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County:

Carbon County

State:

Utah

FIPS Code:

49007

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

3.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

30,199

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

411,422

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

5.63

Manti-La Sal NF

30,199

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

15,647

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

22,179

41.7%

26.1%

15.6%

1990:

20,228

-8.8%

-21.6%

12.8%

2000:

20,422

1.0%

-5.6%

6.5%

2005:

19,437

-4.8%

-7.3%

2.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

17,671

86.5%

0-to-19:

6,833

33.5%

Black:

52

0.3%

20-to-39:

4,964

24.3%

Hispanic:

2,097

10.3%

40-to-59:

5,195

25.4%

American Indian:

190

0.9%

60-plus:

3,430

16.8%

Other:

412

2.0%

Median Age:

33.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

13.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.3%

Median Family Income:

$40,900

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.0%

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