Beaver County, Utah



Beaver County is a located in the  of. As of  the population was 6,005, a 26% increase over the  figure of 4,765. By the population was estimated at 6,204. It was named for the abundance of s in the area. Its and largest city is.

History
While explorers first visited present-day Beaver County in the, the county was created by the  legislature when  settlers founded the city of  in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,714 (2,592 ). 6,708 km² (2,590 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.09%) is water. The lie on the eastern boundary of the county, reaching to 12,000 feet in elevation, and providing water for the farming communities of  and Manderfield. To the west, wide, barren desert valleys typify the scenery, separated by mountains lightly forested with s.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,005 people, 1,982 households, and 1,530 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 2,660 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.24%, 0.27% or , 0.90% , 0.62% , 0.08% , 3.13% from , and 1.77% from two or more races. 5.55% of the population were or  of any race.The top 5 Ethnic groups in Beaver County are:
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There were 1,982 households out of which 41.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.10% were living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.80% were non-families. 20.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the county, the population was spread out with 33.50% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 19.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 106.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,544, and the median income for a family was $39,253. Males had a median income of $31,083 versus $17,635 for females. The for the county was $14,957. About 6.20% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the, including 9.00% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.