Population: 244. Estimated population in July 2020: 231 (-5.3% change)
Males: 128 (52.5%), Females: 116 (47.5%)
Platte County
Zip code: 82210
Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $23,750
Median house value: $56,800
Races in Chugwater:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
- Hispanic (4.9%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: Irish (41.4%), German (26.6%), English (18.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.3%), Dutch (4.9%), French (4.1%).
Elevation: 5300 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Chugwater
- High school or higher: 92.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Chugwater town
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 12.4%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+25.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Chugwater:
- PLATTE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; WHEATLAND, WY)
- UNITED MEDICAL CENTER (about 43 miles; CHEYENNE, WY)
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 51 miles; TORRINGTON, WY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chugwater:
- CHEYENNE (about 42 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; Abbreviation: CYS)
- LARAMIE REGIONAL (about 67 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Abbreviation: LAR)
- WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 87 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Abbreviation: BFF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chugwater:
- PHIFER AIRFIELD (about 22 miles; WHEATLAND, WY; Abbreviation: EAN)
- CAMP GUERNSEY (about 35 miles; GUERNSEY, WY; Abbreviation: 7V6)
- TORRINGTON MUNI (about 51 miles; TORRINGTON, WY; Abbreviation: TOR)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chugwater:
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 68 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 94 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 121 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 129 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 131 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 6,858)
Schools
Public high school in Chugwater:
- CHUGWATER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 45; Location: 500 5TH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Chugwater:
- CHUGWATER ELEMENTARY (Students: 35; Location: 406 5TH ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- CHUGWATER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 16; Location: 1150 PINE; Grades: 07 – 08)