Rich County, Utah

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Rich County is a county in the United States of Utah. In 2000, the population was 1961. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 2205, making it Utah's third smallest county. The county comprises an area of 1086.29 mi˛ (2813.48 sq km), of which, 1028.53 square miles (2663.88 sq km) of it is land and 57.76 square miles (149.6 sq km) of it is water, making it Utah's seventh smallest county by total area. It is ranks tenth in the size of its inland waterways in Utah.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1961 residents, 645 households, and 522 families in the county. The population density was 1.9 people per square mile (0.73/km˛), it is the sixth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Utah. There were 2408 housing units at an average density of 2.3 per square mile (0.89/km˛). The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.44. The population's age distribution was 34.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 2205, The racial makeup of the county was 99.18% White, 0% Black or African American, 0.09% American Indian, 0.27% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.45% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $39766, making its Utah's 11th highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $44783, it is tenth wealthiest county by median family income in Utah. The per capita income for the county was $16267, making it the ninth highest county by per capita income in Utah.

In 2000, 640 pupils and students, of which 52.66% are male and 47.34% are female, 32.64% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.03% nursery or pri school, 6.09% kindergarten, 49.38% elementary school, 29.53% high school and 7.97% 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	Garden Cdp	Rich County	28.31	28.29	0.02	83	2.9	21596	37188
2	Garden City Town	Rich County	4.5	4.5	0	357	79.3	20206	40750
3	Laketown Town	Rich County	1.01	1.01	0	188	186.3	23519	60893
4	Randolph City	Rich County	1.04	1.04	0	483	466.1	13477	34792
5	Woodruff Town	Rich County	0.54	0.54	0	194	361.4	13976	43000

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1961
April 2000 Estimate	1961
July 2000 Estimate	1964
July 2001 Estimate	1925
July 2002 Estimate	1934
July 2003 Estimate	2014
July 2004 Estimate	2018
July 2005 Estimate	2011
July 2006 Estimate	2006
July 2007 Estimate	2089
July 2008 Estimate	2205

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	20	25	45
Kindergarten	20	19	39
Elementary school	171	145	316
High school	100	89	189
College or graduate school	26	25	51

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Rich County, Utah	$39766	$44783	$16267
Utah, United States	$45726	$51022	$18185
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587