Big Horn County, Wyoming

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The Big Horn County Courthouse in Basin
The Big Horn County Courthouse in Basin
administration
US state : Wyoming
Administrative headquarters : Basin
Foundation : 1896
Demographics
Residents : 11,668  (2010)
Population density : 1.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 8162 km²
Water surface : 57 km²
map
Map of Big Horn County within Wyoming

Big Horn County is a county in the state of Wyoming in the United States . At the 2010 census , the county had 11,668 residents. The county seat is Basin .

geography

View over Meadowlark Lake

According to the US Census, Big Horn County covers an area of ​​8,182 square kilometers; 57 square kilometers of this is water. The county borders the counties in a clockwise direction: Big Horn County Montana , Carbon County Montana , Sheridan County , Johnson County , Washakie County, and Park County .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 4328 -
1910 8886 105.3%
1920 12,105 36.2%
1930 11,222 -7.3%
1940 12,911 15.1%
1950 13,176 2.1%
1960 11,898 -9.7%
1970 10,202 -14.3%
1980 11,896 16.6%
1990 10,525 -11.5%
2000 11,461 8.9%
2010 11,668 1.8%
1900-1990

As of the 2000 census , Big Horn County's population was 11,461. There were 4,312 households and 3,087 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.03% white, 0.11% African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.07% Pacific islander and 3.37% from other races Groups; 1.46% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.17% percent of the population.

Of the 4,312 households, 32.50% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 61.00% were married couples living together, 6.80% percent were a single mother, 28.40% were non-families. 25.00% were single households and 11.90% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.13.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 28.70% of residents under 18 years of age, 7.30% between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.60% between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.60% between 45 and 64 years of age 16.80% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.20 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 97.10 males.

The median income for a household in the 32,682 USD , and the median income for a family was 38,237. USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,843 versus $ 19,489 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,086. 14.10% of families and 10.20% of the population are below the poverty line. 19.20% of these were under 18 years of age and 10.00% were 65 years of age or older.

Places in Big Horn County

Towns

Census-designated places (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Big Horn County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  3. Big Horn County, Wyoming , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Big Horn County, Wyoming  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 44 ° 32 ′  N , 107 ° 59 ′  W