
Big Horn County, Wyoming

Big Horn County Courthouse
Big Horn County is in north central Wyoming with the Big Horn Mountains on the east side and Montana to the north. To the west is Park County.
Formed in 1896, Big Horn County contains 3,137 square miles of land and 22 square miles of water.
The county seat is Basin.
Quite a bit of Big Horn County was settled by a large group of Mormon pioneers who arrived in the spring of 1900. As usual, these industrious folks set about building a large irrigation canal and used the water from that to turn thousands of acres of greasewood/sagebrush scrub into fertile farm land.
Fast Facts about Big Horn County, Wyoming
Types of Jobs:
Private Sector, wages or salary: 65%
Government Sector: 21%
Unincorporated, Self-Employed: 13%
Homemaker, Unpaid: 1%
Population Density: 4 People per Square Mile
2011 Cost of Living Index for Big Horn County: 83.9
Median Resident Age: 38.7 Years
Private Sector, wages or salary: 65%
Government Sector: 21%
Unincorporated, Self-Employed: 13%
Homemaker, Unpaid: 1%
Population Density: 4 People per Square Mile
2011 Cost of Living Index for Big Horn County: 83.9
Median Resident Age: 38.7 Years
2009 Estimates:
Estimated Median Household Income: $45,420
Estimated Median Home Value: $122,180
Major Industries:
Educational Services, Agriculture, Health Care, Construction, Mining, Lodging & Food Services, Government, Finance & Insurance Services, Nonmetallic Mineral Products, Retail Services
Estimated Median Household Income: $45,420
Estimated Median Home Value: $122,180
Major Industries:
Educational Services, Agriculture, Health Care, Construction, Mining, Lodging & Food Services, Government, Finance & Insurance Services, Nonmetallic Mineral Products, Retail Services
Population Demographics: 2010
Total Population | 11,668 |
Males | 5,882 |
Females | 5,786 |
Population by Age | |
Under 18 | 3,013 |
18 & over | 8,655 |
20-24 | 545 |
25-34 | 1,173 |
35-49 | 2,040 |
50-64 | 2,517 |
65 & over | 2,108 |
Population by Ethnicity | |
Hispanic or Latino | 984 |
Non Hispanic or Latino | 10,684 |
Population by Race | |
White | 11,009 |
African-American | 26 |
Asian | 39 |
Native American | 100 |
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
Other | 350 |
Two or more | 142 |
Big Horn County Related Pages
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area - Bighorn National ForestBighorn Scenic Byway - Medicine Wheel Passage
Red Gulch-Alkali Back Country Byway