Sheridan, Wyoming
Location of Sheridan, Wyoming
Coordinates: 44°47′48″N 106°57′32″W / 44.79667, -106.95889
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
County	Sheridan
Area
- Total	8. 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 Sheridan 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. 5 sq mi (22. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²)
- Land	8. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi (22. 0 km²)
- Water	0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation	3,743 ft (1,141 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	15,804
- Density	1,862. 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 4/sq mi (719. 1/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	82801
Area code(s)	307
FIPS code	56-69845[1]
GNIS feature ID	1594251[2]

Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Pages for bordering area codes on the map to the right may be selected by clicking on them Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Sheridan County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming. The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 15,804 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sheridan County^[3]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Sheridan County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming.

Geography and climate

Sheridan is located at 44°47′48″N, 106°57′32″W (44. 796720, -106. 958970)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8. 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 5 square miles (22. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²), of which, 8. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 square miles (22. 0 km²) of it is land and 0. 04 square miles (0. 1 km²) of it (0. 24%) is water.

Economy

Like most towns in the western United States, Sheridan's early industries included cattle ranching, logging, coal mining, railroading, agriculture, and small factories including a flour mill, brewery, and sugarbeet refinery. Residents today find employment in many fields including nearby coal mines, education, coal bed methane extraction, health care, retailing, banking, law firms; city, county, and state government; real estate sales, hospitality, lumber, railroad, dude ranching, National Forest, home construction, and a large number of small businesses, farming, and ranching. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Coal bed methane extraction (CBM extraction is a method for extracting Methane from a Coal deposit Health care is the prevention treatment and management of illness and the preservation of mental health through the services offered by the medical, Nursing A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more Lawyers to engage in the practice of law Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom The hospitality industry is a 35 trillion dollar service sector within the global economy A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards Sawmill process A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago a log enters "National forest" redirects here for the National Forest in England see National Forest England; for those in Brazil see List of Brazilian National Forests Home Construction has been around since pre-history Starting as nothing more than a way to shelter oneself from the elements it has grown through ages and eras regions and cultures A farm is an area of land including various structures devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food ( Produce, Grains, or Livestock A ranch is an area of landscape including various structures given primarily to the practice of ranching the practice of raising grazing livestock such as Cattle

Transportation

Sheridan is served by Sheridan County Airport. Sheridan County Airport is a public Airport located two miles (3 km) southwest of the Central business district (CBD of Sheridan, a city

Education

Sheridan is served by Sheridan County School District #2. There are six elementary, two junior (or middle) schools-Sheridan Junior High and The Wright Place, and two high schools-Sheridan High School and Ft. Mackenzie High Schools. The Wright Place and Ft. Mackenzie High School are considered alternative education programs^[5]. Alternative education, also known as non-traditional education or educational alternative, includes a number of approaches to teaching and learning other In addition the district supports home schooling. Homeschooling (also called home education) home learning or homeschool  – is the education of children at home typically by parents or professional Private and parochial schools are operated by Normative Services, Holy Name Parish (Holy Name School), and several religion-based organizations. Parochial school is one term used (particularly in the United States) to describe a school that engages in Religious education in addition to conventional Education A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos The Northern Wyoming Community College District offers post-secondary education with Sheridan College. Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges

In 2008, Sheridan High School was named one of the 1,355 best public high schools by Newsweek magazine.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 15,804 people, 7,005 households, and 4,062 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,862. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4 people per square mile (718. 7/km²). There were 7,413 housing units at an average density of 873. 6/sq mi (337. 1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95. 93% White, 0. 22% African American, 0. 97% Native American, 0. 46% Asian, 0. 20% Pacific Islander, 0. 85% from other races, and 1. 37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 64% of the population. 24. 0% were of German, 12. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 5% English, 10. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English 3% Irish, 7. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 6% United States or American, 5. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 9% Norwegian and 5. Norwegians See also History of Norway and Demography of Norway. 3% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland.

There were 7,005 households out of which 26. 7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45. 0% were married couples living together, 9. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42. 0% were non-families. 35. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 21 and the average family size was 2. 88.

In the city the population was spread out with 23. 1% under the age of 18, 9. 5% from 18 to 24, 26. 3% from 25 to 44, 24. 2% from 45 to 64, and 16. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92. 7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,420, and the median income for a family was $40,106. Males had a median income of $30,829 versus $19,783 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,500. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 6% of families and 11. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16. 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 1% of those under age 18 and 6. 5% of those age 65 or over.

Communications

The Sheridan Press is the local newspaper. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Regionally, there are The Billings Gazette and The Casper Star Tribune. The Billings Gazette is a daily morning Broadsheet Newspaper printed in Billings Montana and owned by Lee Enterprises. The Casper Star-Tribune is a Newspaper published in Casper Wyoming. For broadcast radio there are five stations (KROE 930 AM, KWYO 1410 AM, KYTI 93. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. KROE (930 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format KWYO (1410 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting an Oldies format KYTI (937 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Country music format 7 FM, KZWY 94. KZWY (949 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Album Oriented Rock format 9 FM, and KLQQ 104. KLQQ (1049 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Pop Contemporary Hit Radio format 9 FM) of Sheridan Media and two public radio stations: KSUW a Wyoming Public Radio station and KEMC, via translator from Montana State University - Billings in Billings, Montana. Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public Wyoming Public Radio is a public radio network licensed to the University of Wyoming and heard throughout most of the state on 23 Radio transmitters Montana State University Billings is a State university located in Billings Montana (USA Billings is the largest city in the US state of Montana, located in the south-central portion of the state Telecommunications companies include Qwest, the ILEC, based in Denver, Colorado, Advanced Communications Technology, the CLEC based in Sheridan, and Bresnan Communications, of Purchase, New York. Qwest Communications International Inc (pronounced like "quest" ˈkwɛst ( is a large Telecommunications carrier ILEC, short for Incumbent local exchange carrier, is a local Telephone company in the United States that was in existence A Competitive Local Exchange Carrier ( CLEC) in the United States, is a Telecommunications provider company (sometimes called a " carrier Purchase New York is a hamlet of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County.

Sheridan in Fiction

Sheridan is mentioned (rather briefly) in Douglas Adams' final work, The Salmon of Doubt. Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 &ndash 11 May 2001 was an English author comic Radio dramatist The Salmon of Doubt Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time is a posthumous collection of previously unpublished material by Douglas Adams. It is, in the book, a place where scientists think an asteroid will strike. Asteroids, sometimes called Minor planets or planetoids', are bodies—primarily of the inner Solar System —that are smaller than planets but Whether or not the asteroid actually does will never be known; Adams died before he finished the book.

Several scenes of the 2006 film Flicka were filmed on location in Sheridan and in the film K-PAX, Sheridan is the first stickpin location on a map of cattle slaughter companies. Flicka is a 2006 Film adapted from the 1941 children's novel My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara. K-PAX is a 2001 science-fiction Drama film about a mental patient who claims to be an alien Many movies have been filmed in the area including Wild Horses and Endangered Species.

Tourism

As Sheridan was ranked number one by the True West Magazine in 2006 for the top western towns and then ranked sixth in the January/February 2007 issue,^[6] it is a vacation destination as well as a travel stop due to its proximity to Interstate 90 and U.S. Route 14. True West Magazine (alternate title True West) is an American magazine that contains glossy articles and covers reporting about events that happened in the " Interstate 90 (I-90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3100 miles (5000 kilometers US Route 14 ( US 14) an east-west route is one of the original United States highways of 1926

There are ten places in and near to Sheridan that are on the National Register of Historic Places including:

• Trail End State Historic Site - 400 Clarendon Avenue - A mansion finished in 1913 that was the home of John Benjamin Kendrick (1857-1933). The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of John B Kendrick ( September 6, 1857 November 3, 1933) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator Kendrick was a rancher who served as governor of Wyoming before being elected to three terms as a United States senator. Trail End is now a state-operated museum and is known locally as the Kendrick Mansion. Most of the contents of the museum are original to the Kendrick family.
• Sheridan County Court House - corner of South Main and Burkett Streets.
• Fort Mackenzie - 1898 Fort Road - Currently a hospital administered by the Veterans Administration. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA) is a government-run military Veteran benefit system with Cabinet -level status
• The historic Sheridan Inn - 856 Broadway Street - An inn opened in 1893 with a rich history of notable guests.
• Sheridan Main Street Historic District-Main St. from Burkitt to Mandel Sts.
• Sheridan Railroad Historic District-201-841 Broadway, 508-955 N. Gould
• Sheridan Flouring Mills, Inc. -2161 Coffeen Ave. . The prominent smokestack is a United States Geological Survey map reference station. A flue gas stack is a type of Chimney, a vertical pipe channel or similar structure through which Combustion product gases called Flue gases are exhausted The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government.

There are several museums in Sheridan including The Sheridan county Museum and King's Saddlery Museum whose exhibits cover Western leather work (especially saddles) and Western history. ^[7]

The City of Sheridan maintains nine parks including Kendrick Park at corner of Badger and Beaver Streets which includes children's play area, an ice cream shop, a swimming pool, an elk and buffalo conservatory.

Every summer in the second week of July, Sheridan hosts the Sheridan, Wyoming Rodeo. During Rodeo Week, events include a parade, the "Sneakers and Spurs" run, a rubber duck race on Big Goose creek in Kendrick Park, a carnival at the fairgrounds, and a golf tournament at the country club. A polo game is held on the last day of Rodeo Week.

Notable current and former residents

• Kanin Asay, bull rider on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association tour
• Brad Anderson, CEO Best Buy
• Jim Benepe, won 1988 Beatrice Western Open
• Buffalo Bill Cody, who auditioned talent for his Wild West Show off the front porch of the Sheridan Inn
• William Henry Harrison, U.S. Representative from Wyoming
• Bruce Hoffman, former Sheridan College (Wyoming) basketball coach who has the most wins for a coach in junior college basketball history
• Robyn Johnson, Miss Wyoming USA 2007
• Melody Kekich, 2006 Women's Professional Rodeo Association Team Roping Rookie of the Year
• Rod Kekich, 1976 National Finals Rodeo Steer Wrestler
• John B. Kendrick, Governor of Wyoming (1915-1917) and U. Bull riding is a Rodeo Sport that involves a rider getting on a large bull and attempting to stay mounted for at least 8 seconds while the animal attempts The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA is an Organization whose members compete in Rodeos around the United States. Bradbury "Brad" Anderson (born 1949 is the current CEO and Vice Chairman of consumer electronics retailer Best Buy. Best Buy Co Inc ( is a Fortune 100 company and the largest specialty retailer of Consumer electronics in the United States and Canada James L Benepe III (born October 24, 1963) is an American Professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26 1846 &ndash January 10 1917 was an American soldier bison hunter and Showman. William Henry Harrison ( August 10, 1896 – October 8, 1990) was an American Politician who served as a Republican The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Sheridan College is operated by the Northern Wyoming Community College District and includes the original campus in Sheridan Wyoming the Gillette Campus in Gillette WY and outreach Robyn Anne Johnson (born March 5, 1985) is a beauty queen from Sheridan Wyoming who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007 Katie Rudoff Dunnjpg|thumb|140px|Katie Rudoff Miss Wyoming USA 2004]]The Miss Wyoming USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Wyoming in John B Kendrick ( September 6, 1857 November 3, 1933) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator S. Senator (1917-1933)
• Britta Lund, Miss Wyoming Teen USA 1991
• Leonard McEwan, former Sheridan College trustee and member of the Wyoming Supreme Court and the Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan
• Esther McLeod, Miss Wyoming 1949
• Mary Orr, Miss Wyoming 1961
• Romaine Patterson, Sirius Satellite Radio talk show host, activist
• Elizabeth Swarthout, Miss Wyoming USA 1970

Notable visitors

• Will Ferrell - Came to film a George W. The Miss Wyoming Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wyoming in the Miss Teen USA pageant Leonard A McEwan ( February 17 1925 &ndash January 24 2008) was an American Jurist who was a member of both the Wyoming The Wyoming Supreme Court is the highest court in the US state of Wyoming. Miss Wyoming is state-level pageant which sends winners to compete for the title of Miss America. Miss Wyoming is state-level pageant which sends winners to compete for the title of Miss America. Romaine Patterson (b March 31, 1977, Wyoming) is an American Gay rights Activist, Radio personality, and Katie Rudoff Dunnjpg|thumb|140px|Katie Rudoff Miss Wyoming USA 2004]]The Miss Wyoming USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Wyoming in John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, Bush parody
• Queen Elizabeth II - October 1984
• Ernest Hemingway - Stayed in the Sheridan Inn while writing one of his novels
• Hoyt Axton, actor 1982
• Garth Brooks - sang at the Wyo Theater in 1991 and 2001
• Calamity Jane - frontierswomen who stayed at the Sheridan Inn
• Dick Cheney - Vice President under President George W. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. Sheridan Inn is an inn operated by Buffalo Bill Cody in Sheridan Wyoming. Hoyt Wayne Axton ( March 25, 1938 – October 26, 1999) was an American Country music Singer - Songwriter, Troyal Garth Brooks, known professionally as Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter. Martha Jane Cannary-Burke, better known as Calamity Jane ( May 1 1852 &ndash August 1 1903) was a Frontierswoman Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. Bush
• Pam Dawber- co-star of movie Wild Horses
• Joe DiMaggio - fished in the Big Horn Mountains with local legend Sam Mavrakis
• Colin Farrell - actor
• Tommy Lee Jones - actor came to play polo outside of Sheridan, Wyoming
• Bob Knight - former Texas Tech and Indiana University men's basketball coach visited on several occasions for golfing and fishing
• Bridget Moynahan - actress
• Prince, musician 1986
• Dan Quayle - former Vice President, under President George H. Pam Dawber (born October 18, 1951 in Farmington Hills Michigan) is an American actress, best known for her title role as Mindy Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio Jr ( November 25, 1914 &ndash March 8, 1999) nicknamed Joltin' Joe The Big Horn Mountains are a Mountain range in northern Wyoming and southern Montana in the United States, forming a northwest-trending Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish Actor, who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films including Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild - and Emmy Award -winning Robert Montgomery (Bob or Bobby Knight (born October 25 1940 in Massillon Ohio) also known as "The General" is an American former college History 1925-1935 Basketball came to Texas Tech only two years after the school was founded The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University (IU Kathryn Bridget Moynahan (born April 28 1971) is an American actress. Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a James Danforth "Dan" Quayle (born February 4 1947 is an American politician and a former Senator from the state of Indiana. W. Bush
• Kenny Rogers - star of movie Wild Horses
• Elliot Sadler - a Nascar driver that came to be in the Sheridan Wyo Rodeo Parade
• Kiefer Sutherland - actor
• William Howard Taft - 27th President, who stayed at the Sheridan Inn
• Kristin Scott Thomas, actress 1986
• Robert Urich, actor 1982
• Jobeth Williams, actress 1982
• Luke Wilson - actor

Local history

Main Street c. Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Elliott William Barnes Sadler (born April 30, 1975 in Emporia Virginia) is a race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland He has Scottish ancestry from both parents and is the grandson of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas. William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice Sheridan Inn is an inn operated by Buffalo Bill Cody in Sheridan Wyoming. Kristin A Scott Thomas, OBE (born 24 May 1960) is a highly acclaimed Olivier Award, BAFTA winning and Academy Award Robert Urich ( December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an Actor, best known for playing private investigators on the television JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated Television and Film Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American film actor 1912.

• Georgen, Cynde A. One cowboy's dream: John B. Kendrick, his family, home, and ranching empire. 2nd edition, revised. Virginia Beach, Virginia: The Donning Company Publishers, 2004. ISBN 1-57864-239-6
• Sheridan, Wyoming, and area historical sites : easy reading c2004 by Charles W. Popovich
• Our Wyoming heritage : as seen through the eyes of the young c1990 by the Sagebrush scholars of Sagebrush Elementary School, Sheridan, Wyoming. (ISBN 0932707203)

External links

• City of Sheridan, WY Homepage
• Fort Mackenzie
• Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce
• Sheridan Travel and Tourism
• The Sheridan Press
• Trail End State Historic Site (Kendrick Mansion)
• Sheridan County School District #2.
• Sheridan College

References