Park County, Wyoming

Park County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 25,786. The county seat is in Cody.

History
Park County was organized in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 18,048 (6,969 ). 17,981 km² (6,942 sq mi) of it is land and 68 km² (26 sq mi) of it (0.37%) is water.

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Park County, Wyoming is one of the few counties in the United States to border its namesake in another state--in this case, Park County, Montana.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,786 people, 10,312 households, and 7,094 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (4/sq mi). There were 11,869 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.46%, 0.09% or , 0.47% , 0.44% , 0.05% , 1.41% from , and 1.08% from two or more races. 3.72% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 10,312 households out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 26.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,829, and the median income for a family was $41,406. Males had a median income of $33,452 versus $20,500 for females. The for the county was $18,020. About 8.40% of families and 12.70% of the population were below the, including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over.