Niobrara County, Wyoming

Niobrara County is a located in the  of  As of, the population is 2,407, making it the state's least populous county. Its is.

History
Niobrara County was organized in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,806 (2,628 ). 6,801 km² (2,626 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.08%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,407 people, 1,011 households, and 679 families residing in the county. The was 0/km² (1/sq mi). There were 1,338 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.05%, 0.12% or , 0.50% , 0.12% , 0.50% from , and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.50% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,011 households out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.80% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.60% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 18.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,701, and the median income for a family was $33,714. Males had a median income of $25,909 versus $17,016 for females. The for the county was $15,757. About 10.70% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 15.60% of those age 65 or over.