Platte County Information
Platte in
Wyoming occupies
2,111 square miles and has a 2006 population of
8,588, a change from a 2000 population of
8,807 and
8,145 in 1990.
14% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
9.2% percent is 25-35, and
12% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
14 acts of violent crime reported in
Platte in 2004, a change from
10 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
178 people:
4.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4%.
Read more about
Platte, Wyoming in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Platte | |
| State | Wyoming | |
| Land Area | 2,111 sq. miles | Ranked 296 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 8,588 | Ranked 2,560 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 8,591 | |
| Population 2000 | 8,807 | Ranked 2,547 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 8,145 | Ranked 2,550 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 98.5% | |
| African American | .2% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | .6% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 9.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 17% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 14.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 14 | 10 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 14 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 219 | 193 |
| Burglaries | 31 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 182 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 6 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 4,011 | 4,355 |
| Unemployed Population | 178 | 176 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 4% |
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