Piute County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. The population in 2000 was 1,435, and by 2005 had been estimated to decrease to 1,365. It was named for the Paiute tribe of Native Americans. The county seat is Junction and the largest city is Circleville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 766 square miles (1,983 km²), of which, 758 square miles (1,963 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (21 km²) of i...
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Piute County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. The population in 2000 was 1,435, and by 2005 had been estimated to decrease to 1,365. It was named for the Paiute tribe of Native Americans. The county seat is Junction and the largest city is Circleville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 766 square miles (1,983 km²), of which, 758 square miles (1,963 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (21 km²) of it (1.04%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,435 people, 509 households, and 389 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 745 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.61% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 1.18% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.88% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 4.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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