Millard County, Utah
Encyclopedia
Millard County is a county located in the U.S. state
of Utah
. In 2010, its population was 12,420. It was named for Millard Fillmore
, thirteenth President of the United States. Its county seat
is Fillmore
and the largest city is Delta
.
, the county has a total area of 17684 km² (6,827.8 sq mi). 6,589 miles (17,066 km²) of it is land and 239 square miles (619 km²) of it (3.50%) is water. The Sevier Desert covers much of Millard County, being the seafloor of ancient Lake Bonneville
. Near the center of the county lies Sevier Lake
, a mostly dry remnant of Lake Bonneville. Mountains rim the area, some of which harbor beautiful forests, contrasting with the deserts below, especially the Pahvant Mountains, which form the county's eastern boundary. Fillmore
and other farming communities lie at the base of the Pahvant Mountains. Delta
sits several miles from the banks of the Sevier River
in the middle of the basin.
of 2000, there were 12,405 people, 3,840 households, and 3,091 families residing in the county. The population density
was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 4,522 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.94% White
, 0.10% Black
or African American
, 1.31% Native American
, 0.48% Asian
, 0.20% Pacific Islander
, 2.76% from other races
, and 1.21% from two or more races. 7.18% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
By 2005 86.7% of Millard County's population was non-Hispanic whites. The proportion of African Americans had doubled to 0.2%. Native Americans were now 1.5% of the county's population. Asians had fallen to only 0.4% of the population. 11.0% of the population was Latino, just above the 10.9% for Utah as a whole.
In 2000 there were 3,840 households out of which 46.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.60% were married couples
living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.50% were non-families. 18.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.66.
In the county, the population was spread out with 37.30% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 19.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 104.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,178, and the median income for a family was $41,797. Males had a median income of $36,989 versus $20,168 for females. The per capita income
for the county was $13,408. About 9.40% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.
s. Trilobite
fossils are relatively common in the region west of Delta
(part of the Wheeler Shale of Middle Cambrian age).
15% of Millard county's economy is from farming.
Millard County is working hard to make it easier to build Earthships, straw bale homes, and other ecological and sustainable housing.
Japanese internment camp located in Millard County 15 miles (24.1 km) west of Delta. The location is open to the public with a memorial at the northwest corner.
Note: Population has less than 100 permanent residents, but grows to 900 every summer months, due to seasonal migrant labor stays there (Hispanics are the main contributor) and forms the hub of the Mexican
community of the Sevier Desert.
U.S. state
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of 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...
. In 2010, its population was 12,420. It was named for Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president...
, thirteenth President of the United States. Its county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
is Fillmore
Fillmore, Utah
Fillmore is a city in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,253 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Millard County. It is named for the thirteenth US President Millard Fillmore....
and the largest city is Delta
Delta, Utah
Delta is a city in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,209 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Delta is located at ....
.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of 17684 km² (6,827.8 sq mi). 6,589 miles (17,066 km²) of it is land and 239 square miles (619 km²) of it (3.50%) is water. The Sevier Desert covers much of Millard County, being the seafloor of ancient Lake Bonneville
Lake Bonneville
Lake Bonneville was a prehistoric pluvial lake that covered much of North America's Great Basin region. Most of the territory it covered was in present-day Utah, though parts of the lake extended into present-day Idaho and Nevada. Formed about 32,000 years ago, it existed until about 14,500 years...
. Near the center of the county lies Sevier Lake
Sevier Lake
Sevier Lake is an intermittent and endorheic lake which lies in the lowest part of the Sevier Desert, Millard County, Utah. Like Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake, it is a remnant of Pleistocene Lake Bonneville. Sevier Lake is fed primarily by the Beaver and Sevier rivers, and the additional inflow...
, a mostly dry remnant of Lake Bonneville. Mountains rim the area, some of which harbor beautiful forests, contrasting with the deserts below, especially the Pahvant Mountains, which form the county's eastern boundary. Fillmore
Fillmore, Utah
Fillmore is a city in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,253 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Millard County. It is named for the thirteenth US President Millard Fillmore....
and other farming communities lie at the base of the Pahvant Mountains. Delta
Delta, Utah
Delta is a city in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,209 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Delta is located at ....
sits several miles from the banks of the Sevier River
Sevier River
The Sevier River , extending , is the longest Utah river entirely in the state and drains an extended chain of mountain farming valleys to the intermittent Sevier Lake...
in the middle of the basin.
Adjacent
- Juab County, UtahJuab County, UtahJuab County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 8,238, and by 2005 had been estimated at 9,113. It was named from an Indian word meaning thirsty valley, or possibly only valley. Its county seat and largest city is Nephi.Juab County is part of the...
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- (east central) - Sevier County, UtahSevier County, UtahAs of the census of 2000, there were 18,842 people, 6,081 households, and 4,907 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 7,016 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...
- (east) - Beaver County, UtahBeaver County, UtahAs of the census of 2010, there were 6,629 people, 2,265 households, and 1,697 families residing in the county. The population density was 2.56 people per square mile . There were 2,908 housing units at an average density of 1.12 per square mile...
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- (southwest) - White Pine County, NevadaWhite Pine County, NevadaWhite Pine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. Its population at the 2010 census was 10,030. Its county seat is Ely. It is the home of Great Basin National Park...
- (west)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 12,405 people, 3,840 households, and 3,091 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 4,522 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.94% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.10% Black
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.31% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.48% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.20% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 2.76% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.21% from two or more races. 7.18% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or Latino
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
of any race.
By 2005 86.7% of Millard County's population was non-Hispanic whites. The proportion of African Americans had doubled to 0.2%. Native Americans were now 1.5% of the county's population. Asians had fallen to only 0.4% of the population. 11.0% of the population was Latino, just above the 10.9% for Utah as a whole.
In 2000 there were 3,840 households out of which 46.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.60% 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, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.50% were non-families. 18.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.66.
In the county, the population was spread out with 37.30% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 19.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 104.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,178, and the median income for a family was $41,797. Males had a median income of $36,989 versus $20,168 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 county was $13,408. About 9.40% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Millard County welcomes investment and new businesses. One element of Millard County's economy is the digging of fossilFossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
s. Trilobite
Trilobite
Trilobites are a well-known fossil group of extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the Atdabanian stage of the Early Cambrian period , and they flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic era before...
fossils are relatively common in the region west of Delta
Delta, Utah
Delta is a city in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,209 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Delta is located at ....
(part of the Wheeler Shale of Middle Cambrian age).
15% of Millard county's economy is from farming.
Millard County is working hard to make it easier to build Earthships, straw bale homes, and other ecological and sustainable housing.
Japanese internment camp
The Topaz War Relocation Center is a World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Japanese internment camp located in Millard County 15 miles (24.1 km) west of Delta. The location is open to the public with a memorial at the northwest corner.
Cities and towns
- BorderBorder, UtahBorder is an unincorporated community in Millard County, Utah, United States, on the Utah and Nevada state line. The community is located 88 miles west of Delta, Utah and 64 miles east of Ely, Nevada....
- DeseretDeseret, UtahDeseret is a census-designated place in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 353 at the 2010 census. Deseret is located about southwest of Delta, and about southwest of Salt Lake City. The name Deseret comes from the Book of Mormon.-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there...
Note: Population has less than 100 permanent residents, but grows to 900 every summer months, due to seasonal migrant labor stays there (Hispanics are the main contributor) and forms the hub of the Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
community of the Sevier Desert.
- DeltaDelta, UtahDelta is a city in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,209 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Delta is located at ....
- EskDaleEskDale, UtahEskdale is a small farming commune in Millard County, Utah, located just east of the Nevada border. It is located in the southern part of Snake Valley, near the western flank of the Conger Range . It was founded in 1955 by Dr. M. L. Glendenning as a religious community of The Aaronic Order...
- FillmoreFillmore, UtahFillmore is a city in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,253 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Millard County. It is named for the thirteenth US President Millard Fillmore....
- GandyGandy, UtahGandy is a small farming community in Millard County, Utah, located just east of the Nevada border. It is located in the west-central part of Snake Valley. It is known for Gandy Warm Springs and Gandy Creek, a large spring that comes out of the base of Spring Mountain to the west. It stays in...
- GarrisonGarrison, UtahGarrison is an unincorporated town in Millard County, Utah, United States. It is home to a Utah Department of Transportation yard and office, but other than that, offers no services.- Geography :...
- HinckleyHinckley, UtahHinckley is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States, in the middle of the Sevier Desert. Irrigation water from the Sevier River, passing nearby, has been used to turn Hinckley into a farming oasis. The mountains that are common in Utah, are seen only in the distance, and beyond the reach of...
- HoldenHolden, UtahHolden is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 400 at the 2000 census.-History:Holden was settled in 1855 by a group of ten families sent out by the LDS bishop of Fillmore. It was named for Elijah E...
- KanoshKanosh, UtahKanosh is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 485 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Kanosh is located at ....
- LeamingtonLeamington, UtahLeamington is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 217 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Leamington is located at ....
- LynndylLynndyl, UtahLynndyl is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 134 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lynndyl is located at ....
- MeadowMeadow, UtahMeadow is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 254 at the 2000 census. Originally called Meadow Creek, the town is located about eight miles south of Fillmore.-History:The Meadow Creek was the site where Walkara died in 1855...
- Oak CityOak City, UtahOak City is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 650 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oak City is located at ....
- Oasis
- ScipioScipio, UtahScipio is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 290 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Scipio is located at ....
See also
- Cove Fort, UtahCove Fort, UtahCove Fort is a fort and historical site located in Millard County, Utah. It was founded in 1867 by Ira Hinckley at the request of Brigham Young. One of its distinctive features is the use of volcanic rock in the construction of the walls, rather than the wood used in many mid-19th century...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Millard County, UtahNational Register of Historic Places listings in Millard County, UtahThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Millard County, Utah.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Millard County, Utah, United States...
- USS Millard County (LST-987)USS Millard County (LST-987)USS Millard County was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Millard County, Utah, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name....
- Willden FortWillden FortWillden Fort was a wooden-palisade fort constructed on Cove Creek in Utah in 1860 by Charles William Willden and his son Ellott. It was occupied from 1860 to 1865, abandoned, then occupied briefly in 1867 during the construction of Cove Fort....