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County:

Piute County

State:

Utah

FIPS Code:

49031

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

40% to 45%

Percent Land in NF:

40.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

198,084

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

196,044

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

22.42

Fishlake NF

195,290

% Water:

1.0

Dixie NF

2,794

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

1,164

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,329

14.2%

6.2%

8.0%

1990:

1,277

-3.9%

-8.1%

4.1%

2000:

1,435

12.4%

11.8%

0.5%

2005:

1,365

-4.9%

-4.1%

-0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,339

93.3%

0-to-19:

474

33.0%

Black:

2

0.1%

20-to-39:

260

18.1%

Hispanic:

64

4.5%

40-to-59:

366

25.5%

American Indian:

13

0.9%

60-plus:

335

23.3%

Other:

17

1.2%

Median Age:

38.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.4%

Median Family Income:

$35,147

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.7%

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