The total population was showing a very slow growth rate. Up just 25,177 people over the previous decade, those that were moving to the state were heading for cities. The urban population increased by 33.5 percent over the course of a single decade.
The total population of the state may have been growing, but it's clear that the rural population was growing at a much faster rate than the urban one. 225,565 people lived in the state, but more than half of those, 155,468, lived in rural farm and non farm settings.
The number of farms mortgaged versus those that were the property of the owner was nearly even by the time this survey occurred. Just 13,403 farms were in the state, but only 6,816 of those were owned without the help of a mortgage or some other kind of loan.
Ranking eighth in land area, yet just forty-eighth in population, the state was actually growing. A total of 145,965 people now lived in the state, an increase of 57.7 percent over the previous decade. The number of farms was growing too. It was up to 10,987, an increase of 80.3 percent from the decade before.
The dairy industry was important to the people of the state. Nearly 5,121,974 gallons of milk were produced in the state, and less than half of that was sold, suggesting it was more important for the families throughout the state than as an industry for the citizens.
While it would later become a power in the world of ranching and agriculture, it certainly didn't prove to be a power in the world of sorghum. Just twelve acres of the crop was planted in the entire state, producing just 120 gallons of molasses during the course of that year.
A massive jump in population occurred according to Wyoming census records. With a growing group of state citizens, now numbering 20,789 in total and admission to the union just a decade away, this state finally got its first, and only, seat in the House of Representatives.
Still two decades from official statehood, a population of 9,118 was recorded in this US territory during the survey. While the fact that enough people were there to be counted was important, it wasn't important enough to earn any seats in the House of Representatives.
Still not important enough to be part of their own territory even, during this survey, every resident was counted as part of Nebraska's territory, a switch from the previous decade where they were considered to be part of Utah's area.
While becoming an increasingly important part of the US at the time, this state barely had a name by this decade. Any residents of the territory were enumerated with those in the Utah territory during this particular survey.
For those interested in doing genealogical research, the library at the University of Wisconsin provides Wisconsin census information from 1790-2000. The page details the location in the library where specific records can be found. Links will direct you to sites with the information and print on demand services. The page also contains links to websites that may be helpful in providing additional Census information.
Wyoming’s Department of Administration and Information Economic Analysis Division can provide researchers with Wyoming census information. The page provides population and housing data for the censuses from 1950-2010, along with links to historical data. It also has links to racial population data and the median household income. Once you have chosen a year, you will be asked to select a county, and then results are displayed as a PDF.