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Utah County, Utah
Map
Map of Utah highlighting Utah County
Location in the state of Utah
Map of the U.S. highlighting Utah
Utah's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1852
Seat Provo
Largest city Provo
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
2,141 sq mi (5,545 km²)
1,998 sq mi (5,176 km²)
143 sq mi (369 km²), 6. 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. Provo is a city in and the County seat 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 66%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density
368,536
Website: www.co.utah.ut.us
Named for: The Ute Native Americans

Utah 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 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 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 368,536 and by 2005 was estimated at 443,738. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was named for the Spanish name (Yuta) for the Ute Indians. 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 The county seat and largest city is Provo. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Provo is a city in and the County seat The center of population of Utah is located in Utah County, in the city of Lehi. In Demographics, the center of population of a region is the geographical point nearest to all the inhabitants of that region on average Lehi (ˈliːhаɪ is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. [1]

Utah County is part of the Provo-Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Provo-Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Utah, anchored by the cities

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,141 square miles (5,545 km²), of which, 1,998 square miles (5,176 km²) of it is land and 143 square miles (369 km²) of it (6. 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 66%) is water.

A partial view of Utah Valley seen here from outside of Salem
A partial view of Utah Valley seen here from outside of Salem

Utah Valley lies at the center of the county, lined by the mountains of the Wasatch Front on the east. Utah Valley is a valley in North Central Utah located in Utah County, and is considered part of the Wasatch Front. Salem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo &ndash Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area Utah Valley is a valley in North Central Utah located in Utah County, and is considered part of the Wasatch Front. The Wasatch Front is an Urban area in the north-central part of the U Utah Lake occupies a large part of the valley. Utah Lake, at, is the largest natural Freshwater Lake in the state of Utah and a remnant of the Prehistoric Lake Bonneville, which The elevation ranges from 4,487 at the lake to 11,928 at the peak of Mount Nebo. Mount Nebo is the name of Mount Nebo (Jordan, a mountain in western Jordan and the mountain where (according to the Bible the prophet Moses is believed to

Adjacent Counties

National protected areas

Government

The government is an elected county commission made up of three commissioners. Salt Lake County is a County located in the US state of Utah. Tooele County (tuːˈɛlə is a County located in the US state of Utah. Wasatch County is a County located in the US state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 15215 and by 2005 was estimated Juab County is a County located in the US state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 8238 and by 2005 had been estimated Sanpete County is a County located in the US state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 22763 and by 2005 was estimated at 24044 Carbon County is a County located in the US state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 20422 and by 2005 had been estimated to have decreased Duchesne County (duˈʃeɪn is a County located in the US state of Utah. Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental cultural or similar value Ashley National Forest is a National forest located in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming in the United States The Manti-La Sal National Forest covers 1413111 acres (5718 km² and is located in the southeastern part of the U Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a Cave system in the Wasatch Mountains in American Fork Canyon near American Fork, Utah Uinta National Forest (juːˈɪntə is a National forest located in north central Utah, USA Wasatch-Cache National Forest is a United States National Forest located primarily in northern Utah (81 A county commission is a group of elected officials charged with administering the county Government in Local government in some states of the Commissioner is a designation that may be used for a variety of official positions especially referring to a high-ranked public (administrative or Police) official or an analogous Other elected officials include the county sheriff, the county clerk, and the county attorney. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. The term " county clerk " has been commonly applied in several English-speaking countries to an official of a County government A county attorney in many areas of the United States is the chief legal officer for a county or local judicial district

Politics

This county is often referred to as "the most Republican county in the most Republican state in the United States. " In the 1992 presidential election, George H. W. Bush received the most votes and Bill Clinton was fourth in votes received. The United States presidential elections of 1992 featured a battle between incumbent President, Republican George H George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States In the 2004 presidential election, 85. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. 99% voted for George W. Bush. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. [2] However, in 2000, Rich County, Utah cast more of its vote for Bush (88. Rich County is a County located in the US state of Utah. The southern half of Bear Lake and the Bear Lake Valley lie on the northern 91%) than Utah County.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 368,536 people, 99,937 households, and 80,749 families residing in the county. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 184 people per square mile (71/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 104,315 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile (20/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92. 36% White, 0. 30% Black or African American, 0. 60% Native American, 1. 06% Asian, 0. 58% Pacific Islander, 3. 25% from other races, and 1. 85% from two or more races. 7. 00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The top 5 Ethnic groups in Utah County are:[4]

By 2005 non-Hispanic whites were 87. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as The term Dane may refer to People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity whether living in Denmark, emigrants or the descendants of emigrants The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. 7% of the county population. 0. 4% of the population was African-American. The Native American population was holding steady at 0. 6%, but it should be remembered with the county population growing quite fast, this meant the number of Native Americans was on the rise. Pacific Islanders were still 0. 6% of the population. Latinos were now 8. 4% of the population. [5]

In 2000 There were 99,937 households out of which 48. 30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69. 80% were married couples living together, 8. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19. 20% were non-families. 11. 20% of all households were made up of individuals and 4. 70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 59 and the average family size was 3. 86.

In the county, the population was spread out with 34. 10% under the age of 18, 21. 00% from 18 to 24, 25. 90% from 25 to 44, 12. 70% from 45 to 64, and 6. 40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 98. 30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94. 50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,833, and the median income for a family was $50,196. Males had a median income of $37,878 versus $22,656 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,557. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 6. 80% of families and 12. 00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8. 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 40% of those under age 18 and 4. 80% of those age 65 or over.

By 2006 the population had risen 26. 1% to 464,760.

Happy Valley

About 88% of Utah County residents are LDS. A Latter [6] "Happy Valley" is a common nickname for the region (also known as Utah Valley). A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. The term is sometimes used in a pejorative or ironic sense. Words and phrases are pejorative if they imply disapproval or contempt Irony is a literary or Rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity or Discordance between what one says or does and what one means or

In popular culture

Cities and towns

Utah Valley, Utah County as seen from Traverse Ridge in Lehi.
Utah Valley, Utah County as seen from Traverse Ridge in Lehi.
Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range is visible from much of Utah County.
Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range is visible from much of Utah County.

Unincorporated communities

External links

References

  1. ^ Population and Population Centers by State: 2000
  2. ^ Utah County General Election, Official Results, November 2, 2004
  3. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. 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 Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  4. ^ Utah County, Utah, Ancestry & Family History
  5. ^ U.S.Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts, Utah County, Utah
  6. ^ [1]

Coordinates: 40°07′N 111°40′W / 40.12, -111.67

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