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History · Levan

Levan dates to 1867, and 31% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1900.

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How Levan began

When was Levan founded?

1867

Levan dates its founding to 1867 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 614 in 19002020 census: 862159 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1864.

What stands out about Levan’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Levan are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost half of its people between 1910 and 1970, then more than doubled.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Levan.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Levan’s history is told.

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People over time

Levan, census by census

02004006008001900192019401960198020002020752 in 1910Low: 376

Lost half of its people between 1910 and 1970, then more than doubled.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Levan’s post office has been open since 1869. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Chicken Creek
1864–1876
Lavan
1868–1868
Levan
1869–today
18601940today
1cemetery inside Levan
Levan

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

The story so far

Levan, in brief

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

Levan ( lə-VAN) is a town in Juab County, Utah, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 862. It is often said that the name of the town derives from its location near the center of Utah, because the name is "navel" spelled backwards. Several other origins have been suggested for the name, from French, Latin, or Colorado River Numic language.

Levan was established in 1867. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 841 to 862 (+2%).

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

Timeline

Levan, 1864 to 2020

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1864Post officeThe Chicken Creek post office opens
  3. 1867
    FoundingLevan is established
  4. 1868Post officeThe Lavan post office opens
  5. 1868Post officeThe Lavan post office closes
  6. 1869Post officeThe Levan post office opens
  7. 1876Post officeThe Chicken Creek post office closes
  8. 20th century
  9. 1951On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  10. 21st century
  11. 2020CensusPopulation peaks at 862
By decade

Levan, decade by decade

Today5 recent
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On the map

Levan on the map, 1951 to 2001

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Levan. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Levan on the 1951 USGS mapLevan on the 1983 USGS mapLevan on the 2001 USGS map1951Nephi sheet · 1:62,500

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

Questions about Levan’s history

What year was Levan founded?

In 1867, according to Wikidata. Levan’s post office opened in 1864, and the census of 1900 counted 614 people here.

Memory lane

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

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), 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.