Clearmont, Wyoming
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Clearmont is a town in Sheridan County, Wyoming
Wyoming
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 115 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

Clearmont is located at 44°38′21"N 106°22′48"W (44.639172, -106.380134).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 115 people, 50 households, and 29 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 763.1 people per square mile (296.0/km²). There were 65 housing units at an average density of 431.3 per square mile (167.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.39% White, 0.87% from other races
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, and 1.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.48% of the population.

There were 50 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,833, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $20,500 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $12,901. There were 19.4% of families and 20.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 13.7% of under eighteens and 50.0% of those over 64.

Media

Clearmount radio and television comes from Sheridan
Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116...

 area stations. Some are received from Gilette
Gillette, Wyoming
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Education

Public education in the town of Clearmont is provided by Sheridan County School District #3
Sheridan County School District Number 3
Sheridan County School District #3 is a public school district based in Clearmont, Wyoming, United States. With an enrollment of 101 students , it is the second smallest school district in the state of Wyoming.-Geography:...

. Schools serving the town include Clearmont Elementary School (grades PK-6), Arvada-Clearmont Junior High School (grades 7-8), and Arvada-Clearmont High School District (grades 9-12).

Clearmont in Fiction

Clearmont is the location of the lead character's ranch in the Colonial Radio old west drama series Powder River.
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