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FAST
FACTS
Updated
2005
Note: The numbers in parenthesis are the year in which
the data was reported.
Area:
1,978 sq. miles (1,265,920 acres)
Altitude: 5,279 feet
Climate:
Summer:
90 high, 50 low
Winter: 43.2 high, 16.1 low
Average Annual Precipitation: 7.82 inches
Average Number of days above 90 degrees: 26 per year
Sevier
County
Population: 19,415
Richfield:
6,936
Salina:
2,378
Median
Age:
Female -
1990:
29.97
2000: 31.98
Male -
1990:
28.28
2000: 29.64
Availability
of People:
Unemployment Rate for Sevier County:
5.4%
2003
Civilian
Work Force Size: Richfield City - 4,828; County -
8,608 (03)
Average Monthly Earnings:
$1,791 (00)
Per Capita Income: $18,828 (02)
Average Household
Income: $40,110
Make-up of Work Force Sevier County: (90): Male 73.7%; Female
48.5%; AF Workers 7.3%; Self-employed 8.1%; Part Time Workers
31.3%
*Utah is a right-to-work state with fewer than 5 percent of
manufacturing employees affiliated with unions.
Nearby
Counties:
Sanpete:
Population:
23,219
(01)
Unemployment Rate: 5.7%
Work Force: 8,811 (01)
Piute:
Population:
1,404 (01)
Unemployment Rate: 7.7%
Work Force: 613 (01)
Wayne:
Population:
2,509 (01)
Unemployment Rate: 5.3%
Work Force: 1,553 (01)
Retail
Sales Market:
The total wholesale and retail trades industry makes up the
largest portion of our labor force. The Richfield area serves
as the retail and service center for an area-wide population
base of 35,000. Trade area 26,250 square miles.
Gross
Taxable Sales:
2002:
229,937,800
2003:
225,887,000
*Utah's
culture emphasizes a family community lifestyle enhanced by
a low violent crime rate.
New
Housing Starts: 2000 - 93; 2001 - 82; 2002 - 96
Availability:
Rental
Houses: 58, typical rent $500-550
Homes to purchase: 68; average size 1,200 sq. ft. main
floor, cost $80,000 - 96,000 average.
Education:
*Utah ranks fourth in the nation in percent of
persons 25 years and older who have completed high schools
- 90.7%.
*In
1991, 94% of the Utah population 18-64 years of age were literate,
which is one of the highest literacy rates in the nation.
Schools
2002-2003:
Four
Elementary Schools - 1,965 students
Three Middle Schools - 1,008 students
Three High Schools - 1,420 students
One Adult/Alternative High School - 59 students
Technical
School & College 2002:
Snow College South
-
1222 students; 408 Outreach students,
Custom Fit Programs, Schools-to-Careers Program; The University
Center at Snow College So. Richfield Campus
*Sevier
County is centrally located for the entire western half of
the United States
Highways/Freeway:
I-70, (I-15 within 20 minutes) US-50, 89, State 10,24 25,
62, 119
Airports:
Richfield:
5,280 MSL, 6,645' paved; fuel; U-122.8; phone: 896-9413
Salina:
3,815' paved; U-122.8
Utilities:
Electricity
- Utah
Power/Pacific Corp., Garkane Power, ICPA & UAMPS
Natural Gas
- Questar Supply Company
Telephone - South Central Utah Telephone, Qwest Communication
Child
Care
Availability/Hours:
Day Care: 6 am - 7 pm; $2.50/hr.
Preschool: 8 am - 5pm; $45.00/mo.
Learning Programs: Head Start, Preschool
Medical
Facilities I.H.C. Hospital:
Intermountain
Health Care Hospital (42 beds)
7 clinics, 20 medical specialists, 12 dentists
Gunnison Valley Hospital, Gunnison, 32 miles north of Richfield
Care
Center: Richfield Care Center (98 patient capacity)
Churches:
11 Representing most major denominations
Real
Estate:
Average price of homes:
$90,000
Insurance
Classification Favorable Rate 5
Lease
Space:
Retail
Space:
$6.00 to $12.00 per sq. ft./yr.
Industrial:
$2.00 - 4.00 per sq. ft./yr.
Radio
Stations: KSVC-KCYQ (Q93.7) (6 FM Stations Received)
Per
Capita Personal Income
2002:
$18,828; Utah State
Avg. $24,639
Major
employers In Sevier County:
1- Sevier School District
500-699
2- Canyon Fuels Company
250-299
3- Barney Trucking
250-299
4- Walmart 250-499
5- Federal Government 100-249
6- Moroni Feed
100-249
7-
Richfield Care Center
100-249
8- Richfield City 100-249
9-
Robinson Transport
100-249
10- Sevier County 100-249
11-
IHC Sevier Valley Hospital
100-249
12- Snow College South 100-249
13- Sorenson's Ranch School 100-249
14- State of Utah 100-249
15- US Gypsum 100-249
16- Six County Assoc. of Gov. 100-199
Albertsons Food Store 50-99
DP Curtis Trucking
50-99
Gurney Trucking
50-99
Hales Sand & Gravel
50-99
Kmart 50-99
Lin's Supermarket 50-99
Pebberbellys 50-99
Redmond Minerals 50-99
Scott Anderson Trucking 50-99
Agriculture
Main crops are hay, barley, oats, corn silage, cattle, hogs,
sheep, turkeys, commercial feed lots, and dairy herds.
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