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Rich County, Utah

Cities & Towns:
Garden City
Laketown
Randolph
Woodruff

Rich County is in northeastern Utah with Idaho to the north and Wyoming to the east. About half of Bear Lake is in the county (which means Rich County is home to Bear Lake State Park). Rich County was named for Charles C. Rich, an early LDS apostle. Rich County contains 1,029 square miles of land and 58 square miles of water. Before the 1872 survey that determined the actual location of the Utah-Idaho State line, it was thought that Rich County included the whole of Bear Lake and the northern part of Cache Valley.

Fast Facts about Rich County, Utah
Resident Racial Breakdown:
White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
Hispanic: 1.8%
Other: 0.9%
Types of Jobs:
Private Sector, wages or salary: 64%
Government Sector: 21%
Unincorporated, Self-Employed: 12%
Homemaker, Unpaid: 3%
Population Density: 2 People per Square Mile
2008 Cost of Living Index for Rich County: 78.8
2007 Estimates:
Population: 2,094
Males: 1,066
Females: 1,028
Median Resident Age: 34.3 Years
Estimated Median Household Income: $47,926
Estimated Median Home Value: $153,386
Major Industries:
Agriculture & Forestry, Educational Services, Lodging & Food Services, Construction, Mining, Health Care, Government, Repair & Maintenance, Retail Services, Social Services
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