Weston County, Wyoming

Weston County is one of the 23 county of Wyoming, located towards the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 6644 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 7022, It is the fourth least populous county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The county extends throughout a territory of 2400.07 square miles (6216.15 sq km ), of which, 2397.86 square miles (6210.43 sq km) of it is land and 2.21 square miles (5.72 sq km) of it is water, giving it the sixth smallest by total area among Wyoming's county.

Weston County Wyoming
Map of Weston County, Wyoming

As of the census of 2000, there were 6644 people, 2624 households, and 1869 families living in the county. The population density was 2.8 people per square mile (1.08/kmē), making it the seventh least densely populated county in Wyoming. There were 3231 housing units at an average density of 1.3 per square mile (0.5/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.42 persons, and the average family size was 2.88 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 7022, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 6784 White, 18 Black or African American, 105 American Indian, 14 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 100 from two or more races.

Weston County Wyoming Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Weston County Wyoming School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Weston County Wyoming GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32348, making it the fifth lowest county by median household income in Wyoming. The median income for a family in the county was $40472, making it the sixth lowest county by median family income in Wyoming. The per capita income for the county was $17366, it would be the 16th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Wyoming.

In 2000, 1585 pupils and students, of which 769 are male and 816 are female, 23.86% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 76 nursery or pri school, 87 kindergarten, 748 elementary school, 475 high school and 199 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Hill View Heights CdpWeston County2.212.21016675.22442450469
2Newcastle CityWeston County2.472.47030651242.11537829873
3Osage CdpWeston County1.941.9402151112497425096
4Upton TownWeston County1.311.310872663.81516531053
YearPopulation
April 2000 census6644
April 2000 Estimate6644
July 2000 Estimate6635
July 2001 Estimate6473
July 2002 Estimate6541
July 2003 Estimate6545
July 2004 Estimate6560
July 2005 Estimate6484
July 2006 Estimate6581
July 2007 Estimate6889
July 2008 Estimate7022
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school344276
Kindergarten464187
Elementary school367381748
High school271204475
College or graduate school51148199
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Weston County, Wyoming$32348$40472$17366
Wyoming, United States$37892$45685$19134
United States$41994$50046$21587