Worland, Wyoming

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Worland is a city in Washakie County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,250 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washakie County^GR6. Worland, Wyoming is also the home of world renowned soccer play conrado deniz, and bass player zack hunter. Other famous people that live there include dusty curtis-a very important futbol player also, and famous writer/artist/musician David C. Rios.

[edit] Geography

Worland is located at 44°0′55″N, 107°57′24″W (44.015387, -107.956632)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.8 km² (4.2 mi²). 10.7 km² (4.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.44%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,250 people, 2,130 households, and 1,439 families residing in the city. The population density was 492.0/km² (1,274.1/mi²). There were 2,334 housing units at an average density of 218.7/km² (566.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.47% White, 0.06% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 6.72% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.49% of the population.

There were 2,130 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,447, and the median income for a family was $42,453. Males had a median income of $31,411 versus $20,777 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,208. About 9.7% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.