Ophir is a census-designated place in Tooele County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 23 at the 2000 census, a decrease of two from the 1990 figure of 25.
Ophir in winter, December 2007
Tooele County is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 72,698. Its county seat and largest city is Tooele. The county was created in 1850 and organized the following year.
Tooele County Courthouse and City Hall in Tooele, Utah.
Minerals discovered in Tooele County led to a population boom.
The old Tooele County Courthouse was site of a political power struggle in 1874.