| Sheridan, Wyoming | |
|---|---|
| — City — | |
| Location of Sheridan, Wyoming | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Sheridan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.5 sq mi (22.0 km2) |
| • Land | 8.5 sq mi (22.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,743 ft (1,141 m) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 17,444 |
| • Density | 2,052.2/sq mi (792.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 82801 |
| Area code(s) | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-69845[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1594251[3] |
| Website | www.city-sheridan-wy.com |
Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116.[1] It is the county seat of Sheridan County.
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The city was named after General Philip Sheridan, Union cavalry leader in the American Civil War.[4]
Sheridan is located at (44.796720, -106.958970).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22.0 km²), of which, 8.46 square miles (22.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.
Sheridan experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk),[6] with cold, dry winters and hot, wetter summers.
| Climate data for Sheridan, Wyoming | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 70 (21) |
76 (24) |
80 (27) |
86 (30) |
95 (35) |
105 (41) |
107 (42) |
106 (41) |
103 (39) |
92 (33) |
81 (27) |
72 (22) |
107 (42) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 33.0 (0.6) |
39.0 (3.9) |
48.2 (9.0) |
57.5 (14.2) |
66.4 (19.1) |
76.4 (24.7) |
85.2 (29.6) |
84.9 (29.4) |
73.1 (22.8) |
59.8 (15.4) |
43.4 (6.3) |
34.4 (1.3) |
58.4 (14.7) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 9.7 (−12.4) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
30.4 (−0.89) |
38.6 (3.7) |
46.8 (8.2) |
52.4 (11.3) |
51.5 (10.8) |
41.0 (5.0) |
30.3 (−0.94) |
18.5 (−7.5) |
10.4 (−12) |
30.6 (−0.79) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −35 (−37) |
−32 (−36) |
−23 (−31) |
−2 (−19) |
13 (−11) |
27 (−2.8) |
35 (2) |
32 (0) |
6 (−14) |
−9 (−23) |
−25 (−32) |
−37 (−38) |
−37 (−38) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | .77 (19.6) |
.57 (14.5) |
1.00 (25.4) |
1.77 (45) |
2.41 (61.2) |
2.02 (51.3) |
1.11 (28.2) |
.80 (20) |
1.38 (35.1) |
1.41 (35.8) |
.80 (20) |
.68 (17.3) |
14.72 (373.9) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 12.5 (31.8) |
9.8 (24.9) |
11.6 (29.5) |
9.5 (24.1) |
1.9 (4.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2.0 (5.1) |
5.8 (14.7) |
9.0 (22.9) |
11.6 (29.5) |
73.7 (187.2) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.9 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 106.3 |
| Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 9.8 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .9 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 53.8 |
| Sunshine hours | 155.0 | 172.3 | 229.4 | 243.0 | 279.0 | 312.0 | 350.3 | 322.4 | 255.0 | 204.6 | 147.0 | 148.8 | 2,818.8 |
| Source no. 1: NOAA (normals, 1971−2000),[7] HKO (sun, 1961−1990) [8] | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: Weather.com (extremes) [9] | |||||||||||||
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; , National Forest, home construction, and a large number of small businesses, farming, and ranching.
Bus service is available in Sheridan through Arrow/Blackhills Stage Lines. There is currently no local service; however, the Sheridan Trolley runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Sheridan is served by Sheridan County Airport, located southwest of town. Bighorn Airways offers airplane and helicopter air charter service, as well as an aircraft repair and installation center. Cheyenne-based Great Lakes Airlines offers service to Denver, Colorado.
Public education in the city of Sheridan is provided 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.[10] In addition the district supports home schooling. Private and parochial schools are operated by Normative Services, Holy Name Parish (Holy Name School), and several religion-based organizations. The Northern Wyoming Community College District offers post-secondary education with Sheridan College.
In 2008, Sheridan High School was named #1,348 of the 1,355 best public high schools by Newsweek magazine.[11]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 281 |
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| 1900 | 1,559 | 454.8% | |
| 1910 | 8,408 | 439.3% | |
| 1920 | 9,175 | 9.1% | |
| 1930 | 8,538 | −6.9% | |
| 1940 | 10,529 | 23.3% | |
| 1950 | 11,500 | 9.2% | |
| 1960 | 11,651 | 1.3% | |
| 1970 | 10,856 | −6.8% | |
| 1980 | 15,146 | 39.5% | |
| 1990 | 13,900 | −8.2% | |
| 2000 | 15,804 | 13.7% | |
| 2010 | 17,444 | 10.4% | |
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As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 15,804 people, 7,005 households, and 4,062 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,862.4 people per square mile (718.7/km²). There were 7,413 housing units at an average density of 873.6 per square mile (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, 12.5% English, 10.3% Irish, 7.6% United States or American, 5.9% Norwegian and 5.3% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000.
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, 9.7% 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 age distribution of the population shows 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. About 8.6% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
Sheridan is governed via the mayor-council system. The city consists of six members elected from one of three wards with each ward electing two members. The mayor is elected in a citywide vote. The city has its own police department.
The United States Postal Service operates the Sheridan Post Office.[12]
The Wyoming Department of Family Services Juvenile Services Division operates the Wyoming Girls' School, located in unincorporated Sheridan County, near Sheridan.[13][14] 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.[15]
The Sheridan Press is the local newspaper. The Billings Gazette and Casper Star Tribune are regional newspapers available in Sheridan.
Several stations are in the area. Sheridan Media owns five; KROE AM 930, KWYO AM 1410, KYTI FM 93.7 , KZWY FM 94.9, and KLQQ FM 104.9. KLGT 96.5 "Kix Country," and KZZS 98.3 "The Peak" are also stations in the area. Two are public radio stations; KSUW FM 91.3, is a Wyoming Public Radio station and KPRQ FM 88.1, via translator from Montana State University - Billings in Billings.
Four television stations are available in Sheridan: KTVQ (CBS) from Billings and KSWY (NBC) from Casper, KSGW (ABC) which simulcasts KOTA in Rapid City. There is also a translator for PBS affiliate KCWC in Lander.
Sheridan is mentioned rather briefly in Douglas Adams' final work, The Salmon of Doubt. It is, in the book, a place where scientists think an asteroid will strike. 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. Many movies have been filmed in the area including Wild Horses and Endangered Species.
Sheridan is frequently mentioned in the Colonial Radio old west drama serial Powder River.
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,[16] it is a vacation destination as well as a travel stop due to its proximity to Interstate 90 and U.S. Route 14.
There are ten places in and near to Sheridan that are on the National Register of Historic Places including:
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.[17]
The City of Sheridan maintains nine parks. Kendrick Park, at the corner of Badger and Beaver Streets, includes a children's play area, an ice cream shop, a swimming pool, and a buffalo and elk conservatory.
Every summer in the second week of July, Sheridan hosts the WYO Rodeo. 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. On the final day of Rodeo Week, a tailgate party and polo game are held in nearby Big Horn, Wyoming.
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