Bear River, Wyoming Explained

Official Name:Bear River, Wyoming
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:260px
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the United States
Coordinates:41.3842°N -111.0264°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name1:Wyoming
Subdivision Name2:Uinta
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.98
Area Total Sq Mi:1.92
Area Land Km2:4.98
Area Land Sq Mi:1.92
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:6532
Population Total:518
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:101.59
Population Density Sq Mi:263.13
Population Est:506
Pop Est As Of:2019
Area Code:307
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:56-05625[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1926815
Pop Est Footnotes:[3]

Bear River is a town in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States, incorporated in 2001. The population was 518 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9sqmi, all land.[4]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 518 people, 182 households, and 147 families residing in the town. The population density was 272.6PD/sqmi. There were 190 housing units at an average density of 100/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 95.8% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.4% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population.

There were 182 households, of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 19.2% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.16.

The median age in the town was 38 years. 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 36% were from 45 to 64; and 4.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.

Education

Public education in the town of Bear River is provided by Uinta County School District #1.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  3. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. May 24, 2020. United States Census Bureau. May 27, 2020.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010 . . December 14, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt . January 25, 2012 .
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. December 14, 2012.