Castle Valley, Utah
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Castle Valley is a town in Grand County
, Utah
, United States
. The population was 349 at the 2000 census. The town is about 16 miles northeast of Moab
near State Route 128
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 8.1 square miles (20.9 km²), all of it land.
, there were 349 people, 158 households and 85 families residing in the town. The population density
was 43.2 per square mile (16.7/km²). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 28.5 per square mile (11.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.13% White, 1.15% from other races
, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population.
There were 158 households of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples
living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.6% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.95.
Age distribution was 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 40.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
The median household income
was $33,068 and the median family income was $40,500. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $19,726. About 10.9% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.7% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.
Grand County, Utah
Grand County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 8,485, and by 2005 had been estimated at 8,743. It was named for the Colorado River, which at the time of statehood was known as the Grand River. Its county seat and largest city is Moab.-Geography:According...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 349 at the 2000 census. The town is about 16 miles northeast of Moab
Moab, Utah
Moab is a city in Grand County, in eastern Utah, in the western United States. The population was 4,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat and largest city in Grand County. Moab hosts a large number of tourists every year, mostly visitors to the nearby Arches and Canyonlands National Parks...
near State Route 128
Utah State Route 128
State Route 128 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The entire length of the highway has been designated the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway, as part of the Utah Scenic Byways program. This road also forms part of the Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway, a National Scenic Byway...
.
Geography
Castle Valley is located at 38°38′4"N 109°24′38"W (38.634367, -109.410558).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 8.1 square miles (20.9 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
At the 2000 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, there were 349 people, 158 households and 85 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 43.2 per square mile (16.7/km²). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 28.5 per square mile (11.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.13% White, 1.15% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population.
There were 158 households of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.6% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.95.
Age distribution was 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 40.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
The median household income
Median household income
The median household income is commonly used to generate data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more...
was $33,068 and the median family income was $40,500. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $19,726. About 10.9% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.7% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.