Carbon County, Wyoming

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Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2000, the population is 15,639. Its county seat is Rawlins ⁶.

Contents

1 History
2 Geography

2.1 Adjacent Counties

3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 External link

History

Carbon County was organized in 1868.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 20,627 km² (7,964 mi²). 20,451 km² (7,896 mi²) of it is land and 176 km² (68 mi²) of it (0.85%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 15,639 people, 6,129 households, and 4,130 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (2/mi²). There were 8,307 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.11% White, 0.67% Black or African American, 1.27% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 5.17% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. 13.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,129 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. Of 6,129 households, 364 were unmarried partner households: 318 heterosexual, 41 same-sex male, and 5 same-sex female.

27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 26.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 115.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,060, and the median income for a family was $41,991. Males had a median income of $31,603 versus $21,451 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,375. About 9.80% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 14.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

External link

[National Register of Historic Places listing for Carbon Co., Wyoming]

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