Garfield County, Utah
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Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | garfield |
Garfield County is a
History
The Utah Territory legislature created the county on March 9, 1882, with areas partitioned from Iron County. It was named for James A. Garfield, the twentieth President of the United States, who had died six months earlier.[3] The border with Iron County was adjusted in 1884, and Garfield County's boundaries have remained intact since then.[4]
Geography
The
Airports
Source:[5]
- Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE)
Major highways
Source:[5]
Adjacent counties
- Wayne County - northeast
- San Juan County - east
- Kane County - south
- Iron County - west
- Beaver County - northwest
- Piute County - north
Protected areas
Source:[5]
- Bryce Canyon National Park (part)
- Canyonlands National Park (part)
- Capitol Reef National Park (part)
- Carcass Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- Dixie National Forest (part)
- Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
- Fishlake National Forest (part)
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (part)
- Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument (part)
- Mammoth Cave (US Forest Service)
Lakes
Source:[5]
- Lake Powell (part)
- Panguitch Lake
- Wide Hollow Reservoir
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 2,457 | — | |
1900 | 3,400 | 38.4% | |
1910 | 3,660 | 7.6% | |
1920 | 4,768 | 30.3% | |
1930 | 4,642 | −2.6% | |
1940 | 5,253 | 13.2% | |
1950 | 4,151 | −21.0% | |
1960 | 3,577 | −13.8% | |
1970 | 3,157 | −11.7% | |
1980 | 3,673 | 16.3% | |
1990 | 3,980 | 8.4% | |
2000 | 4,735 | 19.0% | |
2010 | 5,172 | 9.2% | |
2020 | 5,083 | −1.7% | |
US Decennial Census[9] 1790–1960[10] 1900–1990[11] 1990–2000[12] 2010[13] 2020[14] |
As of the
There were 1,576 households, out of which 38.40% had children under 18 living with them, 66.40% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.90% were non-families. 20.50% 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 2.92, and the average family size was 3.43.
The county population contained 32.60% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.60 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 102.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,180, and the median income for a family was $40,192. Males had a median income of $30,239 versus $20,408 for females. The
As of 2010[update] the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Garfield County are:
- English - 46.2%
- German - 14.8%
- Irish - 10.1%
- Danish - 6.6%
- Scottish - 4.9%
- Welsh - 3.9%
- Scotch-Irish - 2.5%
- Swedish - 2.3%
- Norwegian - 2.2%[15]
Politics and government
Garfield County has traditionally voted Republican. In no national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2020).
Position | District | Name | Affiliation | First elected | |
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Senate
|
24 | Derrin Owens | Republican | 2020[16] | |
House of Representatives | 73 | Phil Lyman | Republican | 2018[17] | |
Board of Education | 14 | Mark Huntsman | Nonpartisan | 2014[18] |
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,158 | 78.99% | 514 | 18.81% | 60 | 2.20% |
2016 | 1,606 | 67.96% | 358 | 15.15% | 399 | 16.89% |
2012 | 1,832 | 83.96% | 308 | 14.12% | 42 | 1.92% |
2008 | 1,710 | 78.37% | 405 | 18.56% | 67 | 3.07% |
2004 | 1,848 | 85.48% | 264 | 12.21% | 50 | 2.31% |
2000 | 1,719 | 87.35% | 178 | 9.04% | 71 | 3.61% |
1996 | 1,330 | 72.01% | 283 | 15.32% | 234 | 12.67% |
1992 | 1,235 | 62.28% | 309 | 15.58% | 439 | 22.14% |
1988 | 1,470 | 79.25% | 370 | 19.95% | 15 | 0.81% |
1984 | 1,609 | 83.15% | 315 | 16.28% | 11 | 0.57% |
1980 | 1,578 | 78.31% | 375 | 18.61% | 62 | 3.08% |
1976 | 1,163 | 65.48% | 539 | 30.35% | 74 | 4.17% |
1972 | 1,290 | 80.47% | 242 | 15.10% | 71 | 4.43% |
1968 | 1,033 | 69.47% | 314 | 21.12% | 140 | 9.41% |
1964 | 821 | 55.51% | 658 | 44.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 1,083 | 69.69% | 471 | 30.31% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 1,115 | 75.95% | 353 | 24.05% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 1,065 | 69.07% | 477 | 30.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 924 | 58.97% | 642 | 40.97% | 1 | 0.06% |
1944 | 842 | 60.06% | 559 | 39.87% | 1 | 0.07% |
1940 | 1,030 | 55.86% | 814 | 44.14% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 842 | 47.52% | 928 | 52.37% | 2 | 0.11% |
1932 | 1,125 | 68.43% | 493 | 29.99% | 26 | 1.58% |
1928 | 1,024 | 75.63% | 325 | 24.00% | 5 | 0.37% |
1924 | 823 | 69.57% | 308 | 26.04% | 52 | 4.40% |
1920 | 1,023 | 71.49% | 393 | 27.46% | 15 | 1.05% |
1916 | 516 | 37.50% | 843 | 61.26% | 17 | 1.24% |
1912 | 673 | 62.60% | 249 | 23.16% | 153 | 14.23% |
1908 | 722 | 68.50% | 290 | 27.51% | 42 | 3.98% |
1904 | 679 | 70.14% | 252 | 26.03% | 37 | 3.82% |
1900 | 649 | 62.16% | 395 | 37.84% | 0 | 0.00% |
1896 | 249 | 28.82% | 615 | 71.18% | 0 | 0.00% |
Communities
Source:[5]
Cities
Towns
Unincorporated communities
See also
- Utah portal
- List of counties in Utah
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Garfield County, Utah
References
- ^ "Garfield County, Utah". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 134.
- ^ "[[Newberry Library]] - Individual County Chronologies/Garfield County UT (accessed March 28, 2019)". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Garfield County UT Google Maps (accessed 28 March 2019)
- ^ Mount Ellen Peak Google Maps (accessed 28 March 2019)
- ^ "Utah County High Points/Garfield County. Peakbagger (accessed 29 March 2019)". Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ 2020 Population and Housing State Data | Utah
- ^ "American FactFinder - Results". factfinder.census.gov. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "Senator Owens Utah Senate". senate.utah.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "Rep. Lyman, Phil". Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ "Mark Huntsman". www.schools.utah.gov. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
Further reading
- (1994) "Garfield County" article in the Utah History Encyclopedia. The article was written by Miriam B. Murphy and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024, and retrieved on April 25, 2024.
External links
- Media related to Garfield County, Utah at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website