Weston County

administration
Weston County Courthouse
US state :	Wyoming
Administrative headquarters :	Newcastle
Foundation :	1890
Demographics
Residents :	7208 (2010)
Population density :	1.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	6216 km²
Water surface :	6 km²
map

Weston County is a county in the state of Wyoming in the United States . At the 2010 census , Weston County had 7,208 residents. The county seat is Newcastle .

geography

The county covers an area of 6,216 square kilometers; 6 square kilometers of it are water surfaces. It is bordered clockwise by the counties: Crook County , Lawrence County, South Dakota, Pennington County, South Dakota, Custer County, South Dakota, Niobrara County , Converse County, and Campbell County .

history

Weston County was founded in 1890.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	2422	-
1900	3203	32.2%
1910	4960	54.9%
1920	4631	-6.6%
1930	4673	0.9%
1940	4958	6.1%
1950	6733	35.8%
1960	7929	17.8%
1970	6307	-20.5%
1980	7106	12.7%
1990	6518	-8.3%
2000	6644	1.9%
2010	7208	8.5%
Before 1900 1900-1990

Weston County's age pyramid

Weston County's population was 6,644 as of the 2000 census . There were 2,624 households and 1,868 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.94% White, 0.12% African American, 1.26% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, and 0.93% other races Groups; 1.54% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.06% percent of the population.

Of the 2,624 households, 31.10% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.40% were married couples living together, 7.30% percent were a single mother, 28.80% were non-families. 25.00% were single households and 11.50% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.88 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.10% residents under 18 years of age, 7.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.70% between 45 and 64 years of age 15.60% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 103.10 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 103.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,348 , and the median income for a family is 40,472. USD. Males had a median income of $ 34,321 versus $ 18,640 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,366. 9.90% of families and 6.30% of the population are below the poverty line. 11.30% of them were under 18 years of age and 13.60% were 65 years of age or older.