Junction, Utah

Coordinates: 38°14′11″N 112°13′23″W / 38.23639°N 112.22306°W / 38.23639; -112.22306
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Junction, Utah
FIPS code
49-39590[3]
GNIS feature ID1442250[4]

Junction is a town in and the

2010 census
.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.0 square miles (38.7 km2), of which 14.4 square miles (37.2 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km2) (3.88%) is water.

Climate

This

Köppen Climate Classification system, Junction has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890125
190024999.2%
191042369.9%
1920389−8.0%
1930352−9.5%
194039311.6%
1950285−27.5%
1960219−23.2%
1970135−38.4%
198015111.9%
1990132−12.6%
200017734.1%
20101917.9%
2019 (est.)172[2]−9.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

At the 2000

Latino
of any race were 7.34% of the population.

There were 67 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.30.

29.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males.

The

poverty line
, including 10.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.3% of those 65 or over.

Courthouse

The historic courthouse was located at the southwest corner of

US-89
(Main Street). Sometime around 1980 a new courthouse/post office was built about one mile (1.6 km) north. The new building also serves as offices for Piute County.

References

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ Climate Summary for Junction, Utah
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.