Fort Laramie, Wyoming Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 243. Estimated population in July 2024: 231 (-4.9% change)
Males: 116 (47.7%), Females: 127 (52.3%)

Goshen County

Zip code: 82212

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.7 years
Median household income: $22,500
Median house value: $54,300

Population by Race

Races in Fort Laramie:

• White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
• Hispanic (4.5%)
• Other race (2.1%)
• Two or more races (2.1%)
• American Indian (1.6%)

Ancestries: German (31.7%), United States (28.8%), English (21.0%), Irish (19.3%), Scottish (8.2%), Danish (6.2%).

Elevation: 4235 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Laramie

• High school or higher: 73.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
• Unemployed: 8.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Laramie town

• Never married: 17.9%
• Now married: 49.4%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 12.7%
• Divorced: 19.1%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-3.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Laramie:

• COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; TORRINGTON, WY)
• PLATTE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; WHEATLAND, WY)
• REGIONAL WEST MED CENTER (about 64 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Laramie:

• WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 69 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Abbreviation: BFF)
• CHEYENNE (about 76 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; Abbreviation: CYS)
• LARAMIE REGIONAL (about 102 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Abbreviation: LAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Laramie:

• CAMP GUERNSEY (about 15 miles; GUERNSEY, WY; Abbreviation: 7V6)
• TORRINGTON MUNI (about 28 miles; TORRINGTON, WY; Abbreviation: TOR)
• PHIFER AIRFIELD (about 30 miles; WHEATLAND, WY; Abbreviation: EAN)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Laramie:

• UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 95 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
• CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 113 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 126 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
• AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 128 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
• CASPER COLLEGE (about 132 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
• COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
• SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 158 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)