Wyoming is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota. The population was 8,032 at the 2020 census.
History
Wyoming was platted in 1869 when the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad was extended to that point. The city took its name from Wyoming Township.
Wyoming served as the drop-off point for a Depression era kidnapping. In June 1933, William Hamm of Hamm's Brewery was released by his captors, the Barker–Karpis gang, following a collection of a $100,000 ransom payment ($1.825 mil. in 2015 dollars).
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Wyoming is located along the South Branch of the Sunrise River.
Interstate 35 serves as a main route for the community.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Wyoming had a population of 8,032. The median age was 40.9 years. 24.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.9 males age 18 and over.
48.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 51.1% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,909 households in Wyoming, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 63.1% were married-couple households, 13.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 16.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 7,791 people, 2,738 households, and 2,154 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,845 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.
There were 2,738 households, of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.3% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.19.
The median age in the city was 38.4 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 29.8% were from 45 to 64; and 8.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.
2000 census
As of the census