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County:

Uintah County

State:

Utah

FIPS Code:

49047

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

9.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

268,864

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

947,473

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.6

Ashley NF

268,864

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

16

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

High 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:

12,684

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

20,506

61.7%

32.7%

29.0%

1990:

22,211

8.3%

-15.3%

23.6%

2000:

25,224

13.6%

0.6%

13.0%

2005:

26,995

7.0%

1.1%

5.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

21,662

85.9%

0-to-19:

9,665

38.3%

Black:

26

0.1%

20-to-39:

6,251

24.8%

Hispanic:

894

3.5%

40-to-59:

5,904

23.4%

American Indian:

2,264

9.0%

60-plus:

3,404

13.5%

Other:

378

1.5%

Median Age:

29.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.2%

Median Family Income:

$38,877

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.0%

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