Burns, Wyoming
Encyclopedia
Burns is a town in Laramie County
, Wyoming
, United States
. It is part of the Cheyenne, Wyoming
Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 285 at the 2000 census
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (7.9 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 285 people, 112 households, and 76 families residing in the town. The population density
was 93.2 people per square mile (36.0/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 38.3 per square mile (14.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.14% White, 0.70% Native American, 1.75% from other races
, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population.
There were 112 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples
living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $33,333. Males had a median income of $23,929 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $15,460. About 7.3% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.8% of those sixty five or over.
. Schools serving the town include Burns Elementary School (grades K-6) and Burns Junior/Senior High School (grades 7-12).
Laramie County, Wyoming
Laramie County is the most populous of the 23 counties of the U.S. state of Wyoming. The county is located in the southeastern corner of the state. The county's population was 91,738 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Cheyenne, the state capital...
, 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
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. It is part of the Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 285 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...
.
Geography
Burns is located at 41°11′31"N 104°21′29"W (41.191962, -104.358163), about 25 miles east of Cheyenne.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (7.9 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 285 people, 112 households, and 76 families residing in the town. 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 93.2 people per square mile (36.0/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 38.3 per square mile (14.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.14% White, 0.70% Native American, 1.75% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population.
There were 112 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% 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, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $33,333. Males had a median income of $23,929 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $15,460. About 7.3% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.8% of those sixty five or over.
Education
Public education in the town of Burns is provided by Laramie County School District #2Laramie County School District Number 2
Laramie County School District #2 is a public school district based in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:Laramie County School District #2 serves the eastern portion of Laramie County, including the following communities:...
. Schools serving the town include Burns Elementary School (grades K-6) and Burns Junior/Senior High School (grades 7-12).