Editing Kemmerer, Wyoming

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|name                     = Kemmerer, Wyoming
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|motto                    = "An Aquarium in Stone"

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'''Kemmerer''' is the largest city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Lincoln County, Wyoming]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> Its population was 2,415 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Explorer [[John C. Frémont]] discovered coal in the area during his second expedition in 1843. The [[Union Pacific Coal Company]] opened the first underground mine in 1881 after construction of the [[Oregon Short Line Railroad]] from Granger to Oregon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Historic Kemmerer |work=Wyoming Tales and Trails |url=http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/kemmerer.html |access-date=March 7, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060327033652/http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/kemmerer.html |archive-date=March 27, 2006 }}</ref>

Patrick J. Quealy (1857–1930) immigrated from [[Ireland]], founded Kemmerer as an "independent town" in 1897 when he was vice-president of the Kemmerer Coal Company, located {{convert|6|mi|km}} south of the original townsite.  He named the company and town after his financial backer, Pennsylvania coal magnate Mahlon S. Kemmerer (1843–1925). In 1950, the operation converted to strip mining and became the world's largest open pit coal mine. In 1980 the Kemmerer Coal Co. was sold to the [[Pittsburg & Midway Coal Company]], a subsidiary of the Westmorland Coal Company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maio |first=Pat |date=September 13, 2024 |title=Kemmerer Coal Mine Sold To Southern California Real Estate Company |url=https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/09/13/kemmerer-coal-mine-operation-sold-to-southern-california-real-estate-company/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Cowboy State Daily |language=en}}</ref> The pit remains in operation with an annual output of about 5 million [[short tons|tons]].

Quealy sold lots in the townsite rather than lease them, which permitted the establishment of independent businesses. The company's subsidiary, Frontier Supply Company, provided electricity by utilizing a used $1,150 generator acquired in Utah. In Wyoming, he and his wife became active in Democratic Party politics and in St. Patrick's Church, for which the company donated land.

Quealy was the founding president of the First National Bank, established in 1900. Kemmerer Savings Bank was founded in 1909.  Its president Asbury D. Hoskins was manager of the Blyth-Fargo-Hoskins Company, and was elected Wyoming state treasurer in 1919.

The [[J. C. Penney]] company store was founded in Kemmerer in 1902.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kemmerer.org/jcpenney/ |title=JCPenney Store / Home |publisher=City of Kemerer Wyoming |access-date=July 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715144605/http://kemmerer.org/jcpenney |archive-date=July 15, 2012 }}</ref>

[[TerraPower]] selected Kemmerer, Wyoming as the site for a 345 MWe reactor using a [[Molten-salt reactor|molten salt]] energy storage system. The reactor can temporarily boost output to 500 MWe, enabling the plant to integrate with renewable resources.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wang |first=Brian |date=2022-08-30 |title=Korea Invests in Bill Gates TerraPower |work= NextBigFuture.com |url=https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2022/08/korea-invests-in-bill-gates-terrapower.html |access-date=2022-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> 
In June 2024 the site broke ground, beginning preparation for the as-yet unapproved reactor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Jennifer |date=2024-06-10 |title=In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation |url=https://apnews.com/article/bill-gates-nuclear-terrapower-wyoming-climate-change-electricity-23176f33200b22b9ede7f4ccf4f2ec3b |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>  
It is estimated to cost $4 billion, with the DOE supplying half of that cost, and [[Bill Gates]] contributing $1 billion of his money.<ref name=NPR_2024-06-14 >{{ cite news | url=https://www.npr.org/2024/06/14/nx-s1-5002007/bill-gates-nuclear-power-artificial-intelligence | title=Bill Gates is going nuclear: How his latest project could power U.S. homes and AI | last1=Manuel | first1=Obed | last2=Innskeep | first2=Steve | work=[[NPR]] | date=2024-06-14 | quote=Gates has invested $1 billion into a nuclear power plant that broke ground in Kemmerer, Wyo., this week. The new facility, designed by the Gates-founded TerraPower, will be smaller than traditional fission nuclear power plants and, in theory, safer because it will use sodium instead of water to cool the reactor’s core. TerraPower estimates the plant could be built for up to $4 billion,... }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.81|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|7.80|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

The [[Fossil Butte National Monument]] is located 15 miles west of Kemmerer, on [[U.S. Route 30 in Wyoming|U.S. Highway 30]].

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Kemmerer has a [[warm-summer humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Kemmerer was {{convert|99|°F}} on July 12, 1990, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-39|°F}} on December 22, 1990.<ref name=NOWData/>

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|location = Kemmerer, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1990–present
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|Jan record high F = 48
|Feb record high F = 55
|Mar record high F = 69
|Apr record high F = 77
|May record high F = 86
|Jun record high F = 93
|Jul record high F = 99
|Aug record high F = 95
|Sep record high F = 91
|Oct record high F = 78
|Nov record high F = 68
|Dec record high F = 64

|Jan avg record high F = 42.2
|Feb avg record high F = 45.1
|Mar avg record high F = 56.6
|Apr avg record high F = 69.0
|May avg record high F = 76.5
|Jun avg record high F = 84.4
|Jul avg record high F = 89.1
|Aug avg record high F = 87.9
|Sep avg record high F = 82.9
|Oct avg record high F = 72.7
|Nov avg record high F = 57.8
|Dec avg record high F = 45.9
|year avg record high F = 89.3

|Jan high F = 31.0
|Feb high F = 33.6
|Mar high F = 42.5
|Apr high F = 52.2
|May high F = 62.8
|Jun high F = 73.4
|Jul high F = 82.8
|Aug high F = 81.1
|Sep high F = 71.6
|Oct high F = 57.4
|Nov high F = 42.1
|Dec high F = 31.4
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|Jan mean F = 16.6
|Feb mean F = 18.5
|Mar mean F = 27.8
|Apr mean F = 36.8
|May mean F = 46.7
|Jun mean F = 55.0
|Jul mean F = 62.7
|Aug mean F = 60.9
|Sep mean F = 52.0
|Oct mean F = 40.0
|Nov mean F = 27.4
|Dec mean F = 17.0
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 2.2
|Feb low F = 3.3
|Mar low F = 13.2
|Apr low F = 21.4
|May low F = 30.7
|Jun low F = 36.6
|Jul low F = 42.5
|Aug low F = 40.7
|Sep low F = 32.4
|Oct low F = 22.7
|Nov low F = 12.7
|Dec low F = 2.7
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|Jan avg record low F = -17.4
|Feb avg record low F = -16.2
|Mar avg record low F = -6.5
|Apr avg record low F = 9.5
|May avg record low F = 19.2
|Jun avg record low F = 27.3
|Jul avg record low F = 34.9
|Aug avg record low F = 32.0
|Sep avg record low F = 22.4
|Oct avg record low F = 9.2
|Nov avg record low F = -6.2
|Dec avg record low F = -17.4
|year avg record low F = -23.6

|Jan record low F = -30
|Feb record low F = -31
|Mar record low F = -25
|Apr record low F = -7
|May record low F = 11
|Jun record low F = 19
|Jul record low F = 28
|Aug record low F = 21
|Sep record low F = 17
|Oct record low F = -19
|Nov record low F = -25
|Dec record low F = -39

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.69
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.60
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.65
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.66
|May precipitation inch = 1.38
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.94
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.50
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.86
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.97
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.84
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.65
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.67
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 11.6
|Feb snow inch = 9.6
|Mar snow inch = 6.1
|Apr snow inch = 3.0
|May snow inch = 1.4
|Jun snow inch = 0.1
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.4
|Oct snow inch = 1.8
|Nov snow inch = 6.2
|Dec snow inch = 9.5
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.9
|Feb precipitation days = 4.2
|Mar precipitation days = 4.2
|Apr precipitation days = 4.4
|May precipitation days = 5.5
|Jun precipitation days = 4.0
|Jul precipitation days = 3.2
|Aug precipitation days = 3.5
|Sep precipitation days = 4.3
|Oct precipitation days = 4.3
|Nov precipitation days = 4.5
|Dec precipitation days = 5.5

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.2
|Feb snow days = 3.9
|Mar snow days = 2.7
|Apr snow days = 1.5
|May snow days = 0.7
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.2
|Oct snow days = 1.2
|Nov snow days = 3.4
|Dec snow days = 4.6

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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00485105&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
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|access-date = August 19, 2022
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
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|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = August 19, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1910 = 843
| 1920 = 1517
| 1930 = 1884
| 1940 = 2026
| 1950 = 1667
| 1960 = 2028
| 1970 = 2292
| 1980 = 3273
| 1990 = 3020
| 2000 = 2651
| 2010 = 2656
| 2020 = 2415
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 2393
| footnote = <ref>{{cite web |title = Historical Decennial Census Population for Wyoming Counties, Cities, and Towns|publisher = Wyoming Department of State / U.S. Census Bureau|url = http://eadiv.state.wy.us/demog_data/cntycity_hist.htm|access-date = June 30, 2008 }}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 2,415 people, 986 households, and 656 families in Kemmerer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Kemmerer%20city,%20Wyoming%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 309.6 per square mile (119.5/km{{sup|2}}). There were 1,229 housing units at an average density of 157.5 per square mile (60.8/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Kemmerer%20city,%20Wyoming%20dp1 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=US Census |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 91.39% (2,207) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (89.65% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.08% (2) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.79% (19) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.66% (16) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% (2) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 1.57% (38) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.42% (131) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Kemmerer%20city,%20Wyoming%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 5.55% (134) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Kemmerer%20city,%20Wyoming%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 986 households, 31.2% had children under the age of 18; 56.7% were married couples living together; 18.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 29.7% of households consisted of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.1 and the average family size was 3.3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Kemmerer%20city,%20Wyoming%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 20.1% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Kemmerer%20city,%20Wyoming%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

27.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 96.0 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $63,861 (with a margin of error of +/- $4,663). The median family income was $81,429 (+/- $17,525).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Kemmerer%20city,%20Wyoming%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $51,250 (+/- $14,109) versus $26,387 (+/- $2,541) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $35,114 (+/- $10,853).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Kemmerer%20city,%20Wyoming%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 2.0% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.0% of those under the age of 18 and 15.9% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Kemmerer%20city,%20Wyoming%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Kemmerer%20city,%20Wyoming%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 14, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,656 people, 1,078 households, and 704 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|340.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,265 housing units at an average density of {{convert|162.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.8% of the population.

There were 1,078 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.7% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the city was 38.2 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 30.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.2% male and 47.8% female.

==Economy==
[[File:Power plant seen from U.S. Highway 30 just west of Kemmerer, Wyoming.jpg|thumb|Naughton Power Plant]]

Naughton Power Plant is a 400 MW [[coal-fired power station]] supplemented by 380 MW gas,<ref>{{cite web |title=Naughton {{!}} Coal Plant in Kemmerer, WY |url=https://www.gridinfo.com/plant/naughton/4162 |website=www.gridinfo.com}}</ref> located on the southwest edge of Kemmerer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Richards |first=Heather |date=December 16, 2019 |title=With a declining market for its coal, a Wyoming town deals with something new: uncertainty |work=Casper Star Tribune |url=https://trib.com/business/energy/with-a-declining-market-for-its-coal-a-wyoming-town-deals-with-something-new-uncertainty/article_40caf7c8-9b95-55bf-a088-db6390c8c0b9.html}}</ref> The plant employs 230 people, and is scheduled to stop burning coal<ref>{{Cite news |last=Siegler |first=Kirk |last2=Scott |first2=Aaron |last3=McCoy |first3=Berly |date=March 24, 2022 |title=Can Nuclear Power Save A Struggling Coal Town? |language=en |work=NPR News {{!}} Short Wave |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/22/1088113080/can-nuclear-power-save-a-struggling-coal-town |access-date=March 28, 2022}}</ref> in 2026, and gas in 2036.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Gates’ TerraPower breaks ground on nuclear power project in Kemmerer, Wyoming |url=https://www.kuer.org/business-economy/2024-06-10/bill-gates-terrapower-breaks-ground-on-nuclear-power-project-in-kemmerer-wyoming |website=KUER |language=en |date=10 June 2024}}</ref>

In 2021, [[TerraPower]] announced it would open a [[Sodium-cooled fast reactor|sodium-cooled nuclear power plant]] in Kemmerer in 2028, at an estimated cost of $4 billion.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pollack |first=Nicole |date=May 5, 2023 |title=Bill Gates introduces himself to Kemmerer, Wyoming |url=https://trib.com/business/energy/bill-gates-introduces-himself-to-kemmerer-wyoming/article_bcafa876-eb9e-11ed-b583-4365e8a5a6e1.html |access-date=May 6, 2023 |work=Casper Star-Tribune Online |language=en}}</ref> The company plans to employ workers from Naughton Power Plant,<ref name="AP">{{cite news | last1 = McCombs | first1 = Brady | last2 = Gruver | first2 = Mead | date = January 18, 2022 | title = In tiny Wyoming town, Bill Gates bets big on nuclear power | url = https://apnews.com/article/climate-technology-business-wyoming-bill-gates-19a36eb0bd65e0999d26c0cc122f6158 | work = Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bleizeffer |first=Dustin |date=June 10, 2023 |title=From decline to boom, a Wyoming community struggles to transition |url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/from-decline-to-boom-a-wyoming-community-struggles-to-transition/article_71239ab8-06fe-11ee-9998-3bac414584cf.html |access-date=June 11, 2023 |website=WyoFile |language=en |agency=Wyoming News Exchange}}</ref> and started clearing the site in 2024 to be ready for construction if/when a license is obtained from the [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]].<ref>{{cite press release|date=June 11, 2024 |title=TerraPower breaks ground on SMR project in Wyoming |url=https://www.ans.org/news/article-6107/terrapower-breaks-ground-on-smr-project-in-wyoming/ |publisher=Nuclear NewsWire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TerraPower, LLC -- Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 Application |url=https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/advanced/who-were-working-with/applicant-projects/terrapower.html |website=NRC Web |publisher=[[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]] |date=May 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=US SFR Owner, LLC.; Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1; Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/12/2024-12810/us-sfr-owner-llc-kemmerer-power-station-unit-1-notice-of-intent-to-conduct-scoping-process-and |website=Federal Register |language=en |date=12 June 2024}}</ref>

==Education==
Kemmerer is located within [[Lincoln County School District Number 1|Lincoln County School District #1]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st56_wy/schooldistrict_maps/c56023_lincoln/DC20SD_C56023.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lincoln County, WY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=2 (PDF p. 3/3)|access-date=2024-12-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st56_wy/schooldistrict_maps/c56023_lincoln/DC20SD_C56023_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> which includes Canyon Elementary School, New Frontier High School and [[Kemmerer High School]]. Teresa Chaulk is the Superintendent of Schools.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.lcsd1.k12.wy.us/|title= Lincoln County School District #1|publisher= Lincoln County School District #1|access-date=July 19, 2012}}</ref>

Kemmerer has a [[public library]], a branch of the Lincoln County Library System.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://publiclibraries.com/state/wyoming/ | title=Wyoming Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=June 13, 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[John Buck (baseball)|John Buck]] (born 1980), former [[MLB]] catcher
* [[Jerry Buss]] (1933–2013), owner of the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], lived in Kemmerer as a teenager
* [[William L. Carlisle]] (1890–1964), one of America's last [[train robber]]s, lived in Kemmerer after his release from prison in 1936
* [[Edgar Herschler]] (1918–1990), [[List of Governors of Wyoming|governor]] of Wyoming from 1975 to 1986
* [[James Cash Penney]] (1875–1971), founder of the [[JCPenney|J.C. Penney]] chain of stores
* [[Mollie Hemingway]] (c. 1974), journalist, was raised in Kemmerer
* [[Nancy F. Peternal]], state legislator

==See also==
* [[Fossil Butte National Monument]]
* [[Kemmerer Municipal Airport]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.kemmerer.org/ City of Kemmerer]
* [http://www.kemmererchamber.com/ Kemmerer Chamber of Commerce]

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