THE EVANSTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sub-Irrigated High Valleys setting.
Evanston city has 10.3 square miles of land in Uinta County. Its Census reference point is in Sub-Irrigated High Valleys, within Wyoming Basin.
A broad dry basin is interrupted by hills and low mountains. Grassland and shrubland dominate the regional setting between the more heavily forested surrounding ranges.
Regional context: Wyoming Basin ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Evanston and Uinta County
Evanston is associated with Uinta County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Evanston by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Evanston, or 0.4% of its total area. That share is close to Uinta County’s 0.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Evanston city has 5 times the land area of nearby Bear River town (2.07 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

