PRICE

city, seat (1894) of Carbon county, central Utah, U.S., on the Price River, 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Provo. Settled in 1877 by Mormons, it was named for the river discovered in 1865 by William Price, a bishop of the Mormon Church. Its growth was spurred by the arrival of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in 1883. Coal production, livestock, and agriculture (sugar beets and grains) are major economic factors. Price is the seat of the (junior) College of Eastern Utah (1937). This college maintains the Prehistoric Museum (in the city hall), which contains a notable dinosaur display, including the Allosaurus found in the nearby Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry. The Black Diamond Stampede, a rodeo, is held annually. The main unit of the Manti-LaSal National Forest (headquartered in Price) is to the west. Inc. 1892. Pop. (1992 est.) 8,809.