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County:

Big Horn County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56003

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

17.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

351,160

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

287,379

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

5.19

Bighorn NF

351,160

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

17

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

10,202

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

11,896

16.6%

7.9%

8.7%

1990:

10,525

-11.5%

-18.7%

7.2%

2000:

11,461

8.9%

6.5%

2.3%

2005:

11,333

-1.1%

-1.8%

0.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

10,527

91.9%

0-to-19:

3,624

31.6%

Black:

9

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,296

20.0%

Hispanic:

707

6.2%

40-to-59:

3,035

26.5%

American Indian:

76

0.7%

60-plus:

2,506

21.9%

Other:

142

1.2%

Median Age:

38.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.9%

Median Family Income:

$38,237

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.2%

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