Green River, Wyoming
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Green River is a city in southwestern Wyoming in Sweetwater County. The population was 11,808 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sweetwater County. Its importance as part of the Dakota Territory was enhanced when it was made a division point for the Union Pacific railroad [1] in 1868, the year of its incorporation. The city is also known as being one of the first in the United States to ban door-to-door solicitation; see Green River Ordinance. The current Mayor of Green River is Dave Gomez, although he was defeated in the 2006 primary election by Hank Castillion and Randy Walker. Castillion is Green River's Mayor-Elect after defeating Walker in the general election. [2]
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[edit] Industry
The Green River Basin contains the world's largest known deposit of trona ore. Soda ash mining from trona veins 900 and 1600 feet deep is a major industrial activity in the area, employing over 2000 persons at four mines. The mining operation is less expensive for production of soda ash in the United States than the synthetic Solvay process, which predominates in the rest of the world.
[edit] Geography
Green River is located at (41.514189, -109.464926)GR1. The elevation is 6100 feet (1859 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.3 km² (14.0 mi²). 35.5 km² (13.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (2.28%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 11,808 people, 4,177 households, and 3,212 families residing in the city. The population density was 332.5/km² (861.5/mi²). There were 4,426 housing units at an average density of 124.6/km² (322.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.13% White, 0.27% African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 4.23% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.21% of the population.
There were 4,177 households out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the city the population 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. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $53,164, and the median income for a family was $59,100. Males had a median income of $51,418 versus $24,306 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,398. About 3.1% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- City of Green River
- Green River Chamber of Commerce
- Green River Star newspaper
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
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