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Population (year 2000): 1,408. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,481 (+5.2% change)
Males: 693 (49.2%), Females: 715 (50.8%)
Duchesne County
Zip code:
84021
Median resident age: 28.5 years
Median household income: $32,426 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,000 (year 2000)
Races in Duchesne:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: English (31.5%), German (15.9%),
United States (12.4%), Scottish (6.8%), Irish (6.7%), Danish
(6.4%).
Elevation: 5517 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Duchesne
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Duchesne city
- Never married: 19.0%
- Now married: 60.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 12.4%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +100 (+7.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Duchesne:
- UINTAH BASIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles;
ROOSEVELT, UT)
- CASTLEVIEW HOSPITAL (about 49 miles; PRICE, UT)
- ASHLEY VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 65 miles;
VERNAL, UT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Duchesne:
- PROVO MUNI (about 92 miles; PROVO, UT; ID: PVU)
- SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 117 miles; SALT LAKE
CITY, UT; ID: SLC)
- HILL AFB (about 127 miles; OGDEN, UT; ID: HIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Duchesne:
- DUCHESNE MUNI (about 3 miles; DUCHESNE, UT; ID: U69)
- ROOSEVELT MUNI (about 26 miles; ROOSEVELT, UT; ID:
74V)
- CARBON COUNTY (about 46 miles; PRICE, UT; ID: PUC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Duchesne:
- UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 91 miles; OREM, UT;
Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; PROVO, UT;
FT enrollment: 29,977)
- SNOW COLLEGE (about 99 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT
enrollment: 2,632)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 108 miles; SALT LAKE CITY,
UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 110 miles; SALT
LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 111 miles;
SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 129 miles; OGDEN, UT;
FT enrollment: 12,112)
Public high school in Duchesne:
- DUCHESNE HIGH (Students: 299; Location: 95 N
200 W; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Duchesne:
- DUCHESNE ELEM SCH (Students: 329; Location:
198 W 300 N; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Duchesne:
- DAGGETT COUNTY BOOKMOBILE LIBRARY (Operating
income: $11,517; Location: 130 SOUTH CENTER STREET,
SUITE A; 23,126 books; 99 audio materials)
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