Powell, Wyoming Powell, Wyoming Downtown Powell, Wyoming, July 2015 Downtown Powell, Wyoming, July 2015 Location of Powell, Wyoming Location of Powell, Wyoming Powell, Wyoming is positioned in the US Powell, Wyoming - Powell, Wyoming Location in the United States Country United States State Wyoming Powell is a town/city in Park County, Wyoming, United States.
Powell is an All-America City and home to Northwest College.
Powell was incorporated in 1909. Powell was titled for John Wesley Powell, U.S.
Soldier, geologist and explorer. Powell postal service was established January 23, 1908. 130; 113th Congress), which was passed by both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, would transfer a piece of territory from the Bureau of Land Management to the Powell Recreation District for continued use as a shooting range. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.25 square miles (11.01 km2), all of it land. Powell experiences a desert climate (Koppen BWk) with cold, dry winters and hot, slightly wetter summers.
Climate data for Powell Field Station As of the census of 2010, there were 6,314 citizens , 2,463 homeholds, and 1,449 families living in the city.
The populace density was 1,485.6 inhabitants per square mile (573.6/km2).
There were 2,627 housing units at an average density of 618.1 per square mile (238.6/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.7% White, 0.4% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 2.4% from other competitions, and 1.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,463 homeholds of which 28.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 45.5% were married couples residing together, 9.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.2% were non-families.
33.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.93.
The median age in the town/city was 31.9 years.
21.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 19% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 20.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,373 citizens , 2,083 homeholds, and 1,272 families living in the city. The populace density was 1,442.3 citizens per square mile (556.2/km ).
There were 2,249 housing units at an average density of 603.7 per square mile (232.8/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.44% White, 0.13% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.53% from other competitions, and 1.01% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,083 homeholds out of which 26.8% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 49.1% were married couples residing together, 9.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families.
31.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 18.6% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $27,364, and the median income for a family was $34,877.
About 13.5% of families and 20.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
When the small-town department store in Powell closed, the improve raised $400,000 and established the Powell Mercantile, a community-owned store. The Powell Tribune is the small-town twice-weekly paper, established in 1909. The Cody Enterprise is also available in Powell.
KUWP 90.1 Wyoming Public Radio and NPR, University of Wyoming Four tv stations are available in Powell: KTVQ (CBS) and KULR (NBC) from Billings, KTWO (ABC) of Casper and PBS station K49 - AI, a small-town translator for KCWC-DT in Lander.
United States Geological Survey.
"Powell -- Wyoming Tales and Trailss".
Urbanek, Mae (1969) Wyoming Place Names, p.
United States Congress.
"Climatography of the United States NO.81" (PDF).
"Monthly Averages for Powell, WY".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
About Us, The Powell Tribune, retrieved 13 November 2014 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Powell, Wyoming.
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