Torrington, Wyoming

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Torrington
Torrington, Wyoming
Torrington
Torrington
Location in Wyoming
Basic data
Foundation : 1900
State : United States
State : Wyoming
County : Goshen County
Coordinates : 42 ° 4 ′  N , 104 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 4 ′  N , 104 ° 11 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 6,501 (as of 2010)
Population density : 706.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 9.3 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of
which 9.2 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1251 m
Postal code : 82240
Area code : +1 307
FIPS : 56-77530
GNIS ID : 1595642

Torrington is a city in the US state of Wyoming . It is the county seat of Goshen County .

geography

The city has an area of ​​9.2 km². It is on the North Platte River .

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the 6,501 inhabitants were distributed over 2,527 households. The population density was 706.6 inh / km². 93.2% described themselves as white , 1.0% as African-American , 0.9% as Indians , 0.5% as Asian Americans , 3.0% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.3% to several ethnic groups on. 11.3% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 26% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 33.2% of all households. 59.6% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.21 people and the average family size was 2.83 people.

23.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 25.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 26.2% were 40 to 59 years old, and 25.3% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 41.4 years. 52.5% of the population were male and 47.5% were female.

The median annual income was $ 41,959, with 18.4% of the population living below the poverty line.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Torrington (Wyoming)  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 3, 2018 .