Medicine Bow, Wyoming

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Medicine Bow is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 274 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Medicine Bow is located at 41°53′52″N, 106°12′10″W (41.897668, -106.202796)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²), all land.

The historic setting of Medicine Bow, Wyoming forms a backdrop for Owen Wister's novel, The Virginian, which is considered to be the first novel of the "Western" Genre. Medicine Bow is located in Southeastern Wyoming, on Old Lincoln Highway (Junction of Hwys 30/287 and 487).

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 274 people, 129 households, and 86 families residing in the town. The population density was 30.6/km² (79.3/mi²). There were 184 housing units at an average density of 20.5/km² (53.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.81% White, 1.09% Native American, 0.36% Asian, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 129 households out of which 18.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.60.

In the town the population was spread out with 18.6% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 13.9% from 25 to 44, 38.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $35,156. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $20,536 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,420. About 10.3% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.5% of those sixty five or over.