Wayne County, Utah

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Wayne County is one of the 29 county of Utah, located towards the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. According to the latest population census dating back to 2000, the Wayne County is home to 2509 inhabitants. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 2589, It is the fourth smallest in terms of population. The county encompasses an area of 2466.47 sq mi (6388.13 kmē ), of which, 2460.32 square miles (6372.2 kmē) of it is land and 6.15 square miles (15.93 kmē) of it is water, it is the 14th largest by area in the U.S. state of Utah.


As of the census of 2000, there were 2509 residents, 890 households, and 669 families in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile (0.39/kmē), it is the second least populated county in terms of population density. There were 1329 housing units at an average density of 0.5 per square mile (0.19/kmē). The average household size was 2.81 people, and the average family size was 3.31 people. In the county Age distribution was 32.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 2589, The racial makeup of the county was 2542 White, 4 Black or African American, 13 American Indian, 3 Asian, 7 Native Hawaiian, and 20 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32000, it is fifth poorest county by median household income in Utah. The median income for a family in the county was $36940, making its Utah's fourth lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $15392, it is the 15th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Utah.

In 2000, 719 pupils and students, of which 52.71% are male and 47.29% are female, 28.66% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.12% nursery or pri school, 7.51% kindergarten, 50.07% elementary school, 25.73% high school and 10.57% 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	Bicknell Town	Wayne County	0.47	0.47	0	353	757.9	13457	32750
2	Loa Town	Wayne County	0.88	0.88	0	525	595.5	18842	33750
3	Lyman Town	Wayne County	1.89	1.89	0	234	123.8	12493	36607
4	Torrey Town	Wayne County	0.39	0.39	0	171	433.3	15818	25859

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2509
April 2000 Estimate	2509
July 2000 Estimate	2529
July 2001 Estimate	2510
July 2002 Estimate	2520
July 2003 Estimate	2465
July 2004 Estimate	2426
July 2005 Estimate	2409
July 2006 Estimate	2477
July 2007 Estimate	2515
July 2008 Estimate	2589

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	30	14	44
Kindergarten	30	24	54
Elementary school	191	169	360
High school	93	92	185
College or graduate school	35	41	76

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Wayne County, Utah	$32000	$36940	$15392
Utah, United States	$45726	$51022	$18185
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587