Cokeville, Wyoming
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Cokeville is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 502 at the 2020 census. The town is known for the Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis.
History
The Shoshone Indians were the first inhabitants of the area. The first Euro-American settler, Tilford Kutch, arrived in 1869. In 1873, he opened a trading post and ran a ferry across Smiths Fork. After the arrival of the railroad in 1882, the town grew, and was incorporated in 1910.
The town was named for the coal found in the area.[1] Following the railroad, sheep ranching became more popular, reaching its peak in 1918, when Cokeville was informally called the "Sheep Capital of the World".
On May 16, 1986, former town marshal David Young and his wife Doris Young took 167 children and adults hostage during the Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis. The captives escaped after an improvised gasoline bomb exploded and both hostage takers died in a murder-suicide. 79 hostages were injured, many with serious burns.[2]
Geography
Cokeville is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (42.085, −110.956).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all land.[4]
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1880 | 62 | — | |
| 1920 | 430 | — | |
| 1930 | 431 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 452 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 440 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 545 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 440 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 515 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 493 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 506 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 535 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 502 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
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2010 census
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 535 people, 166 households, and 127 families residing in the town. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 200 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the town was 98.7% White, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
There were 166 households, of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.5% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.87.
The median age in the town was 29.6 years. 41.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 21.7% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.
Education
Public education in the town of Cokeville is provided by Lincoln County School District #2.[7] Zoned campuses include Cokeville Elementary School (grades K-6) and Cokeville High School (grades 7–12).
Cokeville has a public library, a branch of the Lincoln County Library System.[8]
Infrastructure
Transportation by air
Cokeville Municipal Airport (U06) is an operational municipal airport serving the Town of Cokeville and surrounding areas. It is Script error: No such module "convert". south of Cokeville. The airport is located on CR 207, and can be accessible by WYO 231, and from east of Laketown, Utah, by Manhead Road. The airport is Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level, with an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. It is owned by the town hall of Cokeville.
Transportation by road
- File:WY-231.svg WYO 231 is a spur of US 30, and is the "main street" of Cokeville.
- File:US 30.svg US 30 is the only thoroughfare of the town, and provides access to Interstate 80 and nearby Idaho.
- File:WY-232.svg WYO 232 branches to the east of US 30 and serves a rural area northeast of Cokeville.
Notable people
- Minerva Teichert (1888–1976), Western and LDS artist
See also
References
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