Editing Pine Bluffs, Wyoming

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Pine Bluffs, Wyoming
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|nickname                 = Title Town 
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|image_skyline            = A curious old building that straddles the Nebraska-Wyoming border in Pine Bluffs, a small farming community that's 90 percent in Laramie County, Wyoming LCCN2015632941.tif
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|image_caption            = On the Wyoming-Nebraska border
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|map_caption              = Location of Pine Bluffs in Laramie County, Wyoming.
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Wyoming]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Wyoming|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Laramie County, Wyoming|Laramie]]
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|area_total_km2           = 8.35
|area_land_km2            = 8.35
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.22
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.22
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_est           = 1159
|pop_est_as_of            = 2019
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|population_total         = 1129
|population_density_km2   = 138.79
|population_density_sq_mi = 359.49
|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
|utc_offset               = -7
|timezone_DST             = MDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -6
|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 1539
|elevation_ft             = 5049
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 82082
|area_code                = [[Area code 307|307]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 56-61435<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1609139<ref name="GR3">{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2007 |title=US Board on Geographic Names |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://pinebluffswy.gov/}}
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}}

'''Pine Bluffs''' is a town in eastern [[Laramie County, Wyoming|Laramie County]], [[Wyoming]], United States. It is located on the county's border with [[Nebraska]]. Pine Bluffs is part of the [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]], [[Cheyenne metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,129 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Pine Bluffs town, Wyoming |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=April 2, 2012 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> It was first known as Rock Ranch, but the name was changed by railroad officials for the pines on the nearby bluffs.

==History==
[[File:Pine Bluffs, Wyoming (1868).jpg|thumb|left|Pine Bluffs, 1868]]

The first gas station in Pine Bluffs was built by politician [[William H. Harrison (Wyoming politician)|William Henry Harrison]] and A. E. Carlstrum.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 29, 1991 |title=William 'Bill' Henry Harrison |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50434986/casper-star-tribune/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507172612/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50434986/casper-star-tribune/ |archive-date=May 7, 2020 |work=Casper Star-Tribune |page=14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> On October 17, 1956, the [[Wyoming Public Service Commission]] authorized [[William Henry Harrison III]] to build and operate a community television system in the town.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 19, 1956 |title=Television System for Pine Bluffs Authorized |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50799244/casper-morning-star/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200512165843/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50799244/casper-morning-star/ |archive-date=May 12, 2020 |work=Casper Morning Star |page=17 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

In July 2016, Pine Bluffs was battered by a severe hailstorm, causing widespread damage. The Wyoming National Guard was called in to deal with the damage.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Becky Orr |title=Golf ball-sized hail pounds Pine Bluffs |url=http://www.wyomingnews.com/news/golf-ball-sized-hail-pounds-pine-bluffs/article_1f700bf8-5552-11e6-851d-f7ac7126e75d.html |access-date=January 9, 2018 |work=[[Wyoming Tribune Eagle]]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.22|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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |access-date=December 14, 2012 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The eastern city limits border the state line with [[Nebraska]].

Pine Bluffs experiences a [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''[[Semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates|''BSk'']]'').

{{Weather box
| location = Pine Bluffs
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 70
| Feb record high F = 75
| Mar record high F = 85
| Apr record high F = 91
| May record high F = 97
| Jun record high F = 105
| Jul record high F = 109
| Aug record high F = 104
| Sep record high F = 101
| Oct record high F = 91
| Nov record high F = 82
| Dec record high F = 74
| year record high F = 109
| Jan high F = 39
| Feb high F = 43
| Mar high F = 49
| Apr high F = 58
| May high F = 68
| Jun high F = 80
| Jul high F = 87
| Aug high F = 85
| Sep high F = 75
| Oct high F = 63
| Nov high F = 48
| Dec high F = 40
| year high F = 
| Jan low F = 12
| Feb low F = 16
| Mar low F = 23
| Apr low F = 30
| May low F = 40
| Jun low F = 49
| Jul low F = 54
| Aug low F = 53
| Sep low F = 43
| Oct low F = 32
| Nov low F = 20
| Dec low F = 13
| year low F = 
| Jan record low F = −34
| Feb record low F = −31
| Mar record low F = −21
| Apr record low F = −3
| May record low F = 18
| Jun record low F = 26
| Jul record low F = 32
| Aug record low F = 34
| Sep record low F = 6
| Oct record low F = −4
| Nov record low F = −17
| Dec record low F = −38
| year record low F = −38
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.44
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.28
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.12
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.59
| May precipitation inch = 2.44
| Jun precipitation inch = 2.26
| Jul precipitation inch = 2.51
| Aug precipitation inch = 2.05
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.28
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.67
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.55
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.40
| year precipitation inch = 15.59
| source 1 = [[Weather.com]]<ref name="climate">{{Cite web |title=Pine Bluffs, WY Monthly Weather Forecast |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/monthly/USWY0133 |access-date=January 9, 2018 |website=Weather.com}}</ref>
| date = August 2010
| source = 
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 246
|1920= 618
|1930= 670
|1940= 771
|1950= 846
|1960= 1121
|1970= 937
|1980= 1077
|1990= 1054
|2000= 1153
|2010= 1129
|estyear=2019
|estimate=1159
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{Cite web |date=May 24, 2020 |title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html |access-date=May 27, 2020 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{Cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=June 4, 2015 |publisher=Census.gov}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=December 14, 2012 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,129 people, 476 households, and 314 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|350.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 532 housing units at an average density of {{convert|165.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.1% of the population.

There were 476 households, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the town was 42.6 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 28.7% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,153 people, 482 households, and 332 families residing in the town. The population density was 357.4 people per square mile (137.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 517 housing units at an average density of 160.3 per square mile (61.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 95.92% White, 0.17% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 1.82% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.85% of the population.

There were 482 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,152, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $30,078 versus $20,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,525. About 7.3% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education in the town of Pine Bluffs is provided by [[Laramie County School District Number 2|Laramie County School District #2]]. Schools serving the town include Pine Bluffs Elementary School (grades K–6) and [[Pine Bluffs Junior/Senior High School]] (grades 7–12).

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

==Notable people==

*[[William H. Harrison (Wyoming politician)|William Henry Harrison]] (1894–1991), state representative, mayor

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://pinebluffswy.gov/ Town of Pine Bluffs official website]
* [http://pluto.state.wy.us:8080/awweb/guest.jsp?smd=2&nn=Pine&20Bluffs&nt=browse6&snt=browse6&cl=library2_lib Pine Bluffs newspapers in the Wyoming Newspaper Project]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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