Smoot is a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Lincoln County,
Wyoming
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, United States. The population was 195 at the
2010 census.
Geography
Smoot is located at (42.620784, -110.912454).
It's located in the Star Valley Wyoming it sits at 6,611 feet above sea level 8 miles south of Afton.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km
2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 182 people, 55 households, and 44 families residing in the CDP. The
population density
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was 106.4 people per square mile (41.1/km
2). There were 63 housing units at an average density of 36.8/sq mi (14.2/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.60%
White
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, 0.55%
Native American, 1.10% from
other races
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, and 2.75% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 4.95% of the population.
There were 55 households, out of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were
married couples living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.84.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 35.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,273, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $21,000 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $12,005. About 8.0% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 48.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
Education
Public education in the community of Smoot is provided by
Lincoln County School District #2.
References
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Census-designated places in Lincoln County, Wyoming
Census-designated places in Wyoming