Sheridan County, Wyoming

administration
Sheridan County Courthouse
US state :	Wyoming
Administrative headquarters :	Sheridan
Foundation :	1888
Demographics
Residents :	29,116 (2010)
Population density :	4.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	6545 km²
Water surface :	10 km²
map

Website : www.sheridancounty.com

The Sheridan County is a county in the US state of Wyoming . At the 2010 census , the county had 29,116 residents. The county seat is Sheridan .

geography

Sheridan County covers an area of 6,545 square kilometers; 10 square kilometers of this are water. It is bordered clockwise by the counties: Big Horn County (Montana), Powder River County (Montana), Campbell County , Johnson County, and Big Horn County .

history

The county was founded in 1888.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	1972	-
1900	5122	159.7%
1910	16,324	218.7%
1920	18,182	11.4%
1930	16,875	-7.2%
1940	19,255	14.1%
1950	20.185	4.8%
1960	18,989	-5.9%
1970	17,852	-6%
1980	25,048	40.3%
1990	23,562	-5.9%
2000	26,560	12.7%
2010	29,116	9.6%
Before 1900 1900-1990

Philip Sheridan

Bruce Hoffman Golden Dome sports arena

According to the 2000 census , Sheridan County had 26,560 people. There were 11,167 households and 7,079 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.88% White, 0.18% African American, 1.27% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, and 0.82% other races Groups; 1.34% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.43% percent of the population.

28.40% of the 11,167 households had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 52.00% were married couples living together, 8.20% percent were single mothers, 36.60% were non-families. 30.90% are single households and 12.50% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.90.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.10% residents under 18 years of age, 8.00% between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 15.50% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the 34,538 USD , and the median income for a family was 42,669. USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,381 versus $ 20,354 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,407. 10.70% of families and 8.60% of the population are below the poverty line. 14.40% of them were under 18 years of age and 6.40% were 65 years of age or older.