Kemmerer
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| Location in Wyoming | |||
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| Foundation : | 1897 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wyoming | ||
| County : | Lincoln County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 47 ′ N , 110 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,561 (as of July 1, 2004) | ||
| Population density : | 134.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 19.1 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 19.1 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 2118 m | ||
| Postal code : | 83101 | ||
| Area code : | +1 307 | ||
| FIPS : | 56-42005 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1590317 | ||
| Website : | www.kemmerer.org | ||
| Mayor : | David Fagnant | ||
The JCPenney founding business , founded in 1902.
Kemmerer is a place in Lincoln County in the US state Wyoming and also the seat of the county administration ( County Seat ).
history
Patrick J. Quealy, Vice President of a company that mined coal in the area, founded Kemmerer as an independent town in 1897 and named the town after the company's founder, Mahlon S. Kemmerer.
Demographics
age structure
- under 18 years = 28.40%
- from 18 to 24 years = 7.10%
- from 25 to 44 years = 28.00%
- from 45 to 64 years = 25.70%
- over 65 years = 10.80%
The average age is 38 years.
Sons and daughters of the place
- Richard T. Hanna (1914–2001), politician
- Edgar Herschler (1918–1990), politician
Web links
Commons : Kemmerer, Wyoming - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
