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County:

Fremont County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56013

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

16.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

980,919

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

890,532

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.23

Shoshone NF

845,747

% Water:

0.9

Teton NF

100,757

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Bridger NF

34,415

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

28,352

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

38,992

37.5%

23.0%

14.6%

1990:

33,662

-13.7%

-25.2%

11.5%

2000:

35,804

6.4%

0.9%

5.4%

2005:

36,491

1.9%

0.5%

1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

26,693

74.6%

0-to-19:

10,954

30.6%

Black:

43

0.1%

20-to-39:

8,229

23.0%

Hispanic:

1,566

4.4%

40-to-59:

10,176

28.4%

American Indian:

6,743

18.8%

60-plus:

6,445

18.0%

Other:

759

2.1%

Median Age:

37.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.7%

Median Family Income:

$37,983

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.3%

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