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County:

Sweetwater County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56037

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

1.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

96,223

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

174,774

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.53

Ashley NF

96,223

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

19

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Low Mountain Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

18,391

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

41,723

126.9%

100.7%

26.2%

1990:

38,823

-7.0%

-23.3%

16.3%

2000:

37,613

-3.1%

-12.0%

8.9%

2005:

37,975

1.0%

-3.1%

4.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

32,675

86.9%

0-to-19:

12,223

32.5%

Black:

270

0.7%

20-to-39:

9,826

26.1%

Hispanic:

3,545

9.4%

40-to-59:

11,354

30.2%

American Indian:

290

0.8%

60-plus:

4,210

11.2%

Other:

833

2.2%

Median Age:

34.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.0%

Median Family Income:

$54,173

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.4%

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