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Grand County is located in eastern Utah, on the Colorado border, west of Grand Junction. The county seat is Moab. The county is named for the Colorado River, which was called the Grand River at the time of statehood. The county has a total area of 3,694 square miles, of which 3,682 square miles is land, and 12 square miles (0.34%) is water. The Green River forms the western boundary, and the Colorado River flows through the southeast corner. Deserts, cliffs and plateaus make up the scenery, with few settlements apart from the city of Moab....Click Here For More

Grand County is located in eastern Utah, on the Colorado border, west of Grand Junction. The county seat is Moab. The county is named for the Colorado River, which was called the Grand River at the time of statehood. The county has a total area of 3,694 square miles, of which 3,682 square miles is land, and 12 square miles (0.34%) is water. The Green River forms the western boundary, and the Colorado River flows through the southeast corner. Deserts, cliffs and plateaus make up the scenery, with few settlements apart from the city of Moab.

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,485 people, 3,434 households, and 2,170 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile. There were 4,062 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile.

The racial makeup of the county was 92.65% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 3.85% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.66% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. 5.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,434 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.60% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.80% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,387, and the median income for a family was $39,095. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $21,769 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,356. About 10.90% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.20% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.