Natrona County

administration
Ewing T. Kerr Federal Building and United States Courthouse
US state :	Wyoming
Administrative headquarters :	Casper
Foundation :	1888
Demographics
Residents :	75,450 (2010)
Population density :	5.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	13,923 km²
Water surface :	93 km²
map

Website : www.natrona.net

Natrona County is a county in the state of Wyoming in the United States . At the 2010 census , there were 75,450 people in the county. The county seat is Casper .

geography

The county covers an area of 13,923 square kilometers; 93 square kilometers of this is water. It is bordered clockwise by the counties: Johnson County , Converse County , Carbon County , Fremont County, and Washakie County .

history

Natrona County was founded in 1888.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	1094	-
1900	1785	63.2%
1910	4766	167%
1920	14,635	207.1%
1930	24,272	65.8%
1940	23,858	-1.7%
1950	31,437	31.8%
1960	49,623	57.8%
1970	51,264	3.3%
1980	71,856	40.2%
1990	61,226	-14.8%
2000	66,533	8.7%
2010	75,450	13.4%
Before 1900 1900-1990

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Pathfinder Dam

Teapot rock

The only oil refinery in Wyoming, near Casper

According to the 2000 census , there were 66,533 people in Natrona County. There were 26,819 households and 17,754 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.15% White, 0.76% African American, 1.03% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 1.92% other races Groups; 1.68% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.90% percent of the population.

Of the 26,819 households, 32.20% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 51.40% were married couples living together, 10.60% percent were single mothers, 33.80% were non-families. 27.50% were single households and 9.40% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.00% residents under 18 years of age, 10.10% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.90% between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.30% between 45 and 64 years of age 12.70% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 36,619 , and the median income for a family is 45,575. USD. Males had a median income of $ 33,524 versus $ 21,374 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,913. 11.80% of families and 8.70% of the population are below the poverty line. 16.20% of these were under 18 years of age and 7.20% were 65 years of age or older.