Toquerville, Utah
Encyclopedia
Toquerville is a city in Washington County
, Utah
, United States
. The population was 910 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 14.2 square miles (36.7 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 910 people, 282 households, and 236 families residing in the town. The population density
was 64.3 people per square mile (24.8/km²). There were 325 housing units at an average density of 23.0 per square mile (8.9/km²). On the 12th of July 2007, the City Council approved the development of 3000 households. The racial makeup of the town was 97.03% White, 0.11% African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.77% from other races
, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.86% of the population.
There were 282 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples
living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.56.
In the town the population was spread out with 32.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,038, and the median income for a family was $36,146. Males had a median income of $26,964 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $12,713. About 10.7% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.
chief. The population has grown from only 19 families in the late 1800s. Toquerville's proximity to the Quail Creek State Park has created a healthy tourism economy where the community traditionally had depended on agriculture.
Although it was still a town at the 2000 census, Toquerville became a city at the end of 2000.
Washington County, Utah
As of the census of 2000, there were 90,354 people, 29,939 households, and 23,442 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 36,478 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...
, 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 910 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Toquerville is located at 37°15′14"N 113°17′9"W (37.253786, -113.285879).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 14.2 square miles (36.7 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 910 people, 282 households, and 236 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 64.3 people per square mile (24.8/km²). There were 325 housing units at an average density of 23.0 per square mile (8.9/km²). On the 12th of July 2007, the City Council approved the development of 3000 households. The racial makeup of the town was 97.03% White, 0.11% African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.77% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.86% of the population.
There were 282 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% 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, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.56.
In the town the population was spread out with 32.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,038, and the median income for a family was $36,146. Males had a median income of $26,964 versus $20,938 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 $12,713. About 10.7% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.
History
Toquerville was named after an early PaiutePaiute
Paiute refers to three closely related groups of Native Americans — the Northern Paiute of California, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon; the Owens Valley Paiute of California and Nevada; and the Southern Paiute of Arizona, southeastern California and Nevada, and Utah.-Origin of name:The origin of...
chief. The population has grown from only 19 families in the late 1800s. Toquerville's proximity to the Quail Creek State Park has created a healthy tourism economy where the community traditionally had depended on agriculture.
Although it was still a town at the 2000 census, Toquerville became a city at the end of 2000.