Carter, Wyoming
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Carter is a census-designated place
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 Uinta County
Uinta County, Wyoming
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,742 people, 6,823 households, and 5,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 8,011 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The community was named after Judge William A. Carter. The population was 8 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...

.

Geography

Carter is located at 41°26′31"N 110°25′57"W (41.442062, -110.432574). Elevation is 6496 feet (1,980 m).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (7.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 8 people, 4 households, and 3 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 2.6 people per square mile (1.0/km²). There were 6 housing units at an average density of 2.0/sq mi (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.50% White, 12.50% Native American, 12.50% Asian, and 12.50% from two or more races.

There were 4 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% 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, and 25.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.0% 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 2.33.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 12.5% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 25 to 44, 62.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 166.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 133.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $12,083, and the median income for a family was $80,488. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $27,229. None of the population or the families were below the poverty line.

Education

Public education in the community of Carter is provided by Uinta County School District #4
Uinta County School District Number 4
Uinta County School District #4 is a public school district based in Mountain View, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:Uinta County School District #4 serves central and southeastern Uinta County, including the following communities:...

. The district operates four campuses - Mountain View Elementary School (grades K-2), Fort Bridger Elementary School (grades 3-4), Mountain View Middle School (grades 5-8), and Mountain View High School
Mountain View High School (Wyoming)
Mountain View High School is a public high school in Mountain View, Wyoming, United States. It is part of Uinta County School District #4 and serves students in grades nine through twelve...

(grades 9-12).
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