San Juan County, Utah



San Juan County is a located in the  of. In area it is the largest county in the state. In its population was 14,413; by  the population has been estimated to have decreased to 14,104. Its is  and the largest city is.

It was named by the Utah State Legislature for the, itself named by s (in honor of Saint John). nearby.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 20,547 (7,933 ). 20,254 km² (7,820 sq mi) of it is land and 292 km² (113 sq mi) of it (1.42%) is water. The county's western and southern boundaries lie deep within gorges carved by the and  Rivers. Tributary canyons, cutting through rock layers of the surrounding deserts, have carved the land up with chasms, cliffs and plateaus. In the center of the county are, , and the. Rising above all, the rise to nearly 12,000 feet, covered with lush forests vividly contrasting the scenery below.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,413 people, 4,089 households, and 3,234 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 5,449 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 40.77%, 0.12% or , 55.69% , 0.17% , 0.03% , 1.70% from , and 1.51% from two or more races. 3.75% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,089 households out of which 47.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.90% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.46 and the average family size was 4.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 39.30% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 17.10% from 45 to 64, and 8.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,137, and the median income for a family was $31,673. Males had a median income of $31,497 versus $19,617 for females. The for the county was $10,229. About 26.90% of families and 31.40% of the population were below the, including 34.70% of those under age 18 and 35.10% of those age 65 or over.