Teton County, Wyoming

Teton County, Wyoming
Location in the state of Wyoming
Wyoming's location in the U.S.
Founded	1921
Seat	Jackson
Largest city	Jackson
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	4,222 sq mi (10,935 km²) 4,008 sq mi (10,381 km²) 214 sq mi (554 km²), 5.07%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	21,294 5/sq mi (2/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website	www.tetonwyo.org

Snake River Overlook and the Teton Range, Teton County

Teton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 21,294. Its county seat is Jackson. Teton County contains the affluent Jackson Hole skiing area. In addition, the county contains all of Grand Teton National Park and 40.4% of Yellowstone National Park's total area, including over 96.6% of its water area (largely in Yellowstone Lake).

It has the highest personal per capita income in the U.S. at $132,728, surpassing Manhattan with $120,790. Teton County is part of the Jackson, WY-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Teton County was created February 15, 1921, with land detached from Lincoln County.

The county was named for the Teton Range. The county was created because the inhabitants lived too far away from Kemmerer, the county seat of Lincoln County. The creation of the county required a special act of the Wyoming Legislature, because the area was too poor and had too few people to qualify for county status under the normal requirements.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,222 square miles (10,930 km²), of which 4,008 square miles (10,380 km²) is land and 214 square miles (550 km²) (5.07%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Park County - (north)
• Fremont County - (east)
• Sublette County - (southeast)
• Lincoln County - (south)
• Bonneville County, Idaho and Teton County, Idaho - (southwest)
• Fremont County, Idaho - (west)
• Gallatin County, Montana - (northwest)

Teton County, Wyoming is one of the few counties in the United States to border its namesake in another state—in this case, Teton County, Idaho.

National protected areas

• Bridger-Teton National Forest (part)
• Caribou-Targhee National Forest (part)
• Grand Teton National Park
• John D. Rockefeller Memorial Parkway
• National Elk Refuge
• Shoshone National Forest (part)
• Yellowstone National Park (part)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	2,003		—
1940	2,543		27.0%
1950	2,593		2.0%
1960	3,062		18.1%
1970	4,823		57.5%
1980	9,355		94.0%
1990	11,172		19.4%
2000	18,251		63.4%
2010	21,294		16.7%

As of the census of 2000, there were 18,251 people, 7,688 households, and 4,174 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 10,267 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.59% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.93% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 6.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 19.2% were of German, 14.2% English, 11.7% Irish and 6.7% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 7,688 households out of which 25.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.30% were married couples living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.70% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.89.

Age range in the county was well distributed with 19.90% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 38.30% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 6.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 114.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $54,614, and the median income for a family was $63,916. Males had a median income of $34,570 versus $29,132 for females. The per capita income for the county was $38,260. About 2.80% of families and 6.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.70% of those under age 18 and 4.40% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Presidential election results

Year	GOP	DEM	Others
2008	37.1% 4,565	60.7% 7,472	2.3% 279
2004	45.1% 5,124	52.6% 5,972	2.3% 263
2000	52.3% 5,454	38.5% 4,019	9.2% 958
1996	43.5% 3,918	44.9% 4,042	11.5% 1,038
1992	34.2% 2,854	37.4% 3,120	28.4% 2,373
1988	61.0% 3,616	37.4% 2,217	1.6% 93
1984	67.9% 3,487	30.5% 1,565	1.7% 87
1980	57.6% 3,004	26.1% 1,361	16.2% 847
1976	67.4% 2,667	30.4% 1,204	2.2% 86
1972	70.0% 2,182	26.0% 810	4.0% 124
1968	69.3% 1,419	22.5% 461	8.2% 169
1964	52.8% 1,081	47.2% 968	0.0% 0
1960	66.5% 1,158	33.5% 583	0.0% 0

Previously a staunchly Republican county, Teton is the one reliably Democratic county in Wyoming, which is the third most Republican state in the nation. The only Republican presidential candidate since 1992 to win Teton County was George W. Bush in 2000. In the 2008 election, Barack Obama carried Teton County by a 23.6% margin over John McCain, with McCain winning statewide by a 32.2% margin over Obama, the Republican's widest margin in any state. Albany County was the only other county in the state to back Obama. In 2004, Teton was the only county in Wyoming to be won by John Kerry over George W. Bush.

Populated places

Teton Science Schools, Jackson campus

Town

• Jackson

Census-designated places

• Alta
• Hoback
• Moose Wilson Road
• Rafter J Ranch
• South Park
• Teton Village
• Wilson

Other places

• Kelly
• Moran
• Colter Bay

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Teton County, Wyoming