Boulder, Wyoming
Encyclopedia
Boulder is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Sublette County, Wyoming
, United States
. The population was 30 at the 2000 census
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 30 people, 15 households, and 7 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 23.1 people per square mile (8.9/km²). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 21.5/sq mi (8.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White.
There were 15 households out of which 13.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples
living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.3% were non-families. 46.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.71.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 10.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 36.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 130.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 145.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $12,500, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $0 versus $0 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $7,908. There were no families and 33.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
in Boulder and the surrounding area has exceeded healthy levels 11 times. Natural gas drilling in nearby Jonah Field
and the Pinedale Anticline is blamed for the reduced air quality.
.
BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and short, warm summers.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Sublette County, Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 30 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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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Geography
Boulder is located at 42°44′53"N 109°42′46"W (42.748164, -109.712828).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 30 people, 15 households, and 7 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 23.1 people per square mile (8.9/km²). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 21.5/sq mi (8.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White.
There were 15 households out of which 13.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.3% were non-families. 46.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.71.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 10.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 36.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 130.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 145.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $12,500, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $0 versus $0 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $7,908. There were no families and 33.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Air pollution
Since January 2008, ground-level ozoneTropospheric ozone
Ozone is a constituent of the troposphere . Photochemical and chemical reactions involving it drive many of the chemical processes that occur in the atmosphere by day and by night...
in Boulder and the surrounding area has exceeded healthy levels 11 times. Natural gas drilling in nearby Jonah Field
Jonah Field
Jonah Field is a large natural gas field in the Green River Basin in Sublette County, Wyoming, in the United States. The field is approximately south of Pinedale and north of Rock Springs in southwestern Wyoming, and is estimated to contain of natural gas...
and the Pinedale Anticline is blamed for the reduced air quality.
Education
Public education in the community of Boulder is provided by Sublette County School District #1Sublette County School District Number 1
Sublette County School District #1 is a public school district based in Pinedale, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:Sublette County School District #1 serves most of Sublette County, with the only exception being the southwestern portion of the county...
.
Climate
Boulder experiences a semi-arid climate (KöppenKöppen climate classification
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BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and short, warm summers.