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County:

Niobrara County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56027

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

840

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

48,921

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.71

Thunder Basin NGL

840

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Hilly Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,924

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,924

0.0%

-0.7%

0.7%

1990:

2,499

-14.5%

-17.1%

2.5%

2000:

2,407

-3.7%

-2.2%

-1.4%

2005:

2,286

-5.1%

-2.4%

-2.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,337

97.1%

0-to-19:

602

25.0%

Black:

3

0.1%

20-to-39:

496

20.6%

Hispanic:

36

1.5%

40-to-59:

717

29.8%

American Indian:

11

0.5%

60-plus:

592

24.6%

Other:

20

0.8%

Median Age:

42.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.3%

Median Family Income:

$33,714

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.7%

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