Sublette County is a

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in the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 8,728. The

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is Pinedale. It is a sparsely populated rural county in western Wyoming, along the Green River.

History

Sublette County was created February 15, 1921, of land partitioned from Fremont and Lincoln counties. Its governing organization was completed by 1923. Before settlement, the western Wyoming mountains were traversed and harvested by fur trappers and traders. Sublette County is named for one of those early characters, William Lewis Sublette. Today the county celebrates its fur trade heritage with the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale. In the early 1900s the majority of the population in what is today Sublette County were first generation immigrants from

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and

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. A majority of the population in Sublette County supported America's entry into

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and at the time the county was known for its "pro-British" sentiments. The German immigrants in the county were not anti-British, and most of them were outspoken about England being their favorite foreign country other than Germany, however they did support neutrality and want America to stay out of the war. Even during the war, relations between first generation English immigrants and first generation German immigrants were known for being exceptionally cordial (Sublette County, Wyoming stood out in this regard because this was not the norm nation-wide).

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Fremont County – east *

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– southeast * Lincoln County – southwest * Teton County - northwest

National protected areas

* Bridger National Forest (part) * Shoshone National Forest (part) * Teton National Forest (part) At present, Bridger National Forest and Teton National Forest are administratively combined into the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Sublette County contains portions of both original forests.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,728 people and 3,337 households county.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 10,247 people, 3,906 households, and 2,594 families in the county. The population density was . There were 5,770 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 93.2% white, 0.8% American Indian, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 3.7% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 31.8% were German, 22.0% were English, 11.3% were Irish, 6.3% were American, and 5.1% were Scottish. Of the 3,906 households, 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.6% were non-families, and 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age was 38.3 years. The median income for a household in the county was $70,147 and the median income for a family was $81,389. Males had a median income of $51,125 versus $31,940 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,433. About 2.7% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the

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, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Towns

* Big Piney * Marbleton * Pinedale (county seat)

Census-designated places

* Bondurant * Boulder * Cora * Daniel

Unincorporated community

* Calpet

Government and politics

Like most of Wyoming, Sublette County is overwhelmingly Republican. Since it was created in 1921, the solitary Democrat to carry the county was

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, who won a majority against

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in 1932 and a twenty-nine vote plurality against Alf Landon four years later. Since 1968 no Democrat has reached twenty-nine percent of Sublette County's ballots, and the only occasions a Republican has failed to pass seventy percent were when Ross Perot took substantial numbers of votes in 1992 and 1996. Sublette County is managed by a county commission with three members. In 2011, Sublette County residents petitioned voters to approve an increase in this number to five as allowed under Wyoming law. The ballot initiative passed and five commissioners were to be seated during the 2012 election cycle. In early 2012, another ballot initiative was presented to voters requesting their approval to decrease the number of county commissioners back to three even before seating the two additional commissioners. This second special election, held on May 8, 2012, returned the commission to its previous number of three.

Education

School districts include Sublette County School District 1 and Sublette County School District 9.

Media references

* In 2007, ''

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'' reported on the rising crime rate, influx of roughnecks and

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, the decline in ranching, and environmental damage associated with the county's oil boom. * In 1965, ''The New Yorker'' described a trip along the Green River that set out from the Circle S Ranch in Cora. Roueche, Berton, "Reporter at Large: Something About a River," ''

'', p. 105 (October 23, 1965)