Location in Platte County and the state of Wyoming.

Location in Platte County and the state of Wyoming.

Guernsey is a town in Platte County, Wyoming, United States.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 1.04 square miles (2.69 km2), of which, 1.02 square miles (2.64 km2) of it is territory and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,147 citizens , 504 homeholds, and 315 families living in the town.

There were 581 housing units at an average density of 569.6 per square mile (219.9/km2).

The ethnic makeup of the town was 93.6% White, 0.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 3.5% from other competitions, and 1.7% from two or more competitions.

There were 504 homeholds of which 26.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 48.0% were married couples residing together, 9.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.5% were non-families.

30.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The average homehold size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.83.

The median age in the town was 44.6 years.

21.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 31.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,147 citizens , 504 homeholds, and 312 families living in the town.

There were 612 housing units at an average density of 569.5 per square mile (220.8/km ).

The ethnic makeup of the town was 91.54% White, 0.17% African American, 1.05% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 3.75% from other competitions, and 3.31% from two or more competitions.

There were 504 homeholds out of which 30.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 49.0% were married couples residing together, 9.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families.

33.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The average homehold size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the populace was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town was $30,758, and the median income for a family was $38,958.

About 7.6% of families and 10.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.

Public education in the town of Guernsey is provided by Platte County School District #2.

Municipalities and communities of Platte County, Wyoming, United States

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