Piute County, Utah

Infobox U.S. County
county = Piute County
state = Utah
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founded year= 1865
seat wl = Junction
largest city wl= Circleville
area_total_sq_mi = 766
area_total_km2 = 1983
area_land_sq_mi = 758
area_land_km2 = 1963
area_water_sq_mi = 8
area_water_km2 = 21
area percentage = 1.04%
census yr = 2000
pop = 1435
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footnotes = Named for the Paiute Native Americans.Fact|date=February 2007
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Piute County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. The population in 2000 was 1,435, and by 2005 had been estimated to decrease to 1,365. It was named for the Paiute tribe of Native Americans. The county seat is Junction and the largest city is Circleville.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 766 square miles (1,983 km²), of which, 758 square miles (1,963 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (21 km²) of it (1.04%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Sevier County, Utah - (north)
* Wayne County, Utah - (east)
* Garfield County, Utah - (south)
* Iron County, Utah - (southwest)
* Beaver County, Utah - (west)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,435 people, 509 households, and 389 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 745 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 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 were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 509 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the county, the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,625, and the median income for a family was $35,147. Males had a median income of $26,771 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,697. About 11.7% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Circleville
*Greenwich
*Junction
*Kingston
*Marysvale
*Pittsburg

References

External links

* [http://www.piutecounty.org Piute County]