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Washington
County Resource Assessment
Washington County is comprised of approximately 1,553,280 acres and is in the
Southwestern corner of Utah. The majority of the county is public land or urban
lands. Most Federal Public Land is administered by the United States Forest
Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Parks Service
(NPS). Much of the State Land is administered by the School and Institutional
Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR).
Major land uses in the county include range, alfalfa and grass hay, corn and
small grains crops, fruit and nut orchards, forest production, and industrial
and urban areas. Recreational uses are also common activities both on private
and public lands.

Complete Assessment - Land Use Statistics
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Washington
County, Utah Resource Assessment (1.37 MB)
Summary Assessment - Land Use Statistics
| Land Use |
Acres |
| Forest |
155,328 |
| National Parks |
126,720 |
| Conservation Reserve Program |
2,000 |
| Grass/Pasture/Haylands |
35,900 |
| Orchards/Vineyards |
300 |
| Shrub/Rangeland |
1,149,428 |
| Water/Wetlands |
15,533 |
| Developed/Urban |
69,120 |
| County Total |
1,553,280 |
Last Modified:
09/19/2006
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