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County:

Goshen County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56015

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

33,185

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.23

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Hilly Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

10,885

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

12,040

10.6%

4.0%

6.6%

1990:

12,373

2.8%

-2.4%

5.1%

2000:

12,538

1.3%

-1.0%

2.3%

2005:

12,243

-2.3%

-2.6%

0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

11,172

89.1%

0-to-19:

3,509

28.0%

Black:

25

0.2%

20-to-39:

2,760

22.0%

Hispanic:

1,107

8.8%

40-to-59:

3,470

27.7%

American Indian:

93

0.7%

60-plus:

2,799

22.3%

Other:

141

1.1%

Median Age:

40.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.6%

Median Family Income:

$40,297

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.7%

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