Weber County, Utah

Weber County is a located in the  of, occupying a stretch of the , part of the eastern shores of , and much of the rugged. As of the, the population is 196,533, an increase of 24.1% over its population in 1990. By its population was estimated at 210,749. Its and largest city is.

, founded in 1889, is located in.

The county was formed on, and named after the , which in turn was named for  (1779-1859), a  in the area in the mid-.

Geography
The county extends from high in the in the east into a portion of the  to the west. The Weber and and their  run through its valleys. The Weber County Surveyor's office divides the county into two regions, the "Lower Valley" and the "Upper Valley", divided by the ridge of the Wasatch front range running north-south through the county. The "Lower Valley" is the more populous part of the county and is adjacent to the. The "Upper Valley" is the eastern part of the county and consists mostly of the, the watershed of the.

According to the, the county has a total area of 1708 (659 ). 1491 km² (576 sq mi) of it is land and 217 km² (84 sq mi or 12.73%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * (northwest)
 * - (north)
 * - (northeast)
 * - (south)
 * - (south)
 * - (southwest - touch)

Demographics
As of the of, there are 196,533 people in the county, organized into 65,698 households and 49,536 families. The is 132/km² (342/sq mi). There are 70,454 housing units at an average density of 47/km² (122/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county is 87.69%, 1.40% or , 1.28% , 0.77% , 0.16% , 6.59% from , and 2.12% from two or more races. 12.65% of the population are or  of any race.

By 2005 80.4% of the population was non-Hispanic whites. 1.5% was African-Americans while 0.9% was Native American. Asians were 1.4% of the population. Latinos were 15.2% of the county population.

There are 65,698 households out of which 40.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% are living together, 10.70% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% are non-families. 20.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.95 and the average family size is 3.42.

In the county, the population is spread out with 31% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $44,014, and the median income for a family is $49,724. Males have a median income of $36,239 versus $24,719 for females. The for the county is $18,246. 9.30% of the population and 6.90% of families are below the. Out of the total population, 11.10% of those under the age of 18 and 5.50% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. By 2006 the county population had risen to 213,247.

Unincorporated communities
These communities are enumerated by the Census Bureau as part of the, a :

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