Atlantic City, Wyoming
Encyclopedia
Atlantic City is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Fremont County, Wyoming
, United States
. The population was 39 at the 2000 census
. The community is a small mining settlement in a gulch near South Pass
in southwestern Wyoming. It was founded as a mining camp following the 1867 gold rush in the region. The town declined following the end of the placer gold rush in the early 1870s, but continued to exist as advances in mining technology allowed further extraction of gold. From the 1960s until 1983, it was the location of US Steel iron ore mine. The town is accessible by gravel roads from nearby Wyoming Highway 28
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The town today has rustic flavor, with a small cluster of residences and a mercantile store and restaurant along the main road through town. It attracts a small number of tourists in the summer as well.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 39 people, 23 households, and 8 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 1.9 people per square mile (0.7/km²). There were 99 housing units at an average density of 4.7/sq mi (1.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.87% White and 5.13% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.56% of the population.
There were 23 households out of which 13.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.4% were married couples
living together, and 65.2% were non-families. 52.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.70 and the average family size was 2.50.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 12.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 25 to 44, 76.9% from 45 to 64, and 2.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 129.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,094, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $15,756. There were no families and 21.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 100.0% of those over 64.
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Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Fremont County, Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 39 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. The community is a small mining settlement in a gulch near South Pass
South Pass
South Pass is two mountain passes on the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Wyoming. The passes are located in a broad low region, 35 miles broad, between the Wind River Range to the north and the Oregon Buttes and Great Divide Basin to the south, in southwestern Fremont...
in southwestern Wyoming. It was founded as a mining camp following the 1867 gold rush in the region. The town declined following the end of the placer gold rush in the early 1870s, but continued to exist as advances in mining technology allowed further extraction of gold. From the 1960s until 1983, it was the location of US Steel iron ore mine. The town is accessible by gravel roads from nearby Wyoming Highway 28
Wyoming Highway 28
Wyoming State Highway 28 is a 2 lane State Highway stretching from its split from Wyoming Highway 372 near the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge, across the high plains and over South Pass until its junction with US 287 south of Lander. It follows the route followed by settlers on the Oregon...
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The town today has rustic flavor, with a small cluster of residences and a mercantile store and restaurant along the main road through town. It attracts a small number of tourists in the summer as well.
Geography
Atlantic City is located at 42°29′43"N 108°43′8"W (42.495228, -108.718830).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 39 people, 23 households, and 8 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1.9 people per square mile (0.7/km²). There were 99 housing units at an average density of 4.7/sq mi (1.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.87% White and 5.13% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.56% of the population.
There were 23 households out of which 13.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.4% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, and 65.2% were non-families. 52.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.70 and the average family size was 2.50.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 12.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 25 to 44, 76.9% from 45 to 64, and 2.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 129.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,094, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $15,756. There were no families and 21.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 100.0% of those over 64.
Education
Public education in the community of Atlantic City is provided by Fremont County School District #1Fremont County School District Number 1
Fremont County School District #1 is a resplendent, immaculately conceived, ambitious, prestigious back-water public school district based in Lander, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:...
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