White Mesa is a
census-designated place (CDP) in
San Juan County,
Utah, United States. The population was 277 at the
2000 census. It is located within a section of the
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe reservation along
U.S. Route 191
U.S. Route 191 (US 191) is a spur of U.S. Route 91 that has two branches. The southern branch runs for from Douglas, Arizona on the Mexican border to the southern part of Yellowstone National Park. The northern branch runs for from the north ...
, south of
Blanding and north of
Bluff.
Geography
White Mesa is located at (37.468419, -109.467586).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.5 square miles (40.1 km
2), all land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 277 people, 79 households, and 65 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 17.9 people per square mile (6.9/km
2). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 5.6/sq mi (2.2/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.08%
White, 98.19%
Native American, and 0.72% from two or more races.
There were 79 households, out of which 49.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 34.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.51 and the average family size was 3.94.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 43.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 10.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $13,750, and the median income for a family was $14,583. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $15,781 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $8,053. About 48.6% of families and 52.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 61.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 52.9% of those 65 or over.
See also
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List of census-designated places in Utah
*
Cisco, Utah
Cisco is a ghost town in Grand County, Utah, United States near the junction of State Route 128 (SR‑128) and Interstate 70 (I‑70).
History
The town started in the 1880s as a saloon and water-refilling station for the Denver and Rio Grande We ...
*
Uranium mining
References
External links
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Census-designated places in San Juan County, Utah
Census-designated places in Utah