Douglas, Wyoming Douglas, Wyoming Douglas, Wyoming is positioned in Wyoming Douglas, Wyoming - Douglas, Wyoming Location of Douglas, Wyoming State Wyoming Website City of Douglas Wyoming Douglas is a town/city in Converse County, Wyoming, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Converse County and the home of the Wyoming State Fair.
6 Wyoming State Fair Douglas was platted in 1886 when the Wyoming Central Railway (later the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company) established a stockyards station; the settlement had been in existence since 1867 when Fort Fetterman was assembled and was first known as "Tent City" before it was officially titled "Douglas", after Senator Stephen A.
Douglas was the home of a World War II internment camp.
Douglas is positioned at 42 45 22 N 105 23 4 W (42.756008, -105.384555). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.76 square miles (12.33 km2), of which, 4.58 square miles (11.86 km2) is territory and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2) is water. Douglas has a semi-arid climate (Koppen climate classification BSk).
Climate data for Douglas, Wyoming The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 2.2% from other competitions, and 2.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,546 homeholds of which 34.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 47.7% were married couples residing together, 10.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families.
27.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 10.8% were 65 years of age or older.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.12% White, 0.06% African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.63% from other competitions, and 1.27% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,118 homeholds out of which 36.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 53.7% were married couples residing together, 10.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $36,944, and the median income for a family was $44,900.
About 11.9% of families and 14.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.
Public education in the town/city of Douglas is provided by Converse County School District #1.
Zoned campuses include Douglas Primary School (grades k-1), Douglas Intermediate School (grades 2-3), Douglas Upper Elementary School (grades 4-5), Douglas Middle School (grades 6-8), Douglas High school(grades 9-12).
Douglas is also home to the branch ground of Eastern Wyoming College, one of the state's seven improve colleges.
Part of the exhibition at the Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center Douglas is positioned on the banks of the North Platte River, and is titled for Stephen A.
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Douglas' locale affords excellent access to close-by sights.
In 1996 Douglas was listed by Norman Crampton as one of The 100 Best Small Towns in America.
The former Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad Passenger Depot in Douglas is encompassed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Douglas Chamber of Commerce, part of the Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center is positioned in the depot.
Since Fort Fetterman days, Douglas has been a center of American horse culture.
Today, Douglas is the locale of the Wyoming State Fair, held every summer and known for its rodeo and animal competitions.
Also on the fairgrounds is the Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum, a compilation of pioneer and Native American relics pertaining to the history of Converse County.
In 1932, the jackalope legend in the United States was attributed by the New York Times to Douglas Herrick (1920 2003) of Douglas, and thus the town/city was titled the "Home of the Jackalope" by the state of Wyoming in 1985.
Douglas has issued Jackalope Hunting licenses to tourists.
According to the Douglas Chamber of Commerce, a 1930s hunting trip for jackrabbits led to the idea of a Jackalope.
The accidental combination of animal forms sparked Douglas Herrick's idea for a jackalope. Wyoming State Fair Wyoming State Fair Main Entrance Each August Douglas hosts the Wyoming State Fair, not to be confused with Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo held in late July.
The centennial fair in 2012 thriving sixty thousand persons, large by Wyoming standards; the Dierks Bentley concert was the first ever sold-out show in the fair. The 101st fair opened in Douglas on August 10, 2013; it corresponds with the centennial of the Wyoming State 4-H Club, an active group in the annual fair.
I-25 North-South Interstate running from New Mexico to Wyoming; runs concurrent with US 87 through Douglas.
Air service is available 58 miles west of Douglas at Casper/Natrona County International Airport.
Edwards (1938-2013), Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (2001-2008), member of the Douglas City Council (1995-2001), Converse County commissioner (2009-2012), and a 30-year veteran of the United States Navy, interred at Douglas Park Cemetery United States Enumeration Bureau.
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"Profile for Douglas, Wyoming".
"Climatography of the United States NO.81" (PDF).
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"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Historical Decennial Enumeration Population for Wyoming Counties, Cities, and Towns".
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Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad Passenger Depot in Douglas, Wyoming.
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