Beaver, Utah

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Population in July 2007: 2,564. Population change since 2000: +4.3%

Males: 1,239	(48.3%)
Females: 1,325	(51.7%)

Median resident age:	31.5 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Zip codes: 84713.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,100 (it was $33,646 in 2000)

Beaver	$35,100
Utah:	$55,109

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $107,500 (it was $96,200 in 2000)

Beaver	$107,500
Utah:	$218,700

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Races in Beaver:

White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
Hispanic (5.1%)
Other race (3.1%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
American Indian (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Beaver: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (38.1%), United States (10.2%), German (6.6%), Scottish (5.3%), Danish (4.7%), Irish (4.7%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 01/10/1867

Elevation: 5898 feet

Land area: 4.58 square miles.

Population density: 560 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Beaver

High school or higher: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beaver city

Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 63.9%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 7.4%

98 residents are foreign born (3.1% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).

This city:	4.0%
Utah:	7.1%

According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Beaver, Utah in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Beaver to the number of sex offenders is 233 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Beaver:	0.5% ($509)
Utah:	0.7% ($956)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (151.8 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (228.6 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (330.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Minersville, UT (20.1 miles ), Circleville, UT (26.3 miles ), Milford, UT (27.0 miles ), Paragonah, UT (28.6 miles ), Junction, UT (28.7 miles) , Marysvale, UT (30.3 miles ), Kingston, UT (31.4 miles) , Parowan, UT (32.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 20 buildings, average cost: $77,100
1997: 20 buildings, average cost: $72,200
1998: 16 buildings, average cost: $99,700
1999: 19 buildings, average cost: $105,300
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $143,900
2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $105,300
2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $132,100
2003: 18 buildings, average cost: $114,700
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $162,800
2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $182,500
2006: 26 buildings, average cost: $175,500
2007: 19 buildings, average cost: $241,900

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Latitude: 38.28 N, Longitude: 112.64 W

23 people in nursing homes

Area code: 435

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Population change in the 1990s: +449 (+22.4%).

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (6%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
Gasoline stations (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (24%)
Health care (16%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Gasoline stations (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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Hospital/medical center in Beaver:

BEAVER VALLEY HOSPITAL (1109 NORTH 100 WEST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Beaver:

GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; PANGUITCH, UT)
MILFORD VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; MILFORD, UT)
SEVIER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 51 miles; RICHFIELD, UT)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beaver:

CEDAR CITY REGIONAL (about 51 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; ID: CDC)
ST GEORGE MUNI (about 105 miles; ST GEORGE, UT; ID: SGU)
PAGE MUNI (about 126 miles; PAGE, AZ; ID: PGA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Beaver:

BEAVER MUNI (about 5 miles; BEAVER, UT; ID: U52)
MILFORD MUNI (about 27 miles; MILFORD, UT; ID: MLF)
JUNCTION (about 30 miles; JUNCTION, UT; ID: U13)

Local government website: www.beaverutah.net/city.htm

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beaver:

SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 5,091)
DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH (about 84 miles; ST GEORGE, UT; FT enrollment: 4,347)
SNOW COLLEGE (about 103 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT enrollment: 2,632)
UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 152 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 172 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 172 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)

Public high school in Beaver:

BEAVER HIGH (Students: 431; Location: 195 E CENTER; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Beaver:

BELKNAP ELEM SCH (Students: 455; Location: 30 W 300 N; Grades: KG - 06)

Library in Beaver:

BEAVER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $47,764; Location: 55 WEST CENTER STREET; 16,732 books; 179 audio materials; 212 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Delano Trailer Park (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Beaver include: Assembly of God Church (A), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Beaver City Cemetery (1), Mountain View Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Beaver Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Cove Fort Historical Site Fort (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Cove Fort).

Hotels: Motel 6 (1400 North 300 West), Sleepy Lagoon Motel (882 South Main), Best Western Paradise Inn (1451 North 300 West), Aspen Lodge Motel (265 South Main), Comfort Inn & Suites (1540 South Main Street), Country Inn Motel & Sinclair (1450 North 300 West), Days Inn (645 North Main), Delano Motel & RV Park (480 North Main), Quality Inn Beaver (781 West 1800 S.).

Court: Utah State - Courts- Beaver District Court (2160 South 600 West).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Beaver and their reported violations in the past:

BEAVER CITY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2700, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

12 regular monitoring violations

ELK MEADOWS SSD (Population served: 500, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Notification, Public - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

One routine major monitoring violation

2 minor monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

BEAVER KOA CAMPGROUND (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-27-2001), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-27-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

BEAVER CAMPERLAND (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 regular monitoring violations

MANDERFIELD CUL. WTR CO. (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1998 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1996)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JAN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1997 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1996)

One routine major monitoring violation

3 minor monitoring violations

2 other older monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Beaver that have no violations reported:

ARROWHEAD INVESTMENT INC (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Utah:	3.1 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	76.4%
Whole state:	76.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	8.6%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	2.2%
Whole state:	3.9%

Beaver compared to Utah state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Beaver (2007 data):

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Beaver Branch at 640 North Main Street, branch established on 1937-10-14. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Utah Independent Bank: Beaver Branch at 195 North Main, branch established on 1981-07-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $53.6 mil, Deposits: $45.9 mil, headquarters in Salina, UT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		3	$5,641
Other Government Administration	2	$10,373	$62,238	6	$4,749
Hospitals	73	$211,849	$34,824	65	$67,095
Sewerage	1	$2,216	$26,592	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$4,014	$24,084	6	$1,581
Water Supply	2	$6,664	$39,984	0	$0
Electric Power	4	$14,205	$42,615	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		2	$3,091
Other and Unallocable	1	$2,535	$30,420	0	$0
Totals for Government	85	$251,856	$35,556	82	$82,157

Beaver government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,195,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $2,104,000
Sewerage: $278,000

All Other: $108,000

Parks & Recreation: $49,000
Construction - General: $76,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $2,104,000
Electric Utilities: $1,714,000

Water Utilities: $375,000

Sewerage: $278,000

Financial Administration: $244,000

Parks & Recreation: $206,000

Police Protection: $172,000

Regular Highways: $167,000

Housing & Community Development: $100,000

General - Other: $97,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $66,000

Libraries: $59,000

Air Transportation: $28,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $150,000
General Support: $106,000
General - Interest on Debt: $28,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $182,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $685,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $574,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,050,000
Water Utilities: $1,116,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $385,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,171,000
Water Utilities: $1,735,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $68,000
Water Utilities: $66,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $127,000
Interest Earnings: $113,000

Special Assessments: $48,000

Rents: $20,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $53,000
Housing & Community Development: $48,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $30,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,442,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,943,000
Water Utilities: $363,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $139,000
General Support: $78,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $380,000
Property: $97,000

NEC: $62,000

Public Utilities: $23,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,445,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $41,000

7.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,697 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.71%
Utah average:	8.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Clark County, NV	1.22% ($44,348 average AGI)
from Iron County, UT	1.22% ($30,565)
from Washington County, UT	0.80% ($40,200)

8.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,419 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.44%
Utah average:	7.46%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Iron County, UT	1.85% ($34,286 average AGI)
to Washington County, UT	1.32% ($28,960)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.74% ($26,429)

Strongest AM radio stations in Beaver:

KNNZ (940 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KSUB (590 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSVC (980 AM; 5 kW; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
KDXU (890 AM; 10 kW; ST. GEORGE, UT; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
KUNF (1210 AM; 10 kW; WASHINGTON, UT; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beaver:

K211CL (90.1 FM; BEAVER, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
K203CA (88.5 FM; MILFORD, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
K255AD (98.9 FM; RURAL GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
KCYQ (93.7 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
KREC (98.1 FM; BRIAN HEAD, UT; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
K282AC (104.3 FM; RURAL GARFIELD COUNT, UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
K202AW (88.3 FM; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)

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