North Rock Springs, Wyoming Explained

Official Name:North Rock Springs, Wyoming
Settlement Type:CDP
Pushpin Map:Wyoming
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Wyoming
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wyoming
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sweetwater
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:14.78
Area Land Sq Mi:14.75
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2439
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6487
Coordinates:41.6489°N -109.2636°W
Area Code:307
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:56-56700[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1853208

North Rock Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,439 at the 2020 census.

Geography

North Rock Springs is located at 41.6489°N -109.2636°W (41.648963, -109.263707).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.78 square miles (38.3 km2), of which 14.75 square miles (38.2 km2) is land and 0.02 square mile (0.06 km2) (0.16%) is water.[4]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,974 people, 698 households, and 552 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 77.5 people per square mile (29.9/km2). There were 739 housing units at an average density of 29.0/sq mi (11.2/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.86% White, 0.51% African American, 1.06% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 2.38% from other races, and 3.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.19% of the population.

There were 698 households, out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,649, and the median income for a family was $55,819. Males had a median income of $45,923 versus $22,450 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,029. About 5.5% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education in the community of North Rock Springs is provided by Sweetwater County School District #1.

References

  1. Web site: 2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status. U.S. Census Bureau. July 13, 2012.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  4. Web site: 2010 Wyoming Place Names. U.S. Census Bureau. July 13, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110411001344/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_56.txt. April 11, 2011.