Utah County, Utah

Utah County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 368,536 and by was estimated at 443,738. It was named for the name (Yuta) for the. The and largest city is. The of Utah is located in Utah County, in the city of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,545 (2,141 ). 5,176 km² (1,998 sq mi) of it is land and 369 km² (143 sq mi) of it (6.66%) is water.

lies at the center of the county, lined by the mountains of the on the east. occupies a large part of the valley. The elevation ranges from 4,487 at the lake to 11,749 at the peak of.

Adjacent Counties

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Government
The government is an elected made up of three. Other elected officals include the county, the , and the.

Politics
This county is often referred to as "the most county in the most Republican state in the United States." In, received the most votes and  was fourth in votes received. In, 85.99% voted for. However, in 2000, cast more of its vote for Bush (88.91%) than Utah County.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 368,536 people, 99,937 households, and 80,749 families residing in the county. The was 71/km² (184/sq mi). There were 104,315 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (52/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.36%, 0.30% or , 0.60% , 1.06% , 0.58% , 3.25% from , and 1.85% from two or more races. 7.00% of the population were or  of any race. The top 5 Ethnic groups in Utah County are:
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By 2005 non-Hispanic whites were 87.7% of the county population. 0.4% of the population was African-American. The Native American population was holding steady at 0.6%, but it should be remembered with the county population growing quite fast, this meant the number of Native Americans was on the rise. Pacific Islanders were still 0.6% of the population. Latinos were now 8.4% of the population.

In 2000 There were 99,937 households out of which 48.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.80% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.20% were non-families. 11.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.59 and the average family size was 3.86.

In the county, the population was spread out with 34.10% under the age of 18, 21.00% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 12.70% from 45 to 64, and 6.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,833, and the median income for a family was $50,196. Males had a median income of $37,878 versus $22,656 for females. The for the county was $15,557. About 6.80% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the, including 8.40% of those under age 18 and 4.80% of those age 65 or over.

By 2006 the population had risen 26.1% to 464,760.

Happy Valley
About 88% of Utah County residents are. "Happy Valley" is a common for the region. The term is sometimes used in a or  sense.

In popular culture

 * The 2007 film American Fork was filmed in that city.
 * The film was filmed in Mapleton, Utah.  Despite the name of the film  had Mapleton, not Brigham City, in mind in making the film.

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