Morgan County, Utah

Morgan County is a located in the  of. As of the population was 7,129, and by  had been estimated at 7,906. It was named for, father of , who served as president of the. Its and largest city is.

History
An early route of the ran through the Morgan Valley and down through a narrow gorge in Weber Canyon. The avoided going through the Morgan Valley in order to speed up their journey. However, their alternate route proved more time-consuming.

In 1855, and his family became the first white settlers to take up permanent residence in the Morgan Valley after cutting a road through Weber Canyon.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,582 (611 ). 1,578 km² (609 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.27%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,129 people, 2,046 households, and 1,782 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (12/sq mi). There were 2,158 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.11%, 0.04% or , 0.18% , 0.15% , 0.45% from , and 1.07% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,046 households out of which 49.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.60% were living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.90% were non-families. 11.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.48 and the average family size was 3.81.

In the county, the population was spread out with 37.10% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 8.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 102.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,273, and the median income for a family was $53,365. Males had a median income of $42,350 versus $23,036 for females. The for the county was $17,684. About 3.70% of families and 5.20% of the population were below the, including 5.70% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * Mountain Green
 * Petersen
 * Richville
 * Stoddard
 * Monte Verde
 * Monte Verde