Box Elder County, Utah



Box Elder County is a located in the  of. It lies on the north end of the, covering a large area north to the border and west to the  border. Included in this area are large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The lies along the south-eastern border, where the main cities are found. As of the, the population was 42,745, a small increase over the figure of 36,485. By it had reached an estimated population of 46,440. It was named for the trees with which the county abounds. Its and largest city is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 17,428 (6,729 ). 14,823 km² (5,723 sq mi) of it is land and 2,605 km² (1,006 sq mi) of it (14.95%) is water.

In the east lie the, a branch of the. In the west is a large, mostly uninhabited desert area. The lies in the southern portion of the county. runs through the eastern portion merged with past Brigham City. They split at, with 84 heading northwest past into Idaho and 15 heading north past  and  into Idaho.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 42,745 people, 13,144 households, and 10,804 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 14,209 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.87%, 0.17% or , 0.88% , 0.96% , 0.08% , 3.45% from , and 1.60% from two or more races. 6.53% of the population were or  of any race. The top 5 Ethnic groups in Box Elder County are:
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 * -5%
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There were 13,144 households out of which 47.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.00% were living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.80% were non-families. Of the 13,144 households, 281 are unmarried partner households: 247 heterosexual, 22 same-sex male, and 12 same-sex female. 16.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.63.

In the county, the population was spread out with 36.10% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 17.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 101.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,630, and the median income for a family was $49,421. Males had a median income of $38,814 versus $22,435 for females. The for the county was $15,625. About 5.80% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the, including 8.30% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those age 65 or over

Schools
Elementary
 * Bunderson
 * Century
 * Discovery
 * Fielding
 * Foothill
 * Garland
 * Grouse Creek
 * Lake View
 * McKinley
 * Mountain View
 * North Park
 * Park Valley
 * Snowville
 * Three Mile Creek
 * Three Mile Creek

Intermediate
 * Alice C. Harris
 * Adele C. Young

Middle
 * Bear River
 * Box Elder

High
 * Bear River
 * Box Elder
 * Dale Young Community