, including East Bench and Shadow Valley.
===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Ogden experiences either a [[Mediterranean climate]] (''Csa'') or a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dsa'') depending on which variant of the system is used. Summers are hot and relatively dry, with highs frequently reaching {{convert|95|F|C}}, with a few days per year reaching {{convert|100|F|C|0}}. Rain is provided in the form of infrequent thunderstorms during summer, usually between late July and mid-September during the height of monsoon season. The Pacific storm season usually lasts from about October through May, with precipitation reaching its peak in spring. Snow usually first occurs in late October or early November, with the last occurring sometime in April.
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|location = Ogden, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present
|single line = Yes
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|Jan record high F = 62
|Feb record high F = 67
|Mar record high F = 79
|Apr record high F = 87
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 106
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|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 89
|Nov record high F = 76
|Dec record high F = 65
|Jan avg record high F = 48.4
|Feb avg record high F = 56.6
|Mar avg record high F = 69.7
|Apr avg record high F = 77.8
|May avg record high F = 87.6
|Jun avg record high F = 96.2
|Jul avg record high F = 100.3
|Aug avg record high F = 97.4
|Sep avg record high F = 91.0
|Oct avg record high F = 79.4
|Nov avg record high F = 66.0
|Dec avg record high F = 53.1
|year avg record high F = 100.6
|Jan high F = 35.7
|Feb high F = 41.9
|Mar high F = 52.7
|Apr high F = 59.6
|May high F = 70.1
|Jun high F = 81.5
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|Sep high F = 77.8
|Oct high F = 62.7
|Nov high F = 48.5
|Dec high F = 36.8
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|Jan mean F = 28.5
|Feb mean F = 33.4
|Mar mean F = 42.9
|Apr mean F = 49.1
|May mean F = 58.6
|Jun mean F = 68.4
|Jul mean F = 78.0
|Aug mean F = 75.8
|Sep mean F = 65.4
|Oct mean F = 51.7
|Nov mean F = 39.5
|Dec mean F = 29.6
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|Jan low F = 21.2
|Feb low F = 24.9
|Mar low F = 33.1
|Apr low F = 38.6
|May low F = 47.1
|Jun low F = 55.3
|Jul low F = 64.8
|Aug low F = 62.9
|Sep low F = 53.0
|Oct low F = 40.8
|Nov low F = 30.5
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|Jan avg record low F = 7.1
|Feb avg record low F = 10.9
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|May avg record low F = 33.8
|Jun avg record low F = 42.5
|Jul avg record low F = 55.8
|Aug avg record low F = 52.3
|Sep avg record low F = 39.7
|Oct avg record low F = 27.6
|Nov avg record low F = 17.3
|Dec avg record low F = 8.3
|year avg record low F = 3.6
|Jan record low F = -23
|Feb record low F = -23
|Mar record low F = 5
|Apr record low F = 6
|May record low F = 26
|Jun record low F = 29
|Jul record low F = 36
|Aug record low F = 33
|Sep record low F = 20
|Oct record low F = 8
|Nov record low F = 0
|Dec record low F = -20
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|Jan precipitation inch = 1.53
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.55
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.71
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.97
|May precipitation inch = 2.17
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== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1850= 500
|1860= 1464
|1870= 3127
|1880= 6069
|1890= 14889
|1900= 16313
|1910= 25580
|1920= 32804
|1930= 40272
|1940= 43688
|1950= 57112
|1960= 70197
|1970= 69478
|1980= 64407
|1990= 63909
|2000= 77226
|2010= 82825
|2020= 87321
|footnote=source:<ref>Moffatt, Riley.  ''Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850–1990''. [[Lanham, Maryland|Lanham]]: Scarecrow, 1996, 308.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2007-49.csv|title = Subcounty population estimates: Utah 2000–2007|format = [[comma-separated values|CSV]]|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division|date = March 18, 2009|access-date =May 9, 2009}}</ref>
}}
===2020 census===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Ogden, Utah – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Ogden city, Utah|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4955980&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ogden city, Utah|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4955980&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ogden city, Utah|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4955980&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|54,216
|52,557
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52,743
|70.20%
|63.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60.40%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,630
|1,553
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,759
|2.11%
|1.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.01%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|681
|701
|style='background: #ffffe6; |696
|0.88%
|0.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.80%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,023
|966
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,197
|1.32%
|1.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.37%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|109
|241
|style='background: #ffffe6; |331
|0.14%
|0.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|69
|150
|style='background: #ffffe6; |404
|0.09%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,245
|1,717
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,293
|1.61%
|2.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.77%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|18,253
|24,940
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26,898
|23.64%
|30.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30.80%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''77,226'''
|'''82,825'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''87,321'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
=== 2010 Census ===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 82,825 people living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,899.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 29,763 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,117.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 75.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 23.64% of the population.
===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 77,226 people, 27,384 households, and 18,402 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,899.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 29,763 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,117.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 79.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.31% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 12.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 23.64% of the population.
There were 27,384 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the city 28.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 14.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,047, and the median income for a family was $38,950. Males had a median income of $29,006 versus $22,132 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,632. About 12.6% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
===2017===
As of 2017 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Ogden, Utah were
* English (15.3%)
* German (9.8%)
* American (6.7%)
* Irish (6.6%)
* Scottish (3.7%)
* Italian (3.4%)
* Danish (2.9%)
* French (2.1%)
* Swedish (1.9%)
* Welsh (1.7%)<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP02/1600000US4955980{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Government and politics==
[[File:Ogden city municipal building.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Ogden City Municipal Building]]
Ogden is governed under the [[Mayor council government|mayor-council form of government]], in which the full-time mayor serves as an executive while the seven-member part-time council serves as the legislative branch. All these elected officials serve four-year terms, with elections occurring in odd-numbered years and terms beginning in January of even-numbered years.
The mayor is Ben Nadolski, who took office on January 2, 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ogdencity.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=812 | title=A Letter From Mayor Nadolski }}</ref> The city council members are Bart Blair, Angela Choberka, Dave Graf, Richard Hyer, Shaun Myers, Ken Richey, and Marcia White. Four of the council members represent the city's four municipal districts,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ogdencity.com/DocumentCenter/View/5395/Municipal-Districts-Press-Release |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-01-28 |archive-date=2018-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928094155/http://www.ogdencity.com/DocumentCenter/View/5395/Municipal-Districts-Press-Release |url-status=dead }}</ref> while the other three (Blair, Myers, and White) are elected at-large by voters from the entire city.
The Ogden City government operates on a budget of $267 million per year and employs over 600 full-time workers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor's Budget Proposal to Ogden City Council |url=https://www.ogdencity.com/DocumentCenter/View/24629/FY2023-2024-Mayors-Proposed-Budget-Presentation |website=Ogden City |publisher=City of Ogden |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> In addition to providing the usual municipal services, the government promotes business and economic development. The city operates a redevelopment agency (RDA), with the city council acting as the RDA governing board and the mayor as its executive director. The RDA's activity has increased since its establishment in 1969, with [[Tax increment financing|tax increment]] revenues at about $10 million per year and an outstanding debt of over $50 million. Designated redevelopment districts now cover nearly all of Ogden's central business districts, as are [[Business Depot Ogden]] and several other industrial areas in the western parts of the city.
Much of the recent political discourse in Ogden has focused on controversial government-sponsored development projects in the downtown area, including the Ogden Eccles Conference Center, [[Lindquist Field]], [[The Junction (Ogden, Utah)|The Junction]], the Ogden River Project,<ref>{{cite news|last=McKitrick|first=Cathy|title=Ogden gives green light to river development|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52179170-78/river-ogden-project-christopoulos.html.csp|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=July 13, 2011}}</ref> and other proposals that have not moved forward.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schwebke|first=Scott|title=Ogden's ice tower dreams melted?|url=http://www.standard.net/topics/ogden-city/2010/05/12/ogdens-ice-tower-dreams-melted|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=May 13, 2010|archive-date=July 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719070559/http://www.standard.net/topics/ogden-city/2010/05/12/ogdens-ice-tower-dreams-melted|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Schwebke|first=Scott|title=Godfrey optimistic despite RAMP board's refusal to support field house funds|url=http://www.standard.net/topics/city-government/2011/02/19/godfrey-optimistic-despite-ramp-boards-refusal-support-field-house|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=February 20, 2011|archive-date=July 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719050602/http://www.standard.net/topics/city-government/2011/02/19/godfrey-optimistic-despite-ramp-boards-refusal-support-field-house|url-status=dead}}</ref>  A proposed streetcar connecting downtown to Weber State University has attracted considerable attention but only limited support.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schwebke|first=Scott|title=Godfrey wants to halt streetcar proposal|url=http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/23/godfrey-wants-halt-streetcar-proposal|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=August 24, 2011|archive-date=October 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010130601/http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/23/godfrey-wants-halt-streetcar-proposal|url-status=dead}}</ref>  A major controversy flared up in 2005–07 when the mayor and many others pushed unsuccessfully for construction of a luxury residential development on public land in Ogden's foothills and a new ski resort in the mountains above the city, to be accessed by a pair of aerial gondolas.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schwebke|first=Scott|title=Mayor: Course won't be sold for gondola, subdivision|url=http://activepaper.olivesoftware.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=U1NFLzIwMDcvMDcvMDgjQXIwMDEwMg==&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120726090447/http://activepaper.olivesoftware.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=U1NFLzIwMDcvMDcvMDgjQXIwMDEwMg==&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 26, 2012|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=July 8, 2007}}</ref> Other local political concerns include Ogden's relatively high tax<ref>{{cite news|last=Davidson|first=Lee|title=Where Utah taxes are highest, lowest|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/50610284-90/taxes-tax-county-district.html.csp|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=November 8, 2010}}</ref> and utility<ref>{{cite web|title=Ogden City utility rate schedule|url=http://www.ogdencity.com/en/sitecore/content/Global/Content/DocumentLinks/Community/Utilities/Utility%20Rates.aspx|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110112182611/http://www.ogdencity.com/en/sitecore/content/Global/Content/DocumentLinks/Community/Utilities/Utility%20Rates.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 12, 2011|access-date=October 18, 2011}}</ref> rates, efforts to fight crime,<ref>{{cite news|title=Will crime center fight crime?|url=http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/01/our-view-will-crime-center-fight-crime|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=August 2, 2011|archive-date=July 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718154347/http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/01/our-view-will-crime-center-fight-crime|url-status=dead}}</ref> allegations of government corruption,<ref>{{cite news|last=McKitrick|first=Cathy|title=Lawmaker, activist decry slow progress of Envision Ogden probe|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/50649368-78/ogden-envision-hansen-investigation.html.csp|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=November 13, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McKitrick|first=Cathy|title=Coalition launches to promote ethics in Ogden government|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/51891138-78/ogden-government-ethics-project.html.csp|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> and challenges facing the Ogden City schools.<ref>{{cite news|last=Van Valkenburg|first=Nancy|title=Mixed bag of results in state board's school progress reports|url=http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/31/mixed-bag-results-state-boards-school-progress-reports|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=September 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131010105532/http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/31/mixed-bag-results-state-boards-school-progress-reports |archive-date= Oct 10, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Van Valkenburg|first=Nancy|title=Ogden School District seeks quieter fall|url=http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/09/11/ogden-school-district-seeks-quieter-fall|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=September 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010080540/http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/09/11/ogden-school-district-seeks-quieter-fall |archive-date= Oct 10, 2013 }}</ref>
=== Federal representation ===
Ogden is located in [[Utah's 1st congressional district]]. In the [[118th United States Congress]], Ogden is represented by [[Blake Moore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representatives |url=https://www.house.gov/representatives#state-utah |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=house.gov}}</ref>
==Education==
[[File:Weber State University Campus 2.jpg|thumb|Weber State University's main campus in Ogden]]
[[File:Ben Lomond High School.png | thumb|220x124px | right | [[Ben Lomond High School]]]]
===K-12===
[[Ogden City School District]] is the public school district in the city, with its boundaries mirroring the city limits.<ref name=Schooldistrictmap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49057_weber/DC20SD_C49057.pdf|title=2020 Census - school district reference map: Weber County, UT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2021-06-25}}</ref> It operates [[Ogden High School (Utah)|Ogden High School]] and [[Ben Lomond High School]].
[[Weber School District]] serves areas outside of the city limits,<ref name=Schooldistrictmap/> even if they have "Ogden, Utah" postal addresses.
[[DaVinci Academy of Science and the Arts]] is an elementary and secondary charter school system.
[[Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind]]'s boarding facility is in the city.
The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City]] operates and/or sponsors Catholic schools including [[St. Joseph Catholic High School (Ogden, Utah)|Saint Joseph Catholic High School]].
===Tertiary level===
* [[Weber State University]]
* [[Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College]]
* [[Stevens–Henager College]]
Ogden is home to the [[Ogden Botanical Gardens]], which serve as an extension location and distance education center for [[Utah State University]].
==Economy==
[[File:Market star ogden utah.jpg|thumb|MarketStar headquarters in Ogden, Utah]]
[[File:Bank of Utah Corporate.jpg|thumb|[[Bank of Utah]] was founded in Ogden in 1952 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Ogden]]
As the principal city of the 2nd largest [[Metropolitan Statistical Area|MSA]] in Utah, Ogden serves as an economic hub for the northern part of the state. Much of the central city is occupied by offices of federal, state, county, and municipal government entities. The [[Internal Revenue Service]] has a large regional facility in Ogden and is the city's largest employer with over 5,000 employees.<ref name="ogden-ut.com">{{cite web|author=Graham Lovelady |url=http://www.ogden-ut.com/industry.html |title=Ogden Utah Industries |publisher=Ogden-ut.com |access-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216195801/http://www.ogden-ut.com/industry.html |archive-date= Feb 16, 2012 }}</ref> Other large employers include [[McKay-Dee Hospital Center|McKay Dee Hospital]], [[Weber State University]], [[Ogden City School District]], [[Autoliv]], [[Fresenius (company)|Fresenius]], and [[Convergys]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ogdencity.com/en/about_ogden/history_demographics/ogden_demographics.aspx |title=Demographics of Ogden City |publisher=Ogden City |access-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006215533/http://www.ogdencity.com/en/about_ogden/history_demographics/ogden_demographics.aspx |archive-date=October 6, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
In 2013, Ogden ranked No. 16 on ''Forbes''' list of the Best Places for Business and Careers.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Best Places For Business and Careers |url=https://www.forbes.com/best-places-for-business/|magazine=Forbes|access-date=15 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118013122/http://www.forbes.com/best-places-for-business/list/ |archive-date= Jan 18, 2014 }}</ref>
The western parts of the city have several industrial areas. The largest is [[Business Depot Ogden]], a former Army depot that was restructured to be a 1,000-plus acre business park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ogdencity.com/en/maps/directional_maps/directions_business_depot_bdo.aspx |title=Business Depot Ogden (BDO) Directional Map |publisher=Ogden City |access-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012050051/http://ogdencity.com/en/maps/directional_maps/directions_business_depot_bdo.aspx |archive-date=October 12, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
===Headquarters===
*MarketStar –  Sales and marketing company.<ref name="ogden-ut.com"/>
*ENVE Composites - high-end bicycle components
*[[Autoliv]] North America – Automotive safety equipment.<ref name="jobbankusa.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.jobbankusa.com/jobs/utah_ut/job_employment_largest_employers.html |title=Utah's Largest Employers |publisher=Jobbankusa.com |access-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017135536/http://jobbankusa.com/jobs/utah_ut/job_employment_largest_employers.html |archive-date=October 17, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*[[Bank of Utah]] – Banking services.<ref name="jobbankusa.com"/>
*[[America First Credit Union]] – Banking services.
*Kadince – Software services.
==Transportation==
[[File:Front Runner (1141456610).jpg|thumb|''[[FrontRunner]]'' [[commuter rail]], which runs between [[Provo, Utah|Provo]] and Ogden, via [[Salt Lake City]]]]
Interstates [[Interstate 15 in Utah|15]] and [[Interstate 84 in Utah|84]] serve the city. I-84 runs east–west through the southern suburbs, merging with I-15 near [[Riverdale, Utah|Riverdale]]. I-15 runs north–south near the city's western edge and provides connections to the rest of the [[Wasatch Front]] and beyond. Ogden is served directly by exits 341, 342, 343, and 344. [[U.S. Route 89 in Utah|US-89]] enters the city from the south, running through the city as Washington Boulevard, which serves as the main street of Ogden. It then continues north to [[Brigham City, Utah|Brigham City]]. [[Utah State Route 39|State Route 39]] runs east–west through the city as 12th Street, and continues eastward through Ogden Canyon providing access to Pineview Reservoir and the mountain and ski resort town of [[Huntsville, Utah|Huntsville]].
The [[Utah Transit Authority]] (UTA) operates four bus routes directly between Salt Lake City and Ogden, as well as numerous others that serve [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]] and northern [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]] counties that connect into either the Ogden Intermodal Hub on the west edge of town or to [[Weber State University]]. Ogden is also the source of the two routes that serve [[Brigham City, Utah|Brigham City]], the northernmost extension of UTA's bus system. It also has a [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] bus stop along a line that runs north–south along I-15. The ''[https://rideuta.com/Rider-Tools/Schedules-and-Maps/750-FrontRunner FrontRunner]'' [[commuter rail]] runs between [[Salt Lake City]] and the Ogden Intermodal Hub in downtown Ogden.
[[Amtrak]] service is provided with a bus connection running to/from Salt Lake City, where there are daily [[California Zephyr]] trains west to the [[Oakland, California]], area and east to [[Chicago, Illinois]]. Amtrak trains do not serve Ogden directly. Historically, [[Union Station (Ogden, Utah)|Ogden Union Station]] served as a hub for frequent trains going northwest to [[Portland, Oregon]], and [[Seattle, Washington]], and east to Chicago. Amtrak ended the ''[[Pioneer (train)|Pioneer]]'' in 1997. In the same year, Amtrak ended the [[Los Angeles]] to Chicago ''[[Desert Wind]].''
[[Ogden–Hinckley Airport]], Utah's busiest municipal airport, is in the southwest portion of the city. The only commercial service is operated by Breeze Airways with nonstop service to Orange County, California. [[Allegiant Air]] offered commercial service from Ogden to [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] and [[Mesa, Arizona]], [[Avelo Airlines]] served [[Burbank, California]], while [[Utah Airways]] offers charter service to many of the West's national parks. As of May 2022, both Allegiant and Avelo ceased service, citing rising costs and dropping ticket sales, in addition to expanded availability of air carriers at Salt Lake International airport just 35 minutes south.<ref>{{Cite web|title = About|url = http://flyogden.com/about/|website = FlyOgden|access-date = 2016-01-03|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160101234905/http://flyogden.com/about/|archive-date = January 1, 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>
==Sites of interest==
[[File:Ogden25thStreet.jpg|right|thumb|[[Historic 25th Street]], Downtown]]
[[File:Peery's Egyptian Theatre Ogden Utah.jpg|thumb|[[Peery's Egyptian Theatre]], Downtown]]
[[File:First security building ogden utah.jpg|thumb|upright|The First Security Building on 24th Street]]
* [[Bigelow-Ben Lomond Hotel]]
* [[Dee Events Center]]
* [[Eccles Avenue Historic District]]
* [[Historic 25th Street]]
* [[The Ice Sheet Ogden, Utah|The Ice Sheet]] [[Curling]]: venue used during the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Jefferson Avenue Historic District (Ogden, Utah)|Jefferson Avenue Historic District]]
* [[The Junction (Ogden, Utah)|The Junction]]: retail and residential complex
* [[Ogden High School (Utah)|Ogden High School]]
* [[Ogden Nature Center]]
* [[Ogden Utah Temple]]
* [[American Can Company of Utah Building Complex]]
* [[Ott Planetarium]]
* [[Peery's Egyptian Theatre]]
* [[Snowbasin|Snowbasin Ski Area]]: [[alpine skiing]] venue used during the 2002 Winter Olympics
* [[Union Station Ogden, Utah|Union Station]]
* [[U.S. Forestry Building (Ogden, Utah)|Ogden Forest Service Building]]
* [[Weber State University]]
==Sports and recreation==
The mountains and rivers near Ogden offer many opportunities for outdoor recreation.
An extensive trail system, immediately adjacent to the city's eastern edge, gives residents and visitors immediate access to the foothills of the Wasatch Range. The foothill trails are used for hiking, running, mountain biking, and sometimes snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Steeper trails climb eastward into the mountains, and many other mountain trails originate within a few miles of the city. A system of paved urban trails runs along the banks of the Ogden and Weber Rivers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Weber Pathways web site|url=http://weberpathways.org/|access-date=October 18, 2011}}</ref>
The quartzite cliffs above Ogden's foothills provide a variety of [[rock climbing]] routes. An extensive boulder field in the foothills is one of the most popular [[bouldering]] sites in the state.
[[File:LindquistFieldOgden.jpg|thumb|left|210px|[[Lindquist Field]], home of the Raptors]]
On the mountains east of Ogden are three [[alpine skiing|downhill ski]] areas: [[Snowbasin]], [[Powder Mountain]], and [[Nordic Valley, Utah|Nordic Valley]]. Popular sites for [[cross-country skiing]] include Snowbasin and Weber County's North Fork Park.
[[Kayaking]] is a popular sport on portions of the Ogden and Weber Rivers. A developed kayak park lies on the Weber River in the western portion of the city. The reservoirs near Ogden are used for a wide variety of water sports.
Ogden is also home to the [[minor league baseball]] team [[Ogden Raptors]] of the [[Pioneer Baseball League|Pioneer League]], the [[Women's Flat Track Derby Association]] league [[Junction City Roller Dolls]], and the junior hockey team [[Ogden Mustangs]] of the [[United States Premier Hockey League]].
[[Ogden Stadium]] houses the annual "Hot Rocking 4th", a [[motorsport]]s event.
There are several golf courses in the city of Ogden.<ref>{{cite web|last=Small |first=Laird |url=http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/city.aspx?dest=Ogden+UT |title=golflink.com |publisher=golflink.com |date=April 3, 2007 |access-date=October 14, 2011}}</ref>
Weber State University fields several intercollegiate athletic teams that attract spectators from among residents. The university is especially known for its basketball team.
Ogden is a satellite venue of the [[Sundance Film Festival]]. A local film festival, now called the Foursite Film Festival, has been held annually since 2004. Other events of interest include a downtown farmer's market, the Ogden Arts Festival, the Harvest Moon Festival, Ogden Winterfest, and the Ogden Marathon.<ref>{{cite web|title=GOAL Foundation web site|url=http://www.getoutandlive.org/|access-date=October 18, 2011}}</ref>
Ogden has had two [[shopping mall]]s. [[Newgate Mall]] was built in 1981, and Ogden City Mall a year prior. The latter was torn down and redeveloped as The Junction.
==Renown==
[[File:Ogden.ogv|thumb|Panoramic video clip of Ogden recorded on the [[Bonneville Shoreline Trail]] at {{convert|5111|ft|m|abbr=on}} Clip pans from south to west to north]]
Two ships in the [[United States Navy]] have been named after the City of Ogden; the first, {{USS|Ogden|PF-39}}, in 1943, and the second, {{USS|Ogden|LPD-5}}, in 1964.
Ogden was the site of the infamous [[Hi-Fi murders]] in 1974.
[[FJ Management|Flying J]], the largest retailer of diesel fuel in North America, once had its corporate headquarters in Ogden.
On September 17, 2024, the [[National Park Service]] announced that Ogden was named a [[World War II Heritage City]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Park Service Announces New American World War II Heritage Cities - Sept 2024 - Office of Communications (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/national-park-service-announces-new-american-world-war-ii-heritage-cities-sept-2024.htm |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-17 |title=Ogden designated World War II Heritage City by National Park Service |url=https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/ogden-designated-world-war-ii-heritage-city-by-national-park-service |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU) |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-ogden-was-chosen-as-one-of-8-newly-designated-wwii-heritage-cities/ar-AA1qJOgv |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref>
==In the media==
Ogden is one of five cities featured in the first season of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] reality series ''[[Emergency Call (2020 TV series)|Emergency Call]]'', which chronicles real-life [[9-1-1]] calls and the operator-dispatchers who handle them.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thorne|first=Will|title=Luke Wilson to Host 'Emergency Call' Unscripted Series, ABC Sets Fall Premiere|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/luke-wilson-host-emergency-call-abc-series-1234758607/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 3, 2020}}</ref> The Ogden City Mall (which has since been replaced by [[The Junction (Ogden, Utah)|The Junction]] complex) featured in the video of the pop music hit "[[I Think We're Alone Now#Tiffany version|I Think We're Alone Now]]" by [[Tiffany Darwish]]. New Canaan, a city mentioned in the [[Fallout: New Vegas]] [[Downloadable content|DLC]] Honest Hearts, was based off of Ogden.
==Notable people==
* [[Hal Ashby]], [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning film director
* [[Rodney Bagley]], co-inventor of the [[catalytic converter]]
* [[Tanoka Beard]], basketball player
* [[Colby Bockwoldt]], football player
* [[Solon Borglum]], sculptor
* [[Fawn M. Brodie]], historian
* [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]], inventor and firearms designer
* [[Val A. Browning]], industrialist, philanthropist, and gun innovator
* [[Laurence J. Burton]], politician, U.S. House of Representatives
* [[Nolan Bushnell]], founder of [[Atari]] and [[Chuck E. Cheese's]]
* [[R. D. Call]], actor
* [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]], basketball player
* [[Les Clark]], film animator and director
* [[Elwood Cooke]], tennis player, Wimbledon doubles champion
* [[Bernard DeVoto]], historian
* [[Kelly Downs]], former pitcher for the [[San Francisco Giants]]
* [[Spencer Eccles]], philanthropist
* [[Arthur Guy Empey]], adventurer, soldier, writer, actor
* [[Arnie Ferrin]], basketball player
* [[Byron Foulger]], actor
* [[Tracy Hall]], chemist
* [[William Jefferson Hardin]], black legislator
* [[Robert Harris (Utah politician)|Robert Harris]], first African American to serve in the [[Utah State Legislature]]
* [[William Wadsworth Hodkinson]], [[Paramount Pictures]] founder
* [[Francis L. Horspool]], painter
* [[Ashley Jenkins]], online personality
* [[Cecil Jensen]], editorial cartoonist
* [[Edward U. Knowlton]], physician and politician
* [[Damian Lillard]], basketball player and [[NBA Rookie of the Year]]
* [[Jeff Lowe]], World Class Alpinist
* [[May Mann]], society columnist for ''[[The Ogden Standard-Examiner]]'', later [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] columnist and celebrity biographer
* [[J. Willard Marriott]], hotel magnate
* [[Herbert B. Maw]], politician, Utah's 8th Governor
* [[K. Gunn McKay]], politician, U.S. House of Representatives
* [[Joe McQueen]], jazz saxophonist
* [[Wataru Misaka]], basketball player
* [[Blake Moore]], politician, U.S. House of Representatives
* [[Red Nichols]], jazz musician, bandleader
* [[Ray Noorda]], business executive
* "[[The Osmonds]]": [[Virl Osmond|George Jr. (Virl)]], [[Tom Osmond|Tom]], [[Alan Osmond|Alan]], [[Wayne Osmond|Wayne]], [[Merrill Osmond|Merrill]], [[Jay Osmond|Jay]], [[Donny Osmond|Donny]], [[Marie Osmond|Marie]], entertainers
* [[Janice Kapp Perry]], songwriter
* [[Heath Satow]], artist
* [[Byron Scott (basketball)|Byron Scott]], basketball player and coach
* [[Brent Scowcroft]], politician, [[United States National Security Advisor]]
* [[Sarah Sellers]], American long-distance runner
* [[Richard H. Stallings]], politician, U.S. House of Representatives
* [[Ken St. Andre]], game designer
* [[Brent R. Taylor]], politician and United States Army officer
* [[Minerva Teichert]], artist
* [[E. Parry Thomas]], banker
* [[Olene S. Walker]], politician, Utah's 15th Governor
* [[Ginger Wallace]], artist and philanthropist
* [[Gedde Watanabe]], actor
==See also==
* [[Amalgamated Sugar Company]]
* [[Conoco]]
* [[Defense Depot Ogden]]
* [[Hi-Fi murders]]
* [[International Armoring Corporation]]
* [[McKay-Dee Hospital Center]]
* ''[[Standard-Examiner]]''
* ''[[Victim: The Other Side of Murder]]''
==References==
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==Further reading==
* (1994) [https://web.archive.org/web/20230206150810/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HILL_AIR_FORCE_BASE.shtml "Hill Air Force Base"] article in the [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ ''Utah History Encyclopedia.''] The article was written by Charles G. Hibbard and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HILL_AIR_FORCE_BASE.shtml the original] on February 6, 2023, and retrieved on May 9, 2024.
==External links==
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* [http://www.ogdencity.com/ Ogden City] web site
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Ogden
|North     = [[Harrisville, Utah|Harrisville]], [[North Ogden, Utah|North Ogden]]
|Northeast = [[Paradise, Utah|Paradise]]
|East      = [[Huntsville, Utah|Huntsville]]
|Southeast = [[Morgan, Utah|Morgan]]
|South     = [[Riverdale, Utah|Riverdale]], [[South Ogden, Utah|South Ogden]], [[Uintah, Utah|Uintah]]
|Southwest = [[Roy, Utah|Roy]]
|West      = [[Marriott-Slaterville, Utah|Marriott-Slaterville]]<br />[[West Haven, Utah|West Haven]]
|Northwest = [[Farr West, Utah|Farr West]]
}}
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