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Population in July 2007: 2,631. Population change since 2000: +2.5%
 

Males: 1,270  (49.5%)
Females: 1,295  (50.5%)

Iron County

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Utah median age:  27.1 years

Zip codes: 84761.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,700 (it was $32,426 in 2000)
Parowan  $30,700
Utah:  $47,934

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,500 (it was $102,300 in 2000)
Parowan  $94,500
Utah:  $167,200

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Races in Parowan:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Parowan: 85.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (28.8%), United States (11.5%), German (11.0%), Irish (9.4%), Scottish (5.5%), Swedish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1851

Elevation: 5990 feet

Land area: 5.84 square miles.

Population density: 446 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Parowan

  • High school or higher: 84.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Parowan city

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 62.8%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

68 residents are foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This city:  2.7%
Utah:  7.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Parowan, Utah in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Parowan to the number of sex offenders is 1303 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Parowan:  0.6% ($605)
Utah:  0.7% ($956)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (184.6 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (199.9 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (302.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Paragonah, UT (5.0 miles ), Brian Head, UT (9.9 miles) , Enoch, UT (15.4 miles ), Cedar City, UT (20.0 miles ), Minersville, UT (26.5 miles ), Panguitch, UT (27.3 miles ), Hatch, UT (30.2 miles) , Kanarraville, UT (32.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 30 buildings, average cost: $76,900
  • 1997: 23 buildings, average cost: $79,500
  • 1998: 0 buildings

Latitude: 37.84 N, Longitude: 112.83 W


29 people in nursing homes

Area code: 435

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Population change in the 1990s: +721 (+39.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (25%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Parowan (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (38.2 per 100,000)
  • 2 burglaries (76.5 per 100,000)
  • 8 thefts (305.9 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (38.2 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 28.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.15
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Parowan:
  • GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PANGUITCH, UT)
  • VALLEY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT)
  • BEAVER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; BEAVER, UT)

Political contributions by individuals in Parowan, UT

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Parowan:
  • CEDAR CITY REGIONAL (about 20 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; ID: CDC)
  • ST GEORGE MUNI (about 74 miles; ST GEORGE, UT; ID: SGU)
  • PAGE MUNI (about 116 miles; PAGE, AZ; ID: PGA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parowan:
  • PAROWAN (about 3 miles; PAROWAN, UT; ID: 1L9)
  • BEAVER MUNI (about 29 miles; BEAVER, UT; ID: U52)
  • PANGUITCH MUNI (about 31 miles; PANGUITCH, UT; ID: U55)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parowan:
  • SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 5,091)
  • DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH (about 52 miles; ST GEORGE, UT; FT enrollment: 4,347)
  • SNOW COLLEGE (about 135 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT enrollment: 2,632)
  • NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (about 162 miles; FLAGSTAFF, AZ; FT enrollment: 15,758)
  • UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 185 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 189 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
  • MOHAVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 191 miles; KINGMAN, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,405)
Public high school in Parowan:
  • PAROWAN HIGH (Students: 366; Location: 168 N MAIN; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Parowan:
  • PAROWAN ELEM SCH (Students: 436; Location: 128 W 100 N; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Parowan:
  • PAROWAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $89,097; Location: 16 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 33,129 books; 299 audio materials; 195 video materials; 57 serial subscriptions)

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

Cemetery: Parowan City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Forebay, The (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Bowery Creek (A), Center Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Hotels: Ace Motel (82 North Main), Days Inn Parowan (625 West 200 South), Crimson Hills Motel (400 South Highway 91), Best Western Swiss Village Inn (580 North Main), Wild Bill's Express (82 North Main), Days Inn (625 West 200 South).

Court: Iron County - Parowan- Justice Court (68 South 100 East).

 

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

PAROWAN WATERWORKS SYSTEM (Population served: 1900, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • Failure to Filter (SWTR) - Between JUL-01-1999 and AUG-26-2000. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-26-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
BRIAN HEAD WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 118, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-22-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUN-22-2001), St Public Notif received (JUN-27-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2000), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 43 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Parowan that have no violations reported:
  • CEDAR BREAKS NATL MONUME (Population served: 25, 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:  2.1%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.0%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.7%
Whole state:  3.9%

Parowan compared to Utah state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Parowan (2007 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Parowan Branch at 78 East Center Street, branch established on 1947-09-02. 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
  • State Bank of Southern Utah: Parowan Branch at 93 North Main Street, branch established on 1992-12-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $545.0 mil, Deposits: $465.4 mil, headquarters in Cedar City, UT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Utah Bancorporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2$5,391$32,3460$0
Other Government Administration 2$8,329$49,9746$3,939
Police Protection - Officers 2$8,573$51,4384$1,753
Water Supply 1$3,948$47,3760$0
Police - Other 0$0 5$901
Judicial and Legal 0$0 3$5,577
Firefighters 0$0 1$133
Other and Unallocable 2$5,495$32,9703$1,501
Local Libraries 2$3,263$19,5780$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,090$25,0800$0
Sewerage 1$2,725$32,7000$0
Electric Power 4$10,911$32,7330$0
Totals for Government 17$50,725$35,80622$13,804


Parowan government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $345,000
    Solid Waste Management: $144,000
    All Other: $104,000
    Parks & Recreation: $15,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $0
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,200,000
    Air Transportation: $434,000
    Water Utilities: $293,000
    Sewerage: $284,000
    Police Protection: $275,000
    Parks & Recreation: $234,000
    General - Other: $191,000
    Regular Highways: $174,000
    Solid Waste Management: $141,000
    Financial Administration: $103,000
    Fire Protection: $70,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $70,000
    Central Staff Services: $51,000
    General Public Buildings: $19,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $14,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000
    General Support: $18,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,010,000
    Electric Utilities: $18,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $155,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $907,000
    Other, NEC: $137,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $104,000
    Electric Utilities: $18,000
    Other, NEC: $17,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $246,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
    Rents: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $52,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,283,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,434,000
    Water Utilities: $289,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $345,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $142,000
    All Other: $42,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $240,000
    Property: $185,000
    Public Utilities: $39,000
    Other Selective Sales: $36,000
    NEC: $17,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,103,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $61,000

13.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,587 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  13.82%
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 Washington County, UT  1.99% ($28,878 average AGI)
from Clark County, NV  1.76% ($43,345)
from Salt Lake County, UT  0.99% ($42,307)


10.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,573 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.74%
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 Washington County, UT  2.13% ($30,735 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT  1.29% ($24,868)
to Clark County, NV  0.97% ($34,500)


Strongest AM radio stations in Parowan:
  • 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.)
  • KDXU (890 AM; 10 kW; ST. GEORGE, UT; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
  • KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KUNF (1210 AM; 10 kW; WASHINGTON, UT; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KZNU (1450 AM; 10 kW; ST. GEORGE, UT; Owner: AM RADIO 1450, INC.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Parowan:
  • KREC (98.1 FM; BRIAN HEAD, UT; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • K208CA (89.5 FM; PAROWAN, UT; Owner: UTAH STATE UNIV. OF AGRI & APP. SCI)
  • K211BU (90.1 FM; PAROWAN, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • K243AG (96.5 FM; PAROWAN, UT; Owner: IRON COUNTY)
  • K202AW (88.3 FM; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • K203CA (88.5 FM; MILFORD, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • KXFF (92.5 FM; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • K255AD (98.9 FM; RURAL GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • KCYQ (93.7 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
  • K282AC (104.3 FM; RURAL GARFIELD COUNT, UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K211CL (90.1 FM; BEAVER, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)

TV broadcast stations around Parowan:
  • K40CH (Channel 40; PAROWAN, UT; Owner: IRON COUNTY)
  • K50HI (Channel 50; ENOCH, SUMMIT, ETC., UT; Owner: IRON COUNTY)

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