Johnson County, Wyoming facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Johnson County
U.S. county
Johnson County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of Wyoming
Wyoming's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
Founded	December 8, 1875 (authorized) 1881 (organized)
Seat	Buffalo
Largest city	Buffalo
Area
• Total	4,175 sq mi (10,810 km2)
• Land	4,154 sq mi (10,760 km2)
• Water	20 sq mi (50 km2)  0.5%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,447
• Density	2.0232/sq mi (0.78117/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Johnson County is a county in the north central part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. At the 2020 United States Census, the population was 8,447. The county seat is Buffalo. Kaycee is the only other incorporated town in the county.

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. The county was initially named for Dr. E. L. Pease of Uinta County. But, in 1879, the county was renamed Johnson, for E. P. Johnson, a Cheyenne attorney.

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.

Flag

Johnson County flag is based on the ikurriña; since the birth of Jean Esponda from Baigorri, there has been a large Basque population in the county.

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.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Transit

• Express Arrow
• Jefferson Lines

National protected area

• Bighorn National Forest (part)

Demographics

2010 census

At the 2010 United States Census, there were 8,569 people, 3,782 households, and 2,410 families in the county. The population density was 2.1 people per square mile (0.81 people/km²). There were 4,553 housing units at an average density of 1.1 units per square mile (0.42 units/km²). 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. In terms of ancestry, 31.6% were German, 22.4% were Irish, 18.3% were English, and 6.1% were American.

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.

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.

Communities

City

• Buffalo (county seat)

Town

• Kaycee

Unincorporated communities

• Hazelton
• Linch
• Saddlestring
• Sussex

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Johnson (Wyoming) para niños