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Fort Washakie, Wyoming
Location of Fort Washakie, Wyoming
Location of Fort Washakie, Wyoming
Coordinates: 42°59′57″N 108°54′42″W / 42.99917, -108.91167
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Fremont
Area
 - Total 20. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. This is a list of counties in Wyoming. There are 23 counties in the U Fremont County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (54. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 km²)
 - Land 20. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi (54. 2 km²)
 - Water 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation 5,571 ft (1,698 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,477
 - Density 70. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/sq mi (27. 3/km²)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 82514
Area code(s) 307
FIPS code 56-28665[1]
GNIS feature ID 1609092[2]

Fort Washakie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States, within the Wind River Indian Reservation and along U.S. Route 287. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Pages for bordering area codes on the map to the right may be selected by clicking on them Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes Fremont County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming. The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Wind River Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation shared by the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes of Native Americans in the US Route 287 is a north-south United States highway. It serves as the major truck route between the Texas cities of Fort Worth and Amarillo

Fort Washakie is named after a military post of the same name abandoned in 1909. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting It was named after Washakie, the only fort whose namesake is an Indian. Chief Washakie c(1804-1808-1900 was a renowned warrior who first appears in 1840 in the written record of the American fur trapper, Osborne Russell. Namesake (sometimes "name's sake" is a term used to characterize a person place thing quality action state or idea that is called after or named out of regard to

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Geography

Fort Washakie is located at 42°59′57″N, 108°54′42″W (42. 999137, -108. 911782)[3]. It is in the foothills of the Wind River Range and just east of the Continental Divide. The Wind River Range (or "Winds" for short is a Mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. A continental divide is a line of elevated Terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that Water falling on one side of the line eventually

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (54. 2 km²), none of which is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,477 people, 432 households, and 333 families residing in the CDP. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 70. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6 people per square mile (27. 3/km²). There were 493 housing units at an average density of 23. 6/sq mi (9. 1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92. 62% Native American (mostly Eastern Shoshone), 5. The Shoshone ( or) are a Native American tribe with three large divisions the Northern the Western and the Eastern 89% White, 0. 07% African American, 0. 68% from other races, and 0. 74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. 25% of the population.

There were 432 households out of which 45. 4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39. 6% were married couples living together, 29. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22. 7% were non-families. 19. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 29 and the average family size was 3. 75.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 37. 2% under the age of 18, 9. 1% from 18 to 24, 28. 7% from 25 to 44, 16. 1% from 45 to 64, and 8. 8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 101. 5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,906, and the median income for a family was $20,658. Males had a median income of $23,295 versus $22,885 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,700. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 42. 9% of families and 42. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 52. 0% of those age 65 or over.

Point of Interest

References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes

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