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Moving to Cowley, Wyoming

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Population: 560. Estimated population in July 2024: 582 (+3.9% change)
Males: 277 (49.5%), Females: 283 (50.5%)

Big Horn County

Zip code: 82420

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $38,750
Median house value: $72,700

Population by Race

Races in Cowley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Hispanic (3.4%)
  • Other race (2.1%)

Ancestries: English (29.6%), German (18.4%), Irish (9.8%), Danish (8.9%), Swedish (5.9%), United States (5.5%).

Elevation: 3990 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Map of Cowley, WY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cowley

  • High school or higher: 91.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cowley town

  • Never married: 14.1%
  • Now married: 69.1%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

3.2% Foreign born (2.1% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +63 (+12.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cowley:

  • NORTH BIG HORN HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LOVELL, WY)
  • POWELL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; POWELL, WY)
  • SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 41 miles; GREYBULL, WY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cowley:

  • YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL (about 46 miles; CODY, WY; Abbreviation: COD)
  • BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (about 64 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Abbreviation: BIL)
  • WORLAND MUNI (about 74 miles; WORLAND, WY; Abbreviation: WRL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cowley:

  • NORTH BIG HORN COUNTY (about 3 miles; COWLEY/LOVELL/BYRON, WY; Abbreviation: U68)
  • POWELL MUNI (about 22 miles; POWELL, WY; Abbreviation: POY)
  • SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY (about 39 miles; GREYBULL, WY; Abbreviation: GEY)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cowley:

  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 59 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 176 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 203 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 236 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 286 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 308 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 320 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)

Public primary/middle school in Cowley:

  • COWLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 92; Location: 72 SOUTH 1 EAST; Grades: PK – 05)

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