Tag: La Verkin
La Verkin is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 4,719 as of 2010, an increase from 3,392 in 2000. La Verkin is within walking distance of Hurricane, Utah, and the two cities have historically had close ties.
Theories about the origin of the city’s name suggest that it may be a corruption of the Spanish la virgen, after the nearby Virgin River, or possibly an error in the transcription of the term “beaver skin.”
The city made national headlines in 2001 when the City Council passed an ordinance declaring La Verkin a “United Nations-free zone”.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.1 square miles (41.8 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,392 people, 1,053 households, and 840 families residing in the city. The population density was 210.3 people per square mile (81.2/km²). There were 1,158 housing units at an average density of 71.8 per square mile (27.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city…
