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Albany County, Wyoming
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Location in the state of Wyoming
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Founded1868
SeatLaramie
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
11,160 km² (4,309 mi²)
 sq mi ( km)
93 km² (36 mi²), 0.84%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density
32,014
3/km 
Website: www.co.albany.wy.us
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Morton Pass (SR34) Albany County (WY)
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Morton Pass (SR34) Albany County (WY)
Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2000, the population was 32,014. Its county seat is Laramie6 and it is home to the University of Wyoming.

History

Albany County was organized in 1868.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 11,160 km² (4,309 mi²). 11,066 km² (4,273 mi²) of it is land and 93 km² (36 mi²) of it (0.84%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 32,014 people, 13,269 households, and 7,006 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/km² (8/mi²). There were 15,215 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.32% White, 1.11% Black or African American, 0.95% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.65% from other races, and 2.22% from two or more races. 7.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 13,269 households, of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them; 42% were married couples living together; 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.2% were non-families. Of 13,269 households, 620 were unmarried partner households: 611 heterosexual, 3 same-sex male, and 6 same-sex female.

31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the county the population was spread out with 18.4% under the age of 18, 28.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 106.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,790, and the median income for a family was $44,334. Males had a median income of $31,087 versus $22,061 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,706. 21% of the population and 10.8% of families were below the poverty line. 15.7% of those under the age of 18 and 8.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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  •  • [ e] Municipalities and communities of
Albany County, Wyoming
County seat: Laramie
City Laramie
Town Rock River
CDPs Albany | Centennial | The Buttes | Woods Landing-Jelm
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State of Wyoming
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Regions Black Hills | Grand Teton | Great Basin | Powder River Country | Yellowstone
Cities Casper | Cheyenne | Cody | Evanston | Gillette | Green River | Jackson | Laramie | Rawlins | Riverton | Rock Springs | Sheridan | Worland
Counties Albany | Big Horn | Campbell | Carbon | Converse | Crook | Fremont | Goshen | Hot Springs | Johnson | Laramie | Lincoln | Natrona | Niobrara | Park | Platte | Sheridan | Sublette | Sweetwater | Teton | Uinta | Washakie | Weston


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State of Wyoming

Flag of Wyoming Seal of Wyoming
Nickname(s): Equality State, Cowboy State,
Motto(s): Equal rights

Official language(s) English

Capital Cheyenne
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Motto
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"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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City of Laramie
Downtown Laramie
Nickname: Gem City of the Plains
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The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census.
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State of Wyoming

Flag of Wyoming Seal of Wyoming
Nickname(s): Equality State, Cowboy State,
Motto(s): Equal rights

Official language(s) English

Capital Cheyenne
Largest city
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A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there.
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City of Laramie
Downtown Laramie
Nickname: Gem City of the Plains
Location of Laramie shown within Wyoming
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University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet (2194 m), between the the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains.
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1830s  1840s  1850s  - 1860s -  1870s  1880s  1890s
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  • 1,000,000 m²
  • 100 ha (hectare)
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Converse County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2000, the population is 12,052. Its county seat is Douglas6.

History

Converse County was organized in 1888.

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Platte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2000, the population is 8,807. Its county seat is Wheatland6.

Two important Republican politicians came from Platte County: former Governor Jim Geringer, who served from 1995-2003) and former
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Laramie County is the most populous of the 23 counties of the State of Wyoming of the United States. The county is located in the southeastern corner of the state. The county population was 81,607 at U.S. Census 2000.[1] The county seat is Cheyenne, the state capital.
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Jackson County is the third least densely populated of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 1,577 at U.S. Census 2000.[1]. The county seat is Walden.
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Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2000, the population is 15,639. Its county seat is Rawlins6.

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Carbon County was organized in 1868.
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