Big Horn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The population was 11,461 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Basin.
Big Horn County was organized in 1896.
The current sheriff of Big Horn County is Ken Blackburn.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,159 square miles (8,182 km²), of which, 3,137 square miles (8,125 km²) of it is land and 22 square miles (57 km²) of it (0.70%) is water.
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Big Horn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The population was 11,461 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Basin.
Big Horn County was organized in 1896.
The current sheriff of Big Horn County is Ken Blackburn.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,159 square miles (8,182 km²), of which, 3,137 square miles (8,125 km²) of it is land and 22 square miles (57 km²) of it (0.70%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,461 people, 4,312 households, and 3,087 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 5,105 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.03% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.37% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. 6.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.0% were of German, 21.4% English, 8...
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