Elk Mountain, Wyoming
Encyclopedia
Elk Mountain is a town in Carbon County
, Wyoming
, United States
. The population was 192 at the 2000 census
. The town shares its name with a mountain
7 miles (11 km) southwest of town.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 192 people, 74 households, and 52 families residing in the town. The population density
was 676.5 people per square mile (264.8/km²). There were 116 housing units at an average density of 408.7 per square mile (160.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.83% White, 1.04% Native American, 2.08% from other races
, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.21% of the population.
There were 74 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples
living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 120.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,313, and the median income for a family was $46,042. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $14,463. None of the families and 4.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 14.3% of those over 64.
. Zoned campuses include Elk Mountain Elementary School (grades K-6) and H.E.M. Junior/Senior High School http://www.crb2.k12.wy.us/hemshs/ (grades 7-12).
Carbon County, Wyoming
Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 15,885. Its county seat is Rawlins.- History :Carbon County was organized in 1868....
, 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 population was 192 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...
. The town shares its name with a mountain
Elk Mountain (Carbon County, Wyoming)
Elk Mountain is a northern most of the Medicine Bow Mountains. It is southwest of the town of Elk Mountain, Wyoming and roughly from Rawlins, Wyoming. The mountain is the area's most visible feature. It is located south of Interstate 80 in Carbon County. Elk Mountain is the 8th most prominent...
7 miles (11 km) southwest of town.
Geography
Elk Mountain is located at 41°41′11"N 106°24′52"W (41.686517, -106.414535).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 192 people, 74 households, and 52 families residing in the town. 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 676.5 people per square mile (264.8/km²). There were 116 housing units at an average density of 408.7 per square mile (160.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.83% White, 1.04% Native American, 2.08% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.21% of the population.
There were 74 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% 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, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 120.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,313, and the median income for a family was $46,042. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $23,125 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 town was $14,463. None of the families and 4.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 14.3% of those over 64.
Education
Public education in the town of Elk Mountain is provided by Carbon County School District #2Carbon County School District Number 2
Carbon County School District #2 is a public school district based in Saratoga, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:Carbon County School District #2 serves the eastern portion of Carbon County, including the following communities:*Incorporated places...
. Zoned campuses include Elk Mountain Elementary School (grades K-6) and H.E.M. Junior/Senior High School http://www.crb2.k12.wy.us/hemshs/ (grades 7-12).