Bar Nunn, Wyoming

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Bar Nunn is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is a part of the Casper, Wyoming metropolitan statistical area. The population was 936 at the 2000 census.

The town was constructed on the runways of the former Casper airport.

[edit] Geography

Bar Nunn is located at 42°54′48″N, 106°20′49″W (42.913444, -106.347054)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 936 people, 315 households, and 252 families residing in the town. The population density was 177.2/km² (458.6/mi²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 64.2/km² (166.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.80% White, 0.53% African American, 1.18% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.53% Pacific Islander, 2.03% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.81% of the population.

There were 315 households out of which 46.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,313, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $32,431 versus $18,636 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,045. About 8.0% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.