Piute County, Utah
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Piute County is a county located in the state of Utah. The population in 2000 was 1,435, and by 2004 had been estimated to decrease to 1,393. It was named for the Paiute tribe of Native Americans. The county seat is Junction and the largest city is Circleville.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,983 km² (766 mi²). 1,963 km² (758 mi²) of it is land and 21 km² (8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.04% water.
Adjacent Counties
- Sevier County, Utah - (north)
- Iron County, Utah - (southeast)
- Wayne County, Utah - (east)
- Garfield County, Utah - (south)
- Beaver County, Utah - (west)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,435 people, 509 households, and 389 families residing in the county. The population density is 1/km² (2/mi²). There are 745 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 95.61% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 1.18% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.88% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 4.46% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 509 households out of which 33.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.60% are married couples living together, 5.70% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.40% are non-families. 22.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.79 and the average family size is 3.25.
In the county, the population is spread out with 30.70% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 19.70% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 104.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 101.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $29,625, and the median income for a family is $35,147. Males have a median income of $26,771 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the county is $12,697. 16.20% of the population and 11.70% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 19.10% of those under the age of 18 and 7.00% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Cities and towns
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| Regions: |
Dixie | Great Salt Lake | Great Salt Lake Desert | Uinta Mountains | Wasatch Front | Wasatch Back | Wasatch Range |
| Major Metros: |
Ogden | Provo | Saint George | Salt Lake City |
| Suburbs: |
Bountiful | Clearfield | Draper | Layton | Midvale | Murray | Orem | Roy | Sandy | Taylorsville | West Jordan | West Valley City |
| Smaller Cities: |
Brigham City | Cedar City | Logan | Moab | Park City | Price | Richfield | Tooele | Vernal |
| Counties: |
Beaver | Box Elder | Cache | Carbon | Daggett | Davis | Duchesne | Emery | Garfield | Grand | Iron | Juab | Kane | Millard | Morgan | Piute | Rich | Salt Lake | San Juan | Sanpete | Sevier | Summit | Tooele | Uintah | Utah | Wasatch | Washington | Wayne | Weber |