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Like most western towns, 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: coal mines, Sheridan College, public schools, Veterans Administration Hospital, coal bed methane extraction, archaeology and engineering firms relating to methane |
Like most western towns, 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: coal mines, Sheridan College, public schools, Veterans Administration Hospital, coal bed methane extraction, archaeology and engineering firms relating to methane extraction, Sheridan Memorial Hospital, Walmart, EMIT Technologies, banking, law firms; city, county, and state government; real estate, hospitality, Wyoming Sawmills, Burlington Northern Railroad, dude ranching, National Forest, retail, home construction, and a large number of small businesses, farms, and ranches. |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
Revision as of 02:50, 11 March 2007
Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 15,804 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sheridan CountyTemplate:GR.
Geography
Sheridan is located at 44°47′48″N 106°57′32″W / 44.79667°N 106.95889°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (44.796720, -106.958970)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.0 km² (8.5 mi²). 22.0 km² (8.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.24%) is water.
Economy
Like most western towns, 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: coal mines, Sheridan College, public schools, Veterans Administration Hospital, coal bed methane extraction, archaeology and engineering firms relating to methane extraction, Sheridan Memorial Hospital, Walmart, EMIT Technologies, banking, law firms; city, county, and state government; real estate, hospitality, Wyoming Sawmills, Burlington Northern Railroad, dude ranching, National Forest, retail, home construction, and a large number of small businesses, farms, and ranches.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 15,804 people, 7,005 households, and 4,062 families residing in the city. The population density was 718.7/km² (1,862.4/mi²). There were 7,413 housing units at an average density of 337.1/km² (873.6/mi²). 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.
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 population was spread out with 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.
Landmarks
Sheridan has several interesting sites to visit as a tourist:
- The Sheridan Inn - an Inn opened in 1893 with a rich history of notable guests and a good ghost story or two.
- Trail End - a mansion owned by Wyoming senator and rancher John Kendrick. Now a museum, of which much is still original.
- Kendrick Park - Includes ice cream shop, swimming pool, and an elk and buffalo conservatory
Trivia
- 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.
- According to a coalition of students and residents, the best time to visit Sheridan is between the middle of May and the second week in June. This is when most of the shrubbery and trees are a vibrant pink. Soon after this small window of time however the flora of the local area die off and leave the landscape a single shade of dull green.[citation needed] Those with a positive attitude insist it is more of a golden chestnut.
- In 1986, MTV ran a contest in which the grand prize was for the world premiere of Prince's movie Under The Cherry Moon, including an appearance by Prince himself, to be held in the winner's hometown. The winner was a Sheridan resident. The town's small size and rural setting made for interesting logistic issues that organizers of the event had to face. One of the most glaring issues was the fact that Sheridan had no limousines anywhere in town at the time; organizers resorted to using school buses to ferry celebrity guests to the premiere.
- 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.[1]
- Several scenes of the 2006 film Flicka were filmed on location in Sheridan.
- Every summer in the second week of July, Sheridan hosts the Sheridan, Wyoming Rodeo. During 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. A polo game is held on the last day of Rodeo Week.
Notable current and former residents
- Robyn Johnson, Miss Wyoming USA 2007
- Elizabeth Swarthout, Miss Wyoming USA 1970
- Jack Swevello, Sheridan High School Computer Science Teacher
- Britta Lund, Miss Wyoming Teen USA 1991
- Russ Hart, Former baseball great from Laurel, Montana
- Bruce Hoffman- Former Sheridan College basketball coach has most wins for a coach in Junior College Basketball History.
Notable visitors
- Queen Elizabeth II-October, 1984
- Joe Dimaggio-Fished in the Big Horn Mountains with local guide Sam Mavrakis
- The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, pop music performer
- Bobby Knight- Famous College Basketball Coach for Texas Tech and Indiana visited on several occasions for golfing and fishing
- Buffalo Bill Cody
- Hannah and Brain Barnes, world class food scientists
- William Howard Taft-27th president stayed at the Sheridan Inn
- Actor Tommy Lee Jones came for the famous Sheridan Wyo Rodeo.
Local History Books
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External links
Footnotes
- ^ TWMag, p-28,
References
- True West Magazine, January/February 2007 issue, p-28
Jack Swevello, Sheridan High School Computer Science Teacher