Kane County, Utah
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Template:UTcountyKane County is a county located in the state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 6,046, and by 2004 had been estimated at 6,178. It was named for Col. Thomas L. Kane, a friend of the Mormon settlers. Its county seat and largest city is Kanab6.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 10,641 km² (4,108 mi²). 10,339 km² (3,992 mi²) of it is land and 302 km² (116 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.83% water. The Colorado River, reformed as Glen Canyon Reservoir, forms its eastern boundary. Arizona lies on the southern boundary. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument covers much of the county. A rugged and inhospitable country of deserts, mountains and cliffs makes up the terrain, with breath-taking scenery in every area.
Adjacent counties
- Washington County, Utah - (west)
- Iron County, Utah - (northwest)
- Garfield County, Utah - (north)
- San Juan County, Utah - (east)
- Mohave County, Arizona - (southwest)
- Coconino County, Arizona - (south)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,046 people, 2,237 households, and 1,628 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (2/mi²). There were 3,767 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.00% White, 0.03% Black or African American, 1.55% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. 2.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,237 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.60% were married couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the county, the population was spread out with 29.40% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 21.20% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,247, and the median income for a family was $40,030. Males had a median income of $30,655 versus $20,406 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,455. 7.90% of the population and 5.50% of families were below the poverty line. 9.30% of those under the age of 18 and 5.40% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Cities and towns
External links
- Zion National Park and the parks and monuments in and around Kane County
- Photographic virtual tour of Kane County.
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State of Utah | Image:UTmap.GIF |
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| Regions: |
Cache Valley | Dixie | Great Salt Lake | Great Salt Lake Desert | Uinta Mountains | Wasatch Back | Wasatch Front | Wasatch Range | |
| Metropolitan Areas
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Ogden-Clearfield - Bountiful | Kaysville | Layton | Roy Provo-Orem - American Fork | Lehi | Pleasant Grove | Spanish Fork | Springville Salt Lake City - Cottonwood Heights | Draper | Holladay | Midvale | Murray | Park City | Riverton | Sandy | South Jordan | Taylorsville | Tooele | West Jordan | West Valley City | |
| Micropolitan Areas: |
Brigham City | Cedar City | Heber | Price | Vernal | |
| Counties: |
Beaver | Box Elder | Cache | Carbon | Daggett | Davis | Duchesne | Emery | Garfield | Grand | Iron | Juab | Kane | Millard | Morgan | Piute | Rich | Salt Lake | San Juan | Sanpete | Sevier | Summit | Tooele | Uintah | Utah | Wasatch | Washington | Wayne | Weber | |
