Escalante Wedding

Escalante is a city in Garfield County, Utah, along Utah Scenic Byway 12. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 818.

Escalante is located at 374610N, 111365W (37.769482, -111.601382)GR1 and is surrounded by part of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 km (2.9 mi), none of which is covered with water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 818 people, 304 households, and 220 families residing in the city. The population density was 107.4/km (278.2/mi). There were 404 housing units at an average density of 53.1/km (137.4/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 93.89% White, 2.32% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 2.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.03% of the population.

There were 304 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.22.