Panguitch, Utah Panguitch, Utah Panguitch Main Street Location in Garfield County and state of Utah Location in Garfield County and state of Utah Country United States State Utah Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Panguitch / pe e w t / is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Garfield County, Utah, United States. The populace was 1,520 at the 2010 census, and was estimated in 2015 to be 1,481. Panguitch is positioned in Garfield County at 37 49 20 N 112 26 5 W (37.822234, -112.434650), in the valley of the Sevier River.
Route 89 passes through the center of town, dominant north 33 miles (53 km) to Junction and south 45 miles (72 km) to Orderville.
Utah State Route 143 leads southwest from Panguitch 17 miles (27 km) to Panguitch Lake in Dixie National Forest.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km2), all of it land. Climate data for Panguitch, Utah (1981 2010) Aerial photo of Panguitch.
Due to a conflict with indigenous tribes, the Black Hawk War in Utah, the improve was temporarily abandoned in 1867 but was resettled in 1871.
Due to the establishment of Bryce Canyon National Park and the designation of close-by areas as nationwide forests, tourism has since played a primary part in the small-town economy.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623 citizens , 502 homeholds, and 392 families living in the city.
The populace density was 1,194.0 citizens per square mile (460.8/km ).
There were 620 housing units at an average density of 456.1 per square mile (176.0/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.02% White, 0.49% African American, 2.46% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 2.16% from other competitions, and 0.74% from two or more competitions.
There were 502 homeholds out of which 40.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 67.3% were married couples residing together, 8.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families.
19.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.55.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 32.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 32 years.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $33,500, and the median income for a family was $39,904.
About 6.2% of families and 9.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
Panguitch Lake United States Enumeration Bureau.
United States Geological Survey.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Panguitch city, Utah".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Latter-day Saint (Mormon) and Utah characters and references in the movie Contact (1997) and in the novel Contact, by Carl Sagan City of Panguitch official website Municipalities and communities of Garfield County, Utah, United States
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Panguitch, Utah - Cities in Utah - County seats in Utah - Populated places established in 1864 - 1864 establishments in Utah Territory
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