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County:

Washington County

State:

Utah

FIPS Code:

49053

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

25% to 30%

Percent Land in NF:

25.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

394,597

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

596,920

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

11.96

Dixie NF

394,597

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

40

Mean July Temp:

84

Topography:

High Mountain Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

13,669

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

26,065

90.7%

62.8%

27.9%

1990:

48,560

86.3%

64.0%

22.3%

2000:

90,354

86.1%

68.9%

17.2%

2005:

118,885

31.3%

24.1%

7.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

82,293

91.1%

0-to-19:

31,922

35.3%

Black:

174

0.2%

20-to-39:

21,914

24.3%

Hispanic:

4,727

5.2%

40-to-59:

17,348

19.2%

American Indian:

1,229

1.4%

60-plus:

19,170

21.2%

Other:

1,931

2.1%

Median Age:

31.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

37.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

21.0%

Median Family Income:

$41,845

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.7%

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