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About Garfield County

      Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It was named for President James A. Garfield in 1881. Its county seat and largest city is Panguitch. Garfield County is one of 29 counties in Utah. The estimated population in 2004 was 4,427. This was a decrease of  -6.50% from the 2000 census. In 2002, the per capita personal income in Garfield County was $19,688. This was an increase of 17.8% from 1997. The 2002 figure was 64% of the national per capita income, which was $30,906. the county has a total area of 5,208 square miles (13,489 km²), of which, 5,174 square miles (13,401 km²) of it is land and 34 square miles (88 km²) of it (0.65%) is water. The Colorado River, passing through a deep gorge, forms the eastern boundary. Westward, the cliffs of tributary canyons give way to the barren stretches of the San Rafael Desert beyond which a variety of mountains, plateaus and canyons make up the terrain. Most of Bryce Canyon National Park lies in the southwestern part of the county. A large portion of Capitol Reef National Park lies in the east-central part of the county. A very small part of Canyonlands National Park lies in the northeast corner of the county. (taken from Wikipedia and Epodunks)

Cities and Towns 

• Antimony
• Bryce
• Bryce Canyon City
• Boulder
• Cannonville
• Escalante
• Hatch
• Henrieville
• Panguitch
• Ticaboo
• Tropic 

Parks and Recreation

• Boulder Outdoor Survival School
• Bryce Canyon National Park - Sorrell Mitchell
• Canyonlands National Park
• Capitol Reef National Park