Aneth

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Aneth
Aneth (Utah)
Aneth
Aneth
Location in Utah
Basic data
State : United States
State : Utah
County : San Juan County
Coordinates : 37 ° 13 ′  N , 109 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 13 ′  N , 109 ° 11 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 501 (as of 2010)
Population density : 17 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 30.4 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of
which 29.5 km 2  (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 1375 m
Postal code : 84510
Area code : +1 435
FIPS : 49-01530
GNIS ID : 1437486

Aneth is a settlement on community-free area in San Juan County in the US -amerikanischen State Utah . For statistical purposes, the place has been combined to form a census-designated place (CDP) . In 2010 , Aneth had 501 residents.

geography

Aneth is Utah's most southeastern town on the north bank of the San Juan River , which borders the Navajo Nation Reservation on the opposite bank to the north. The place is 40 km northwest of the Four Corners , the interface between the states of Utah, Colorado , New Mexico and Arizona .

Aneth is at 37 ° 12'58 "north latitude and 109 ° 11'13" west longitude. The place extends over 30.4 km², which is spread over 29.5 km² of land and 0.9 km² of water.

Neighboring towns to Aneth are Montezuma Creek (15 km northwest) and Teec Nos Pos in Arizona (48.7 km southeast).

The closest major cities are Salt Lake City (570 km northwest), Grand Junction , Colorado (376 km northeast), Albuquerque , New Mexico (421 km southeast), and Flagstaff , Arizona (396 km southwest).

traffic

Utah State Route 162 , which runs along the San Juan River, is the main road through Aneth. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The nearest commercial airport is Grand Canyon National Park Airport, 410 km southwest, north of Flagstaff. Major airports are Salt Lake City International Airport (578 km northwest) and Albuquerque International Sunport (429 km southeast).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , there were 501 people in 123 households in Aneth. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 4.07 people lived in each of the 123 households.

The racial the population was composed of 1.0 percent white, 97.6 percent Native American and 1.0 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.

26.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 7.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.3 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 30,417  USD . The per capita income was $ 7,694. 50.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 9, 2013
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 9, 2013

Web links

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