Hatch, Utah
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Hatch is a town in Garfield County
, Utah
, United States
. The population was 127 at the 2000 census. It is approximately 217 miles (350 km) from Salt Lake City.
, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 127 people, 41 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density
was 471.7 people per square mile (181.6/km²). There were 81 housing units at an average density of 300.8 per square mile (115.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.70% White, 3.94% Asian, and 2.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population.
There were 41 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples
living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the town the population was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 76.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,083, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $12,776. There were 5.9% of families and 2.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 28.6% of those over 64.
In summer 2010 the town began construction of a new town office/community center facility adjacent to the town park that will be completed in the fall of 2010.
Garfield County, Utah
Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 4,735. It was named for James A. Garfield, President of the United States in 1881. Its county seat and largest city is Panguitch.-Geography:...
, 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
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. The population was 127 at the 2000 census. It is approximately 217 miles (350 km) from Salt Lake City.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 127 people, 41 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 471.7 people per square mile (181.6/km²). There were 81 housing units at an average density of 300.8 per square mile (115.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.70% White, 3.94% Asian, and 2.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population.
There were 41 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% 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, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the town the population was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 76.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,083, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $25,938 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 $12,776. There were 5.9% of families and 2.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 28.6% of those over 64.
In summer 2010 the town began construction of a new town office/community center facility adjacent to the town park that will be completed in the fall of 2010.