Weber County

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Old post office and courthouse
Old post office and courthouse
administration
US state : Utah
Administrative headquarters : Ogden
Foundation : March 3, 1852
Demographics
Residents : 231,236  (2010)
Population density : 155.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1708 km²
Water surface : 217 km²
map
Map of Weber County within Utah
Website : www.co.weber.ut.us

The Weber County is a county in the state of Utah of the United States . The seat of the county administration ( County Seat ) and also the largest city is Ogden . The Weber State University (founded in 1889) is located in Ogden.

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,708 square kilometers, of which 217 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the counties: Cache County , Rich County , Morgan County , Davis County, and Box Elder County .

history

Weber County was established on March 3, 1852. It got the name from the Weber River . The Weber River was named after the trapper and settler John Henry Weber (1779-1859).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1850 1186 -
1860 8675 631.5%
1870 7858 -9.4%
1880 12,344 57.1%
1890 22,723 84.1%
1900 25,239 11.1%
1910 35.179 39.4%
1920 43,663 24.1%
1930 52.172 19.5%
1940 56,714 8.7%
1950 83,319 46.9%
1960 110,744 32.9%
1970 126.278 14%
1980 144,616 14.5%
1990 158,330 9.5%
2000 196,533 24.1%
2010 231.236 17.7%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Weber County (UT) details

Weber County had a population of 196,533 people as of the 2000 census . There were 65,698 households and 49,536 families. The population density was 132 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 87.69% white, 1.40% African American, 0.77% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 0.16% Pacific islander and 6.59% from other races Groups; 2.12% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.65% of the population.

Of the 65,698 households, 40.30% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.20% were married couples living together, 10.70% were single mothers. 24.60% were not families. 20.00% were single households and 7.60% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.42 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 31.00% residents under 18 years of age, 12.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.90% between 25 and 44 years of age, 18.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 10.30% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 98.20 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 44,014 , and the median income for a family was $ 49,724. Males had a median income of $ 36,239 versus $ 24,719 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,246. 9.30% of the population and 6.90% of families are below the poverty line. 11.10% of these were under 18 years of age and 5.50% were 65 years of age or older.

towns and places

Individual evidence

  1. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  2. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  3. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Coordinates: 41 ° 18 ′  N , 111 ° 55 ′  W