Lingle, Wyoming

Lingle, Wyoming
—  Town  —
Lingle, Wyoming
Location within the state of Wyoming
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Goshen
Area
 • Total 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
 • Land 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 4,173 ft (1,272 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 510
 • Density 1,653.6/sq mi (638.4/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 82223
Area code(s) 307
FIPS code 56-46790[1]
GNIS feature ID 1590714[2]

Lingle is a town in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 510 at the 2000 census.

Former Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Richard V. Thomas was reared in Lingle.

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Geography

Lingle is located at (42.137494, -104.346500)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.8 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 510 people, 210 households, and 140 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,653.6 people per square mile (635.2/km²). There were 234 housing units at an average density of 758.7 per square mile (291.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.67% White, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 1.57% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.12% of the population.

There were 210 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,235, and the median income for a family was $38,036. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,559. About 4.0% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education in the town of Lingle is provided by Goshen County School District #1.

References

  1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

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