Box Elder County
![Box Elder County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP with No. 88000399 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Box_Elder_County_Courthouse.jpeg) Box Elder County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 88000399 |
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| US state : | Utah |
| Administrative headquarters : | Brigham City |
| Foundation : | 1856 |
| Demographics | |
| Residents : | 49,975 (2010) |
| Population density : | 3.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
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| Total area : | 17,428 km² |
| Water surface : | 2605 km² |
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Box Elder County is a county in the northwest of the US state of Utah . The county seat is Brigham City . In 2010, Box Elder County's population was 49,975.
geography
Box Elder County is north of the Great Salt Lake . It forms the border with the US state Idaho in the north and with the state of Nevada in the west . According to the US Census Bureau, it covers an area of 17,428 square kilometers, of which 2605 square kilometers are water. To the east are the Wellsville Mountains . The Interstate 15 crosses the eastern part and leading southward throughout Utah . The Wasatch Front is on the county's southeastern border. The county seat and largest city is Brigham City . The county is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Cassia County Idaho , Oneida County Idaho , Cache County , Weber County , Tooele County, and Elko County, Nevada.
history
Box Elder County was founded in 1856. It got its name from the ash maple that is often found there (there box elder , in German for example called box elder ).
On May 10, 1869, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met at the Promontory Summit . The area has been the Golden Spike National Historic Site since 1957 .
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1860 | 1608 | - | |
| 1870 | 4855 | 201.9% | |
| 1880 | 6761 | 39.3% | |
| 1890 | 7642 | 13% | |
| 1900 | 10,009 | 31% | |
| 1910 | 13,894 | 38.8% | |
| 1920 | 18,788 | 35.2% | |
| 1930 | 17,810 | -5.2% | |
| 1940 | 18,832 | 5.7% | |
| 1950 | 19,734 | 4.8% | |
| 1960 | 25,061 | 27% | |
| 1970 | 28,129 | 12.2% | |
| 1980 | 33,222 | 18.1% | |
| 1990 | 36,485 | 9.8% | |
| 2000 | 42,745 | 17.2% | |
| 2010 | 49,975 | 16.9% | |
| Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
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Box Elder County's population was 42,745 as of the 2000 census . There were 13,144 households and 10,804 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.87% White, 0.17% African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 3.45% other races Groups; 1.60% were from two or more races. 6.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 13,144 households, 47.10% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 71.00% were married couples living together, 7.90% were a single mother. 17.80% were not families. 16.00% were single households and 7.40% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.63 people.
For the entire county, the population was composed of 36.10% residents under 18 years of age, 10.50% between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.40% between 25 and 44 years of age, 17.70% between 45 and 64 years of age 10.40% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 101.70 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 98.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 44,630 , and the median income for a family is $ 49,421. Males had a median income of $ 38,814 versus $ 22,435 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,625. 7.10% of the population and 5.80% of families are below the poverty line. 8.30% of them were under 18 years of age and 5.30% were 65 years of age or older.
towns and places
- Bear River City
- Blue Creek
- Bothwell
- Bradford
- Brigham City
- Cedar Creek
- Collinston
- Corinne
- Cropley
- Crystal Springs
- Curlew Junction
- Deweyville
- Elwood
- Etna
- Evans
- Fielding
- Garland
- Grouse Creek
- Hardup
- Hogup
- Honeyville
- Howell
- Kelton
- Lakeside
- Lampo Junction
- Lucin
- Lynn
- Madsen
- Mantua
- Matlin
- Midlake
- Nerva
- Park Valley
- Penrose
- Perry
- Pigeon
- Plymouth
- Portage
- Riverside
- rosette
- Rozel
- Saltworks
- Snowville
- South Willard
- Standrod
- Thatcher
- Tremonton
- Tresend
- Washakie
- Wheelon
- Willard
- Yost
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ^ Box Elder County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 12, 2012
Web links
- Virtual tour of Box Elder County (English)
Coordinates: 41 ° 31 ′ N , 113 ° 6 ′ W