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Population (year 2000): 5,776. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,533 (-4.2% change)
Males: 2,784 (48.2%), Females: 2,992 (51.8%)
Goshen County
Zip code:
82240
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $30,136 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,900 (year 2000)
Races in Torrington:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
- Hispanic (9.5%)
- Other race (3.7%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (37.2%), English (13.0%),
Irish (10.8%), United States (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%),
Norwegian (3.1%).
Elevation: 4105 feet
Land area: 3.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Torrington
- High school or higher: 86.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Torrington city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 53.4%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 12.4%
2.5% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.3%
Europe, 0.3% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: -162 (-2.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Torrington:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (2000 CAMPBELL DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Torrington:
- REGIONAL WEST MED CENTER (about 39 miles;
SCOTTSBLUFF, NE)
- PLATTE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 61 miles;
WHEATLAND, WY)
- KIMBALL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 68 miles; KIMBALL,
NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Torrington:
- WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 44
miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; ID: BFF)
- CHEYENNE (about 77 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; ID: CYS)
- ALLIANCE MUNI (about 96 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; ID:
AIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Torrington:
- TORRINGTON MUNI (about 3 miles; TORRINGTON, WY; ID:
TOR)
- CAMP GUERNSEY (about 40 miles; GUERNSEY, WY; ID:
7V6)
- HARRISON SKYRANCH (about 48 miles; HARRISON, NE; ID:
9V3)
College/University in Torrington:
- EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 783; Location: 3200 WEST C ST; Public;
Website: ewcweb.ewc.cc.wy.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Torrington:
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 97 miles; CHADRON, NE;
Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 115 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 121 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 123 miles; GREELEY,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles; Fort
Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
155 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 158 miles; CASPER, WY; FT
enrollment: 2,564)
Public high school in Torrington:
- TORRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 404;
Location: 2400 WEST C STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Torrington:
- TORRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 318;
Location: 2602 WEST E STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TRAIL ELEMENTARY (Students: 267; Location:
1601 EAST M STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY (Students: 266; Location:
436 EAST 22ND; Grades: KG - 02)
- SAINT JOSEPH'S CHILDREN'S HOME (Students: 50;
Location: 1419 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Torrington:
- VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 56;
Location: 2980 EAST D STREET; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Torrington:
- GOSHEN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$191,948; Location: 2001 EAST A ST; 32,857 books; 432
audio materials; 459 video materials; 93 serial
subscriptions)
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