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}}Johnson County is a county in the north central part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. At the 2020 United States Census, the population was 8,447.WEB, State & County QuickFacts,quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/56/56019.html, US Census Bureau, January 25, 2014, dead,quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/56/56019.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20110606214820quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/56/56019.html,">web.archive.org/web/20110606214820quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/56/56019.html, June 6, 2011, The county seat is Buffalo.WEB,www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx, June 7, 2011, Find a County, National Association of Counties, dead,www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20110531210815www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20110531210815www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx, May 31, 2011, Kaycee is the only other incorporated town in the county.Johnson County lies to the southeast of the Bighorn Mountains along Interstate 25 and Interstate 90. The Powder River flows northward through eastern Johnson County.

History

Johnson County was created on December 8, 1875, as Pease County from parts of Albany, Carbon and Sweetwater Counties. It was organized in 1881.WEB,publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm, Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies, Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, The Newberry Library, Long, John H., 2004, August 19, 2015,publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20150803014725publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20150803014725publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm, August 3, 2015, dead, The county was named for Dr. E. L. Pease of Uinta County. In 1879, the county was renamed Johnson, for E. P. Johnson, a Cheyenne attorney.BOOK, Urbanek, Mae, Wyoming Place Names, Mountain Press Pub. Co., Missoula MT, 1988, 0-87842-204-8, - BOOK,archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ, The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, Govt. Print. Off., Gannett, Henry, 1905, 169, In 1888, Sheridan County was created from a portion of Johnson County. In 1890, Big Horn County was created from Johnson County along with land from Fremont County and Sheridan County. In 1911, the boundaries of Johnson County and adjacent Crook, Natrona and Weston Counties were adjusted to run along federal land survey lines.In April 1892, Johnson County was the scene of the Johnson County War, a range war between large cattle outfits and small stockgrowers.

Flag

Johnson County flag is based on the ikurriña; since the birth of Jean Esponda from Baigorri, there has been a large Basque population in the county.WEB, August 4, 2012, The Flag {{!, Basque Identity 2.0|url=https://weblogs.eitb.eus/basqueidentity20/2012/08/04/flag/|access-date=March 7, 2021|language=en-US}}

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of {{convert|4175|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|4154|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|20|sqmi}} (0.5%) is water.WEB,www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_56.txt, US Census Bureau, August 18, 2015, August 22, 2012, 2010 Census Gazetteer Files,

Adjacent counties

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• Sheridan County (north)
• Campbell County (east)
• Converse County (southeast)
• Natrona County (south)
• Washakie County (west)
• Big Horn County (northwest)

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Major highways

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• 20px Interstate 25
• 20px Interstate 90
• 20px U.S. Highway 16
• 20px U.S. Highway 87
• 20px Wyoming Highway 192
• 20px Wyoming Highway 193
• 20px Wyoming Highway 196
• 20px Wyoming Highway 387

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Transit

• Express Arrow
• Jefferson Lines

National protected area

• Bighorn National Forest (part)

Demographics

{{US Census population|1880= 637|1890= 2357|1900= 2361|1910= 3453|1920= 4617|1930= 4816|1940= 4980|1950= 4707|1960= 5475|1970= 5587|1980= 6700|1990= 6145|2000= 7075|2010= 8569|estyear=2023|estimate=8759

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PUBLISHER=US CENSUS BUREAU

PUBLISHER=WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION & INFORMATION, DIVISION OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, January 25, 2014, 2010–2016|2020=8447}} 2000 census At the 2000 United States Census,WEB,www.census.gov, US Census Bureau, May 14, 2011, U.S. Census website, there were 7,075 people, 2,959 households and 2,006 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 3,503 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.03% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. 2.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 27.0% were of German, 15.2% English, 10.8% Irish and 7.9% American ancestry.There were 2,959 households, of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.89.24.20% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 28.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.The median household income was $34,012 and the median family income was $42,299. Males had a median income of $29,271 and females $20,469. The per capita income was $19,030. About 7.20% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over. 2010 census At the 2010 United States Census, there were 8,569 people, 3,782 households, and 2,410 families in the county.WEB,factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US56019, Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data, January 12, 2016, US Census Bureau,factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US56019," title="archive.today/20200213025507factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US56019,">archive.today/20200213025507factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US56019, February 13, 2020, dead, The population density was {{convert|2.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 4,553 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}.WEB,factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US56019, January 12, 2016, Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County, US Census Bureau,factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US56019," title="archive.today/20200213190905factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US56019,">archive.today/20200213190905factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US56019, February 13, 2020, dead, The racial makeup was 96.5% white, 1.1% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.7% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 31.6% were German, 22.4% were Irish, 18.3% were English, and 6.1% were American.WEB,factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US56019, Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, January 12, 2016, US Census Bureau,factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US56019," title="archive.today/20200213023613factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US56019,">archive.today/20200213023613factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US56019, February 13, 2020, dead, Of the 3,782 households, 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.3% were non-families, and 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age was 44.8 years.The median household income was $45,638 and the median family income was $58,983. Males had a median income of $40,572 and females $30,352. The per capita income was $26,753. About 5.9% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.WEB,factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US56019, Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, January 12, 2016, US Census Bureau,factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US56019," title="archive.today/20200213011459factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US56019,">archive.today/20200213011459factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US56019, February 13, 2020, dead, Communities City Buffalo (county seat) Town Kaycee Unincorporated communities HazeltonHazelton WY Google Maps (accessed January 10, 2019) Linch Saddlestring SussexSussex WY Google Maps (accessed January 10, 2019) Government and infrastructure Johnson County voters are reliably Republican. Since Wyoming statehood, the voters of this county have selected the Democratic Party candidate in only three national elections: William Jennings Bryan in 1896; Woodrow Wilson in 1912 by two votes and with only 37.5 percent of the total vote (due to Roosevelt’s independent run that year); and Franklin D. Roosevelt by seventy votes in his 1932 landslide. FDR did not carry the county in his re-election campaigns; in 1936 Johnson was Alf Landon’s second-best county in the Western United States behind Rio Blanco County, Colorado. In the 1964 Democratic landslide it was Barry Goldwater’s best county in Wyoming, and second-best in the West behind Utah’s traditional banner Republican county of Kane.{{PresHead|place=Johnson County, Wyoming|whig=no|source1=WEB,uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS, Atlas of US Presidential Elections, Leip, David, uselectionatlas.org, April 5, 2018, }}{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,881|897|136|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|2016|Republican|3,477|638|302|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|2012|Republican|3,363|749|147|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|2008|Republican|3,334|908|112|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,231|676|84|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,886|555|109|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,071|815|423|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,614|656|876|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,081|707|70|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,634|558|49|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,291|635|222|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1976|Republican|2,042|797|27|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,203|436|11|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,737|398|217|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1964|Republican|1,640|852|0|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,806|798|0|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,842|578|0|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,980|543|1|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1948|Republican|1,351|682|12|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,384|756|0|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,460|781|6|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1936|Republican|1,266|949|118|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,101|1,171|68|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,369|590|18|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,097|501|293|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,202|525|6|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1916|Republican|814|812|30|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|522|524|350|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1908|Republican|781|614|15|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1904|Republican|725|459|8|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1900|Republican|466|440|0|Wyoming}}{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|284|467|2|Wyoming}}{{PresFoot|1892|Populist|309|0|592|Wyoming}}The Wyoming Department of Health Veteran’s Home of Wyoming, an assisted living facility for veterans and their dependents, is in Buffalo.Veterans’ Home of Wyoming {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513042155wdh.state.wy.us/vets/index.html|date=May 13, 2009}}. Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved December 12, 2010.Buffalo city, Wyoming{{dead link|date=November 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}. US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2010. The Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform operated the facility until the agency was dissolved as a result of a state constitutional amendment passed in November 1990.“About the Department of Corrections”, Wyoming Department of Corrections. Retrieved August 22, 2010. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Wyoming Wyoming List of cities and towns in Wyoming List of counties in Wyoming Wyoming statistical areas References {{Reflist|30em}} External links {{Commons category-inline|Johnson County, Wyoming}} www.buffalowyo.com/index.html" title="web.archive.org/web/20020806011616www.buffalowyo.com/index.html">Buffalo, Wyoming Chamber of Commerce Website {{Geographic Location|Centre = Johnson County, Wyoming

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