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Eureka is a city in Juab County, Utah, in the East Tintic Mountains at an elevation of 6,430 feet, and its northeast boundary follows the Utah County line.

The 2020 census counted 662 residents in 261 households, down from 669 in 2010, with a median age of 40.6 years.

Eureka was founded in 1870, originally known as Ruby Hollow, and was incorporated as a city on November 8, 1892.

The city was named after the Greek word eureka, meaning "I have found it!"

Eureka became the financial center of the Tintic Mining District, organized in 1869, which by 1899 was one of the top mineral-producing areas in Utah, anchored by the "Big Four" mines: Bullion Beck and Champion, Centennial Eureka, Eureka Hill, and Gemini.

The city's population peaked at 3,608 in 1920 and fell to 562 by 1990.

Eureka housed the second-ever JCPenney store, then called the Golden Rule Store, along with Eureka City Hall, built in 1899, and a Juab County Courthouse from 1892.

In the early 1900s Eureka was a powerhouse in Utah soccer, winning state titles in 1905, 1907, and 1909.

Eureka was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as part of the Tintic Mining District Multiple Resource Area, and the Eureka Historic District is coterminous with the city.

Frank Zamboni, inventor of the modern ice resurfacer and founder of the Zamboni Company, is counted among Eureka's notable people.