Johnson County, Wyoming

administration
Johnson County Courthouse
US state :	Wyoming
Administrative headquarters :	Buffalo
Foundation :	1875
Demographics
Residents :	8569 (2010)
Population density :	0.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	10,812 km²
Water surface :	22 km²
map

The Johnson County is a county in the US state of Wyoming . At the 2010 census , Johnson County had 8,569 residents. The county seat is Buffalo .

geography

The county has an area of 10,812 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by counties: Campbell County , Converse County , Natrona County , Sheridan County , Washakie County, and Big Horn County .

history

Founded in 1875, the county was the site of the Johnson County War in the spring of 1892 , when the resident cattle barons tried to drive immigrants from Eastern Europe with the help of a gang hired from Texas.

The Johnson County War was themed in the film Heaven's Gate , a 1980 American late-west directed by Michael Cimino .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	637	-
1890	2357	270%
1900	2361	0.2%
1910	3453	46.3%
1920	4617	33.7%
1930	4816	4.3%
1940	4980	3.4%
1950	4707	-5.5%
1960	5475	16.3%
1970	5587	2%
1980	6700	19.9%
1990	6145	-8.3%
2000	7075	15.1%
2010	8569	21.1%
Before 1900 1900-1990

The Johnson County Library, now in the Jim Gatchell Museum in Buffalo

The Bighorn Mountains in summer

The Bighorn Mountains in winter

Johnson County had a population of 7,075 as of the 2000 census . There were 2959 households and 2006 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.03% White, 0.08% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 0.55% other races Groups; 1.58% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.09% percent of the population.

Of the 2,959 households, 28.70% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 57.00% were married couples living together, 7.10% percent were single mothers, 32.20% were non-families. 28.50% are single households and 12.00% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.89 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.20% of residents under the age of 18, 5.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 28.70% between 45 and 64 years of age 18.00% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,012 , and the median income for a family is 42,299. USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,271 versus $ 20,469 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,030. 10.10% of families and 7.20% of the population are below the poverty line. 9.10% of these were under 18 years of age and 10.60% were 65 years of age or older.