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County:

Crook County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56011

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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:

169,194

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

609,682

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

11.72

Black Hills NF

168,892

% Water:

0.4

Thunder Basin NGL

302

Mean Jan. Temp:

20

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

4,535

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,308

17.0%

6.3%

10.7%

1990:

5,294

-0.3%

-13.8%

13.5%

2000:

5,887

11.2%

6.5%

4.7%

2005:

6,182

5.0%

4.3%

0.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,729

97.3%

0-to-19:

1,726

29.3%

Black:

3

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,199

20.4%

Hispanic:

54

0.9%

40-to-59:

1,784

30.3%

American Indian:

57

1.0%

60-plus:

1,178

20.0%

Other:

44

0.7%

Median Age:

40.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.5%

Median Family Income:

$43,105

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.8%

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