Ballard Utah is a rural agricultural community located in the Uintah Basin region of Utah. Ballard consists of a mix of residential homes, farms, ranches, and open space. The area along US Highway 40 has a variety of commercial and industrial uses along with large tracts of agricultural fields and undeveloped properties. In the past, the residents of Ballard have relied on neighboring communities for their shopping and retail needs. Today, there are commercial establishments along the highway corridor together with some light industrial uses predominantly on the east end of the Town.
The Ute Tribal Reservation is located east of the Town and provides water to the Ballard Water System. Roosevelt City is located in Duchesne County and is adjacent to Ballard on the West Boundary of the Community. Roosevelt provides some services to the residents of Ballard. Roosevelt also provides sanitary sewer lagoons to Ballard under an inter-local agreement. Ballard relies on Uintah County for many of its public and educational services.
Ballard has experienced economic cycles inherent to the region. The energy extraction industry has experienced several “boom and bust cycles” which have directly affected Ballard.
Until recently, Ballard’s population has remained stable. For current census data, see the United States Census Bureau .
