| Green River, Wyoming | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Sweetwater |
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| - Total | 14. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. This is a list of counties in Wyoming. There are 23 counties in the U Sweetwater County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 0 sq mi (36. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²) |
| - Land | 13. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi (35. 5 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 3 sq mi (0. 8 km²) |
| Elevation | 6,115 ft (1,864 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 11,808 |
| - Density | 861. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi (332. 6/km²) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 82935, 82938 |
| Area code(s) | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-33740[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1589126[2] |
Green River is a city in southwestern Wyoming in Sweetwater County. The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. Sweetwater County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming. The population was 11,808 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sweetwater County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States.
The city is known as being one of the first in the United States to ban door-to-door solicitation; see Green River Ordinance. This article refers to the prohibition of door-to-door solicitation [3]
The Mayor of Green River is Hank Castillion, who was elected in November 2006.
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History
Green River was incorporated in 1868 in what was then the Dakota Territory. Dakota Territory was the name of an organized territory of the United States that existed from 1861 to 1889 The 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. John Wesley Powell ( March 24, 1834 - September 23, 1902) was a U The Green River, located in the western United States, is the chief tributary of the Colorado River. The Colorado River (' Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a River in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately The Grand Canyon [4] Green River was originally supposed to be a the site of a division point for the Union Pacific Railroad, but when the railroad finally reached the point, officials were surprised to find that a city had already been established there. They moved the division point 12 miles west. [5]
At the time of its incorporation in 1868, Green River had about 2000 residents and permanent adobe buildings were being built. However, when the division point of the railroad was moved west, the city shrank to a mere 101 residents. Just when the city was on the verge of shriveling up, the Black Fork dried up during a drought and the railroad was forced to move the division point back to Green River. The town was officially incorporated under the new laws of Wyoming on May 5, 1891. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Industry
The Green River Basin contains the world's largest known deposit of trona ore. The Green River, located in the western United States, is the chief tributary of the Colorado River. This page is about the mineral For the town please see Trona California; for the geological feature please see Trona Pinnacles. Soda ash mining from trona veins 900 and 1600 feet deep is a major industrial activity in the area, employing over 2000 persons at five mines. Sodium carbonate (also known as washing soda or soda ash), is a Sodium Salt of Carbonic acid. 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. The Solvay process, also referred to as the ammonia-soda process is the major industrial process for the production of Soda ash ( Sodium carbonate The trona in Sweetwater County was created by an ancient body of water known as Lake Gosiute. Sweetwater County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming. Over time, the lake shrunk. With the loss of outflows, highly alkaline water (salt brine) began to evaporate, depositing the beds of trona. In Chemistry, an alkali (from Arabic: Al-Qaly القلي القالي) is a basic, ionic salt of an Alkali metal [6]
The five mines are run by these companies:
- FMC Corporation
- OCI Wyoming LP
- General Chemical Corporation
- Solvay Minerals Inc. FMC Corporation is a Chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
- Church and Dwight Company Inc. Church & Dwight Co Inc ( is a major US manufacturer of household products that is based in Princeton New Jersey.
The Green River Basin also has large oil shale and natural gas reserves. Natural gas is a Gaseous Fossil fuel consisting primarily of Methane but including significant quantities of Ethane, Propane, That being said, the reserves have been virtually untouched because of high production costs that come from extracting the oil from the hard shale formations. Only after the recent increase in oil prices, along with a national desire to become more energy independent of the Middle-East, has the Green River Basin seen an increase in well drilling and oil exploration. Expansion growth from Halliburton and Exxon, as well as other oil companies, has created a mini-boom for Green River and its sister city, Rock Springs. Halliburton Energy Services ( is a US -based Multinational corporation with operations in more than 70 countries Exxon is a brand of fuel sold by ExxonMobil. History Exxon formally replaced the Esso, Enco, Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States.
Geography
Green River is located at (41. 514189, -109. 464926)[7]. The elevation is 6100 feet (1859 m) above sea level. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 0 square miles (36. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²), of which, 13. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 square miles (35. 5 km²) of it is land and 0. 3 square miles (0. 8 km²) of it (2. 28%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 11,808 people, 4,177 households, and 3,212 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 861. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 people per square mile (332. 5/km²). There were 4,426 housing units at an average density of 322. 9/sq mi (124. 6/km²). 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. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 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. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 3. 1% of families and 4. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 0% of those under age 18 and 5. 3% of those age 65 or over.
City council
Green River has an active city council whose members are elected by local residents via votes on ballots. The city council was recently criticized for its handling of a smoking ban, which caused several residents to question the council's motives. Smoking is a practice where a substance most commonly Tobacco, is burned and the Smoke tasted or inhaled [8] See main article: City Council of Green River Wyoming. The Green River City Council is the governing body of the city of Green River, Wyoming.
Flaming Gorge Days
Every year Green River hosts Flaming Gorge Days. The festival features concerts, 3 on 3 basketball, Red Desert Road Runner 5K race, Festival in the Park, among other activities. Past musical performances at the festival have included Poison, Tesla, Everclear, Head East, Neal McCoy, REO Speedwagon, Josh Gracin, Chris LeDoux and Trick Pony. Poison is an American Hard rock band that achieved great success and popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s Tesla is an American Hard rock band formed in Sacramento, California in 1984 and have sold over 16 million albums in the United States Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992 Head East is a Hard rock band originally from South Central Illinois, then Champaign Illinois. Neal McCoy (born Hubert Neal McGaughey Jr, July 30, 1958 in Jacksonville Texas) is an American country Singer REO Speedwagon is an American rock band which grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early Josh Gracin (born Joshua Mario Gracin, October 18 1980 in Westland Michigan) is a Country music singer Chris LeDoux ( October 2, 1948 &ndash March 9, 2005) was an American Country music Singer-songwriter, bronze Trick Pony was an American Country music group formed in 1996 by Keith Burns ( Lead guitar, Vocals) Ira Dean ( Bass guitar, Upright [9]
Notable residents
- Heather Moody, Olympic water polo silver and bronze medalist. Heather Moody (born August 21, 1973 in Rexburg Idaho) is an American Water polo player who won a Silver medal at the 2000 [10]
- Curt Gowdy, a famous sports announcer, was born in Green River. Curtis Edward Gowdy ( July 31 1919 – February 20 2006) was an American Sportscaster, well-known as the longtime "voice"
References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ City of Green River - Railroad Workers Demand Protection of Their Daytime Sleep
- ^ City of Green River - About Green River
- ^ City of Green River - The Railroad Comes to Green River
- ^ http://www.cityofgreenriver.org/pages/161
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ 2007: A memorable year for GR Council
- ^ Flaming Gorge Days website
- ^ http://www.cityofgreenriver.org/minutes/view/159
External links
- Green River, Wyoming is at coordinates Coordinates:
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