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County:

Uinta County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56041

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

2.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

37,762

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

111,231

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.02

Wasatch NF

37,762

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

18

Mean July Temp:

63

Topography:

High Hills Plains

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:

7,100

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

13,021

83.4%

61.6%

21.8%

1990:

18,705

43.7%

12.3%

31.4%

2000:

19,742

5.5%

-7.5%

13.1%

2005:

19,939

1.0%

-4.2%

5.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

18,210

92.2%

0-to-19:

7,280

36.9%

Black:

18

0.1%

20-to-39:

4,952

25.1%

Hispanic:

1,055

5.3%

40-to-59:

5,600

28.4%

American Indian:

161

0.8%

60-plus:

1,910

9.7%

Other:

298

1.5%

Median Age:

31.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

9.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.0%

Median Family Income:

$49,520

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.8%

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