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{{short description|Ceneus-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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|official_name            = Smoot, Wyoming
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Wyoming]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Wyoming|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Lincoln County, Wyoming|Lincoln]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
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|postal_code              = 83126
|area_code                = [[Area code 307|307]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 56-71440<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Smoot''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lincoln County, Wyoming|Lincoln County]], [[Wyoming]], United States. The population was 195 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 182 people, 55 households, and 44 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 106.4 people per square mile (41.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 63 housing units at an average density of 36.8/sq&nbsp;mi (14.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.95% of the population.

There were 55 households, out of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.84.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 35.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,273, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $21,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $12,005. About 8.0% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 48.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==Geography==
Smoot is located in the Star Valley Wyoming eight miles south of Afton.<ref>{{cite web|date=1989|title=Flood boundaries and water-surface profile for the computed 100-year flood, Swift Creek at Afton, Wyoming, 1986|doi=10.3133/wri884064|doi-access=free}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 1.7&nbsp;square miles (4.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.<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|access-date=July 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411001344/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_56.txt|archive-date=April 11, 2011}}</ref>

===Climate===
[[Salt River (Wyoming)]] Pass ([[Wyoming Highway 89|WY-89]]) rises out of Smoot to the south, reaching a maximum elevation of 7630 feet (2326 m).<ref name = "alt"> {{cite web|url = https://usroute89.com/us-route-89-diversion-salt-river-pass/ |publisher = US Route 89 |title = US Route 89 Attraction: Salt River Pass |access-date = November 19, 2023}} </ref> The weather station at the summit of [[Salt River Pass]] has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb''), bordering on a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfc''). The winters are long and cold, with very high amounts of snowfall.
{{Weather box
|location = Salt River Summit, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1988–2020: 7760ft (2365m)
|single line = Yes
|collapsed   = yes
|Jan record high F = 50
|Feb record high F = 60
|Mar record high F = 65
|Apr record high F = 76
|May record high F = 84
|Jun record high F = 90
|Jul record high F = 92
|Aug record high F = 94
|Sep record high F = 88
|Oct record high F = 77
|Nov record high F = 63
|Dec record high F = 55

|Jan avg record high F = 44.2
|Feb avg record high F = 47.1
|Mar avg record high F = 56.4
|Apr avg record high F = 66.4
|May avg record high F = 74.0
|Jun avg record high F = 81.9
|Jul avg record high F = 87.1
|Aug avg record high F = 86.3
|Sep avg record high F = 80.3
|Oct avg record high F = 69.2
|Nov avg record high F = 55.8
|Dec avg record high F = 44.1
|year avg record high F = 87.8

|Jan high F = 29.5
|Feb high F = 32.7
|Mar high F = 41.5
|Apr high F = 48.6
|May high F = 57.9
|Jun high F = 67.8
|Jul high F = 77.6
|Aug high F = 76.6
|Sep high F = 66.3
|Oct high F = 51.3
|Nov high F = 37.5
|Dec high F = 28.4
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 22.2
|Feb mean F = 24.3
|Mar mean F = 31.6
|Apr mean F = 37.7
|May mean F = 46.5
|Jun mean F = 55.1
|Jul mean F = 64.1
|Aug mean F = 63.2
|Sep mean F = 54.1
|Oct mean F = 41.5
|Nov mean F = 29.6
|Dec mean F = 21.6
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 14.9
|Feb low F = 15.8
|Mar low F = 21.7
|Apr low F = 26.9
|May low F = 35.2
|Jun low F = 42.4
|Jul low F = 50.7
|Aug low F = 49.7
|Sep low F = 41.8
|Oct low F = 31.7
|Nov low F = 21.7
|Dec low F = 14.8
|year low F = 

|Jan avg record low F =  -2.1
|Feb avg record low F =  -1.0
|Mar avg record low F =  6.4
|Apr avg record low F =  14.3
|May avg record low F =  22.6
|Jun avg record low F =  30.2
|Jul avg record low F =  41.1
|Aug avg record low F =  39.4
|Sep avg record low F =  28.2
|Oct avg record low F =  16.5
|Nov avg record low F =  4.4
|Dec avg record low F =  -4.0
|year avg record low F = -8.5

|Jan record low F = -14
|Feb record low F = -20
|Mar record low F = -6
|Apr record low F = 2
|May record low F = 13
|Jun record low F = 24
|Jul record low F = 32
|Aug record low F = 30
|Sep record low F = 17
|Oct record low F = -2
|Nov record low F = -15
|Dec record low F = -27

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.19
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.89
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.59
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.27
|May precipitation inch = 2.66
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.85
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.01
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.14
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.64
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.00
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.27
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.10
|year precipitation inch = 

|Jan snow inch = 39.3
|Feb snow inch = 36.1
|Mar snow inch = 24.4
|Apr snow inch = 20.0
|May snow inch = 4.8
|Jun snow inch = 0.8
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 1.0
|Oct snow inch = 9.5
|Nov snow inch = 23.4
|Dec snow inch = 39.8
|year snow inch = 

|source 1 = XMACIS2 (normals, records & Smoot 4.9 2005–2022 snowfall)<ref name = XMACIS>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2
|access-date = November 19, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = NOAA (Salt River Summit precipitation)<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USS0010G08S&format=pdf
|title = Salt River Summit, Wyoming 1991–2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = November 19, 2023
}}
</ref><ref name = NOAA2>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=US1WYLN0002&format=pdf
|title = Smoot 4.9 SSE, Wyoming 1991–2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = November 19, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Education==
Public education in the community of Smoot is provided by [[Lincoln County School District Number 2|Lincoln County School District #2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st56_wy/schooldistrict_maps/c56023_lincoln/DC20SD_C56023.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lincoln County, WY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=1 (PDF p. 2/3)|access-date=2024-12-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st56_wy/schooldistrict_maps/c56023_lincoln/DC20SD_C56023_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Wyoming}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Wyoming]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Smoot, Wyoming}}


{{Lincoln County, Wyoming}}

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