Garfield County, Utah

Garfield County is a located in the  of. As of the population was 4,735, and by  had been estimated to decrease to 4,470. It was named for, in. Its and largest city is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 13,489 (5,208 ). 13,401 km² (5,174 sq mi) of it is land and 88 km² (34 sq mi) of it (0.65%) is water. The, passing through a deep gorge, forms the eastern boundary. Westward, the cliffs of tributary canyons give way to the barren stretches of the, beyond which a variety of mountains, plateaus and canyons make up the terrain.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,735 people, 1,576 households, and 1,199 families residing in the county. The was 0/km² (1/sq mi). There were 2,767 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.95%, 0.17% or , 1.84% , 0.40% , 0.04% , 1.12% from , and 1.48% from two or more races. 2.87% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,576 households out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.40% were living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.90% were non-families. 20.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the county, the population was spread out with 32.60% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,180, and the median income for a family was $40,192. Males had a median income of $30,239 versus $20,408 for females. The for the county was $13,439. About 6.10% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.