Cody, Wyoming Cody, Wyoming Old Cody Post Office in Cody Old Cody Post Office in Cody Location of Cody in Wyoming Location of Cody in Wyoming Named for William Frederick Cody Cody is a town/city in northwest Wyoming and the governmental center of county of Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is titled after Colonel William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody for his part in the creation of the initial town.
Cody is served by Yellowstone Regional Airport.
Buffalo Bill Cody, 1903 Cody is positioned at 44 31 24 N 109 3 26 W (44.523244, 109.057109). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 10.43 square miles (27.01 km2), of which, 10.20 square miles (26.42 km2) is territory and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) is water. Cody's altitude is about 5016 ft (1,500 m) above sea level.
Near Cody, Wyoming The Shoshone River flows through Cody in a fairly deep canyon.
There are four bridges over this river in the Cody vicinity, one at the north edge of town that allows travel to the north, and one about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Cody that allows passage to Powell and the areas to the north and east.
The other two are west of town; one allows access to the East Gate of Yellowstone National Park, and the other is used by fishermen in Shoshone Canyon and as access to the Buffalo Bill Dam.
Cody is positioned at the edge of the Bighorn Basin, a depression surrounded by the Big Horn, Owl Creek, Bridger, and Absaroka ranges.
At the edge of Cody, a deep canyon formed by the Shoshone River provides the only passage to Yellowstone's Eastern Entrance.
At its mouth and rising above Cody are Rattlesnake Mountain on the north side and Cedar Mountain on the south side.
Most of Cody has a spectacular view of Heart Mountain, whose 8,123 ft (2,500 m) peak is 9 miles (14 km) directly north of Cody, and the Carter Mountains, which form a line with peaks at about 12,000 ft (3,700 m), some 15 miles (24 km) to the south.
Cody experiences a semi-arid climate (Koppen BSk), with highly variable conditions.
Precipitation averages 10.5 inches or 266.7 millimetres annually, including 42.5 inches or 1.08 metres of snow per season.
Cody appreciates about 300 days of sunlight per year.
Wind is nearly a constant existence in the Cody region and the Big Horn Basin in general.
The Canyon at the west end of Cody funnels precipitation and wind athwart the town/city from the west.
The Buffalo Bill Dam between Rattlesnake and Cedar mountain peaks forms a large reservoir about 10 miles (16 km) to the west of Cody.
The monthly everyday average temperature ranges from 25.9 F or 3.4 C in December to 69.9 F or 21.1 C in July.
An average of 13.8 days have highs of 90 F (32 C) or higher and an average of 13.2 days have lows of 0 F ( 18 C) or lower; the average window for freezing temperatures is September 27 thru May 14 and for calculable ( 0.1 inches or 0.25 centimetres snow, October 24 thru April 17.
Climate data for Cody, Wyoming (1981 2010 normals) Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 2.6 2.3 2.7 1.8 .2 0 0 0 .1 1.3 2.2 3.1 16.5 The flag waves at the start of the Cody Nite Rodeo, August 6, 2006 Themes encircling Cody's pioneer and Cowboy and Western history are common in the cultural affairs and activities in the area.
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, previously the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, is a large and undivided facility positioned near the center of the city.
It includes five exhibitions in one, including the Draper Natural History Museum, the Plains Indian Museum, the Cody Firearms Museum, the Whitney Western Art Museum and the Buffalo Bill Museum which chronicles the life of William F.
Cody, for whom the historical center is named.
Old Trail Town in Cody, Wyoming Roping a calf at the Buffalo Bill Cody Stampede Rodeo Old Trail Town, a restoration of more than twenty-five historic Western buildings and artifacts is positioned in Cody just off the Yellowstone Highway.
Rodeo is meaningful in the culture in Cody, which calls itself the "Rodeo Capital of the World".
The Cody Nite Rodeo is an amateur rodeo every evening from June 1 through August 31.
Cody is also host to the Cody Stampede Rodeo.
The Cody Firearms Museum has a large compilation of American firearms.
Cody is the place of birth of the famous abstract artist Jackson Pollock.
Public education in the town/city of Cody is provided by Park County School District #6.
The district's two secondary campuses are Cody Middle School (grades 6-8) and Cody High School (grades 9-12).
The major industry in Cody is tourism.
Cody has a several art arcades, with some eminent small-town painters and artists residing in the area.
The petroleum trade seems to wax and wane over the years in the Cody area.
Just to the south of Cody are large deposits of gypsum.
There were 4,650 housing units at an average density of 455.9 per square mile (176.0/km2).
There were 4,278 homeholds of which 26.5% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 45.0% were married couples residing together, 9.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 42.4 years.
21.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 4,113 housing units at an average density of 443.3 per square mile (171.1/km ).
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
Cody is governed via a town/city council and mayor.
KUWP 90.1 (Wyoming Public Radio and NPR), University of Wyoming Twice-weekly Cody Enterprise.
Founded by "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Col.
The paper has a paid circulation of 7,050, and is owned by Sage Publishing of Cody.
20 run concurrent through Cody.
Cody has three bus transit companies: Cody Over Land Transit, Phidippides Shuttle Service, and LP Transportation.
Cody Over Land operates routes inside the town/city of Cody, from June through September.
Phidippides is a full service transit business with service to Cody, Yellowstone National Park, and airports in Cody, Jackson, and Billings.
Larry Echo Hawk - Former lawyer general of Idaho, member of the Idaho House of Representatives, tenth Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, and current member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; born in Cody William Frederick Cody - ("Buffalo Bill", 1846 1917) American scout, bison hunter, and showman William Robertson Coe (1869 1955), owner of Buffalo Bill's hunting camp, Irma Lake Lodge; a Cody and Wyoming benefactor Wayne Connally - (1923 2000) former member, both homes of Texas State Legislature; brother of former Texas Governor John Connally; retired to Cody and died there Simpson - former Wyoming State Representative and Speaker of the House Pete Simpson - historian; former state representative from Sheridan County; former administrator at the University of Wyoming United States Enumeration Bureau.
Western Regional Climate Center; Cody Municipal Airport, Wyoming "Historical Decennial Enumeration Population for Wyoming Counties, Cities, and Towns".
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