Summit County, Utah

Summit County is a located in the  of, occupying a rugged and mountainous area. In 2000 its population was 29,736; in, it was estimated to have reached 35,001. The county is so named because it includes 39 of the highest mountain peaks in Utah. Its is  and the largest city is. Owing to its proximity to, Park City has acquired a reputation as an upscale getaway, bringing new development to the area.

Summit County was the only county to vote against Utah's same-sex marriage ban in 2004.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,874 (1,882 ). 4,846 km² (1,871 sq mi) of it is land and 28 km² (11 sq mi) of it (0.58%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 29,736 people, 10,332 households, and 7,501 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (16/sq mi). There were 17,489 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.80%, 0.24% or , 0.31% , 0.96% , 0.04% , 5.43% from , and 1.21% from two or more races. 8.09% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 10,332 households out of which 40.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 18.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.30.

The median income for a household in the county was $64,962, and the median income for a family was $72,510. Males had a median income of $47,236 versus $28,621 for females. The for the county was $33,767. Only 42.9% are natives of Utah. 5.40% of the population and 3.00% of families were below the.

According to a 2000 survey by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, Summit County is much more diverse in religious belief than Utah as a whole. Fully two in five people (44.2%) of the population claim no religion at all while among those that do, (Mormons) make up the largest group at 36.8% (compared with some 66% statewide), followed by  at 10.6%.

Politically, residents of Summit County have in recent elections given a significantly higher percentage of their vote to Democrats than voters in the rest of the State. In the 2006 Senate race for example, Summit County was the only County carried by Democrat Pete Ashdown even as the Republican incumbent Orrin Hatch carried the State as a whole by a 2 to 1 margin.