Everything about Sweetwater County Wyoming totally explained
Sweetwater County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Wyoming. As of 2000, the population was 37,613. Its
county seat is
Green River.
History
Sweetwater County was organized in 1867.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 10,491
square miles (27,172
km²), of which, 10,425 square miles (27,001 km²) of it's land and 66 square miles (171 km²) of it (0.63%) is water. The largest county in Wyoming, Sweetwater County is larger than six states and is the eighth largest county nationwide (not including
boroughs and census areas in
Alaska).
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 37,613 people, 14,105 households, and 10,099 families residing in the county. The
population density was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 15,921 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.62%
White, 0.73%
Black or
African American, 1.01%
Native American, 0.64%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 3.59% from
other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. 9.42% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 16.3% were of
German, 15.4%
English, 8.2%
American, 6.5%
Irish and 5.2%
Italian ancestry according to
Census 2000.
There were 14,105 households out of which 38.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were
married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.90% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 8.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $46,537, and the median income for a family was $54,173. Males had a median income of $45,678 versus $22,440 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,575. About 5.40% of families and 7.80% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 9.20% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.
Populated places
Cities
Green River
Rock Springs
Towns
Bairoil
Granger
Superior
Wamsutter
Census-designated places
Other community
BlairtownFurther Information
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