Rich County, Utah
Rich County | |
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Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
Rich County is a
The southern half of
History
Rich County was believed to have first been visited by
The present county building was constructed in Randolph in 1940.[5]
Geography
Rich County lies in the upper northeastern corner of Utah. Its northern border abuts the south border of the state of Idaho, and its east border abuts the west border of the state of Wyoming. The Bear River flows eastward out of the middle part of the county into Wyoming. The terrain is rugged, with less than ten percent of the area under cultivation. Over half of the county's area is used for cattle grazing.[5][9] The county terrain slopes from the Bear River Mountain crests which form its western border, toward the east. The highest point is along its northern border known as Bridger Peak, at 9,255 ft (2,821 m) ASL.[10] The county has a total area of 1,086 square miles (2,810 km2), of which 1,029 square miles (2,670 km2) is land and 58 square miles (150 km2) (5.3%) is water.[11]
The Bear River Valley is created by the Bear River and consists of the east-central portion of the county. The towns of Randolph and Woodruff lie in this farming-oriented valley. Its high elevation makes this region one of the coldest areas in the state. Woodruff has a record low of −50 °F (−46 °C) and temperatures rarely exceed 90 °F (32 °C) during the summer. Snow is heavy in late autumn, winter, and early spring and remains on the ground for the entire winter.
Further to the north lies the southern half of Bear Lake Valley, which contains
In both major valleys,
Major highways
- U.S. Route 89 descends from the Bear River Mountains through Logan Canyon and turns north at Garden City along the Bear Lake shoreline.
- Sage Creek Junction through Randolph and Woodruff before entering Wyoming northwest of Evanston.
- State Route 30 heads south from Garden City through Laketown and climbs east through the mountains to the Wyoming border.
- State Route 39 heads west into the Wasatch Range from Woodruff on its way to Huntsville and eventually Ogden. However, this highway is closed through the mountains during the winter months as heavy snow blocks the road.
- Interstate 80 lies in Summit County near the Rich County border but is only accessible from Rich County through Wyoming.
Adjacent counties
- Bear Lake County, Idaho - north
- Lincoln County, Wyoming - northeast
- Uinta County, Wyoming - southeast
- Summit County - south
- Morgan County - southwest
- Weber County - west
- Cache County - west
- Franklin County, Idaho - northwest
Protected areas[5]
- Cache National Forest (part)
- Bear Lake State Park
- Rendezvous Beach State Park
- Bear Lake Marina State Park
- East Side State Park
Lakes[9]
- Basin Beaver Ponds
- Bear Lake(part)
- Big Spring (in Round Valley)
- Birch Creek Reservoirs
- Birch Creek Reservoir #1
- Birch Creek Reservoir #2
- Blue Grass Pond
- Bluff Spring
- Bug Lake
- Cheney Springs
- Chicken Spring
- Cold Spring
- Cook Reservoir
- Crane Reservoir
- Dairy Ridge Reservoir
- Dry Basin Reservoir
- Dry Canyon Spring
- Dry Hollow Reservoir
- Dry Lake
- Duck Creek Red Spring
- Eagle Springs
- Falula Spring
- Green Fork Reservoir
- Green Fork Sink
- Hatch Spring
- Higgins Hollow Reservoir
- Jacobsen Springs
- Jebo Spring
- Jebo Troughs Spring
- Kearl Reservoir
- Kearl Spring
- Keg Spring (in McKay Hollow)
- Lamb Canyon Spring
- Lewis Spring
- Limestone Reservoir
- Little Crawford Spring
- Little Creek Reservoir
- Little Long Hill Reservoir
- Live Slough
- Lodgepole Reservoir
- Longhurst Spring
- Lower North Eden Reservoir
- McKinnon Spring
- Millie Spring
- Mud Spring (near South Lake)
- Negro Dan Spring
- Neponset Reservoir
- Nick Reservoir
- North Cheney Spring
- North Lake
- Peggy Hollow Spring
- Petes Spring
- Phosphate Spring
- Rabbit Spring (near Big Bend Spring)
- Ranger Spring
- Red Springs
- Richardson Spring
- Rock Spring
- Sage Hollow Reservoir
- Saleratus Reservoir Number 1
- Saleratus Reservoir Number 2
- Saleratus Reservoir Number 3
- Shearing Corral Reservoir
- Six Bit Spring
- Sixmile Reservoir
- South Big Creek Reservoir Number 2
- South Eden Reservoir
- South Lake
- Southwick Spring
- Suttons Reservoir
- Swan Peak Pond
- Swan Spring
- Trough Spring
- Upper North Eden Reservoir
- Wheeler Spring
- Woodruff Reservoir
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1870 | 1,955 | — | |
1880 | 1,263 | −35.4% | |
1890 | 1,527 | 20.9% | |
1900 | 1,946 | 27.4% | |
1910 | 1,883 | −3.2% | |
1920 | 1,890 | 0.4% | |
1930 | 1,873 | −0.9% | |
1940 | 2,028 | 8.3% | |
1950 | 1,673 | −17.5% | |
1960 | 1,685 | 0.7% | |
1970 | 1,615 | −4.2% | |
1980 | 2,100 | 30.0% | |
1990 | 1,725 | −17.9% | |
2000 | 1,961 | 13.7% | |
2010 | 2,264 | 15.5% | |
2020 | 2,510 | 10.9% | |
US Decennial Census[12] 1790–1960[13] 1900–1990[14] 1990–2000[15] 2010[16] 2020[17] |
2000 census
As of the
There were 645 households, out of which 42.20% had children under 18 living with them, 74.40% were married couples living together, 3.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.10% were non-families. 17.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01, and the average family size was 3.44.
The county population contained 34.60% under 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 22.20% from 25 to 44, 21.90% 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 103.60 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 102.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,766, and the median income for a family was $44,783. Males had a median income of $34,464 versus $22,396 for females. The
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Rich County were:
- 40.7% were of English ancestry
- 14.2% were of German ancestry
- 10.2% were of Scottish ancestry
- 8.5% were of "American" ancestry
- 5.8% were of Irish ancestry
- 5.6% were of Danish ancestry.[18]
Communities
Towns
- Garden City
- Laketown (originally named "Last Chance"[5])
- Randolph (county seat)
- Woodruff
Census-designated place
Former communities
- Argyle
- Pickelville (former town annexed by Garden City in 1979)
Politics and government
Rich County voters are traditionally Republican. The county has not selected the Democratic Party candidate in a national election since 1944.
Position | District | Name | Affiliation | First elected | |
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Senate
|
25 | Chris D. Wilson | Republican | 2020[19] | |
House of Representatives | 53 | Kera Birkeland | Republican | 2020[20] | |
Board of Education | 1 | Jennie Earl | Nonpartisan | 2018[21] |
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,157 | 84.51% | 180 | 13.15% | 32 | 2.34% |
2016 | 797 | 71.29% | 104 | 9.30% | 217 | 19.41% |
2012 | 915 | 90.15% | 83 | 8.18% | 17 | 1.67% |
2008 | 831 | 82.36% | 154 | 15.26% | 24 | 2.38% |
2004 | 922 | 88.91% | 109 | 10.51% | 6 | 0.58% |
2000 | 736 | 81.51% | 152 | 16.83% | 15 | 1.66% |
1996 | 523 | 65.70% | 179 | 22.49% | 94 | 11.81% |
1992 | 525 | 59.93% | 154 | 17.58% | 197 | 22.49% |
1988 | 621 | 72.21% | 234 | 27.21% | 5 | 0.58% |
1984 | 797 | 85.61% | 131 | 14.07% | 3 | 0.32% |
1980 | 762 | 81.15% | 143 | 15.23% | 34 | 3.62% |
1976 | 541 | 67.12% | 248 | 30.77% | 17 | 2.11% |
1972 | 604 | 79.58% | 120 | 15.81% | 35 | 4.61% |
1968 | 525 | 70.28% | 183 | 24.50% | 39 | 5.22% |
1964 | 435 | 57.16% | 326 | 42.84% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 511 | 63.72% | 291 | 36.28% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 561 | 68.92% | 253 | 31.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 569 | 69.39% | 251 | 30.61% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 399 | 52.09% | 366 | 47.78% | 1 | 0.13% |
1944 | 394 | 49.94% | 395 | 50.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 447 | 48.48% | 475 | 51.52% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 388 | 44.09% | 488 | 55.45% | 4 | 0.45% |
1932 | 398 | 45.91% | 469 | 54.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
1928 | 470 | 67.72% | 224 | 32.28% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 403 | 62.48% | 211 | 32.71% | 31 | 4.81% |
1920 | 449 | 66.92% | 222 | 33.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 325 | 41.72% | 454 | 58.28% | 0 | 0.00% |
1912 | 329 | 48.89% | 238 | 35.36% | 106 | 15.75% |
1908 | 425 | 59.44% | 285 | 39.86% | 5 | 0.70% |
1904 | 439 | 64.65% | 240 | 35.35% | 0 | 0.00% |
1900 | 387 | 57.76% | 282 | 42.09% | 1 | 0.15% |
1896 | 162 | 28.42% | 408 | 71.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
See also
References
- ^ "Rich County, Utah". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Utah: Individual County Chronologies". Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ A Brief History of Rich County (accessed 25 March 2019)
- ^ a b c d e Rich County, Utah (accessed 25 March 2019)
- ^ "Utah: Individual County Chronologies". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ 1870 Census. United States. 1870.
- ^ Compiled Laws of Idaho. 1875. pp. 720–722.
- ^ a b Rich County UT Google Maps (accessed 25 March 2019)
- ^ ""Find an Altitude/Rich County UT" Google Maps (accessed 25 March 2019)". Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (June 25, 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 June 25, 2015.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ 2020 Population and Housing State Data | Utah
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "American FactFinder - Results". factfinder.census.gov. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "Senator Wilson Utah Senate". senate.utah.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "Rep. Birekeland, Kera". Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Jennie Earl". www.schools.utah.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
External links
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