Duchesne County, Utah

Duchesne County is a located in the  of. As of the population was 14,371, and by  had been estimated at 15,354. Its is  and the largest city is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 8,433 (3,256 ). 8,387 km² (3,238 sq mi) of it is land and 46 km² (18 sq mi) of it (0.55%) is water. The northern part of the county contains part of the.

County Name
Its name is of uncertain origin, there being six origins given:
 * 1) The  word doo-shane meaning dark canyon.
 * , built by the in what is now.
 * , founder of the in Utah.
 * 1) An early  in the region.
 * 2) An.
 * , a  and.

Adjacent Counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,371 people, 4,559 households, and 3,669 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (4/sq mi). There were 6,988 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.15%, 0.15% or , 5.35% , 0.21% , 0.06% , 1.59% from , and 2.50% from two or more races. 3.53% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,559 households out of which 46.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.90% were living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.50% were non-families. 16.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.51.

In the county, the population was spread out with 36.80% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 102.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,298, and the median income for a family was $35,350. Males had a median income of $31,988 versus $19,692 for females. The for the county was $12,326. About 14.20% of families and 16.80% of the population were below the, including 19.60% of those under age 18 and 12.40% of those age 65 or over.

Elected Officials
Clair Poulson, West Side Precinct Justice Court Judge

Jack Petersen, East Side Precinct Justice Court Judge

Travis Mitchel, Sheriff

Diane Freston, County Clerk-Auditor