Cache County, Utah facts for kids

Cache County
	Quick facts for kidsCache County, Utah
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	; Location in the state of Utah
	; Utah's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1857
Seat	Logan
Largest City	Logan
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,173 sq mi (3,038 km²); 1,165 sq mi (3,017 km²); 8.2 sq mi (21 km²), 0.7%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 112,656; 97/sq mi (37/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
	Website: www.cachecounty.org
	Named for: Caches of furs found in the area by early fur trappers

Cache County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 Census the population was 112,656. Its county seat and largest city is Logan. The county was created in 1856 and organized the next year. It was named for the fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers.

The Cache Valley and surrounding mountains are located in the county, which reaches up to the Idaho border. The Bear River Mountains, the northernmost extension of the Wasatch Range, which reach as high as 10,000 feet (3,000 m), cover the eastern half of the county. The Bear River flows through Cache Valley. Wellsville was the first European settlement in the county, settled by Peter Maughan in 1853.

Cache County is included in the Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,173 square miles (3,040 km²), of which 1,165 square miles (3,020 km²) is land and 8.2 square miles (21 km²) (0.7%) is water.

On the western edge of the county lies the Wellsville Mountains and on the eastern edge lie the Bear River Mountains, both northern branches of the Wasatch Range. A canyon carves its way through the Wellsville Mountains. Up this canyon climb U.S. Routes 89 and 91 together. In downtown Logan the highways split, with US-91 heading north into Idaho and US-89 heading east and northeast into Logan Canyon. Taking up the land between the Wellsville and Bear River Mountains is Cache Valley, a relatively flat valley traversed by the Bear River and dotted with small farm towns in the west and the larger, more urban, and faster-growing areas in the east, along the benches of the Bear River Mountains. The county climbs to an elevation of 9,980 feet (3,040 m) at Naomi Peak in the Bear River Mountains.

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Cache National Forest (part)
Caribou National Forest (part)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	15,509	—
1900	18,139	17.0%
1910	23,062	27.1%
1920	26,992	17.0%
1930	27,424	1.6%
1940	29,797	8.7%
1950	33,536	12.5%
1960	35,788	6.7%
1970	42,331	18.3%
1980	57,176	35.1%
1990	70,183	22.7%
2000	91,391	30.2%
2010	112,656	23.3%
Est. 2015	120,783	7.2%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2014

As of the census of 2010, there were 112,656 people, 34,722 households, and 26,464 families residing in the county. The population density was 96.7 people per square mile (37.35/km²). There were 37,024 housing units at an average density of 31.78 per square mile (12.28/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.12% White, 0.62% Black or African American, 0.61% Native American, 1.88% Asian, 0.39% Pacific Islander, 5.48% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. 9.96% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 34,722 households out of which 41.34% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.22% were married couples living together, 7.73% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.78% were non-families. 16.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.54% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.55.

In the county, the population was spread out with 36.3% under the age of 20, 12.59% from 20 to 24, 26.97% from 25 to 44, 16.41% from 45 to 64, and 7.72% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.5 years. For every 100 females there were 98.84 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.53 males.

2015

As of 2015, the largest self reported ancestry groups in Cache County were:

27.9% were of English ancestry
12.1% were of German ancestry
7.3% were of Danish ancestry.
6.1% were of "American" ancestry
5.0% were of Scottish ancestry
4.5% were of Irish ancestry

Cache County, Utah facts for kids

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