Johnson County, Wyoming

Johnson County is a county in the north central part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. At the 2010 United States Census, the population was 8,569.[1] The county seat is Buffalo.[2] Kaycee is the only other incorporated town in the county.

Johnson County
U.S. county
Johnson County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Wyoming
Wyoming's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°02′N 106°35′W
Country United States
State Wyoming
FoundedDecember 8, 1875 (authorized)
1881 (organized)
SeatBuffalo
Largest cityBuffalo
Area
 • Total4,175 sq mi (10,810 km2)
 • Land4,154 sq mi (10,760 km2)
 • Water20 sq mi (50 km2)  0.5%%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total8,569
 • Estimate 
(2019)
8,445
 • Density2.1/sq mi (0.79/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitewww.johnsoncountywyoming.org

Johnson County lies to the southeast of the Bighorn Mountains along Interstate 25 and Interstate 90. The Powder River flows northward through eastern Johnson County.

History

Johnson County was created on December 8, 1875, as Pease County from parts of Albany, Carbon and Sweetwater Counties. It was organized in 1881.[3] The county was named for Dr. E. L. Pease of Uinta County. In 1879, the county was renamed Johnson, for E. P. Johnson, a Cheyenne attorney.[4]

In 1888, Sheridan County was created from a portion of Johnson County. In 1890, Big Horn County was created from Johnson County along with land from Fremont County and Sheridan County. In 1911, the boundaries of Johnson County and adjacent Crook, Natrona and Weston Counties were adjusted to run along federal land survey lines.

In April 1892, Johnson County was the scene of the Johnson County War, a range war between large cattle outfits and small stockgrowers.

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of 4,175 square miles (10,810 km2), of which 4,154 square miles (10,760 km2) is land and 20 square miles (52 km2) (0.5%) is water.[5]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

National protected area

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1880637—
18902,357270.0%
19002,3610.2%
19103,45346.3%
19204,61733.7%
19304,8164.3%
19404,9803.4%
19504,707−5.5%
19605,47516.3%
19705,5872.0%
19806,70019.9%
19906,145−8.3%
20007,07515.1%
20108,56921.1%
Est. 20198,445[6]−1.4%
US Decennial Census[7]
1870–2000[8] 2010–2016[1]

2000 census

At the 2000 United States Census,[9] there were 7,075 people, 2,959 households and 2,006 families in the county. The population density was 2 per square mile (1/km²). There were 3,503 housing units at an average density of 0.8 per square mile (0.3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.03% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. 2.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 27.0% were of German, 15.2% English, 10.8% Irish and 7.9% American ancestry.

There were 2,959 households of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.89.

24.20% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 28.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

The median household income was $34,012 and the median family income was $42,299. Males had a median income of $29,271 and females $20,469. The per capita income was $19,030. About 7.20% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

At the 2010 United States Census, there were 8,569 people, 3,782 households, and 2,410 families in the county.[10] The population density was 2.1 per square mile (0.81/km2). There were 4,553 housing units at an average density of 1.1 per square mile (0.42/km2).[11] The racial makeup was 96.5% white, 1.1% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.7% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.2% of the population.[10] In terms of ancestry, 31.6% were German, 22.4% were Irish, 18.3% were English, and 6.1% were American.[12]

Of the 3,782 households, 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.3% were non-families, and 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age was 44.8 years.[10]

The median household income was $45,638 and the median family income was $58,983. Males had a median income of $40,572 and females $30,352. The per capita income was $26,753. About 5.9% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.[13]

Communities

City

Town

Unincorporated communities

Government and infrastructure

Johnson County voters are reliably Republican. Since Wyoming statehood, the voters of this county have selected the Democratic Party candidate in only three national elections: William Jennings Bryan in 1896; Woodrow Wilson in 1912 by two votes and with only a 37.5 percent of the total vote (due to Roosevelt's independent run that year); and Franklin D. Roosevelt by seventy votes in his 1932 landslide. FDR did not carry the county in his re-election campaigns; in 1936 Johnson was Alf Landon’s second-best county in the Western United States behind Rio Blanco County, Colorado, and in the 1964 Democratic landslide it was Barry Goldwater’s best county in Wyoming and second-best in the West behind Utah’s traditional banner Republican county of Kane.

Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2016 78.7% 3,477 14.4% 638 6.8% 302
2012 79.0% 3,363 17.6% 749 3.5% 147
2008 76.6% 3,334 20.9% 908 2.6% 112
2004 81.0% 3,231 16.9% 676 2.1% 84
2000 81.3% 2,886 15.6% 555 3.1% 109
1996 62.6% 2,071 24.6% 815 12.8% 423
1992 51.3% 1,614 20.9% 656 27.9% 876
1988 72.8% 2,081 24.7% 707 2.5% 70
1984 81.3% 2,634 17.2% 558 1.5% 49
1980 72.8% 2,291 20.2% 635 7.1% 222
1976 71.3% 2,042 27.8% 797 0.9% 27
1972 83.1% 2,203 16.5% 436 0.4% 11
1968 73.9% 1,737 16.9% 398 9.2% 217
1964 65.8% 1,640 34.2% 852
1960 69.4% 1,806 30.7% 798
1956 76.1% 1,842 23.9% 578
1952 78.5% 1,980 21.5% 543 0.0% 1
1948 66.1% 1,351 33.4% 682 0.6% 12
1944 64.7% 1,384 35.3% 756
1940 65.0% 1,460 34.8% 781 0.3% 6
1936 54.3% 1,266 40.7% 949 5.1% 118
1932 47.1% 1,101 50.0% 1,171 2.9% 68
1928 69.3% 1,369 29.8% 590 0.9% 18
1924 58.0% 1,097 26.5% 501 15.5% 293
1920 69.4% 1,202 30.3% 525 0.4% 6
1916 49.2% 814 49.0% 812 1.8% 30
1912 37.4% 522 37.5% 524 25.1% 350
1908 55.4% 781 43.6% 614 1.1% 15
1904 60.8% 725 38.5% 459 0.7% 8
1900 51.4% 466 48.6% 440
1896 37.7% 284 62.0% 467 0.3% 2
1892 34.3% 309 65.7% 592

The Wyoming Department of Health Veteran’s Home of Wyoming, an assisted living facility for veterans and their dependents, is in Buffalo.[17][18] The Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform operated the facility until the agency was dissolved as a result of a state constitutional amendment passed in November 1990.[19]

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See also

References
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  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. Long, John H., ed. (2004). "Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies". Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  4. Urbanek, Mae (1988). Wyoming Place Names. Missoula MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. ISBN 0-87842-204-8.
    - Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 169.
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  11. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  12. "Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  13. "Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  14. Hazelton WY Google Maps (accessed January 10, 2019)
  15. Sussex WY Google Maps (accessed January 10, 2019)
  16. Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  17. Veterans' Home of Wyoming Archived May 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
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