Daggett County, Utah

Daggett County is a located in the  of. As of the population was 921, and by  had been estimated to increase slightly to 943. It was named for Ellsworth Daggett, the first surveyor-general of Utah. Its and largest city is. There is one other small town, Dutch John, which is unincorporated. Dutch John was built in the 1950s to facilitate the construction of Flaming Gorge Dam. It was privatized by Congressional action in 1998.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,873 (723 ). 1,809 km² (698 sq mi) of it is land and 64 km² (25 sq mi) of it (3.42%) is water. Over 90% of the land of Daggett County is under federal ownership.

Adjacent Counties

 * - (west)
 * - (southwest)
 * - (south)
 * - (east)
 * - (north)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 921 people, 340 households, and 240 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (1/sq mi). There were 1,084 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.57%, 0.65% or , 0.76% , 0.11% , 2.39% from , and 1.52% from two or more races. 5.10% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 340 households out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.90% were living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 125.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,833, and the median income for a family was $41,484. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $21,583 for females. The for the county was $15,511. About 4.40% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the, including 5.60% of those under age 18 and 1.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * - (unincorporated)
 * Linwood (inundated by )
 * Linwood (inundated by )

Government
Daggett County is governed by three commissioners, an auditor/recorder, a clerk/treasurer, an assessor and a sheriff, all elected for four-year terms in partisan elections. Judges stand for non-partisan retention election every four years. Current officeholders and the year his/her current term began:
 * Commissioner A: Floyd Briggs(R)2007
 * Commissioner B: Stew Leith(R)2005(chairman)
 * Commissioner C: Henry Gutz(R)2007
 * Auditor/Recorder: Keri Pallesen(R)2007
 * Clerk/Treasurer: Vicky McKee(R)2007
 * Assessor: Lesa Asay(R)2007
 * Sheriff: Richard Ellsworth(R)2007
 * Justice Court Judge (Manila): (Vacant)
 * Justice Court Judge (Dutch John): Judge Anne Steen (appointed 2007)

The county courthouse is located at 95 N. 1st West, Manila, UT, and its mailing address is PO Box 219, Manila, UT 84046-0219. The primary telephone number for the courthouse is (435)784-3210. The sheriff's office telephone number (for non-emergency calls) is (435)784-3255. The telephone number for the Daggett County Jail is (435)784-3518.

Commerce and Transportation
The few commercial establishments in Daggett County exist to service visitors to the. There is one small general store, three gas stations, five cafes or restaurants, five inns/motels, and a few miscellaneous businesses. The economy is primarily related to recreation, management of government land, and ranching. There are no railroads within Daggett County. Main highways include US 191, UT 43 and UT 44.