Wyoming Counties By Population Density. (Cheyenne, Casper: renting, homes, living)

[Milwaukee City]

The 23 Wyoming Counties listed by population density.

People per square mile:

Niobrara 0.9

(ALASKA 1.1)

Sublette 1.8

Carbon 1.8

Johnson 2

Hot Springs 2.3

Crook 2.5

Weston 2.8

Converse 3.2

Washakie 3.4

Big Horn 3.6

Sweetwater 4

Platte 4.1

Fremont 4.2

Park 4.3

Lincoln 4.8

Teton 5.5

Goshen 5.6

(WYOMING 5.9)

(MONTANA 7.2)

Albany 8.6

Campbell 9.8

Unita 9.8

Sheridan 12

Natrona 15

Laramie 38

(New Jersey 1,263)

I put a few states in there for a interesting comparison.

[Milwaukee City]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ies_in_Wyoming


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ies_in_Wyoming


https://worldpopulationreview.com/states/cities/wyoming

[NW Crow]

The counties are big, the cities relatively small. Probably not changing that much but going to watch Cheyenne growth. If there is going to be significant population change, beyond retirees, solo eagles and second homes, it probably starts there. Possible Casper.

To grow faster, more people and primary job providers have to prefer what Wyoming is and isn't over the alternatives. Hasn't happened, probably isn't going to happen in a major way, beyond military base, unless it is growth in military suppliers.

[jody_wy]

Originally Posted by NW Crow

The counties are big, the cities relatively small. Probably not changing that much but going to watch Cheyenne growth. If there is going to be significant population change, beyond retirees, solo eagles and second homes, it probably starts there. Possible Casper.

To grow faster, more people and primary job providers have to prefer what Wyoming is and isn't over the alternatives. Hasn't happened, probably isn't going to happen in a major way, beyond military base, unless it is growth in military suppliers.

Yes Cheyenne, but they don't have the water, going to be a big problem as they grow.

[NW Crow]

Wonder if a city could run a water conservation project, reservoir the savings, sell the saved water to businesses and either have a payout plan to contributing savers or use funds for economic development or community building or lower water rates.

Probably not allowed but I wonder if terms could be written in a way that user compacts would accept.

[jody_wy]

they dried up creeks that ranchers had water rights on friend only allowed so many inches thru his well and center pivots. They looked at water on the west side of the continental divide.

[Milwaukee City]

I couldn't find this info online anywhere so I decided to make my own list.



Some will see this list as a negative but it's quite the opposite. There are plenty of places to "city it up" and I grew up in a 25,000+ people/sq mi area in Milwaukee and Wyoming growing slowly is not a bad thing. We need places like Wyoming and Alaska, last thing we need is for hundreds of thousands of people move into Wyoming because it's the new hip place to be for young people.


Embrace the alone factor. I told my wife if we ever moved to Wyoming it would be to a remote county. One thing I never understood is why people move to the country or to Wyoming and just live a few feet from their next door neighbor, you can do that anywhere.

[Wytempest]

Originally Posted by Milwaukee City

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Embrace the alone factor. I told my wife if we ever moved to Wyoming it would be to a remote county. One thing I never understood is why people move to the country or to Wyoming and just live a few feet from their next door neighbor, you can do that anywhere.

Agree and living remotely in Wyoming is a blessing from the great Lord. Unfortunately there's not a lot of desirable places left. Northly speaking. Although one can live somewhat remotely in plains areas, the weather can be harsh. Large ranches encompass a lot of land around towns and are worth more as a ranch than being developed. Breaking larger tracts has also gotten considerably more difficult.

[rya700]

And there is this

https://wyofile.com/an-aging-wyoming...ng-challenges/

[OneDawg]

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/re...areas-8cd4cd03