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Fremont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,123. Its county seat is Lander. The county was founded in 1884 and is named for John C. FrĂŠmont, a general, explorer, and politician. It is roughly the size of the state of Vermont.
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Fremont County was created on March 5, 1884 by the legislature of the Wyoming Territory The county was created with land ceded by Sweetwater County. In 1890, Big Horn County was carved out of Fremont, Johnson, and Sheridan Counties. Hot Springs County was created in 1911 from parts of Fremont County, along with a portion of Big Horn County and Park County. In 1921, Sublette County was created from part of Fremont County and Lincoln County. The boundaries of Fremont County have remained
Wyoming State Senate by the economist/businessman Cale Case, a Republican.
Fremont County was named for John Charles FrĂŠmont, an explorer of the American West, Senator from California, and 1856 Republican presidential candidate. Fremont County is the historical home of the Wind River Indian Reservation, home of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes Fremont County comprises the of Native Americans. Riverton, WY Micropolitan Since 1998, Fremont County Statistical Area. has been represented in the
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the highest point not only in Wyoming but in the three Central Rockies states of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. The southern end of the county is traversed by the Oregon Trail and in the northwest corner lies Dubois, a gateway town for Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. Although the county seat is Lander, the largest community is Riverton, home of Central Wyoming College and the economic hub of the region. A large portion of the western edge of the county follows the Continental Divide at the crest of the Wind River Range of the Rocky Mountains, known for its vast wilderness areas and home of the largest glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,266 square miles (24,000 km2), of which 9,184 square miles (23,790 km2) is land and 82 square miles (210 km2) (0.9%) is water. It is the second-largest county by area 1. Adjacent counties in Wyoming, as well as the See also: List of U.S. counties six Rocky Mountain States. bordering eight or more Elevations and climate range counties from desert at Boysen State Park to glaciers at 13,804foot (4,207 m) Gannett Peak,
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National protected areas Bridger National Forest (part) Shoshone National Forest (part) Teton National Forest (part)
Although the Bridger National Forest and the Teton National Forest have been administratively combined into the Bridger-Teton National Forest, it is important to note that the county contains portions of both original forests. 1.
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Historical population Census Pop. %± 1890 2,463 — 1900 5,357 117.5% 1910 11,822 120.7% 1920 11,820 0.0% 1930 10,490 −11.3% 1940 16,095 53.4% 1950 19,580 21.7% 1960 26,168 33.6% 1970 28,352 8.3% 1980 38,992 37.5% 1990 33,662 −13.7% 2000 35,804 6.4% 2010 40,123 12.1% Est. 2012 41,110 2.5%
As of the census of 2000, there were 35,804 people, 13,545 households, and 9,481 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 15,541 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 76.49% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 19.68% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races.
4.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 22.1% were of German, 9.9% English, 8.2% Irish and 6.3% American ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 13,545 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had
someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10. In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males. World Views Guides | June 2014
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The median income for a household in the county was $32,503, and the median income for a family was $37,983. Males had a median income of $30,620 versus $19,802 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,519. About 13.30% of families and 17.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.70% of those under age 18 and 12.50% of those age 65 or over.
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and was dissolved as a result of a state constitutional amendment passed in November 1990. The Wyoming Department of Corrections Wyoming Honor 3. Communities Farm is located in Riverton. The Wyoming Department of 1. Cities Health Wyoming Life Resource Center (WLRC), originally • Lander the Wyoming State Training • Riverton School (WSTS), a residential facility for physically and 2. Towns mentally disabled people, • Dubois is located in Lander. Both • Hudson facilities were operated by the • Pavillion Wyoming Board of Charities • Shoshoni and Reform until that agency 3. Census-designated places Arapahoe Atlantic City Boulder Flats Crowheart
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was 10,615 at the 2010 census. The city is an incorporated • Kinnear entity of the state of Wyoming. • Kotey Place The community was named • Lysite Riverton because of the four • Miner’s Delight rivers that meet there. The • St. Stephens town was built on land ceded • South Pass City from the reservation in 1906, Riverton is a city in Fremont a situation that often makes it County, Wyoming, United subject to jurisdictional claims States. The city’s population by the nearby Eastern Shoshone
and Northern Arapaho tribes. In December 2013, the US Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Interior and Department of Justice declared Riverton to be a part of the Wind River Indian Reservation, undoing the 1905 law passed by Congress.
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Historical population Census Pop. %± 1910 483 — 1920 2,023 318.8% 1930 1,608 −20.5% 1940 2,540 58.0% 1950 4,142 63.1% 1960 6,845 65.3% 1970 7,995 16.8% 1980 9,562 19.6% 1990 9,202 −3.8% 2000 9,310 1.2% 2010 10,615 14.0%
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As of the census of 2010, there were 10,615 people, 4,252 households, and 2,600 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,076.6 inhabitants per square mile (415.7 /km2). There were 4,567 housing units at an average density of 463.2 per square mile (178.8 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 83.5% White, 0.5% African American, 10.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.8% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.0% of the population. There were 4,252 households of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up World Views Guides
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of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age in the city was 35.4 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.
Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, and 2.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.09% of the population.
There were 3,816 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The 2. 2000 census average household size was As of the census of 2000, 2.33 and the average family there were 9,311 people, size was 2.93. 3,816 households, and 2,407 families residing in the city. In the city the population was The population density was spread out with 24.2% under 952.2 people per square mile the age of 18, 10.4% from (367.5/km²). There were 4,254 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to housing units at an average 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and density of 435.1/sq mi (167.9/ 16.4% who were 65 years of km²). The racial makeup of the age or older. The median age city was 86.81% White, 0.17% was 38 years. For every 100 African American, 8.08% females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age
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18 and over, there were 92.6 population were below the (25.56 km2), of which, 9.86 males. poverty line, including 21.3% square miles (25.54 km2) is The median income for a of those under age 18 and land and 0.012 square miles (0.03 km ) is water. household in the city was 11.5% of those age 65 or over. $31,531, and the median income for a family was $37,079. Males had a median income of $31,685 versus $19,157 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,720. About 11.0% of families and 15.7% of the Month Record high °F (°C) Average high °F (°C) Daily mean °F (°C) Average low °F (°C) Record low °F (°C)
Jan 63 (17) 30.0 (−1.1) 14.9 (−9.5)
Feb 71 (22) 37.6 (3.1) 22.1 (−5.5)
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Riverton is located at Riverton experiences a semi43°1′40″N 108°23′42″W arid climate (Köppen BSk) with (43.027838, −108.395077). cold, dry winters and warm, According to the United States slightly wetter summers. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.87 square miles
Climate data for Riverton, Wyoming Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 78 87 96 102 103 104 98 90 (26) (31) (36) (39) (39) (40) (37) (32) 50.2 59.8 69.5 81.1 89.0 87.5
34.9 44.1 53.8 (1.6) (6.7) 28.4 38.1 −0.3 6.5 19.5 (−2) (3.4) −46 −45 −24 −18 18 (−43) (−43) (−31) (−28) (−8) Precipitation 0.28 0.25 0.48 1.01 1.78 inches (mm) (7.1) (6.4)
63.7 70.3 68.2 46.2 48.8 51.5 (7.9) (9.3) 26 30 30 (−3) (−1) (−1) 1.14 0.73 0.49 (29)
Nov 73 (23) 43.0 75.8 62.0 (6.1) 44.8 28.2 57.3 (7.1) (−2.1) 38.7 27.6 13.3 (3.7) 9 −7 −28 (−13) (−22) (−33) 0.47 0.88 0.81 (11.9)
Central Wyoming College is located in Riverton, with off6. Economy campus sites in Wyoming in Brunton, Inc. is home to the Jackson, Lander, Thermopolis, manufacturer of the Brunton Dubois, and the Wind River compass. Indian Reservation. 7.
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Public education in the city of Riverton is provided by Fremont County School District #25. The district operates three K–3 elementary schools (Ashgrove, Aspen Park, and Jackson), Rendezvous Elementary School (grades 4–5), Riverton Middle School (grades 6–8), and Riverton High School (grades 9–12).
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Dec 65 (18) 30.7 (−0.7) 15.9 (−8.9) 1.1 −46 (−43) 0.46 (11.7)
Year 104 (40) 59.68 (15.38) 43.18 (6.22) 26.62 (−2.99) −46 (−43) 8.78 (223.1)
• Kristen Newlin, international basketball player • Ashlynn Yennie, actress Lander is a city in, and the county seat of, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander, Lander is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. A tourism center with several dude ranches nearby, Lander is located just south of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The population was 7,487 at the 2010 census.
John Bennett Herrington, astronaut • Lance Deal, four-time Olympic hammer thrower (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000) • Bucky Jacobsen, former Major League Baseball first baseman for the Seattle Mariners • Brett Newlin, Olympic Lander is home to a large rower •
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outdoor climbing population and a burgeoning art scene. The Lander Art Center is located on Main St and offers year-round art exhibition and education programming. Lander is also the closest settlement to the geographic center of Wyoming. 9.
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Lander Cutoff. The town was raucous Fourth Of incorporated in 1890. festivities. On October 1, 1906, Lander became the westward terminus of the “Cowboy Line” of the Chicago and North Western Railway, thus originating the slogan “where rails end and trails begin.” Originally intended to be a transcontinental mainline to Coos Bay, Oregon or Eureka, California, the line never went further west, and service to Lander was abandoned in 1972.
Lander was known as Pushroot, Fort Brown, and Fort Auger prior to its current name. The town was named Lander in honor of General Frederick W. Lander, a famous Lander is where the first transcontinental explorer who paid rodeo took place, which surveyed the Oregon Trail’s continues to this day in coordination with the town’s
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10. Geography Lander is located at 42°49′59″N 108°43′57″W (42.833035, −108.732633). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.67 square miles (12.10 km2), all of it land. 1.
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As with much of the state, Lander experiences a semiarid climate (Köppen BSk) with cold, dry winters and hot, wetter summers.
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 68 76 83 93 100 102 101 94 86 72 (20) (24) (28) (34) (38) (39) (38) (34) (30) (22) 36.5 47.4 56.4 66.5 77.5 86.8 85.0 72.8 58.5 42.8 (2.5) (8.6) (13.6) (19.2) (25.3) (30.4) (29.4) (22.7) (14.7) (6) 40.1 48.4 55.6 54.3 44.4 32.7 10.2 13.9 23.6 31.3 19.7 (4.5) (9.1) (13.1) (12.4) (6.9) (0.4) −39 −40 −24 −11 13 25 32 23 7 −14 −31 (−39) (−40) (−31) (−24) (−11) (−4) (0) (−5) (−14) (−26) (−35) Precipitation .41 .58 1.16 1.87 2.20 1.28 .78 .61 1.05 1.29 .86 inches (mm) (10.4) (14.7) (29.5) (47.5) (55.9) (32.5) (19.8) (15.5) (26.7) (32.8) (21.8) Snowfall 7.6 10.3 16.1 16.8 4.8 0.1 0 0 2.7 9.8 13.1 inches (cm) (19.3) (26.2) (40.9) (42.7) (12.2) (0.3) (0) (0) (6.9) (24.9) (33.3) Avg. precipitation 3.9 5.1 6.7 8.0 8.2 6.3 5.9 5.4 6.0 5.6 5.2 days (≥ 0.01 in) Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1 4.3 5.2 5.8 5.2 1.6 0.1 0 0 0.9 3.5 5.0 in) Mean 192.2 203.4 257.3 270.0 294.5 330.0 347.2 328.6 273.0 232.5 174.0 monthly sunshine hours
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Dec Year 65 102 (18) (39) 31.8 57.92 (−0.1) (14.41) 31.98 9.6 (−0.01) −40 −40 (−40) (−40) .58 12.65 (14.7) (321.3) 10.1 91.4 (25.7) (232.4) 4.5
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11. Demographics Historical population Census Pop. %± 1880 193 — 1890 525 172.0% 1900 737 40.4% 1910 1,812 145.9% 1920 2,133 17.7% 1930 1,826 −14.4% 1940 2,594 42.1% 1950 3,349 29.1% 1960 4,182 24.9% 1970 7,125 70.4% 1980 7,867 10.4% 1990 7,023 −10.7% 2000 6,867 −2.2% 2010 7,487 9.0%
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As of the census of 2010, there were 7,487 people, 3,161 households, and 1,932 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,603.2 inhabitants per square mile (619.0 /km2). There were 3,385 housing units at an average density of 724.8 per square mile (279.8 / km2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.0% White, 0.2% African American, 7.3% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.8% of the population. There were 3,161 households of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.9% World Views Guides
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were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.85.
average density of 687.0 per square mile (265.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.81% White, 0.15% African American, 5.99% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. The median age in the city was Hispanic or Latino of any race 40.3 years. 22.4% of residents were 3.48% of the population. were under the age of 18; 8% There were 2,794 households were between the ages of 18 out of which 30.4% had children and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to under the age of 18 living with 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; them, 51.5% were married and 17% were 65 years of age couples living together, 10.1% or older. The gender makeup had a female householder with of the city was 49.0% male and no husband present, and 34.7% 51.0% female. were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had 2. 2000 census someone living alone who was As of the census of 2000, 65 years of age or older. The there were 6,867 people, average household size was 2,794 households, and 1,824 2.34 and the average family families residing in the city. size was 2.91. The population density was 1,554.0 people per square In the city the population was mile (599.9/km²). There were spread out with 24.1% under 3,036 housing units at an the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to
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24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
Headquarters of the National Outdoor Leadership School and other environment and land-related non profit organizations including offices of the Wyoming Outdoor Council, the Wyoming office of The Nature Conservancy, Wyoming Wildlife The median income for a the household in the city was Federation, and Wyoming Catholic College. $32,397, and the median income for a family was In addition to the public sector $41,958. Males had a median and a traditional agriculture income of $30,602 versus and grazing economy, the $20,916 for females. The per economy of Lander and capita income for the city the region are supported by was $18,389. About 9.9% substantial tourism. Located of families and 13.2% of the at the foot of the Wind River population were below the Mountains, Lander serves poverty line, including 19.3% as a point of departure for of those under age 18 and 9.3% camping, hunting, fishing, of those age 65 or over. wilderness travel, climbing, and mountaineering. In addition to the wilderness 12. Economy climbing and mountaineering Present day Lander is home to opportunities in the Wind numerous State and Federal River Range, rock climbing government offices, including areas close to town (most the U.S. Forest Service prominently, Sinks Canyon (Washakie Ranger District, and “Wild Iris,” located at Shoshone National Forest), the Limestone Mountain) attract Bureau of Land Management significant numbers of rock (Lander Field Office), the U.S. climbers to Lander. Fish and Wildlife Service, and a Resident Agency of the Denver The town is one of the Field Office of the FBI, as well headquarters of Asthmatic as the Wyoming Life Resource Kitty Records, founded by Sufjan Stevens. Center and the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. One of the country’s 13. Arts and culture major bronze foundries, Eagle Bronze, is located in 1. Area attractions Lander, as is the International • Sinks Canyon State Park World Views Guides
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Public education
Public education in the city of Lander is provided by Fremont County School District #1. Lander Valley High School is the main high school. It is located just west of Main Street after the demolition of the historic high school. Despite attempts to preserve the school the land was sold and is now a business complex. Pathfinder is the alternative high school. 2.
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In 2007, Wyoming Catholic College, a four-year, coeducational, private college was founded in Lander. The college was only the second four-year brick and mortar institution of higher education ever in Wyoming. It was designed to give students a general liberal arts education
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via a Great Books curriculum, while allowing them to develop morally and spiritually in a small Catholic community. It uses an Outdoor Adventure Program to take students into the nearby Wind River Mountains to teach leadership, decision-making skills, and to ignite their imaginations. The college received its Apostolic Blessing in 2005 from Most Reverend David L. Ricken, DD, JCL, the Bishop of Cheyenne. At present, Wyoming Catholic College has achieved preaccreditation through The American Academy for Liberal Education. 16. Infrastructure 1.
17. Notable people • Clayton Danks, the model of the cowboy on the Wyoming state trademark, the Bucking Horse and Rider, is interred at Mount Hope Cemetery in Lander. • Nate Marquardt, a Mixed Martial Artist and current Welterweight in the UFC, was born in Lander. • Joseph B. Meyer, Wyoming attorney general and state treasurer was an assistant county attorney in Lander early in his political career. • Bob Nicholas, Wyoming State representative from District 8 in Cheyenne, is a native of Lander.
Health care
The Wyoming Department of Health Wyoming Life Resource Center (WLRC), originally the Wyoming State Training School (WSTS), a residential facility for physically and mentally disabled people, is located in Lander. The facility was operated by the Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform until that agency was dissolved as a result of a state constitutional amendment passed in November 1990. 2.
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