Tag: Peoa
Peoa is an unincorporated community in southwestern Summit County, Utah, United States, between Jordanelle and Rockport State Parks. It lies along State Route 32 south of the city of Coalville, the county seat of Summit County. Its elevation is 6,191 feet (1,887 m). The population was 253 at the 2010 census. Although Peoa is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84061.
Peoa was first settled in 1857 by William W. Phelps and others.
A large number of mink farms are present in Peoa. The mink industry is the primary source of income for the citizens of Peoa who do not commute to either Salt Lake City or Park City to work. A comparison of data from the 2000 census with the known number of mink farms indicates the high probability that mink outnumber humans by at least 2 to 1. The mink farms also serve as a source of tension between the Summit County sheriff’s department and animal rights activist groups. Air pollution from mink farming continues to be an environmental…