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Carbon County, Wyoming
Map
Map of Wyoming highlighting Carbon County
Location in the state of Wyoming
Map of the U.S. highlighting Wyoming
Wyoming's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded1868
SeatRawlins
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
7,964 sq mi (20,627 km²)

68 sq mi (176 km²), 0. The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8538 at the 2000 census. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 85%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density
15,639
3/sq mi (1/km²)
Website: www.carbonwy.com

Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. As of 2000, the population is 15,639. Its county seat is Rawlins[1]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8538 at the 2000 census.

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History

Carbon County was organized in 1868.

Prior to that, about 3,400 sq miles in the center of Carbon County were once part of the Republic of Texas (1835-1845) and part of the State of Texas until 1852 when the northern most part of that state was ceded to the Federal Government. The Republic of Texas was a sovereign Nation in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to This area is defined by the 42nd parallel on the north, and straight lines south from there to the headwaters of the Arkansas river on the east and the headwaters of the Rio Grande on the west. The documents defining that area include the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, the 1824 Constitution of Mexico, and the 1845 "Joint Resolution for the Admission of the State of Texas into the Union". The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 settled a border dispute in North America between the United States and Spain. The 1824 Constitution of Mexico was the first full Constitution adopted by the Mexican Republic.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 7,964 square miles (20,627 km²), of which, 7,896 square miles (20,451 km²) of it is land and 68 square miles (176 km²) of it (0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 85%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 15,639 people, 6,129 households, and 4,130 families residing in the county. Sweetwater County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming. Fremont County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming. Natrona County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming. Converse County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming. Albany County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming. Jackson County is the third least densely populated of the 64 counties of the U Routt County is the 15th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Moffat County is the northwesternmost and the second most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 8,307 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). 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. 20. 1% were of German, 11. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 8% English, 10. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English 0% Irish and 8. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 9% American ancestry according to Census 2000. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 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. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 9. 80% of families and 12. 90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 60% of those under age 18 and 14. 80% of those age 65 or over.

Populated places

City

Towns

References

  1. ^ Find a County. Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8538 at the 2000 census. Baggs is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 348 at the 2000 census. Dixon is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 79 at the 2000 census. Elk Mountain is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. Grand Encampment is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. Hanna is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 873 at the 2000 census. For the mountain range see Medicine Bow Mountains. For the mountain peak see Medicine Bow Peak. Riverside is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. Saratoga is a Town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1736 at the 2000 census. Sinclair is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The town was originally called Parco after the Producers & Refiners Corporation (or PARCO National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes

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Coordinates: 41°41′N 106°56′W / 41.69, -106.93

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