THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF WEBER COUNTY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY V V eber County's population growth in the twentieth century is illustrated by the following census figures. 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950
35,179 43,463 52,172 56,714 83,319
1960 1970 1980 1990 1995 (est.)
110,744 126,800 144,616 158,330 175,000
The large increases from 1940 to 1960 illustrate the impact of the war industries. There not only was an increase in numbers but also a change in the makeup of the ethnic mix of population as a result of people outside of Utah moving into the area to be employed in war industry and agricultural jobs. The last half of the twentieth century has seen sustained population growth in the county, which has brought both opportunities and challenges to the people of Weber County. 352
