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Summary for Castle Valley

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Located in: Grand County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Castle Vly.

Time Zone: Castle Valley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: 435

Elevation: 4,750 feet [1,447.8 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Castle Valley)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	352 (10.34% increase since 2010)
2010:	319 (8.6% decrease since 2000)
2000:	349

Total Area:<3> 8.04 sq. miles [20.8 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 291

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Castle Valley:

GPS Coordinates: 38.6338, -109.3975<6>

USGS Topo Map: Big Bend<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Castle Valley

GNIS ID: 2413180

FIPS State / Place Code: 49 / 11000

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Castle Valley)

About Grand County

The town of Moab is the County Seat for {Grand County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Grand)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	9,754 (4.75% increase since 2010)
2010	9,312 (9.75% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,485

Total Area: 3,683 sq. miles [9,540.7 km²]

Housing Units: 4,816

Official Website: https://www.grandcountyutah.net/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Grand

GNIS ID: 1448024

FIPS State / County Code: 49 / 019

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Castle Valley)

About Utah

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	3,203,383 (15.9% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,763,885 (23.77% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,233,169

Websites for State of Utah

Official Website: https://www.utah.gov/

Tourism: https://www.utah.com/maps-brochures/brochures/

Parks: https://stateparks.utah.gov/

Fishing: https://wildlife.utah.gov/fishing/

Hunting: https://wildlife.utah.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Utah

GNIS ID: 1455989

FIPS State: 49

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Castle Valley)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castle Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Castle Valley. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Castle Valley, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	GPS Coordinates for Castle Valley: Decimal: 38.633, -109.3975 DDMMSS: 38° 37' 58", -109° 23' 50"
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Castle Valley.