Population: 807. Estimated population in July 2020: 845 (+4.7% change)
Males: 403 (49.9%), Females: 404 (50.1%)
Crook County
Zip code: 82721
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $36,953
Median house value: $71,600
Races in Moorcroft:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (38.3%), United States (12.5%), English (12.3%), Irish (9.5%), Dutch (6.8%), Swedish (4.1%).
Elevation: 4220 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Moorcroft
- High school or higher: 87.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Moorcroft town
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 63.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 9.6%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+4.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Moorcroft:
- CROOK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; SUNDANCE, WY)
- CAMPBELL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; GILLETTE, WY)
- WESTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES (about 51 miles; NEWCASTLE, WY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Moorcroft:
- GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 41 miles; GILLETTE, WY; Abbreviation: GCC)
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 129 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 133 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Moorcroft:
- UPTON MUNI (about 26 miles; UPTON, WY; Abbreviation: 83V)
- MONDELL FIELD (about 52 miles; NEWCASTLE, WY; Abbreviation: ECS)
- BELLE CREEK (about 60 miles; BELLE CREEK, MT; Abbreviation: 3V7)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moorcroft:
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 121 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 133 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 168 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 185 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 265 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 265 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
Schools
Public high school in Moorcroft:
- MOORCROFT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 148; Location: 2 COUNTRY LANE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Moorcroft:
- MOORCROFT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 6; Location: 620 OLD HWY 14 PO BOX 279; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Moorcroft:
- MOORCROFT ELEMENTARY (Students: 224; Location: 101 SOUTH BELLE FOURCHE; Grades: KG – 06)
- MOORCROFT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 77; Location: 2 COUNTRY LANE; Grades: 07 – 08)