Wright, Wyoming

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Wright is a town in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,347 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Settlement began in the area near Wright in the 1970s, with the creation of the Black Thunder Coal Mine, the largest mine in the Powder River Basin. The town itself was incorporated in 1985. On August 12, 2005, an F2 rated tornado struck a mobile home park at Wright, Destroying 91 homes, damaging others, and killing two people.

[edit] Geography

Wright is located at 43°45′18″N, 105°29′26″W (43.754988, -105.490691)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.1 km² (2.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,347 people, 475 households, and 388 families residing in the town. The population density was 189.1/km² (490.0/mi²). There were 544 housing units at an average density of 76.4/km² (197.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.62% White, 0.45% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.82% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.30% of the population.

There were 475 households out of which 48.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 1.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $53,125, and the median income for a family was $55,764. Males had a median income of $46,058 versus $22,955 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,126. About 3.9% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 33.3% of those age 65 or over.