Cache County, Utah

Cache County is a located in the  of, comprising the , up to the  border, and the surrounding mountains. The, the northernmost extension of the , which reach as high as 10,000 feet, cover the eastern half of the county. The flows through Cache Valley. was the first settlement made by caucasians in the county, settled by in. According to the census the population was 91,391, a 30% increase over the  population of 70,183. In the population was estimated to have reached 98,055. It is included in the - (partial). It was named for the fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company s. Its  and largest city is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,038 (1,173 ). 3,016 km² (1,165 sq mi) of it is land and 22 km² (9 sq mi) of it (0.73%) is water.

On the western edge of the county lies the and on the eastern edge lie the, both northern branches of the. A canyon carves its way through the Wellsville Mountains. Up this canyon climb US Highways and  together. In downtown Logan the highways split, with US 91 heading north into and US 89 heading east and northeast into. Taking up the land between the Wellsville and Bear River Mountains is, a relatively flat valley traversed by the Bear River and dotted with small farm towns in the west and the larger, more urban, and faster-growing ares in the east, along the benches of the Bear River Mountains. The county climbs to an elevation of 9,980 ft (3,042 m) at in the Bear River Mountains.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 91,391 people, 27,543 households, and 21,015 families residing in the county. The was 30/km² (78/sq mi). There were 29,035 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.23%, 0.38% or , 0.58% , 1.98% , 0.20% , 3.31% from , and 1.32% from two or more races. 6.33% of the population was or  of any race.

There were 27,543 households out of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.59.

In the county, the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 22.2% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 13.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,730, and the median income for a family was $44,453. Males had a median income of $32,397 versus $21,079 for females. The for the county was $15,094. About 8.0% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.