Everything about Goshen County Wyoming totally explained
Goshen County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Wyoming. As of 2000, the population is 12,538. Its
county seat is
Torrington.
History
Goshen County was organized in 1911.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,232
square miles (5,781
km²), of which, 2,225 square miles (5,764 km²) of it's land and 7 square miles (18 km²) of it (0.31%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 12,538 people, 5,061 households, and 3,426 families residing in the county. The
population density was 6 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 5,881 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.83%
White, 0.20%
Black or
African American, 0.86%
Native American, 0.20%
Asian, 0.12%
Pacific Islander, 3.65% from
other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. 8.83% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 38.2% were of
German, 10.4%
English, 8.0%
American and 8.0%
Irish ancestry according to
Census 2000.
There were 5,061 households out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were
married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,228, and the median income for a family was $40,297. Males had a median income of $27,713 versus $17,584 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,965. About 9.70% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 12.50% of those age 65 or over.
Populated places
City
Torrington
Towns
Fort Laramie
La Grange
Lingle
Yoder
Census-designated places
Hawk Springs
Huntley
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