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Green River, Wyoming

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Location of Green River, Wyoming
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Country United States
State Wyoming
County Sweetwater
Area
 - City  14.0 sq mi (36.3 km)
 - Land  13.7 sq mi (35.5 km)
 - Water  0.3 sq mi (0.8 km)
Elevation  6,115 ft (1864 m)
Population (2000)
 - City 11,808
 - Density 861.5/sq mi (332.6/km)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes 82935, 82938
Area code(s) 307
FIPS code 56-33740GR2
GNIS feature ID 1589126GR3
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.

The city is known as being one of the first in the United States to ban door-to-door solicitation; see Green River Ordinance. [1]

The Mayor of Green River is Hank Castillion, who was elected in November 2006.

History

Green River was incorporated in 1868 in what was then the Dakota Territory. 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. [2] 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. [3]

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.

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 five 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. The trona in Sweetwater County was created by an ancient body of water known as Lake Gosiute. Over time, the lake shrunk. With the loss of outflows, highly alkaline water (salt brine) began to evaporate, depositing the beds of trona. [4]

The five mines are run by these companies: The Green River Basin also has large oil shale and natural gas reserves. 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.

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.

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.

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Sweetwater County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2000, the population was 37,613. Its county seat is Green River6.

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Sweetwater County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2000, the population was 37,613. Its county seat is Green River6.

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