Green River, Wyoming
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Green River is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 11,808 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sweetwater County. Its importance as part of the Dakota Territory was enhanced when it was made a division point for the Union Pacific railway [link] in 1868, the year of its incorporation. The city is also known as being one of the first in the United States to ban door-to-door solicitation; see Green River Ordinance. [link]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.3 km² (14.0 mi²). 35.5 km² (13.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (2.28%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 11,808 people, 4,177 households, and 3,212 families residing in the city. The population density was 332.5/km² (861.5/mi²). There were 4,426 housing units at an average density of 124.6/km² (322.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.13% White, 0.27% African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 4.23% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.21% of the population.There were 4,177 households out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $53,164, and the median income for a family was $59,100. Males had a median income of $51,418 versus $24,306 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,398. About 3.1% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
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