Sanpete County, Utah
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Location in the state of Utah
Utah's location in the U.S.
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Founded	1852
Seat	Manti
Largest city	Ephraim
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,603 sq mi (4,151 km²) 1,588 sq mi (4,113 km²) 15 sq mi (38 km²), 0. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Manti is a city in and the County seat of Sanpete County, Utah, United States. Ephraim is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 4505 at the 2000 census. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 91%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	22,763
Website: www.sanpete.com

Sanpete County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. As of 2000 the population was 22,763 and by 2005 was estimated at 24,044. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was possibly named for a Ute Indian chief named San Pitch, which was corrupted to Sanpete. The Utes (/juːts/ " yoots " are an ethnically related group of American Indians now living primarily in Utah and Colorado. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Its county seat is Manti and its largest city is Ephraim. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Manti is a city in and the County seat of Sanpete County, Utah, United States. Ephraim is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 4505 at the 2000 census. ^[1]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,603 square miles (4,151 km²), of which, 1,588 square miles (4,113 km²) of it is land and 15 square miles (38 km²) of it (0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 91%) is water. Sanpete is located in the geographical center of Utah.

Sanpete is bounded along its eastern side by the Wasatch Plateau (sometimes known as the Manti Mountains). The Wasatch Range is a Mountain range that stretches about from the Utah- Idaho border south through central Utah in the western United States The Wasatch Plateau rises to elevations of approximately 11,000 feet (3,300 m). Most of the Wasatch Plateau is encompassed by the Manti Division of the Manti-La Sal National Forest. The Manti-La Sal National Forest covers 1413111 acres (5718 km² and is located in the southeastern part of the U Runoff from the western slopes of these mountains provides water to the county's cities and agricultural areas. Central Sanpete is dominated by the Sanpete Valley (sometimes known as the Sanpitch or San Pitch Valley), where most of the county's cities are located. The western side of the valley is bounded by the lower and drier Sanpitch Mountains, which also form part of the western boundary of the county. The Sanpitch River, runs from north to south through Sanpete and empties into the Sevier River in southwestern Sanpete. The Sevier River (sɛˈviːr is a river approximately 280 mi (450 km long in southwestern Utah in the United States. This portion of the Sevier River Valley is known as Gunnison Valley. Gunnison is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 2394 at the 2000 census.

Adjacent counties

• Utah County, Utah - (north)
• Carbon County, Utah - (northeast)
• Emery County, Utah - (east)
• Sevier County, Utah - (south)
• Millard County, Utah - (southwest)
• Juab County, Utah - (northwest)

Industry and Economy

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Sanpete County is a largely agricultural region of the state, and it is dotted with small rural farming towns. Agriculture, livestock, small businesses, government employment and Snow College form the economic backbone of the county. Snow College is a rural two-year state college located in Ephraim Utah, U

A significant industry in the county is turkey ranching and the Moroni Feed Company, a Turkey producing and processing cooperative. A turkey is either of two extant Species of large Birds in the Genus Meleagris native to North America. Moroni Feed Company is a part owner of the marketing cooperative Norbest[1]. Moroni Feed Company, operates several divisions throughout the county, including a turkey processing plant, hatchery, feed mill, propane store, and sales office located in and near the town of Moroni. Moroni is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 1280 at the 2000 census. The company employees over 600 people throughout the state, with the corporate headquarters located near Moroni. Numerous turkey barns and sheds dot the landscape; primarily around Moroni and the other northern Sanpete towns.

Alfalfa fields and other animal feed crops make up the bulk of the agricultural activity and economy of the county. Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa) is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop

Sanpete County [2]is also the home of Snow College[3], a two-year college, located in Ephraim, Utah.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 22,763 people, 6,547 households, and 5,067 families residing in the county. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 14 people per square mile (6/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 7,879 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92. 43% White, 0. 31% Black or African American, 0. 87% Native American, 0. 48% Asian, 0. 36% Pacific Islander, 4. 06% from other races, and 1. 49% from two or more races. 6. 63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2005 Sanpete County had a population that was 88. 7% non-Hispanic whites. African Americans now constituted 0. 5% of the population. Native Americans were 1. 0% of the population. Asians were 0. 8% of the population. Pacific Islanders were growing faster in numbers than Asians and were tied with Asians at 0. 8%. 8. 1% of the population was now Latino. ^[3]

There were 6,547 households out of which 43. 40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67. 00% were married couples living together, 7. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22. 60% were non-families. 17. 80% 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. 27 and the average family size was 3. 68.

In the county, the population was spread out with 33. 20% under the age of 18, 16. 40% from 18 to 24, 21. 80% from 25 to 44, 17. 80% from 45 to 64, and 10. 80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 102. 40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100. 90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,042, and the median income for a family was $37,796. Males had a median income of $30,527 versus $19,974 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,442. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 10. 40% of families and 15. 90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 90% of those under age 18 and 9. 60% of those age 65 or over.

History

White settlers first inhabited the Sanpete Valley in the late 1840s. Over the course of the 19th Century, many of the settlers came from Scandinavian countries, as documented in the Saga of the Sanpitch. The Saga of the Sanpitch was a collection of biographical short stories published annually from 1969 to 1998 about early Scandinavian immigrants to the Sanpete Valley

Coordinates: 39°22′N 111°35′W / 39.37, -111.58

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