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County:

Platte County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56031

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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:

1,141

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

100,173

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.58

Medicine Bow NF

1,141

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,486

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

11,975

84.6%

77.5%

7.1%

1990:

8,145

-32.0%

-37.5%

5.5%

2000:

8,807

8.1%

8.3%

-0.2%

2005:

8,619

-2.1%

-1.6%

-0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

8,181

92.9%

0-to-19:

2,449

27.8%

Black:

3

0.0%

20-to-39:

1,801

20.4%

Hispanic:

465

5.3%

40-to-59:

2,636

29.9%

American Indian:

37

0.4%

60-plus:

1,921

21.8%

Other:

121

1.4%

Median Age:

41.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.2%

Median Family Income:

$41,449

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.5%

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