Editing Pavillion, Wyoming

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|official_name            = Pavillion, Wyoming
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|population_est           = 284
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|population_total         = 231
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|postal_code              = 82523
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'''{{not a typo|Pavillion}}''' is a town in [[Fremont County, Wyoming]], United States.  The population was 231 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].

==History==
===Fracking and water quality===
In 2008, rural residents five miles east-northeast of {{not a typo|Pavillion}} complained of discolored water, foul smells and illness that they suspected was due to fracking, and the EPA opened an investigation.<ref name="propub">Abrahm Lustgarten, [https://www.propublica.org/article/feds-warn-residents-near-wyoming-gas-drilling-sites-not-to-drink-their-wate "Feds Warn Residents Near Wyoming Gas Drilling Sites Not to Drink Their Water"] ProPublica (September 1, 2010). Retrieved May 19, 2011</ref><ref name="propub-nk">Nicholas Kusnetz, [https://www.propublica.org/article/wyoming-fracking-rules-would-disclose-drilling-chemicals "Wyoming Fracking Rules Would Disclose Drilling Chemicals"] ProPublica (September 14, 2010). Retrieved May 19, 2011</ref> In 2010, the EPA investigators warned the affected rural residents not to drink their water after finding [[benzene]], [[naphthalene]], [[phenols]], and metals in the water and recommended that the affected rural residents use fans while bathing or washing clothes to avoid the risk of explosion.<ref name="propub-nk" /><ref>[http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/wy/pavillion/ "Groundwater Investigation Pavillion."] ''EPA''.</ref> As of September 2012 testing and discussion about the results was still ongoing.<ref>Mark Drajem for Bloomberg News. September 27, 2012  [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-26/diesel-compounds-found-in-water-near-wyoming-fracking-site-2-.html Diesel in Water Near Fracking Confirms EPA Tests Wyoming Disputes]</ref><ref>EPA Office Website [http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/wy/pavillion/ Groundwater Investigation: Pavillion]</ref> Eventually, in 2016, a study confirmed that chemicals used in fracking impact drinking water that is generated from wells.<ref>{{cite journal|author=DiGuilio DC, Jackson RB |title=Impact to Underground Sources of Drinking Water and Domestic Wells from Production Well Stimulation and Completion Practices in the Pavillion, Wyoming, Field |journal=Environmental Science and Technology |volume = 50|issue = 8|pages = 4524–4536|date=March 29, 2016| doi=10.1021/acs.est.5b04970|pmid = 27022977|bibcode=2016EnST...50.4524D }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.21|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Pavillion has a [[cold semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Pavillion was {{convert|102|°F}} on June 29, 1919, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-42|°F}} on December 19, 1924.<ref name=NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Pavillion, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1919–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 63
|Feb record high F = 70
|Mar record high F = 76
|Apr record high F = 84
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 84
|Nov record high F = 72
|Dec record high F = 65

|Jan avg record high F = 51.1
|Feb avg record high F = 54.7
|Mar avg record high F = 65.4
|Apr avg record high F = 74.7
|May avg record high F = 82.3
|Jun avg record high F = 89.9
|Jul avg record high F = 94.1
|Aug avg record high F = 92.2
|Sep avg record high F = 87.0
|Oct avg record high F = 75.9
|Nov avg record high F = 61.1
|Dec avg record high F = 52.5
|year avg record high F = 94.7

|Jan high F = 33.5
|Feb high F = 37.8
|Mar high F = 50.2
|Apr high F = 57.9
|May high F = 67.0
|Jun high F = 77.6
|Jul high F = 85.8
|Aug high F = 83.2
|Sep high F = 73.7
|Oct high F = 59.0
|Nov high F = 43.8
|Dec high F = 32.6
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|Jan mean F = 21.7
|Feb mean F = 25.6
|Mar mean F = 36.8
|Apr mean F = 44.4
|May mean F = 53.5
|Jun mean F = 62.4
|Jul mean F = 70.3
|Aug mean F = 68.1
|Sep mean F = 58.8
|Oct mean F = 45.5
|Nov mean F = 31.4
|Dec mean F = 21.0
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 9.9
|Feb low F = 13.5
|Mar low F = 23.4
|Apr low F = 30.8
|May low F = 40.0
|Jun low F = 47.7
|Jul low F = 54.7
|Aug low F = 52.9
|Sep low F = 44.0
|Oct low F = 32.0
|Nov low F = 19.1
|Dec low F = 9.4
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -11.0
|Feb avg record low F = -6.3
|Mar avg record low F = -5.9
|Apr avg record low F = 17.1
|May avg record low F = 26.3
|Jun avg record low F = 36.4
|Jul avg record low F = 46.2
|Aug avg record low F = 42.9
|Sep avg record low F = 31.4
|Oct avg record low F = 15.8
|Nov avg record low F = 0.2
|Dec avg record low F = -10.5
|year avg record low F = -16.7

|Jan record low F = -38
|Feb record low F = -39
|Mar record low F = -20
|Apr record low F = -13
|May record low F = 17
|Jun record low F = 25
|Jul record low F = 35
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 15
|Oct record low F = -10
|Nov record low F = -22
|Dec record low F = -42

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.27
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.28
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.43
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.07
|May precipitation inch = 2.09
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.14
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.73
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.56
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.87
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.74
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.35
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.28
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 4.1
|Feb snow inch = 4.7
|Mar snow inch = 3.6
|Apr snow inch = 4.9
|May snow inch = 0.4
|Jun snow inch = 0.2
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.3
|Oct snow inch = 1.9
|Nov snow inch = 3.4
|Dec snow inch = 4.9
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|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 2.0
|Feb precipitation days = 1.9
|Mar precipitation days = 2.4
|Apr precipitation days = 4.3
|May precipitation days = 5.8
|Jun precipitation days = 3.9
|Jul precipitation days = 3.2
|Aug precipitation days = 3.4
|Sep precipitation days = 3.1
|Oct precipitation days = 2.8
|Nov precipitation days = 2.1
|Dec precipitation days = 2.4

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.8
|Feb snow days = 1.8
|Mar snow days = 1.7
|Apr snow days = 1.3
|May snow days = 0.3
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.1
|Oct snow days = 0.6
|Nov snow days = 1.6
|Dec snow days = 2.0

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00487115&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access
|access-date = August 20, 2022
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=riw
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = August 20, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 176
|1950= 241
|1960= 190
|1970= 181
|1980= 287
|1990= 126
|2000= 165
|2010= 231
|2020= 230
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 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=March 23, 2025}}</ref> of 2020, there were 230 people and 92 households in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1150.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 110 housing units at an average density of {{convert|550|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 90.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 9.6% 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 92 households, of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13% had a male householder with no wife present. 13% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.58.

The median age in the town was 47.2 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 67% were 21 years or older; and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50% male and 50% female.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,000, and the median income for a family was $58,333. 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.6% of those 65 or over. The employment rate was 43.9%.

38.6% of the population aged 25 and older held a high school diploma. 25.9% had some college but no degree, while 10.7% held an associate's degree, 13.7% held a bachelor's degree, and 3% held a graduate or professional degree.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov" /> of 2010, there were 231 people, 95 households, and 64 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1100.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 108 housing units at an average density of {{convert|514.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.6% of the population.

There were 95 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the town was 42.3 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 165 people, 77 households, and 50 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 861.2 people per square mile (335.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 464.5 per square mile (180.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 93.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.82% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.42% of the population.

There were 77 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $19,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,790. About 3.3% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen and 7.1% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education in the town of {{not a typo|Pavillion}} is administered by [[Fremont County School District Number 6|Fremont County School District #6]]. Zoned campuses include Wind River Elementary School (grades K–5) and [[Wind River Middle/High School]] (grades 6–12).

==Notable people==
*[[Matthew Fox]], actor<ref>{{cite web | url=https://trib.com/features/range/lost-and-fox/article_4568f702-d027-52d3-84fd-f1c083b1c683.html | title=Lost and Fox }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Fremont County, Wyoming}}

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[[Category:Towns in Fremont County, Wyoming]]
[[Category:Towns in Wyoming]]