The Buttes is an

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Albany County, Wyoming Albany County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 37,066. Its county seat is Laramie, the site of the University of Wyoming. Its south border lies on the northern Colorado state ...

, United States. The population was 31 at the 2000 census, when it was a

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(CDP).

Geography

According to the

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, in 2000 the CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²), of which 3.9 square miles (10.2 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (1.01%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 31 people, 14 households, and 13 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 7.9 people per square mile (3.0/km²). There were 14 housing units at an average density of 3.6/sq mi (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00%

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. There were 14 households, out of which 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 92.9% were

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living together, and 7.1% were non-families. 7.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.31. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 12.9% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 25 to 44, 67.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $63,750, and the median income for a family was $63,750. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,154. None of the population or families were below the

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Education

Public education in the community of The Buttes is provided by Albany County School District #1.

Infrastructure

Major highways

Utilities

Electrical power in the community of The Buttes is provided by Carbon Power and Light, Inc.

References

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