Sublette County, Wyoming

Sublette County is a located in the  of. It is a sparsely populated rural county in western Wyoming, along the. It has an area of 4,883 s and a population of 5,920 as of. The is situated in.

History
Sublette County was organized in.

Historically, the area was important to the fur trade, and the county itself takes its name from one of Wyoming's early fur traders,. Today the county celebrates its fur trade heritage with the in Pinedale.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 12,783 (4,936 ). 12,646 km² (4,883 sq mi) of it is land and 137 km² (53 sq mi) of it (1.08%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,920 people, 2,371 households, and 1,707 families residing in the county. Since 2000, however, an oil boom has increased the population by at least 1,000. The was 0/km² (1/sq mi). There were 3,552 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.48%, 0.20% or , 0.49% , 0.24% , 0.08% , 0.52% from , and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.89% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,371 households out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.30% were living together, 5.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 28.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 104.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,044, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $21,109 for females. The for the county was $20,056. About 7.40% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the, including 10.40% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Media references

 * In 2007, Alexandra Fuller reported on the rising crime rate, influx of and, the decline in ranching, and environmental damage associated with recent oil boom.  See Fuller, Alexandra Letter from Wyoming: Boomtown Blues,  p. 35 (February 5, 2007).


 * In 1965, Berton Roueche described his wonderful trip along the that set out from the Circle S Ranch in, Wyoming in Subletter County with the ranch's foreman Thomas Scholebo. See Roueche, Berton, Reporter at Large: Something About a River,  p. 105 (October 23, 1965).