Grand County, Utah

Grand County is a located in the  of. As of the population was 8,485, and by  had been estimated at 8,743. It was named for the, which at the time was known as the Grande River. Its and largest city is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 9,568 (3,694 ). 9,535 km² (3,682 sq mi) of it is land and 32 km² (13 sq mi) of it (0.34%) is water. The forms the western boundary and  lies on the eastern boundary. The flows through the southeast corner. Deserts, cliffs and plateaus make up the scenery, with few settlements apart from the city of Moab, a oasis.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,485 people, 3,434 households, and 2,170 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 4,062 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.65%, 0.25% or , 3.85% , 0.22% , 0.05% , 1.66% from , and 1.32% from two or more races. 5.55% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,434 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.60% were living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.80% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,387, and the median income for a family was $39,095. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $21,769 for females. The for the county was $17,356. About 10.90% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the, including 21.20% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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