Campbell County, Wyoming

Campbell County was created in 1911 from land annexed from Crook and Weston Counties.{{Cite web |last=Long |first=John H. |year=2006 |title=Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies |url=http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Wyoming/documents/WY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718043802/http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Wyoming/documents/WY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=September 6, 2011 |website=Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries |publisher=The Newberry Library}} It was named either for John Allen Campbell, a governor of the Wyoming Territory, or for Robert Campbell, a trapper and fur trader associated with William Henry Ashley.{{Cite book |last=Urbanek |first=Mae |title=Wyoming Place Names |publisher=Mountain Press Pub. Co. |year=1988 |isbn=0-87842-204-8 |location=Missoula MT}}

File:Eagle Butte mine from the visitor overlook platform.jpg coal mine north of Gillette]]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of {{convert|4807|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|4803|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.0|sqmi}} (9.6%) is water.{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_56.txt |access-date=August 5, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}

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• Powder River County, Montana – north
• Crook County – northeast
• Weston County – southeast
• Converse County – south
• Johnson County – southwest
• Sheridan County – west

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• 20px Interstate 90
• {{jct|state=WY|BL|90|dab1=Gillette}}
• 20px U.S. Highway 14
• 20px U.S. Highway 16
• 20px Wyoming Highway 50
• 20px Wyoming Highway 51
• 20px Wyoming Highway 59
• 20px Wyoming Highway 387
• 20px Wyoming Highway 450

• Jefferson Lines

• Thunder Basin National Grassland (part)

{{US Census population

| 1920 = 5233

| 1930 = 6720

| 1940 = 6048

| 1950 = 4839

| 1960 = 5861

| 1970 = 12957

| 1980 = 24367

| 1990 = 29370

| 2000 = 33698

| 2010 = 46133

| estyear = 2023

| estimate = 47498

| estref = {{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=May 20, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}

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| footnote = US Decennial Census{{Cite web |title=US Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=August 5, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}
1870–2000{{Cite web |title=Historical Decennial Census Population for Wyoming Counties, Cities, and Towns |url=http://eadiv.state.wy.us/demog_data/pop2000/cntycity_hist.htm |access-date=January 25, 2014 |publisher=Wyoming Department of Administration & Information, Division of Economic Analysis}} 2010–2020

| 2020 = 47026

}}

As of the 2000 United States Census,{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=May 14, 2011 |publisher=US Census Bureau}} there were 33,698 people, 12,207 households, and 9,008 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 13,288 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.06% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.12% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 3.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 30.3% were of German, 11.4% English, 11.0% Irish, 8.5% American and 6.2% Norwegian ancestry.

There were 12,207 households, out of which 43.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. Of 12,207 households, 785 were unmarried partner households: 675 heterosexual, 52 same-sex male, and 58 same-sex female.

20.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.16.

The county population contained 31.00% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 32.30% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 5.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 105.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $76,576, and the median income for a family was $53,927. Males had a median income of $41,814 versus $21,914 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,063. About 5.60% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.70% of those under age 18 and 12.40% of those age 65 or over.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 46,133 people, 17,172 households, and 11,933 families in the county.{{Cite web |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US56005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213094618/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US56005 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=US Census Bureau}} The population density was {{convert|9.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 18,955 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}.{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US56005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213234405/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US56005 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=US Census Bureau}} The racial makeup of the county was 93.2% white, 1.2% American Indian, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 2.7% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 7.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 32.2% were German, 15.9% were Irish, 10.8% were English, 5.5% were American, and 5.1% were Norwegian.{{Cite web |title=Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US56005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213010607/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US56005 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}

Of the 17,172 households, 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.5% were non-families, and 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age was 31.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $76,576 and the median income for a family was $83,965. Males had a median income of $61,393 versus $31,769 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,968. About 5.9% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.{{Cite web |title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US56005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213014018/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US56005 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}

File:South Gillette Avenue looking south in Gillette, Wyoming.jpg

• Gillette (county seat)

• Wright

• Sleepy Hollow

File:Wyodak, Wyoming seen from Wyoming Highway 51.jpg]]

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• Croton
• Echeta
• Pleastantdale
• Recluse
• Rozet
• Savageton
• Spotted Horse
• Weston
• Wyodak

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• Antelope Valley-Crestview{{efn|The Antelope Valley-Crestview CDP was annexed by the city of Gillette in 2018.}}

==Politics==

Campbell County is overwhelmingly Republican. No Democratic presidential candidate has carried Campbell County since Franklin D. Roosevelt won 46 of 48 contemporary states against Alf Landon in 1936. Since 1950, the only Democrat to have won forty percent of the county's vote is Lyndon Johnson in his 1964 landslide victory against Barry Goldwater, and in the subsequent half-century no Democrat has passed one-third of the county's vote. In the 21st century, no Democrat has won even 20% of the vote.

{{PresHead|place=Campbell County, Wyoming|whig=no|source1={{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=April 5, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}}}

{{PresRow|2024|Republican|16,006|2,004|332|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|2020|Republican|16,975|1,935|656|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|2016|Republican|15,778|1,324|1,097|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|2012|Republican|14,953|2,163|455|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|2008|Republican|13,011|2,990|319|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|2004|Republican|12,415|2,464|220|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|2000|Republican|10,203|1,967|370|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1996|Republican|6,382|3,468|2,039|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1992|Republican|5,315|2,709|3,184|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1988|Republican|6,702|2,288|122|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|8,387|1,525|83|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,613|1,400|656|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,306|1,620|69|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,953|783|19|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,694|558|289|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1964|Republican|1,606|1,196|0|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,575|861|0|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,473|656|0|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,823|666|5|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1948|Republican|1,201|856|14|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,514|894|0|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,540|1,128|7|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,322|1,435|27|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,161|1,728|91|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,528|744|25|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,121|577|443|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,027|493|20|Wyoming}}

{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|448|690|22|Wyoming}}

{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|186|361|193|Wyoming}}

• Tom Lubnau, Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
• Sue Wallis, Republican member of the Wyoming House from Campbell County

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Campbell County, Wyoming
• Wyoming
• List of cities and towns in Wyoming
• List of counties in Wyoming
• Wyoming statistical areas

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{{Reflist|30em}}

• [https://ccgov.net/ Campbell County Website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717144545/http://www.campbellcountyobserver.net/ Campbell County Observer Website]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Campbell County, Wyoming

|North = Powder River County, Montana

|Northeast = Crook County

|Southeast = Weston County

|South = Converse County

|Southwest = Johnson County

|West = Sheridan County

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{{Campbell County, Wyoming}}

{{Wyoming}}

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Category:1911 establishments in Wyoming

Category:Populated places established in 1911