Baggs, Wyoming

Geography

The town is approximately 3 mi north of the Colorado state line, and 77 mi southwest of Rawlins, the county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.51 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 Census, there were 440 people, 183 households, and 114 families living in the town. The population density was 862.7 PD/sqmi. There were 223 housing units at an average density of 437.3 /sqmi. The ethnic makeup of the town was 94.1% White, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 4.8% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more ethnic groups. Hispanic or Latino of any ethnic groups were 11.4% of the population.

There were 183 households, of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the town was 34.3 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 10.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 52.7% male and 47.3% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 348 people, 147 households, and 88 families living in the town. The population density was 705.8 people per square mile (274.2/km2). There were 197 housing units at an average density of 399.6 per square mile (155.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.83% White, 2.59% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 1.72% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.17% of the population.

There were 147 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,688, and the median income for a family was $38,250. Males had a median income of $32,031 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,812. About 7.9% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

Geography

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Baggs has a humid continental climate, abbreviated Dfb on climate maps.

| Jan record high F = 55 | Feb record high F = 61 | Mar record high F = 75 | Apr record high F = 83 | May record high F = 93 | Jun record high F = 104 | Jul record high F = 99 | Aug record high F = 100 | Sep record high F = 92 | Oct record high F = 82 | Nov record high F = 77 | Dec record high F = 59 | year record high F = 104

|Jan avg record high F = 44.3 |Feb avg record high F = 49.0 |Mar avg record high F = 63.6 |Apr avg record high F = 73.3 |May avg record high F = 81.7 |Jun avg record high F = 89.6 |Jul avg record high F = 93.5 |Aug avg record high F = 91.3 |Sep avg record high F = 85.6 |Oct avg record high F = 75.1 |Nov avg record high F = 60.2 |Dec avg record high F = 47.4 |year avg record high F = 93.3

|Jan avg record low F = -16.6 |Feb avg record low F = -11.5 |Mar avg record low F = 5.0 |Apr avg record low F = 15.9 |May avg record low F = 24.1 |Jun avg record low F = 32.0 |Jul avg record low F = 40.7 |Aug avg record low F = 37.2 |Sep avg record low F = 26.3 |Oct avg record low F = 12.7 |Nov avg record low F = -2.3 |Dec avg record low F = -13.8 |year avg record low F = -21.4

| Jan record low F = −50 | Feb record low F = −47 | Mar record low F = −22 | Apr record low F = -2 | May record low F = 9 | Jun record low F = 20 | Jul record low F = 31 | Aug record low F = 28 | Sep record low F = 1 | Oct record low F = −7 | Nov record low F = −26 | Dec record low F = −39 | year record low F = −50 | access-date = January 13, 2022}}

Arts and culture

Baggs has a public library, a branch of the Carbon County Library System.

Education

Public education is provided by Carbon County School District Number 1. Little Snake River Valley School, a K-12 campus, serves the town.

References

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