Hot Springs County, Wyoming

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Hot Springs County is a United States county located in the United States of Wyoming. In 2000, county's population was 4882 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 4622, making it Wyoming's second smallest county. The county comprises an area of 2006.21 sq mi (5196.06 sq km), of which, 2003.89 square miles (5190.05 sq km) of it is land and 2.32 square miles (6.01 sq km) of it is water, it is the smallest by area in the U.S. state of Wyoming.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 4882 residents, 2108 households, and 1353 families in the county. The population density was 2.4 people per square mile (0.93/kmē), it is sixth least densely populated county in Wyoming. There were 2536 housing units at an average density of 1.3 per square mile (0.5/kmē). The average household size was 2.25 people, and the average family size was 2.82 people. In the county the population was spread out, with 22% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 20% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 107.9 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 111.3 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 4622, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 95.59% White, 0.52% Black or African American, 2.1% American Indian, 0.43% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 1.36% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29888, making it the third lowest county by median household income in Wyoming. The median income for a family in the county was $39364, it is the fourth lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The per capita income for the county was $16858, it would be the sixth lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Wyoming.

In 2000, 1043 pupils and students, of which 520 are male and 523 are female, 21.36% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 49 nursery or pri school, 27 kindergarten, 540 elementary school, 333 high school and 94 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	East Thermopolis Town	Hot Springs County	0.17	0.17	0	274	1565.8	11280	18056
2	Kirby Town	Hot Springs County	0.11	0.11	0	57	524.5	19137	18750
3	Lucerne Cdp	Hot Springs County	20.44	19.79	0.65	525	26.5	19998	49063
4	Owl Creek Cdp	Hot Springs County	6.5	6.5	0	11	1.7	15975	38393
5	Thermopolis Town	Hot Springs County	2.47	2.38	0.09	3172	1331	16648	29205

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4882
April 2000 Estimate	4882
July 2000 Estimate	4865
July 2001 Estimate	4754
July 2002 Estimate	4714
July 2003 Estimate	4580
July 2004 Estimate	4557
July 2005 Estimate	4510
July 2006 Estimate	4529
July 2007 Estimate	4558
July 2008 Estimate	4622

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	18	31	49
Kindergarten	19	8	27
Elementary school	266	274	540
High school	192	141	333
College or graduate school	25	69	94

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Hot Springs County, Wyoming	$29888	$39364	$16858
Wyoming, United States	$37892	$45685	$19134
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587