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County:

Cache County

State:

Utah

FIPS Code:

49005

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

35% to 40%

Percent Land in NF:

38.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

287,041

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

332,796

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.07

Cache NF

285,479

% Water:

0.7

Caribou NF

1,562

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

42,331

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

57,176

35.1%

8.6%

26.5%

1990:

70,183

22.7%

-1.7%

24.5%

2000:

91,391

30.2%

8.2%

22.0%

2005:

98,055

7.3%

-3.4%

10.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

81,989

89.7%

0-to-19:

33,920

37.1%

Black:

319

0.3%

20-to-39:

33,474

36.6%

Hispanic:

5,786

6.3%

40-to-59:

15,367

16.8%

American Indian:

466

0.5%

60-plus:

8,630

9.4%

Other:

2,831

3.1%

Median Age:

24.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

78.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

90.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

31.9%

Median Family Income:

$44,453

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.0%

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