Editing Alcova, Wyoming

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Natrona County, Wyoming|Natrona]]

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'''Alcova''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Natrona County, Wyoming|Natrona County]], [[Wyoming]], United States. It is part of the [[Casper, Wyoming]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 34 at the [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]]. Wyoming's [[center of population]] is located in the small Town of Alcova.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt Population and Population Centers by State: 2000] {{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080918020344/http%3A//www%2Ecensus%2Egov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters%2Etxt |date=September 18, 2008 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed 2006-11-17.</ref> Alcova and the nearby reservoir, Alcova Lake, are popular vacation spots with many seasonal residents.{{Citation needed|date=December 2007}}

==Geography==
[[File:Alcova Reservoir near Casper Wyoming.JPG|thumb|left|Alcova Reservoir near Alcova, Wyoming.]]
[[File:AlcovaPanorama.jpg|thumb|right|Alcova Reservoir, from [[Wyoming Highway 220]].]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 1.25&nbsp;square miles (3.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 1.21&nbsp;square miles (3.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) was land and 0.04&nbsp;square miles (0.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (3.0%) was water.<ref name=censusnl>{{cite web|title=2010 Wyoming Place Names|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_56.txt|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411001344/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_56.txt|archive-date=2011-04-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Alcova has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=190084&cityname=Alcova%2C+Wyoming%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Alcova, Wyoming]</ref>

==Demographics==
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 20 people, 7 households, and 7 families in the CDP. The population density was 70.7 people per square mile (27.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 15 housing units at an average density of 53.0/sq&nbsp;mi (20.7/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 90.00% White, 5.00% African American and 5.00% Asian.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 7 households 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 85.7% were married couples living together, and 0.0% were non-families. No households were one person and none had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 2.86.

The age distribution was 25.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 15.0% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.

The median household income was $102,264 and the median family income  was $102,264. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,432. None of the population or families were below the [[poverty line]].

==Education==
There is a small elementary school located in the Town of Alcova called Alcova Elementary School.  It is a small rural school with a single classroom.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.natronaschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2043112&type=d&pREC_ID=2114938 |title=Natrona County Schools |access-date=2022-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121234041/https://www.natronaschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2043112&type=d&pREC_ID=2114938 |archive-date=2022-01-21 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Alcova, Wyoming}}

{{Natrona County, Wyoming}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Wyoming]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Natrona County, Wyoming]]