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County:

Box Elder County

State:

Utah

FIPS Code:

49003

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

2.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

103,767

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

306,396

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.15

Sawtooth NF

71,983

% Water:

15.0

Cache NF

26,391

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Caribou NF

5,393

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

High Mountain Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

28,129

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

33,222

18.1%

-0.4%

18.5%

1990:

36,485

9.8%

-8.1%

18.0%

2000:

42,745

17.2%

4.0%

13.2%

2005:

46,440

8.6%

2.4%

6.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

38,717

90.6%

0-to-19:

16,962

39.7%

Black:

66

0.2%

20-to-39:

10,775

25.2%

Hispanic:

2,791

6.5%

40-to-59:

9,078

21.2%

American Indian:

329

0.8%

60-plus:

5,930

13.9%

Other:

842

2.0%

Median Age:

27.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

7.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.5%

Median Family Income:

$49,421

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.8%

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