Alpine (Wyoming)

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Alpine
Alpine, Wyoming - panoramio (1) .jpg
Location in Wyoming
Lincoln County Wyoming Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Alpine Highlighted 5601695.svg
Basic data
State : United States
State : Wyoming
County : Lincoln County
Coordinates : 43 ° 10 ′  N , 111 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 10 ′  N , 111 ° 1 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 828 (as of 2010)
Population density : 457.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 1.81 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 1717 m
Postal code : 83128
Area code : +1 307
FIPS : 56-01695
GNIS ID : 1597727
Website : www.alpinewy.org

Alpine is a town in Lincoln County in the US state of Wyoming .

location

Alpine is located on the western border of Wyoming and in the north of Lincoln County about 150 north of County Seat Kemmerer at an altitude of 1717 m at the southern end of the Snake River Canyon (Wyoming) where the Snake River flows into the Palisades Dam . In the district of Alpine Junction, the US Highways 26 and 89, which run together through the Snake River Canyon, separate from each other. The US Highway 26 runs along the dam to the north, while the US Highway 89 leads south. Between 1948 and 1951, Alpine was the western end of US 26.

The city has an area of ​​1.81 km², excluding land.

Demographics

According to the United States Census 2010 , Alpine had 828 inhabitants, of which 441 were men and 387 women. 189 inhabitants were under 20 years old, 48 over 65.

Web links

Commons : Alpine, Wyoming  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Alpine. In: Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved January 15, 2019 (American English).
  2. US Gazetteer files 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Alpine town, Wyoming. In: American FactFinder. US Census Bureau, accessed January 15, 2019 .