Wyoming is a city in

Chisago County Chisago County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,621. Its county seat is Center City. Chisago County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul- Bloomington, MN- WI Metropolitan Statistical ...

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. The population was 7,791 at the time of the 2010 census.

History

Wyoming was

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ted in 1869 when the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad was extended to that point. The city took its name from Wyoming Township. Wyoming served as the drop-off point for a

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kidnapping. In June 1933, William Hamm of

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was released by his captors, the Barker–Karpis gang, following a collection of a $100,000 ransom payment ($1.825 mil. in 2015 dollars).

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Wyoming is located along the South Branch of the

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serves as a main route for the community.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 7,791 people, 2,738 households, and 2,154 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 2,845 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.6%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.4% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.4% from

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, and 1.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population. There were 2,738 households, of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were

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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.3% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.19. The median age in the city was 38.4 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 29.8% were from 45 to 64; and 8.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 3,048 people, 1,023 households, and 848 families living in the city. The

was 1,069.8 people per square mile (412.9/km). There were 1,055 housing units at an average density of 370.3 per square mile (142.9/km). The racial makeup of the city was 97.64%

, 0.39%

, 0.52% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.07%

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, 0.26% from

, and 0.69% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population. There were 1,023 households, out of which 50.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were

living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.23. In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $56,192, and the median income for a family was $62,118. Males had a median income of $40,959 versus $28,272 for females. The

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for the city was $20,290. About 2.7% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the

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, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

City of Wyoming, Minnesota
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