Ogden, Utah

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Originally named Fort Buenaventura, Ogden was the first permanent settlement by people of European descent in what is now Utah. It was established by the trapper Miles Goodyear{{Citation | last = Roberts | first = Richard | title = Utah History Encyclopedia | publisher = University of Utah Press | year = 1994 | chapter = Ogden | chapter-url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/o/OGDEN.shtml | url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240321165050/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/o/OGDEN.shtml | archive-date = March 21, 2024 | isbn =9780874804256 | access-date = March 26, 2024}} in 1846 about a mile west of where downtown Ogden sits today.

In November 1847, Captain James Brown purchased all the land now comprising Weber County together with some livestock and Fort Buenaventura for $3,000 (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|3000|1847|r=-3}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}). The land was conveyed to Captain Brown in a Mexican Land Grant, this area being at that time a part of Mexico. The settlement was then called Brownsville, after Captain James Brown, but was later named Ogden for a brigade leader of the Hudson's Bay Company, Peter Skene Ogden, who had trapped in the Weber Valley a generation earlier. There is some confusion about which "Ogden" was the first to set foot in the area. A Samuel Ogden traveled through the western United States on an exploration trip in 1818. The site of the original Fort Buenaventura is now a Weber County park.

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Ogden is the closest sizable city to the Golden Spike location at Promontory Summit, Utah, where the first transcontinental railroad was joined in 1869. It was known as a major passenger railroad junction owing to its location along major east–west and north–south routes, prompting the local chamber of commerce to adopt the motto, "You can't get anywhere without coming to Ogden."{{cite web|title=History of Ogden|url=http://www.ogdencity.com/en/about_ogden/history_demographics/ogden_history.aspx|work=Ogden City|publisher=City of Ogden, Utah|access-date=12 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307014543/http://www.ogdencity.com/en/about_ogden/history_demographics/ogden_history.aspx|archive-date=March 7, 2013|df=mdy-all}} Railroad passengers traveling west to San Francisco from the eastern United States typically passed through Ogden (and not through the larger Salt Lake City to the south). However, Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, no longer serves Ogden. Passengers who want to travel to and from Ogden by rail must travel via FrontRunner commuter rail to Salt Lake City and Provo. Renowned Danish impressionistic writer Herman Bang died in Ogden in 1912 during a lecture tour in the United States.{{Cite web |last=Johnsen |first=Poul Pilgaard |date=2021-01-27 |title=Herman Bangs sidste rejse |url=https://www.weekendavisen.dk/content/item/34249 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=www.weekendavisen.dk |language=da}}

In 1972, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints completed construction of and dedicated the Ogden Utah Temple in Ogden. The temple was built to serve the area's large LDS population. In 2010, the LDS Church announced they would renovate the Ogden Temple and the adjacent Tabernacle. The work which began in 2011 includes an update to the exterior, the removal of the Tabernacle's steeple to make the Temple's steeple a main focus, and a new underground parking garage and gardens.{{cite web|url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/2010-02-18/ogden-temple-renovation-to-include-significant-architectural-face-lift-35131 |title=Ogden Temple Renovation to Include Significant Architectural Facelift|work=includes photographs|date=February 18, 2010 |access-date =February 7, 2011}} The Temple was rededicated in 2014.{{Cite web|title = Ogden Utah Temple News|url = https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/ogden/news/|website = www.ldschurchtemples.com|access-date = 2016-01-02}}

Because Ogden had historically been Utah's second-largest city, it is home to a large number of historic buildings. However, by the 1980s, several Salt Lake City suburbs and Provo had surpassed Ogden in population.

The Defense Depot Ogden Utah operated in Ogden from 1941 to 1997. Some of its {{convert|1,128|acre}} have been converted into a commercial and industrial park called the Business Depot Ogden, colloquially known as "BDO".

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named after the Ogden: {{USS|Ogden|PF-39}} in 1943, and {{USS|Ogden|LPD-5}} in 1964. On September 17, 2024, the National Park Service announced that Ogden had been named a World War II Heritage City.{{Cite web |title=National Park Service Announces New American World War II Heritage Cities - Sept 2024 - Office of Communications (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/national-park-service-announces-new-american-world-war-ii-heritage-cities-sept-2024.htm |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-09-17 |title=Ogden designated World War II Heritage City by National Park Service |url=https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/ogden-designated-world-war-ii-heritage-city-by-national-park-service |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU) |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-ogden-was-chosen-as-one-of-8-newly-designated-wwii-heritage-cities/ar-AA1qJOgv |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=www.msn.com}}

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Ogden is located at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains. This is at about the same latitude as Benevento in Campania in southern Italy.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of {{convert|26.6|mi2|km2}}, all land. Elevations in the city range from about {{convert|4300|to|5000|ft|m}} above sea level.

File:2005-0623-VK-OgdenSign.jpg; toward downtown]]

The Ogden and Weber Rivers, which originate in the mountains to the east, flow through the city and meet at a confluence just west of the city limits. Pineview Dam is in the Ogden River Canyon {{convert|7|mi|km}} east of Ogden. The reservoir behind the dam provides over {{convert|110000|acre.ft|e6m3|abbr=unit}} of water storage and water recreation for the area.

Prominent mountain peaks near Ogden include Mount Ogden to the east and Ben Lomond to the north.

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From south to west to north, Ogden's neighboring towns are South Ogden, Roy, West Haven, Marriott-Slaterville, Farr West, Pleasant View and North Ogden. The city is - like many others in the US - characterized by a spacious street grid with many blocks. The streets are numbered from north to south, which is expressed in the corresponding street names. By extending the numbers with directions ("E" for east and "W" for west) their relative relation to the central point is made clear. In the center of the city, the blocks from Union Station along 25th Street, the north-to-south oriented cross streets are named after former U.S. presidents such as Lincoln Avenue, Grant Avenue, Washington Boulevard, Adams Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, and Madison Avenue. The central connecting street in north–south orientation is Harrison Boulevard. The city area is divided into six districts: in the North End, including West Ogden, Downtown and East Central; in the East, including East Bench and Shadow Valley.

According to the Köppen climate classification, Ogden experiences either a Mediterranean climate (Csa) or a humid continental climate (Dsa) depending on which variant of the system is used. Summers are hot and relatively dry, with highs frequently reaching {{convert|95|F|C}}, with a few days per year reaching {{convert|100|F|C|0}}. Rain is provided in the form of infrequent thunderstorms during summer, usually between late July and mid-September during the height of monsoon season. The Pacific storm season usually lasts from about October through May, with precipitation reaching its peak in spring. Snow usually first occurs in late October or early November, with the last occurring sometime in April.

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As of the census of 2010, there were 82,825 people living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,899.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 29,763 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,117.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 75.02% White, 2.24% African American, 1.40% Native American, 1.20% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 3.7% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.64% of the population.

As of the census of 2000, there were 77,226 people, 27,384 households, and 18,402 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,899.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 29,763 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,117.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 79.01% White, 2.31% African American, 1.20% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 12.95% from other races, and 2.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 23.64% of the population.

There were 27,384 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the city 28.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 14.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,047, and the median income for a family was $38,950. Males had a median income of $29,006 versus $22,132 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,632. About 12.6% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2017 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Ogden, Utah were

• English (15.3%)
• German (9.8%)
• American (6.7%)
• Irish (6.6%)
• Scottish (3.7%)
• Italian (3.4%)
• Danish (2.9%)
• French (2.1%)
• Swedish (1.9%)
• Welsh (1.7%)https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP02/1600000US4955980{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Ogden is governed under the mayor-council form of government, in which the full-time mayor serves as an executive while the seven-member part-time council serves as the legislative branch. All these elected officials serve four-year terms, with elections occurring in odd-numbered years and terms beginning in January of even-numbered years.

The mayor is Ben Nadolski, who took office on January 2, 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.ogdencity.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=812 | title=A Letter From Mayor Nadolski }} The city council members are Bart Blair, Angela Choberka, Dave Graf, Richard Hyer, Shaun Myers, Ken Richey, and Marcia White. Four of the council members represent the city's four municipal districts,{{Cite web |url=https://www.ogdencity.com/DocumentCenter/View/5395/Municipal-Districts-Press-Release |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-01-28 |archive-date=2018-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928094155/http://www.ogdencity.com/DocumentCenter/View/5395/Municipal-Districts-Press-Release |url-status=dead }} while the other three (Blair, Myers, and White) are elected at-large by voters from the entire city.

The Ogden City government operates on a budget of $267 million per year and employs over 600 full-time workers.{{cite web |title=Mayor's Budget Proposal to Ogden City Council |url=https://www.ogdencity.com/DocumentCenter/View/24629/FY2023-2024-Mayors-Proposed-Budget-Presentation |website=Ogden City |publisher=City of Ogden |access-date=5 October 2023}} In addition to providing the usual municipal services, the government promotes business and economic development. The city operates a redevelopment agency (RDA), with the city council acting as the RDA governing board and the mayor as its executive director. The RDA's activity has increased since its establishment in 1969, with tax increment revenues at about $10 million per year and an outstanding debt of over $50 million. Designated redevelopment districts now cover nearly all of Ogden's central business districts, as are Business Depot Ogden and several other industrial areas in the western parts of the city.

Much of the recent political discourse in Ogden has focused on controversial government-sponsored development projects in the downtown area, including the Ogden Eccles Conference Center, Lindquist Field, The Junction, the Ogden River Project,{{cite news|last=McKitrick|first=Cathy|title=Ogden gives green light to river development|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52179170-78/river-ogden-project-christopoulos.html.csp|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=July 13, 2011}} and other proposals that have not moved forward.{{cite news|last=Schwebke|first=Scott|title=Ogden's ice tower dreams melted?|url=http://www.standard.net/topics/ogden-city/2010/05/12/ogdens-ice-tower-dreams-melted|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=May 13, 2010|archive-date=July 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719070559/http://www.standard.net/topics/ogden-city/2010/05/12/ogdens-ice-tower-dreams-melted|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Schwebke|first=Scott|title=Godfrey optimistic despite RAMP board's refusal to support field house funds|url=http://www.standard.net/topics/city-government/2011/02/19/godfrey-optimistic-despite-ramp-boards-refusal-support-field-house|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=February 20, 2011|archive-date=July 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719050602/http://www.standard.net/topics/city-government/2011/02/19/godfrey-optimistic-despite-ramp-boards-refusal-support-field-house|url-status=dead}} A proposed streetcar connecting downtown to Weber State University has attracted considerable attention but only limited support.{{cite news|last=Schwebke|first=Scott|title=Godfrey wants to halt streetcar proposal|url=http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/23/godfrey-wants-halt-streetcar-proposal|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=August 24, 2011|archive-date=October 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010130601/http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/23/godfrey-wants-halt-streetcar-proposal|url-status=dead}} A major controversy flared up in 2005–07 when the mayor and many others pushed unsuccessfully for construction of a luxury residential development on public land in Ogden's foothills and a new ski resort in the mountains above the city, to be accessed by a pair of aerial gondolas.{{cite news|last=Schwebke|first=Scott|title=Mayor: Course won't be sold for gondola, subdivision|url=http://activepaper.olivesoftware.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=U1NFLzIwMDcvMDcvMDgjQXIwMDEwMg==&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120726090447/http://activepaper.olivesoftware.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=U1NFLzIwMDcvMDcvMDgjQXIwMDEwMg==&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 26, 2012|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=July 8, 2007}} Other local political concerns include Ogden's relatively high tax{{cite news|last=Davidson|first=Lee|title=Where Utah taxes are highest, lowest|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/50610284-90/taxes-tax-county-district.html.csp|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=November 8, 2010}} and utility{{cite web|title=Ogden City utility rate schedule|url=http://www.ogdencity.com/en/sitecore/content/Global/Content/DocumentLinks/Community/Utilities/Utility%20Rates.aspx|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110112182611/http://www.ogdencity.com/en/sitecore/content/Global/Content/DocumentLinks/Community/Utilities/Utility%20Rates.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 12, 2011|access-date=October 18, 2011}} rates, efforts to fight crime,{{cite news|title=Will crime center fight crime?|url=http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/01/our-view-will-crime-center-fight-crime|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=August 2, 2011|archive-date=July 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718154347/http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/01/our-view-will-crime-center-fight-crime|url-status=dead}} allegations of government corruption,{{cite news|last=McKitrick|first=Cathy|title=Lawmaker, activist decry slow progress of Envision Ogden probe|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/50649368-78/ogden-envision-hansen-investigation.html.csp|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=November 13, 2010}}{{cite news|last=McKitrick|first=Cathy|title=Coalition launches to promote ethics in Ogden government|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/51891138-78/ogden-government-ethics-project.html.csp|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=May 26, 2011}} and challenges facing the Ogden City schools.{{cite news|last=Van Valkenburg|first=Nancy|title=Mixed bag of results in state board's school progress reports|url=http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/31/mixed-bag-results-state-boards-school-progress-reports|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=September 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131010105532/http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/08/31/mixed-bag-results-state-boards-school-progress-reports |archive-date= Oct 10, 2013 }}{{cite news|last=Van Valkenburg|first=Nancy|title=Ogden School District seeks quieter fall|url=http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/09/11/ogden-school-district-seeks-quieter-fall|access-date=October 18, 2011|newspaper=Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=September 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010080540/http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/09/11/ogden-school-district-seeks-quieter-fall |archive-date= Oct 10, 2013 }}

Ogden is located in Utah's 1st congressional district. In the 118th United States Congress, Ogden is represented by Blake Moore.{{Cite web |title=Representatives |url=https://www.house.gov/representatives#state-utah |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=house.gov}}

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Ogden City School District is the public school district in the city, with its boundaries mirroring the city limits.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49057_weber/DC20SD_C49057.pdf|title=2020 Census - school district reference map: Weber County, UT|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-06-25}} It operates Ogden High School and Ben Lomond High School.

Weber School District serves areas outside of the city limits, even if they have "Ogden, Utah" postal addresses.

DaVinci Academy of Science and the Arts is an elementary and secondary charter school system.

Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind's boarding facility is in the city.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City operates and/or sponsors Catholic schools including Saint Joseph Catholic High School.

• Weber State University
• Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College
• Stevens–Henager College

Ogden is home to the Ogden Botanical Gardens, which serve as an extension location and distance education center for Utah State University.

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File:Bank of Utah Corporate.jpg was founded in Ogden in 1952 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Ogden]]

As the principal city of the 2nd largest MSA in Utah, Ogden serves as an economic hub for the northern part of the state. Much of the central city is occupied by offices of federal, state, county, and municipal government entities. The Internal Revenue Service has a large regional facility in Ogden and is the city's largest employer with over 5,000 employees.{{cite web|author=Graham Lovelady |url=http://www.ogden-ut.com/industry.html |title=Ogden Utah Industries |publisher=Ogden-ut.com |access-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216195801/http://www.ogden-ut.com/industry.html |archive-date= Feb 16, 2012 }} Other large employers include McKay Dee Hospital, Weber State University, Ogden City School District, Autoliv, Fresenius, and Convergys.{{cite web |url=http://www.ogdencity.com/en/about_ogden/history_demographics/ogden_demographics.aspx |title=Demographics of Ogden City |publisher=Ogden City |access-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006215533/http://www.ogdencity.com/en/about_ogden/history_demographics/ogden_demographics.aspx |archive-date=October 6, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}

In 2013, Ogden ranked No. 16 on Forbes' list of the Best Places for Business and Careers.{{cite magazine|title=Best Places For Business and Careers |url=https://www.forbes.com/best-places-for-business/|magazine=Forbes|access-date=15 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118013122/http://www.forbes.com/best-places-for-business/list/ |archive-date= Jan 18, 2014 }}

The western parts of the city have several industrial areas. The largest is Business Depot Ogden, a former Army depot that was restructured to be a 1,000-plus acre business park.{{cite web |url=http://www.ogdencity.com/en/maps/directional_maps/directions_business_depot_bdo.aspx |title=Business Depot Ogden (BDO) Directional Map |publisher=Ogden City |access-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012050051/http://ogdencity.com/en/maps/directional_maps/directions_business_depot_bdo.aspx |archive-date=October 12, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}

• MarketStar – Sales and marketing company.
• ENVE Composites - high-end bicycle components
• Autoliv North America – Automotive safety equipment.{{cite web |url=http://www.jobbankusa.com/jobs/utah_ut/job_employment_largest_employers.html |title=Utah's Largest Employers |publisher=Jobbankusa.com |access-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017135536/http://jobbankusa.com/jobs/utah_ut/job_employment_largest_employers.html |archive-date=October 17, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}
• Bank of Utah – Banking services.
• America First Credit Union – Banking services.
• Kadince – Software services.

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Interstates 15 and 84 serve the city. I-84 runs east–west through the southern suburbs, merging with I-15 near Riverdale. I-15 runs north–south near the city's western edge and provides connections to the rest of the Wasatch Front and beyond. Ogden is served directly by exits 341, 342, 343, and 344. US-89 enters the city from the south, running through the city as Washington Boulevard, which serves as the main street of Ogden. It then continues north to Brigham City. State Route 39 runs east–west through the city as 12th Street, and continues eastward through Ogden Canyon providing access to Pineview Reservoir and the mountain and ski resort town of Huntsville.

The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) operates several services within and to/from Ogden. The OGX bus line operates between Ogden Central Station and Weber State University (WSU). Additional bus routes service Ogden, and connect Ogden to Brigham City, the northernmost extension of UTA's bus system, and to Weber and Davis counties.

Ogden Central Station is serviced by UTA's commuter rail system, FrontRunner, which, in addition to several bus lines, provides a direct route from the Ogden to Salt Lake City. Greyhound also services Ogden via Ogden Central station via highway I-15.

Amtrak service is provided with a bus connection running to/from Salt Lake City, where there are daily California Zephyr trains west to the Oakland, California area and east to Chicago, Illinois. Amtrak trains do not serve Ogden directly. Historically, Ogden Union Station served as a hub for frequent trains going northwest to Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, and east to Chicago. Amtrak ended the Pioneer in 1997. In the same year, Amtrak ended the Los Angeles to Chicago Desert Wind.

Ogden–Hinckley Airport, Utah's busiest municipal airport, is in the southwest portion of the city. The only commercial service is operated by Breeze Airways with nonstop service to Orange County, California. Allegiant Air offered commercial service from Ogden to Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona, Avelo Airlines served Burbank, California, while Utah Airways offers charter service to many of the West's national parks. As of May 2022, both Allegiant and Avelo ceased service, citing rising costs and dropping ticket sales, in addition to expanded availability of air carriers at Salt Lake International airport just 35 minutes south.{{Cite web|title = About|url = http://flyogden.com/about/|website = FlyOgden|access-date = 2016-01-03|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160101234905/http://flyogden.com/about/|archive-date = January 1, 2016|url-status = dead}}

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• Bigelow-Ben Lomond Hotel
• Dee Events Center
• Eccles Avenue Historic District
• Historic 25th Street
• The Ice Sheet Curling: venue used during the 2002 Winter Olympics
• Jefferson Avenue Historic District
• The Junction: retail and residential complex
• Ogden High School
• Ogden Nature Center
• Ogden Utah Temple
• American Can Company of Utah Building Complex
• Ott Planetarium
• Peery's Egyptian Theatre
• Snowbasin Ski Area: alpine skiing venue used during the 2002 Winter Olympics
• Union Station
• Ogden Forest Service Building
• Weber State University

The mountains and rivers near Ogden offer many opportunities for outdoor recreation.

An extensive trail system, immediately adjacent to the city's eastern edge, gives residents and visitors immediate access to the foothills of the Wasatch Range. The foothill trails are used for hiking, running, mountain biking, and sometimes snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Steeper trails climb eastward into the mountains, and many other mountain trails originate within a few miles of the city. A system of paved urban trails runs along the banks of the Ogden and Weber Rivers.{{cite web|title=Weber Pathways web site|url=http://weberpathways.org/|access-date=October 18, 2011}}

The quartzite cliffs above Ogden's foothills provide a variety of rock climbing routes. An extensive boulder field in the foothills is one of the most popular bouldering sites in the state.

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On the mountains east of Ogden are three downhill ski areas: Snowbasin, Powder Mountain, and Nordic Valley. Popular sites for cross-country skiing include Snowbasin and Weber County's North Fork Park.

Kayaking is a popular sport on portions of the Ogden and Weber Rivers. A developed kayak park lies on the Weber River in the western portion of the city. The reservoirs near Ogden are used for a wide variety of water sports.

Ogden is also home to the minor league baseball team Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League, the Women's Flat Track Derby Association league Junction City Roller Dolls, and the junior hockey team Ogden Mustangs of the United States Premier Hockey League.

Ogden Stadium houses the annual "Hot Rocking 4th", a motorsports event.

There are several golf courses in the city of Ogden.{{cite web|last=Small |first=Laird |url=http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/city.aspx?dest=Ogden+UT |title=golflink.com |publisher=golflink.com |date=April 3, 2007 |access-date=October 14, 2011}}

Weber State University fields several intercollegiate athletic teams that attract spectators from among residents. The university is especially known for its basketball team.

Ogden is a satellite venue of the Sundance Film Festival. A local film festival, now called the Foursite Film Festival, has been held annually since 2004. Other events of interest include a downtown farmer's market, the Ogden Arts Festival, the Harvest Moon Festival, Ogden Winterfest, and the Ogden Marathon.{{cite web|title=GOAL Foundation web site|url=http://www.getoutandlive.org/|access-date=October 18, 2011}}

Ogden has had two shopping malls. Newgate Mall was built in 1981, and Ogden City Mall a year prior. The latter was torn down and redeveloped as The Junction.

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Ogden is one of five cities featured in the first season of the ABC reality series Emergency Call, which chronicles real-life 9-1-1 calls and the operator-dispatchers who handle them.{{cite web|last=Thorne|first=Will|title=Luke Wilson to Host 'Emergency Call' Unscripted Series, ABC Sets Fall Premiere|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/luke-wilson-host-emergency-call-abc-series-1234758607/|work=Variety|date=September 3, 2020}} The Ogden City Mall (which has since been replaced by The Junction complex) featured in the video of the pop music hit "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany Darwish.

• Amalgamated Sugar Company
• Conoco
• Defense Depot Ogden
• Hi-Fi murders
• International Armoring Corporation
• McKay-Dee Hospital Center
• Standard-Examiner
• Victim: The Other Side of Murder

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• (1994) [https://web.archive.org/web/20230206150810/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HILL_AIR_FORCE_BASE.shtml "Hill Air Force Base"] article in the [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ Utah History Encyclopedia.] The article was written by Charles G. Hibbard and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HILL_AIR_FORCE_BASE.shtml the original] on February 6, 2023, and retrieved on May 9, 2024.

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