Rock Springs, Wyoming
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Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical with a population of 37,975.
On September 2, 1885, 150 white miners attacked their Chinese coworkers, killing 28, wounding 15, and forcing several hundred more out of town. The event is known as the Rock Springs Massacre and is one of the worst race riots in American history.
As of 2006, there are still remains of the old coal mining towns outside of Rock Springs, Wyoming. The site has great historical significance and contains artifacts relating to the Rock Springs Massacre.
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[edit] Geography
Rock Springs is located at (41.585106, -109.221392)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 47.87 km² (18.45 mi²), all land.
The city is approximately 6759 feet (2060 m) above sea level. There are not many people.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 18,708 people, 7,348 households, and 4,930 families residing in the city. The population density was 391.7/km² (1,014.4/mi²). There were 8,359 housing units at an average density of 175.0/km² (453.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.75% White, 1.07% African American, 0.86% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.05% from other races, and 2.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.96% of the population.
There were 7,348 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,584, and the median income for a family was $51,539. Males had a median income of $44,809 versus $22,609 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,396. About 6.4% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Trivia
Rock Springs was referenced by Marc Roberge, lead singer of the American rock group O.A.R., in their 2003 song Coalminer.
The city was named Rock Springs for the natural springs that used to have water that flowed through rocks located in the vicinity of Springs Drive
[edit] External links
- City of Rock Springs
- Rock Springs Photos (from Wyoming Tales and Trails)
- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner
- Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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