Teton County, Wyoming

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administration
US state : Wyoming
Administrative headquarters : Jackson
Foundation : 1921
Demographics
Residents : 21,294  (2010)
Population density : 2.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 10,934 km²
Water surface : 554 km²
map
Map of Teton County within Wyoming
Website : www.tetonwyo.org

The Teton County is a county in the state of Wyoming of the United States . At the 2010 census , Teton County had 21,294 residents. The county seat is in Jackson . Teton County is the wealthiest county in the United States.

geography

The county covers an area of ​​10,934 square kilometers; 554 square kilometers of this are water. Teton County is located in the Teton Mountain Range of the same name , a fringe of the Rocky Mountains . The county is bordered in a clockwise direction by the counties: Park County , Fremont County , Sublette County , Lincoln County , Bonneville County, Idaho, Teton County, Idaho , Fremont County (Idaho), and Gallatin County, Montana .

history

The county was established in 1921.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1930 2003 -
1940 2543 27%
1950 2593 2%
1960 3062 18.1%
1970 4823 57.5%
1980 9355 94%
1990 11,172 19.4%
2000 18,251 63.4%
2010 21,294 16.7%
1900-1990
Ranger station on Jackson Lake

According to the 2000 census , Teton County had a population of 18,251. There were 7,688 households and 4,174 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.59% White, 0.15% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, and 3.93% other races Groups; 1.22% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.49% percent of the population.

Of the 7,688 households, 25.60% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 45.30% were married couples living together, 5.70% percent were a single mother, 45.70% were non-families. 27.30% are single households and 3.70% 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 19.90% residents under 18 years of age, 9.80% between 18 and 24 years of age, 38.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.00% between 45 and 64 years of age 6.90% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 114.30 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 115.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 54,614 , and the median income for a family is 63,916. USD. Males had a median income of $ 34,570 versus $ 29,132 for females. The per capita income was $ 38,260. 6.00% of families and 2.80% of the population are below the poverty line. 5.70% of these were under 18 years of age and 4.40% were 65 years of age or older.

Places in Teton County

Town

Census-designated places (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Teton County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. Alexander Sarovic, Britta Sandberg, DER SPIEGEL: Escape from Corona: Where the rich keep their distance - DER SPIEGEL - Politics. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
  3. Local Area Personal Income, 2018 | US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ^ Teton County, Wyoming , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 43 ° 55 ′  N , 110 ° 34 ′  W