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Washakie County is a
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in the
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of
Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...
. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 7,685. Its
county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...
is Worland.


History

Washakie County was created on February 21, 1911, as Hanover County with land detached from Big Horn County and organized in 1913. The bill for creating the county initially named it "Hanover County", but it was renamed before the bill passed to Washakie County for the head chief of the
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people, Chief Washakie, who became an ally of the US Government.


Geography

According to the
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water.


Adjacent counties

* Big Horn County – north * Johnson County – east * Natrona County – southeast * Fremont County – south * Hot Springs County – west * Park County – northwest


National protected area

*
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(part)


Demographics


2000 census

As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 8,289 people, 3,278 households, and 2,310 families in the county. The
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was . There were 3,654 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 90.22%
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, 0.11%
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or
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, 0.55% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 6.21% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. 11.47% of the population were
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or Latino of any race. 27.1% were of
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, 13.1% English, 9.9% Irish and 6.2% American ancestry. There were 3,278 households, out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were
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living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.00. The county population contained 27.20% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $34,943, and the median income for a family was $42,584. Males had a median income of $31,633 versus $21,028 for females. The
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for the county was $17,780. About 10.00% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the
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, including 21.10% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.


2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 8,533 people, 3,492 households, and 2,395 families in the county. The population density was . There were 3,833 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 91.4% white, 1.1% American Indian, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 4.4% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 13.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 33.1% were
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, 17.6% were English, 11.7% were Irish, 6.6% were American, and 5.5% were Norwegian. Of the 3,492 households, 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.4% were non-families, and 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age was 41.8 years. The median income for a household in the county was $48,379 and the median income for a family was $61,340. Males had a median income of $45,579 versus $30,107 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,557. About 1.7% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the
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, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.


Communities


City

* Worland (county seat)


Town

* Ten Sleep


Unincorporated communities

* Airport Road * Big Trails * Mc Nutt * South Flat * Washakie Ten * West River *
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Government and infrastructure

Like almost all of Wyoming, Washakie County is overwhelmingly Republican. No Democratic presidential candidate has carried Washakie County since
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’s 1936 landslide against
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. Although Lyndon Johnson did get within eighteen votes of
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, no Democrat since has reached one-third of the county's vote. The Wyoming Department of Family Services Juvenile Services Division operates the Wyoming Boys' School, located in Mc Nutt, unincorporated Washakie County, near Worland. The facility was operated by the Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform until that agency was dissolved as a result of a state constitutional amendment passed in November 1990.About the Department of Corrections
Wyoming Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.


See also

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Washakie County, Wyoming *
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** List of cities and towns in Wyoming ** List of counties in Wyoming ** Wyoming statistical areas


References

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