Vernal Express | 1980-02-28 | Page 1 | County Population Estimated at 19,300 Last Year

County population estimated at 19,300 last year The Utah Population Work Committee Commit-tee has estimated that the population of Uintah County reached 19,300 on July 1, 1979. This represents an increase of 700 or 3.8 percent over the revised 1978 estimate of 18,600. The Utah Population Work Committee Commit-tee is made up of representatives from the Utah State Departments of Health, Employment Security, Water Resources, Planning, and Education; and members of local universities, businesses, and research organizations. The committee uses several population popula-tion estimating methods in obtaining its figures, Information used in arriving at population numbers include school enrollment, natural increases, net migration, LDS membership, and work force. The estimated population for Duchesne County on July 1, 1979 is 11,900 an increase of 200 over the 1978 estimate. Daggett County showed no change in population figues with 800 for both 1979 and 1978.