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County:

Converse County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56009

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

9.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

252,128

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

207,935

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

5.63

Thunder Basin NGL

175,798

% Water:

0.2

Medicine Bow NF

76,330

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

5,938

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

14,069

136.9%

120.2%

16.8%

1990:

11,128

-20.9%

-33.2%

12.3%

2000:

12,052

8.3%

2.4%

5.9%

2005:

12,766

5.9%

3.9%

2.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

11,072

91.9%

0-to-19:

3,728

30.9%

Black:

18

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,800

23.2%

Hispanic:

660

5.5%

40-to-59:

3,709

30.8%

American Indian:

95

0.8%

60-plus:

1,815

15.1%

Other:

207

1.7%

Median Age:

37.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.7%

Median Family Income:

$45,905

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.2%

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