Sheridan County, Wyoming

Sheridan County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 26,560. The county seat is in Sheridan.

History
Sheridan County was organized in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,527 (6,545 ). 2,523 sq mi (6,535 km²) of it is land, and 4 sq mi (10 km²) of it (0.15%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,560 people, 11,167 households, and 7,079 families residing in the county. The was 10/sq mi (4/km²). There were 12,577 housing units at an average density of 5/sq mi (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.88%, 0.18% or , 1.27% , 0.38% , 0.12% , 0.82% from , and 1.34% from two or more races. 2.43% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,167 households out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.00% were living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.60% were non-families. 30.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,538, and the median income for a family was $42,669. Males had a median income of $31,381 versus $20,354 for females. The for the county was $19,407. About 8.60% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the, including 14.40% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over.