Millard County, Utah

Millard County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 12,405; in , the population was estimated to have decreased to 12,284. It was named for, thirteenth. Its is  and the largest city is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 176,684 (65,828 ). 176,066 km² (65,589 sq mi) of it is land and 619 km² (239 sq mi) of it (3.50%) is water. The covers much of Millard County, being the seafloor of ancient. Near the center of the county lies, a mostly dry remnant of Lake Bonneville. Mountains rim the area, some of which harbor beautiful forests, contrasting with the deserts below, especially the, which form the county's eastern boundary. and other farming communities lie at the base of the Pahvant Mountains. sits several miles from the banks of the in the middle of the basin.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 12,405 people, 3,840 households, and 3,091 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 4,522 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.94%, 0.10% or , 1.31% , 0.48% , 0.20% , 2.76% from , and 1.21% from two or more races. 7.18% of the population were or  of any race.

By 2005 86.7% of Millard County's population was non-Hispanic whites. The proportion of African Americans had doubled to 0.2%. Native Americans were now 1.5% of the county's population. Asians had fallen to only 0.4% of the population. 11.0% of the population was Latino, just above the 10.9% for Utah as a whole.

In 2000 there were 3,840 households out of which 46.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.60% were living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.50% were non-families. 18.30% 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 3.19 and the average family size was 3.66.

In the county, the population was spread out with 37.30% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 19.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 104.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,178, and the median income for a family was $41,797. Males had a median income of $36,989 versus $20,168 for females. The for the county was $13,408. About 9.40% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

Economy
One element of Millard County's economy is the digging of s.  fossils are relatively common in the region west of  (part of the Wheeler Shale) and at least one company, U-Dig Fossils, located near Antelope Springs, allows visitors to dig their own fossils for a fee.

15% of Millard county's economy is from farming.