Beaver County, Utah

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Beaver County
County
Old Beaver County Ut courthouse.jpg
Old Beaver County courthouse.
Map of Utah highlighting Beaver County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Utah
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Utah's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°20′N113°14′W / 38.34°N 113.23°W / 38.34; -113.23
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Utah.svg  Utah
Founded1856
Named for North American beaver
Seat Beaver
Largest cityBeaver
Area
 • Total2,592 sq mi (6,710 km2)
 • Land2,590 sq mi (6,700 km2)
 • Water2.1 sq mi (5 km2)  0.08%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,072
 • Estimate 
(2023) [1]
7,233
 • Density2.7/sq mi (1.1/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district 2nd
Website beaver.utah.gov

Beaver County is a county in west central Utah, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,072, [2] up from the 2010 figure of 6,629. [3] Its county seat and largest city is Beaver. [4] The county was named for the abundance of beaver in the area.

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History

Explorers of European descent first visited present-day Beaver County in the 1776 Domínguez-Escalante Expedition. The proposed territory of Deseret (soon changed to Utah Territory) began with the arrival of Mormon pioneers in 1847. After the immediate Great Salt Lake City area was settled, settlers moved into more outlying areas, including the future Beaver County area. The county was created by the Utah territorial legislature from a section of Iron County on January 5, 1856, before the settlement of Beaver town was founded later that year. The county was named for the animal, which was plentiful there. [5] The county boundary as delineated by that act included areas in present-day Colorado and Nevada. The defined boundary was altered on January 16, 1861, by the creation of two counties in present Nevada. The county area was effectively reduced on February 28, 1861, by the US Congress when it created Colorado Territory, taking all of the Beaver County areas east of 109 degrees longitude. The county's boundary was enlarged on January 17, 1861, by the addition of parcels from Millard, Sanpete, and St. Mary's counties. However, its west area was reduced by the creation of the Nevada Territory on July 14, 1862 (this adjustment was altered on May 5, 1866, by the action of the US Congress, effectively ceding all Beaver County area west of 114 degrees longitude to Nevada counties). The county area was also reduced on January 16, 1865, when Piute County was created from Beaver territory. [6]

A quarter of the county's workers are employed by hog processor Smithfield Foods. [7]

Geography

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Beaver County (UT) Details

Beaver County lies on the west side of Utah. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of Nevada. The west part of the county consists of low rolling hills punctuated by isolated mountains. The east edge of the county runs to the crest of a north–south-running mountain ridge. [8] The terrain slopes to the west and north; its highest point is a mountain crest on its east border, at 12,011 ft (3,661 m) ASL. [9] The county has a total area of 2,592 square miles (6,710 km2), of which 2,590 square miles (6,700 km2) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) (0.08%) is water. [10]

The Tushar Mountains lies on the eastern boundary of the county, reaching to 12,000 feet (3,700 m) in elevation and providing water for the farming communities of Beaver and Manderfield. To the west, barren desert valleys typify the scenery, separated by mountains lightly forested with junipers. [ citation needed ]

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860 785—
1870 2,007155.7%
1880 3,91895.2%
1890 3,340−14.8%
1900 3,6138.2%
1910 4,71730.6%
1920 5,1398.9%
1930 5,136−0.1%
1940 5,014−2.4%
1950 4,856−3.2%
1960 4,331−10.8%
1970 3,800−12.3%
1980 4,37815.2%
1990 4,7658.8%
2000 6,00526.0%
2010 6,62910.4%
2020 7,0726.7%
2023 (est.)7,233 [1] 2.3%
US Decennial Census [11]
1790–1960 [12] 1900–1990 [13]
1990–2000 [14] 2010–2018 [3] 2019 [15] 2020 [2]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 6,629 people, 2,265 households, and 1,697 families in the county. [16] The population density was 2.56 people per square mile (0.99 people/km2). There were 2,908 housing units at an average density of 1.12 units per square mile (0.43 units/km2). [17] The racial makeup of the county was 89.0% white, 1.1% Asian, 1.1% American Indian, 0.3% Pacific islander, 0.2% black or African American, 6.9% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 10.8% of the population. [16] In terms of ancestry, 35.2% were English, 15.5% were German, 10.6% were Irish, 6.8% were Scottish, and 2.3% were American. [18]

Of the 2,265 households, 41.8% had children under 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.1% were non-families, and 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.92, and the average family size was 3.44. The median age was 31.9 years. [16]

The median income for a household in the county was $41,514, and the median income for a family was $46,426. Males had a median income of $40,167 versus $26,215 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,131. About 12.6% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over. [19]

Politics and government

Beaver County voters have traditionally voted Republican. In no national election since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate. Jimmy Carter in 1976 was the last Democrat to even come within ten points of winning Beaver County.

State elected offices
PositionDistrictNameAffiliationFirst elected
  Senate 24 Derrin Owens Republican 2020 [20]
  Senate 28 Evan Vickers Republican 2012 [21]
  House of Representatives 68 Merrill Nelson Republican 2012 [22]
  House of Representatives 73 Phil Lyman Republican 2018 [23]
 Board of Education14Mark HuntsmanNonpartisan2014 [24]
United States presidential election results for Beaver County, Utah [25]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2020 2,69586.94%35711.52%481.55%
2016 1,83873.37%26410.54%40316.09%
2012 2,17484.92%34613.52%401.56%
2008 1,90275.54%54221.53%742.94%
2004 2,02379.52%49319.38%281.10%
2000 1,65373.40%54124.02%582.58%
1996 1,16455.59%68732.81%24311.60%
1992 1,04049.27%66831.64%40319.09%
1988 1,28660.89%81638.64%100.47%
1984 1,51667.95%70831.73%70.31%
1980 1,47768.47%62128.79%592.74%
1976 1,08852.41%96346.39%251.20%
1972 1,33264.88%68233.22%391.90%
1968 98950.87%79540.90%1608.23%
1964 79239.98%1,18960.02%00.00%
1960 97145.65%1,15654.35%00.00%
1956 1,19053.60%1,03046.40%00.00%
1952 1,27755.16%1,03844.84%00.00%
1948 1,05746.69%1,19052.56%170.75%
1944 95845.88%1,12854.02%20.10%
1940 1,10145.78%1,30354.18%10.04%
1936 91340.38%1,33759.13%110.49%
1932 96944.03%1,21855.34%140.64%
1928 1,14954.98%93644.78%50.24%
1924 98953.34%57831.18%28715.48%
1920 1,05657.49%74140.34%402.18%
1916 84238.38%1,29158.84%612.78%
1912 67139.75%60235.66%41524.59%
1908 94556.02%71442.32%281.66%
1904 86958.17%59339.69%322.14%
1900 68251.90%62947.87%30.23%
1896 20516.24%1,05783.76%00.00%

Communities

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Map of Beaver County municipalities

Cities

Towns

Unincorporated communities

Former communities

Recreation

See also

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