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County:

Washakie County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56043

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

2.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

36,003

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

94,459

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.98

Bighorn NF

36,003

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

7,569

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,496

25.5%

14.2%

11.3%

1990:

8,388

-11.7%

-21.2%

9.5%

2000:

8,289

-1.2%

-3.8%

2.6%

2005:

7,933

-4.3%

-4.8%

0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,143

86.2%

0-to-19:

2,468

29.8%

Black:

8

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,747

21.1%

Hispanic:

951

11.5%

40-to-59:

2,364

28.5%

American Indian:

37

0.4%

60-plus:

1,710

20.6%

Other:

150

1.8%

Median Age:

39.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.7%

Median Family Income:

$42,584

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.0%

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