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Population (year 2000): 5,288. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,581 (+5.5% change)
Males: 2,568 (48.6%), Females: 2,720 (51.4%)
Converse County
Zip code:
82633
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $36,944 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,700 (year 2000)
Races in Douglas:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.1%)
- Hispanic (6.6%)
- Other race (3.6%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (28.0%), Irish (15.3%),
English (15.3%), United States (11.9%), Norwegian (4.2%),
Swedish (3.9%).
Elevation: 4830 feet
Land area: 5.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Douglas
- High school or higher: 84.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Douglas city
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 13.5%
2.2% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +167 (+3.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Douglas:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CONVERSE COUNTY (111
SOUTH 5TH STREET PO BOX 1450)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Douglas:
- PLATTE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 55 miles;
WHEATLAND, WY)
- WYOMING BEHAVIORAL INSTITUTE (about 62 miles;
CASPER, WY)
- WYOMING MEDICAL CENTER (about 64 miles; CASPER, WY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Douglas:
- NATRONA COUNTY INTL (about 75 miles; CASPER, WY; ID:
CPR)
- LARAMIE REGIONAL (about 102 miles; LARAMIE, WY; ID:
LAR)
- GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 109 miles; GILLETTE,
WY; ID: GCC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Douglas:
- CONVERSE COUNTY (about 2 miles; DOUGLAS, WY; ID:
DGW)
- THOMAS MEMORIAL (about 31 miles; GLENDO, WY; ID:
76V)
- CAMP GUERNSEY (about 58 miles; GUERNSEY, WY; ID:
7V6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Douglas:
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 64 miles; CASPER, WY;
Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 78 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 159 miles; Fort
Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 159 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 165 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 169 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 170 miles; GREELEY,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
Public high school in Douglas:
- DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 557; Location:
1701 HAMILTON; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Douglas:
- DOUGLAS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 367;
Location: 801 WEST RICHARDS; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DOUGLAS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 324;
Location: 901 W YELLOWSTONE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- DOUGLAS PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 317;
Location: 1705 HAMILTON STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
- WHITE ELEMENTARY (Students: 12; Location:
1641 ESTERBROOK ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- SHAWNEE ELEMENTARY (Students: 6; Location:
1216 US HIGHWAY 18-20; Grades: KG - 08)
- MOSS AGATE ELEMENTARY (Students: 4; Location:
28 WINDY RIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Douglas:
- CONVERSE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $339,364; Location: 300 WALNUT; 49,001 books;
2,097 audio materials; 2,524 video materials; 134 serial
subscriptions)
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