| Gillette, Wyoming | |
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| — City — | |
| Location of Gillette, Wyoming | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Campbell |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tom Murphy Murphy Murphy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.4 sq mi (34.7 km2) |
| • Land | 13.4 sq mi (34.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,554 ft (1,388 m) |
| Population (United States Census, 2010) | |
| • Total | 29,087 |
| • Density | 2,143.7/sq mi (827.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Area code(s) | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-31855[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1609094[2] |
| Website | http://www.ci.gillette.wy.us/ |
Gillette is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States.[3] The population was 29,087 in 2010. Gillette is a city centrally located in an area involved with the development of vast quantities of American coal, oil, and coal bed methane gas. The city calls itself the "Energy Capital of the Nation".
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Gillette was incorporated on January 6, 1892, less than two years after statehood. The city was named after Edward Gillette, a plumber. Gillette is also known as the energy capital of the nation.
Gillette is located at (44.282660, -105.505256)[4]. It is situated between the Big Horn Mountains to the west and the Black Hills to the east, in the Powder River Basin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.4 square miles (34.7 km²), of which, 13.4 square miles (34.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.15%) is water.
Gillette has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk).
| Climate data for Gillette | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
70 (21) |
80 (27) |
88 (31) |
95 (35) |
104 (40) |
107 (42) |
106 (41) |
102 (39) |
89 (32) |
75 (24) |
69 (21) |
107 (42) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 30.9 (−0.6) |
36.6 (2.6) |
45.2 (7.3) |
54.7 (12.6) |
64.5 (18.1) |
76.0 (24.4) |
84.5 (29.2) |
83.5 (28.6) |
71.8 (22.1) |
58.7 (14.8) |
42.1 (5.6) |
32.9 (0.5) |
56.78 (13.77) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 20.5 (−6.4) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
33.4 (0.8) |
41.9 (5.5) |
51.5 (10.8) |
61.9 (16.6) |
69.3 (20.7) |
68.4 (20.2) |
57.5 (14.2) |
45.6 (7.6) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
44.12 (6.73) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 10.0 (−12.2) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
38.4 (3.6) |
47.7 (8.7) |
54.1 (12.3) |
53.3 (11.8) |
43.2 (6.2) |
32.4 (0.2) |
20.3 (−6.5) |
12.1 (−11.1) |
31.41 (−0.33) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −36 (−38) |
−40 (−40) |
−23 (−31) |
−12 (−24) |
11 (−12) |
28 (−2) |
35 (2) |
32 (0) |
10 (−12) |
−12 (−24) |
−26 (−32) |
−37 (−38) |
−40 (−40) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.56 (14.2) |
0.54 (13.7) |
1.00 (25.4) |
1.97 (50) |
2.95 (74.9) |
2.64 (67.1) |
1.78 (45.2) |
1.33 (33.8) |
1.43 (36.3) |
1.57 (39.9) |
0.70 (17.8) |
0.67 (17) |
17.14 (435.4) |
| Source no. 1: NOAA (normals, 1971-2000) [5] | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: The Weather Channel (Records) [6] | |||||||||||||
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 151 |
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| 1910 | 448 | 196.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,157 | 158.3% | |
| 1930 | 1,340 | 15.8% | |
| 1940 | 2,177 | 62.5% | |
| 1950 | 2,191 | 0.6% | |
| 1960 | 3,580 | 63.4% | |
| 1970 | 7,194 | 100.9% | |
| 1980 | 12,134 | 68.7% | |
| 1990 | 17,635 | 45.3% | |
| 2000 | 19,646 | 11.4% | |
| 2010 | 29,087 | 48.1% | |
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As of the census[1] of 2010, there were 29,087 people, 9,537 households, and 8,797 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,143.7 people per square mile (827.8/km²). There were 9,537 housing units at an average density of 711.7 per square mile (229.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.40% White, 0.60% African American, 0.70% Native American, 1.20% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.80% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.40% of the population.
There were 9,537 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $69,581, and the median income for a family was $78,377. Males had a median income of $41,131 versus $22,717 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,749. About 5.7% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.
Gillette has two newspapers, the Gillette News-Record, published by Ann Kennedy Turner, and the "Campbell County Observer" Published by Nicholas De Laat Campbell County Observer Website. The Newsrecord was originally two newspapers, the Gillette News and the Campbell County Record. One was forcefully bought out to combine into the news-record. The News-record turned into a daily newspaper in the early 80's, and has maintained a stigma of a small time daily newspaper since. The Gillette News Record has taken the Liberal side in the community. The Campbell County Observer is a weekly local newspaper that was established in April 2011 and serves all of Campbell County, WY. It has become known as Campbell County's only hometown newspaper by residents. With Glenn Woods (Political Talkshow host on AM1270 KIML Gillette) writing the columns, the Campbell County Observer has taken the conservative side of the politics in this conservative community. They do not print negative community stories or sports outside of Campbell County.
There are seven area radio stations. The Basin Radio Network owns and operates KIML 1270 AM, KAML-FM 97.3 FM, KGWY 100.7 FM, and KDDV-FM 101.5 FM. KGCC 99.9 FM and KXXL 106.1 FM are operated by Keyhole Broadcasting, LLC. KUWG 90.9 FM, is a Wyoming Public Radio station.
Four television stations are available in Gillette: KTVQ (CBS) and KULR (NBC) from Billings, KSWY (NBC) from Casper, and PBS station K28CH is a local translator for KCWC-TV in Lander.
At Gillette, Wyoming there is a LORAN-C transmitter at 44°00'11" N and 105°37'24" W. Its antenna, a 700 ft (213.36 meter) high guyed radio mast, is the tallest structure in Wyoming.
Gillette-Campbell County Airport(GCC) is served by Great Lakes Airlines, United Airlines, and SkyWest Airlines. These airlines currently operate 10 flights daily to hubs in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Billings. [8]
The Wyoming Center, a 9,000 seat arena located at the Cam-Plex just east of the city, was completed in 2008.[9]
Public education in the city of Gillette is provided by Campbell County School District #1. Gillette is home to Campbell County High School. Gillette College, a two-year college, is part of the Northern Wyoming Community College District.
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