 Due to dangerous roads, mountainous terrain, and bad weather preventing travel via a direct route, 19th century residents in present-day Daggett County had to travel on both stage and rail to conduct business in Vernal, the county seat for Uintah County a mere away.In 1917, all Uintah County residents voted to create Daggett County.Based on the 2010 United States Census data, the population of Utah was 2,763,885.