Afton, Wyoming

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Afton is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,818 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Noted people born in Afton
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Afton is located at 42°43′42″N, 110°55′45″W (42.728321, -110.929041)^GR1 at 6267 feet in elevation. It is the largest city in Star Valley, a beautiful grassland valley in forested mountains.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,818 people, 651 households, and 475 families residing in the town. The population density was 204.6/km² (530.8/mi²). There were 769 housing units at an average density of 86.6/km² (224.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.19% White, 0.06% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.94% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.81% of the population.

There were 651 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the town the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,292, and the median income for a family was $43,400. Males had a median income of $33,472 versus $20,893 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,177. About 5.5% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.