Iron County, Utah

Iron County, Utah is a county located in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. The population of the county was 33779 as per the 2000 census data. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 44540, It is Utah's ninth most populous county. The county has a total area of 3301.84 miē (8551.73 kmē), of which, 3297.98 square miles (8541.73 kmē) of it is land and 3.87 square miles (10.02 kmē) of it is water, it is the 11th largest by area in the U.S. state of Utah.

Iron County Utah
Map of Iron County, Utah

As of the census of 2000, there were 33779 people, 10627 households, and 8073 families residing in the county. The population density was 10.2 people per square mile (3.94/kmē), it is the 12th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Utah. There were 13618 housing units at an average density of 4.1 per square mile (1.58/kmē). The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.45. In the county Population was distributed with 31.2% under the age of 18, 20.6% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 44540, The racial makeup of the county was 93.72% White, 0.76% Black or African American, 2.15% American Indian, 1.46% Asian, 0.41% Native Hawaiian, and 1.5% from two or more races.

Iron County Utah Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Iron County Utah School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Iron County Utah GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33114, making it the eighth lowest county by median household income in Utah. The median income for a family in the county was $37171, making it the fifth poorest county by median family income among the Utah. The per capita income for the county was $13568, it is the eighth poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 13246 pupils and students, of which 6616 are male and 6630 are female, 39.21% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 641 nursery or pri school, 530 kindergarten, 4408 elementary school, 2418 high school and 5249 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Brian Head TownIron County3.13.1011838.13264744063
2Cedar City CityIron County20.0920.090205271021.81405732403
3Enoch CityIron County3.313.31034671047.11142437368
4Kanarraville TownIron County0.450.4503116922477334375
5Paragonah TownIron County0.580.580470810.21135233958
6Parowan CityIron County5.845.8402565439.21485932426
YearPopulation
April 2000 census33779
April 2000 Estimate33779
July 2000 Estimate33992
July 2001 Estimate34730
July 2002 Estimate35657
July 2003 Estimate36077
July 2004 Estimate37056
July 2005 Estimate39333
July 2006 Estimate41746
July 2007 Estimate43453
July 2008 Estimate44540
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school278363641
Kindergarten284246530
Elementary school231620924408
High school130111172418
College or graduate school243728125249
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Iron County, Utah$33114$37171$13568
Utah, United States$45726$51022$18185
United States$41994$50046$21587