Veteran, Wyoming
Encyclopedia
Veteran is a census-designated place
(CDP) located in Goshen County, Wyoming
, United States
. The population was 28 at the 2000 census
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.5 km²). None of the area is covered with water.
of 2000, there were 28 people, 11 households, and 8 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 20.9 people per square mile (8.1/km²). There were 16 housing units at an average density of 12.0/sq mi (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White. 0.00% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 11 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.8% were married couples
living together, and 18.2% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 17.9% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 39.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males.
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Also located in Veteran, WY is traces of an old Japanese work camp such as a old stone pool where the prisoners
swam with rails to get out an old diving board made out of a truck spring and wood.
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) located in Goshen 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 28 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...
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Geography
Veteran is located at 41°57′42"N 104°22′53"W (41.9617, -104.381436).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.5 km²). None of the area is covered with water.
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 28 people, 11 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 20.9 people per square mile (8.1/km²). There were 16 housing units at an average density of 12.0/sq mi (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White. 0.00% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 11 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.8% 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 18.2% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 17.9% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 39.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males.
Education
Public education in the community of Veteran is provided by Goshen County School District #1Goshen County School District Number 1
Goshen County School District #1 is a public school district based in Torrington, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:Goshen County School District #1 is the only school district based in Goshen County. It serves most of Goshen County and also extends into a small portion of southeastern Platte County...
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Also located in Veteran, WY is traces of an old Japanese work camp such as a old stone pool where the prisoners
swam with rails to get out an old diving board made out of a truck spring and wood.