[5] Although the first settlers came to the Tremonton area in 1888, it remained largely uninhabited until just before 1900, when land agents started promoting the Bear River Valley as a place for Midwestern farmers to relocate.

These settlers were a diverse blend of Protestant faiths, in contrast to their mostly Mormon neighbors.

[7] When a townsite was laid out in 1903, the new town was named "Tremont" at the request of the German colony.

Within four years, the post office had it renamed "Tremonton" due to confusion with the central Utah town of Fremont.

[8] Tremonton lies in the Bear River Valley in northeastern Box Elder County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.2 km2), all land.

Some of the major employers include the Malt-O-Meal cereal company, West Liberty Foods, Crump-Reese Motor Co, and Intertape Polymer Group, Inc.

Older students attend Alice C. Harris Intermediate in Tremonton, as well as Bear River Middle School and Bear River High School, located in nearby Garland, Utah.