Uintah County, Utah

Uintah County is a located in the  of. As of 2000 the population was 25,224 and by had been estimated at 26,995. It was named for the, the tribe that lives in the basin. Its and largest city is. Located just outside Vernal, the provides daily scheduled air service to.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 11,652 (4,499 ). 11,596 km² (4,477 sq mi) of it is land and 57 km² (22 sq mi) of it (0.48%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,224 people, 8,187 households, and 6,541 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (6/sq mi). There were 9,040 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.73%, 0.11% or , 9.38% , 0.22% , 0.08% , 1.05% from , and 1.43% from two or more races. 3.54% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,187 households out of which 44.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.70% were living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.10% were non-families. 17.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the county, the population was spread out with 34.60% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 19.30% from 45 to 64, and 9.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,518, and the median income for a family was $38,877. Males had a median income of $33,966 versus $21,199 for females. The for the county was $13,571. About 12.00% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the, including 17.60% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.

Dinosaur National Monument

 * is located in, and Uintah County, Utah. The monument's is located northeast of.