Purple Sage, Wyoming
Encyclopedia
Purple Sage is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
, United States
. The population was 413 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 413 people, 131 households, and 99 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 445.8 people per square mile (171.5/km²). There were 160 housing units at an average density of 172.7/sq mi (66.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.22% White, 3.15% African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 11.14% from other races
, and 14.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.40% of the population.
There were 131 households out of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples
living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.56.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 36.3% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 10.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 123.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,303, and the median income for a family was $45,156. Males had a median income of $27,014 versus $20,357 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $16,394. About 6.1% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.
, with only a small portion being part of Sweetwater County School District #2.
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 Sweetwater 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 413 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Purple Sage is located at 41.548512°N 109.328618°W (41.548512, -109.328618).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 413 people, 131 households, and 99 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 445.8 people per square mile (171.5/km²). There were 160 housing units at an average density of 172.7/sq mi (66.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.22% White, 3.15% African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 11.14% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 14.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.40% of the population.
There were 131 households out of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% 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, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.56.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 36.3% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 10.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 123.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,303, and the median income for a family was $45,156. Males had a median income of $27,014 versus $20,357 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 $16,394. About 6.1% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.
Education
Public education in the community of Purple Sage is provided by two school districts. Most of the CDP is served by Sweetwater County School District #1Sweetwater County School District Number 1
Sweetwater County School District #1 is a public school district based in Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:Sweetwater County School District #1 serves the northeastern portion of Sweetwater County, including the following communities:...
, with only a small portion being part of Sweetwater County School District #2.