Sundance, Wyoming Sundance, Wyoming Skyline of Sundance, Wyoming Location in Crook County and the state of Wyoming.
Location in Crook County and the state of Wyoming.
Country United States State Wyoming Sundance (Lakota: Owiwaeyaeg Wachi; "Sun-Watching Dance") is a town in and the governmental center of county of Crook County, Wyoming, United States. The populace was 1,182 at the 2010 census.
1 Sundance in prominent culture After his release from the town jail in 1888, Harry Longabaugh, an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch in the American Old West, acquired the moniker, "the Sundance Kid".
Robert Redford, who portrayed Longabaugh in the movie, later titled his Sundance Ski Resort near Provo, Utah, and the Sundance Film Festival after this character.
The town of Sundance is the major setting of Scumble, a children's novel by Ingrid Law, and a sequel to her earlier children's book, Savvy.
Sundance, Wyoming is also the major setting for Lorelei James' novels in her "Rough Riders" series of 16 books involving the fictional Mc - Kay family, eking out a residing as multi generational ranchers and the younger generation's accepting who they are singly, the ins and outs of working with family every day and finding love.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,182 citizens , 532 homeholds, and 326 families living in the town.
The populace density was 387.5 inhabitants per square mile (149.6/km2).
There were 606 housing units at an average density of 198.7 per square mile (76.7/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.8% White, 0.2% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.4% from other competitions, and 0.8% from two or more competitions.
There were 532 homeholds of which 25.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 51.5% were married couples residing together, 8.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.7% were non-families.
33.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.76.
The median age in the town was 47.5 years.
19.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.5% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 24% were 65 years of age or older.
The gender makeup of the town was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.
The Sundance State Bank Building on Main Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,161 citizens , 476 homeholds, and 318 families living in the town.
The populace density was 582.2 citizens per square mile (225.3/km ).
There were 545 housing units at an average density of 273.3 per square mile (105.7/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 96.64% White, 1.64% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other competitions, and 1.38% from two or more competitions.
There were 476 homeholds out of which 27.7% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 59.0% were married couples residing together, 6.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families.
29.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $41,029, and the median income for a family was $50,598.
About 3.2% of families and 6.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 3.06 square miles (7.93 km2), of which, 3.05 square miles (7.90 km2) of it is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. The town is directly south of the Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills National Forest.
Climate data for Sundance, Wyoming Public education in the town of Sundance is provided by Crook County School District #1.
Zoned campuses include Sundance Elementary School (grades K-6), and Sundance Secondary School (grades 7 12).
Devils Tower National Monument, a 1,267-feet high (386 m) igneous modern intrusion or laccolith in the Bear Lodge Mountains, is a short drive north of Sundance via US 14 and Wyo.
It was the first United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt.
United States Geological Survey.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
HISTORICAL DECENNIAL CENSUS POPULATION FOR WYOMING COUNTIES, CITIES, AND TOWNS United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Climatography of the United States NO.81" (PDF).
"Monthly Averages for Sundance, WY".
Municipalities and communities of Crook County, Wyoming, United States
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Towns in Crook County, Wyoming - County seats in Wyoming - Black Hills
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