Rich County, Utah
Rich County is a county located in the state of Utah in the United States. The the county seat ( county seat ) and largest city is Randolph.
Geography
The Richmond County covers an area of 2813 km ², of which 150 square kilometers of water. It is bordered clockwise to the counties: Licoln County ( Wyoming), Uinta County ( Wyoming), Summit County, Morgan County, Weber County, Cache County and Bear Lake County ( Idaho).
To the north of Bear Lake State Park. The Bear River Valley, located in the eastern part of the county and reach heights of 1800 meters. This area is one of the coldest areas in the state of Utah. The record in Woodruff was in the winter -45 ° C and in summer 32 ° C. The southern part of the Bear Lake is located in Richmond County.
History
Rich County was founded in 1868. It was named after Charles C. Rich, an early apostle of the Mormons.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000
According to the census of 2000, there were 1,961 people in Rich County. There were 645 households and 521 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.16 % White, 0.00 % African American, 0.05 % Native American, 0.41 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 0.92 % from other races groups; 0.46% were descended from two or more races. 1.84 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 645 households out of which 42.20 % have children under the age of 18 living with them. 74.40 % were married couples living together, 3.70% had a female householder with no husband. 19.10% were non-families. 17.10% of all households and 7.00% had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.44 persons.
Based on the county the population was spread out with 34.60 % under the age of 18, 7.20 % from 18 to 24, 22.20% from 25 to 44 years, 21.90 % between 45 and 64 years and 14.10% were 65 years old or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 103.60 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.50 males.
The median income for a household was $ 39,766, and the median income for a family was $ 44,783. Males have a median income of $ 34,464, women $ 22,396. The per capita income was $ 16,267. 10.20% of the population and 6.50 % of families are below the poverty line. 11.30% of those under age 18 and 6.30% were 65 years or older.
Cities and towns
- Garden City
- Laketown
- Randolph
- Woodruff