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County:

Carbon County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56007

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

10% to 15%

Percent Land in NF:

12.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

632,981

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

741,859

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

12.64

Medicine Bow NF

632,981

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

66

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

13,354

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

21,896

64.0%

48.5%

15.5%

1990:

16,659

-23.9%

-33.9%

10.0%

2000:

15,639

-6.1%

-9.3%

3.2%

2005:

15,331

-2.0%

-3.4%

1.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

12,892

82.4%

0-to-19:

4,193

26.8%

Black:

103

0.7%

20-to-39:

3,961

25.3%

Hispanic:

2,163

13.8%

40-to-59:

4,878

31.2%

American Indian:

178

1.1%

60-plus:

2,607

16.7%

Other:

303

1.9%

Median Age:

38.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.2%

Median Family Income:

$41,991

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.8%

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