Beaver County, Utah

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Beaver County is a county located in Utah, in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 6005 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 6162, It is Utah's sixth least populous county. The county extends throughout a territory of 2592.28 sq mi (6713.97 sq km ), of which, 2589.95 square miles (6707.94 sq km) of it is land and 2.33 square miles (6.03 sq km) of it is water, making it the 13th largest by size in Utah.


As of the census of 2000, there were 6005 people in the county, organized into 1982 households, and 1531 families residing in the county. The population density was 2.3 people per square mile (0.89/kmē), making it the 20th most densely populated county in Utah. There were 2660 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0.39/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.93 persons, and the average family size was 3.42 persons. In the county Population was distributed with 33.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 106 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 6162, The racial makeup of the county was 5903 White, 25 Black or African American, 83 American Indian, 47 Asian, 6 Native Hawaiian, and 98 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34544, making its Utah's 18th highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $39253, it is the ninth poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14957, it is Utah's 18th wealthiest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1757 pupils and students, of which 896 are male and 861 are female, 29.26% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 142 nursery or pri school, 81 kindergarten, 866 elementary school, 541 high school and 127 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Beaver City	Beaver County	4.58	4.58	0	2454	535.5	14412	33646
2	Milford City	Beaver County	1.93	1.93	0	1451	753.7	14889	35809
3	Minersville Town	Beaver County	0.63	0.63	0	817	1289.3	11693	36563

Year	Population
April 2000 census	6005
April 2000 Estimate	6005
July 2000 Estimate	6016
July 2001 Estimate	6006
July 2002 Estimate	6047
July 2003 Estimate	5997
July 2004 Estimate	6000
July 2005 Estimate	6072
July 2006 Estimate	6090
July 2007 Estimate	6061
July 2008 Estimate	6162

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	77	65	142
Kindergarten	41	40	81
Elementary school	440	426	866
High school	274	267	541
College or graduate school	64	63	127

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Beaver County, Utah	$34544	$39253	$14957
Utah, United States	$45726	$51022	$18185
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587