Hurricane (Hurricane in English) is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. According to the 2000 census, the population was 8,250 inhabitants. It is estimated that in 2004 it had grown to 9,748. The population of Hurricane has grown to a large extent since the 1970s compared to other areas of southwestern Utah, until it merged with nearby St. George.

Hurricane gets its name because of the strong winds it has throughout the year. Geography

It is located in the United States and had a great earthly affectation.

According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​81.7 km². Of which 80.6 km² is land and 1.1 km² (1.39%) is covered with water. Demography

According to the 2000 census, there were 8,250 inhabitants, 2,762 households and 2,201 families residing in the city. The population density was 102.4 inhabitants / km². There were 3,375 housing units with an average density of 41.9 units / km².

The racial mask of the city was 95.89% white, 0.16% African-American, 0.96% American Indian, 0.25% Asian, 0.29% Pacific Islander, 1.16% % from other races and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.72% of the population.

There were 2,762 households, of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18, 70.0% were married, 7.1% had a female head of a female family without a husband, and 20.3% They were not family. 18.0% of all households had a single resident and 9.3% had residents over 65 years of age. The average number of inhabitants per household was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.38.

32.8% of residents were under 18 years old, 9.5% were between 18 and 24 years old, 21.6% between 25 and 44, 19.2% among 45 and 64, and 16.9% were 65 or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 women there were 98.1 men. For every 100 women aged 18 or older, there were 94.5 men.

The median household income in the city was $ 32,865, and the median income for a family was $ 36,955. The men had an average income of $ 30,172 against $ 19,588 of the women. Per capita income for the city was $ 13,353. About 10.8% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty level, including 19.2% of those under the age of 18 and 5.9% of those 65 and older.

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