Rawlins, Wyoming Rawlins, Wyoming Location in Carbon County and the state of Wyoming.
Location in Carbon County and the state of Wyoming.
Rawlins, Wyoming is positioned in the US Rawlins, Wyoming - Rawlins, Wyoming Location in the United States Country United States State Wyoming Rawlins is a town/city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Carbon County. It was titled for Union General John Aaron Rawlins, who camped in the locality in 1867. As of the census of 2010, there were 9,259 citizens , 3,443 homeholds, and 2,206 families living in the city. The populace density was 1,123.7 inhabitants per square mile (433.9/km2).
There were 3,960 housing units at an average density of 480.6 per square mile (185.6/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 84.7% White, 1.1% African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 9.2% from other competitions, and 2.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,443 homeholds of which 35.5% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 48.2% were married couples residing together, 10.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families.
29.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 34.3 years.
25.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 9.3% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,538 citizens , 3,320 homeholds, and 2,237 families living in the city.
There were 3,860 housing units at an average density of 521.4 per square mile (201.4/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 85.86% White, 0.81% African American, 1.46% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 8.28% from other competitions, and 2.65% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,320 homeholds out of which 33.9% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 52.6% were married couples residing together, 10.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families.
26.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $36,600, and the median income for a family was $42,137.
About 10.4% of families and 13.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.
Rawlins is positioned in Carbon County, Wyoming.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.28 square miles (21.45 km2), of which, 8.24 square miles (21.34 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water. The town/city is roughly 6800 feet (2073 m) above sea level.
The Wyoming Department of Corrections Wyoming State Penitentiary is positioned in Rawlins. The facility was directed by the Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform until that agency was dissolved as a result of a state constitutional amendment passed in November 1990. Wyoming Frontier Prison, working from 1901 until 1981 The United States Postal Service operates the Rawlins Post Office. Residents are zoned to schools in the Carbon County School District #1 .
All inhabitants are zoned to Rawlins Elementary School (elementary pupils formerly went to either Pershing, Mountain VIew, Sunny Side, or Highlands Hills Elementary School), Rawlins Middle School and Rawlins High School; Rawlins also offers an alternative school, the Carbon County Co-operative High School.
Western Wyoming Community College also offers outreach programs through the Carbon County Higher Education Center.
Rawlins is served by one print newspaper, the Rawlins Daily Times.
I-80 runs south of Rawlins.
The I-80 company loop runs through Rawlins, following Cedar Street before turning north onto Third Street, and then west onto Spruce Street.
Runs through Rawlins on east Cedar Street before moving north onto North Higley Boulevard (the 287 bypass).
Wyoming state highways: Starts at CR401 near Teton Reservoir and travels through southern parts of Rawlins until ending at Wyoming 78 near I-80 exit 214.
Wyoming Highway 78, also known as South Higley Boulevard, begins at the Wyoming State Penitentiary south of Rawlins, until ending at Wyoming 71 near 1-80 exit 214.
Wyoming 789 meets US 287 north of town, where it runs concurrent with this highway.
The town/city of Rawlins is served by Rawlins Municipal Airport (Harvey Field).
"Rawlins Red" is a red pigment including hematite, an oxide of iron that was mined near Rawlins.
Carlisle, one of America's last train robbers, was imprisoned in Wyoming State Penitentiary. Lillian Heath (1865 1962), the first female doctor in Wyoming, she was given the cap of Big Nose George's skull at his autopsy. Senator from Wyoming and a Governor of Wyoming. Cindy Hill, the embattled Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2011, spent her sixth undertaking in school in Rawlins. United States Enumeration Bureau.
United States Geological Survey.
The town/city is known as the only Wyoming governmental center of county to originally be a part of the Republic of Texas before the region was given to the various territories in 1850.
"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".
Wyoming Department of State / U.S.
"Climatography of the United States NO.81" (PDF).
"Monthly Averages for Rawlins, WY".
Wyoming Department of Corrections.
United States Postal Service.
Morelos, Kathie Bill Carlisle on the 'Wyoming Frontier Prison' website Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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