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History · Ivins

Ivins’ post office opened in 1923

Among the newest of U.S. towns · #114 of 119 in Utah. What drives it

Most of Ivins was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2005. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1986 on, and the census since 1940.

1923first post office
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
Add an old photoShare a memory
From Ivins’ archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Ivins began

When was Ivins founded?

1923

The Ivins post office opened in 1923, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1935.

First census: 83 in 19402020 census: 8,978103 years

How historic is Ivins?

D−

Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Ivins post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1935.
History grade

What drives Ivins’ History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Ivins is among the newest of U.S. towns, #114 of 119 in Utah. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Ivins’ overall grade.
Founding era1923, from the first post office: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 19400.0% of homes (±0.4) · typical UT town 2.8% · U.S. 8.4%D−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical UT town 3.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Among the newest
NewerOlder
Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 4%

Utah towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Utah town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Ivins’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Utah towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D−. The pre-1940 share (±0.4 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date; Wikidata’s 1935 falls in the same era, so the grade doesn’t depend on which one is used.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Ivins’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Ivins’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ivins’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewFront of Vermillion Cliffs. Village of …: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Ivins, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ivins yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Ivins ( EYE-vinz) is a city in southwestern Washington County, Utah, United States. It is a part of the St. George Metropolitan Area as a suburb or "bedroom" community. The population was 8,978 at the 2020 census, up from 6,753 at the 2010 census. Although Ivins was listed as a town in the 2000 census, it became a city in 1998.

Its first post office opened in 1923. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,753 to 8,978 (+33%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Ivins, 1923 to 1986

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1923Post officeThe Ivins post office opens
  3. 1929In the archiveFront of Vermillion Cliffs. Village of Ivins, Utah, at base. Southern end of Pine Valley …
  4. 1983Post officeThe Ivins post office closes
  5. 1986On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Ivins, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1920s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1920s1 item
Front of Vermillion Cliffs. Village of Ivins, Utah, at base. Southern end of Pine Valley Mountain in distance at right1929Front of Vermillion Cliffs. Village of Ivins, Utah, a…
1930s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today17 recent
Red Mountain2011Red MountainPicnic area under the hills2011Picnic area under the hillsOld fence dyeclan.com2011Old fence dyeclan.comLava - panoramio (1)2011Lava - panoramio (1)Large petroglyph panel dyeclan.com2011Large petroglyph panel dyeclan.comLarge block "S" petroglyph dyeclan.com2011Large block "S" petroglyph dyeclan.comIndian Ruins, foundation to old houses dyeclan.com2011Indian Ruins, foundation to old houses dyeclan.comFence post stuck in lava rock2011Fence post stuck in lava rockEntering Snow Canyon2011Entering Snow CanyonDragon's Head2011Dragon's HeadCliffs by Kayenta2011Cliffs by KayentaCliffs by Kayenta - panoramio (2)2011Cliffs by Kayenta - panoramio (2)Cliffs by Kayenta - panoramio (1)2011Cliffs by Kayenta - panoramio (1)Bighorn sheep petroglyph dyeclan.com2011Bighorn sheep petroglyph dyeclan.com2010-1101-IvinsUT20102010-1101-IvinsUTDesert Rose Labyrinth2008Desert Rose LabyrinthDesert Rose Labyrinth Sign2008Desert Rose Labyrinth Sign
On the map

Ivins on the map in 1986

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ivins.

Ivins on the 1986 USGS map1986Santa Clara sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ivins.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Front of Vermillion Cliffs. Village of Ivins, Utah, at base. Southern end of Pine Valley Mountain in distance at right
Retake this viewFront of Vermillion Cliffs. Village of Ivins, Utah, at base. Southern end of Pine Valley Mountain in distance at right, 1929

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Ivins’ page.

Retake this view · +15
People over time

Ivins, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000194019601980200020208,978

Grew from 83 people in 1940 to 8,978 in 2020, more than tenfold.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Ivins’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ivins

Nobody well known was born in Ivins itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

See all →
Amanda RighettiAmerican actress · b. 1983
Brendon UrieAmerican singer and musician · b. 1987
Howard CannonAmerican politician · b. 1912
Jeffrey R. HollandAmerican educator and religious leader · b. 1940
Bert H. MillerAmerican politician · b. 1879
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Travis HirschiAmerican sociologist and criminologist · b. 1935
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Ivins had its own post office from 1923 to 1983.

Ivins
1923–1983
19201970today
1cemetery inside Ivins
Ivins City

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

St. George14 historic placesCSanta Clara8 historic placesC+

Questions about Ivins’ history

What year was Ivins founded?

The Ivins post office opened in 1923, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1935.

How does Ivins rank for history?

Ivins is among the newest of U.S. towns, #114 of 119 in Utah. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Ivins?

0.0% of Ivins’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town; the median home was built in 2005.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (18), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.