Sanpete County, Utah

Sanpete County, Utah is a county located in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. Sanpete County had an official population of 22763 in 2000. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 25520, making it Utah's 12th largest county. It covers total area of 1602.66 sq mi (4150.87 square kilometre), of which, 1588.11 square miles (4113.19 square kilometre) of it is land and 14.55 square miles (37.68 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 19th largest in terms of geographical size.

Sanpete County Utah
Map of Sanpete County, Utah

As of the census of 2000, there were 22763 residents, 6547 households, and 5065 families in the county. The population density was 14.3 people per square mile (5.52/kmē), making its Utah's eighth most densely populated county. There were 7879 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (1.93/kmē). It has an average household size was 3.27 persons, and the average family size was 3.68 persons. In the Sanpete County, 33.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 16.4% were 18 to 24, 21.8% were 25 to 44, 17.8% were 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 25520, The racial makeup of the county was 95.11% White, 0.56% Black or African American, 1.28% American Indian, 1.03% Asian, 0.69% Native Hawaiian, and 1.33% from two or more races.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $33042, making it the seventh poorest county by median household income among the Utah. The median income for a family in the county was $37796, it is the sixth lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Utah. The per capita income for the county was $12442, making it the third poorest county by per capita income among the Utah.

In 2000, 8638 pupils and students, of which 50.07% are male and 49.93% are female, 37.95% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.64% nursery or pri school, 4.51% kindergarten, 38.09% elementary school, 22.09% high school and 29.67% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Centerfield TownSanpete County1.81.801048581.61227035357
2Ephraim CitySanpete County3.573.57045051262.4962428318
3Fairview CitySanpete County1.251.2501160930.71350634946
4Fayette TownSanpete County0.480.480204421.21745928750
5Fountain Green CitySanpete County1.411.410945672.21228336078
6Gunnison CitySanpete County5.35.302394451.91453733147
7Manti CitySanpete County1.951.95030401560.21267732844
8Mayfield TownSanpete County0.840.840420501.71674841500
9Moroni CitySanpete County1.071.07012801194.11252732375
10Mount Pleasant CitySanpete County2.822.8202707958.81363033603
11Spring City CitySanpete County1.331.330956720.51231034609
12Sterling TownSanpete County0.240.240235976.31204127019
13Wales TownSanpete County0.30.30219731.4988535313
YearPopulation
April 2000 census22763
April 2000 Estimate22763
July 2000 Estimate22805
July 2001 Estimate23141
July 2002 Estimate23229
July 2003 Estimate23344
July 2004 Estimate23530
July 2005 Estimate23747
July 2006 Estimate23954
July 2007 Estimate24578
July 2008 Estimate25520
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school285202487
Kindergarten193197390
Elementary school167816123290
High school10218871908
College or graduate school114814152563
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Sanpete County, Utah$33042$37796$12442
Utah, United States$45726$51022$18185
United States$41994$50046$21587