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Population (year 2000): 2,565. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,532 (-1.3% change)
Males: 1,270 (49.5%), Females: 1,295 (50.5%)
Iron County
Zip code:
84761
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $32,426 (year 2000)
Median house value: $102,300 (year 2000)
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%)
Ancestries: English (28.8%), United States
(11.5%), German (11.0%), Irish (9.4%), Scottish (5.5%), Swedish
(3.7%).
Elevation: 5990 feet
Land area: 5.8 square miles
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%
2.7% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +721 (+39.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Parowan:
- VALLEY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; CEDAR
CITY, UT)
- GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
PANGUITCH, UT)
- BEAVER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; BEAVER, 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 24 miles; CEDAR
CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 5,091)
- DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH (about 73 miles; ST
GEORGE, UT; FT enrollment: 4,347)
- SNOW COLLEGE (about 136 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 194 miles; KINGMAN,
AZ; FT enrollment: 2,405)
Public high school in Parowan:
- PAROWAN HIGH (Students: 366; Location: 168 N
MAIN; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/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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