Green River, Wyoming
Green River, Wyoming Downtown Green River, looking east at Flaming Gorge Way.
Downtown Green River, looking east at Flaming Gorge Way.
Location of Green River, Wyoming Location of Green River, Wyoming Green River, Wyoming is positioned in the US Green River, Wyoming - Green River, Wyoming Website Town of Green River Wyoming Green River is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The populace was 12,515 at the 2010 census.
Construction of a barns bridge over the Green River in 1868 Green River was incorporated in 1868 in what was then the Dakota Territory, on the banks of the Green River.
The town/city was the starting point from which John Wesley Powell started his famous expeditions of the Green River, the Colorado River, and the Grand Canyon in the late 1800s. The town of Green River was originally supposed to be the site of a division point for the Union Pacific Railroad, but when the barns finally reached the point, officials were surprised to find that the large town had already been established there, likely requiring costly negotiations for barns land.
They moved the division point 12 miles (19 km) west, creating the town of Bryan, on the Blacks Fork of the Green River. At the time of its incorporation in 1868, Green River had about 2000 inhabitants and permanent adobe buildings were being built.
Just when Green River was on the brink of becoming a ghost town, Blacks Fork dried up amid a drought and the barns was forced to move the division point back to Green River to ensure adequate water for its steam locomotives.
The town/city is known as being one of the first in the United States to ban door-to-door solicitation, under the Green River Ordinance. Green River, looking east.
The Green River Basin includes the world's biggest known deposit of trona ore.
The Green River Basin also has large petroleum shale and natural gas reserves, which remain virtually untouched due to the high cost of extracting the petroleum from the difficult shale formations.
Expansion expansion from Halliburton and Exxon, as well as other petroleum companies, created a mini-boom for Green River and its sister city, Rock Springs. Aerial view of Green River.
Green River is positioned at 41 30 51 N 109 27 54 W (41.514189, -109.464926). The altitude is 6100 feet (1859 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 14.02 square miles (36.31 km2), of which, 13.73 square miles (35.56 km2) is territory and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) is water. Green River experiences a semi-arid climate (Koppen BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and hot, slightly wetter summers.
Climate data for Green River, Wyoming Southeast Green River, from Mansface Hill.
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,515 citizens , 4,642 homeholds, and 3,406 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.1% White, 0.4% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.1% from other competitions, and 2.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,642 homeholds of which 39.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 59.4% were married couples residing together, 7.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 26.6% were non-families.
28.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 8.6% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,808 citizens , 4,177 homeholds, and 3,212 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.13% White, 0.27% African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 4.23% from other competitions, and 1.63% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,177 homeholds out of which 42.5% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 64.4% were married couples residing together, 8.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
Green River's government comprises of a six-member town/city council, each of whom are voted for from one of three wards.
The Mayor of Green River is Pete Rust, who was voted for in November 2014.
Public education in the City of Green River is provided by Sweetwater County School District #2.
Schools serving the town/city include: Harrison Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Truman Elementary, Washington Elementary, Monroe Intermediate School, Lincoln Middle School, and Green River High School.
Western Wyoming Community College is positioned in close-by Rock Springs and maintains an extension center in Green River.
Every year, on the last full weekend of June, Green River hosts Flaming Gorge Days.
Green River is served by two hyperlocal news websites, Sweetwater - NOW.com and Wyo4 - News.com. Sweetwater - NOW.com was established in February 2013 and Wyo4 - News.com was established in September 2013.
Green River is served by four print publications: The Green River Star (a weekly journal presented in Green River), The Sweetwater County Guide (a weekly shopper's guide presented by The Green River Star), Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, The Marquee (a media and entertainment supplement presented in the Rocket-Miner) and The Mustang Express (formerly The Oracle - Western Wyoming Community College newspaper).
Four larger airways broadcasts originate from Green River, three FM stations: KYCS, KZWB and KFRZ as well as one AM station, KUGR.
Stations from Rock Springs, Wyoming can also be heard in Green River.
Curt Gowdy, a famous sports announcer, was born in Green River United States Enumeration Bureau.
City of Green River - About Green River Archived February 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
City of Green River - The Railroad Comes to Green River Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
City of Green River - Railroad Workers Demand Protection of Their Daytime Sleep Archived February 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
City of Green River Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
"Climatography of the United States NO.81" (PDF).
"Monthly Averages for Green River, WY".
"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".
City of Green River Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
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