Tag: Koosharem
Koosharem is a town in Sevier County, Utah, United States. The town’s name is said to come from either an edible tuber, a traditional staple food for the area’s Native Americans, or a Native American name for red clover. The population was 276 at the 2000 census. A 2008 annexation increased the population to an official estimate of 400.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 327 people residing in Koosharem, an 18.48% increase from 2000. In the 2000 census, there were 276 people, 88 households, and 79 families residing in the town. The population density was 497.1 people per square mile (190.3/km²). There were 133 housing units at an average density of 239.5 per square mile (91.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.93% White, 1.45% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 0.36% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of…
