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Population (year 2000): 1,347. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,425 (+5.8% change)
Males: 712 (52.9%), Females: 635 (47.1%)
Campbell County
Zip code:
82732
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $53,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $86,200 (year 2000)
Races in Wright:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (36.5%), Irish (14.4%),
English (11.3%), French (6.3%), Norwegian (5.2%), Dutch (3.3%).
Elevation: 5000 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wright
- High school or higher: 93.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wright town
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 0.9%
- Divorced: 12.8%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +110 (+8.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wright:
- CAMPBELL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles;
GILLETTE, WY)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CONVERSE COUNTY (about 57
miles; DOUGLAS, WY)
- WESTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES (about 73 miles;
NEWCASTLE, WY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wright:
- GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 40 miles; GILLETTE,
WY; ID: GCC)
- NATRONA COUNTY INTL (about 89 miles; CASPER, WY; ID:
CPR)
- SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 124 miles; SHERIDAN, WY; ID:
SHR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wright:
- UPTON MUNI (about 64 miles; UPTON, WY; ID: 83V)
- CONVERSE COUNTY (about 68 miles; DOUGLAS, WY; ID:
DGW)
- HARFORD FIELD (about 81 miles; CASPER, WY; ID: HAD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wright:
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 82 miles; CASPER, WY;
Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 124 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 142 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
160 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 184 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 227 miles; Fort
Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 237 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
Public high school in Wright:
- WRIGHT JR. & SR. HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 252;
Location: 220 WRIGHT BOULEVARD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Wright:
- CORNERSTONE SCHOOL (Students: 9; Location:
7143 HWY 59 POB 657; Grades: 8 - 12; Girls only)
Public primary/middle school in Wright:
- COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 220;
Location: 300 WRIGHT BOULEVARD; Grades: KG - 06)
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