Editing Rawlins, Wyoming

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|population_est           = 7,968
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|population_total         = 8221
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'''Rawlins''' is a city in [[Carbon County, Wyoming]], United States. The population was 8,221 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]]. It is the [[county seat]] of Carbon County.<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}}</ref> It was named for [[Union Army|Union]] General [[John Aaron Rawlins]], who camped in the locality in 1867.<ref>Stewart, George R. (1970) ''American Place-Names'', p. 401, New York, NY: Oxford University Press. The city is known as the only Wyoming county seat to originally be a part of the Republic of Texas before the area was given to the various territories in 1850.</ref>

==Demographics==
[[File:"Officers quarters at Ft. Rawlins, Wyoming, May 7, 1877." Two men and a woman holding a baby sit in front of the crude structure - NARA - 531107.gif|thumb|left|"Officers quarters at Ft. Rawlins, Wyoming, May 7, 1877."]]
[[File:Rochelle Ranch Golf Course.jpg|thumb|left|The Rochelle Ranch Golf Course in Rawlins, Wyoming.]]
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 612
| 1880 = 1451
| 1890 = 2235
| 1900 = 2317
| 1910 = 4256
| 1920 = 3969
| 1930 = 4868
| 1940 = 5531
| 1950 = 7415
| 1960 = 8968
| 1970 = 7855
| 1980 = 11547
| 1990 = 9380
| 2000 = 8538
| 2010 = 9259
| 2020 = 8221
| estyear = 2025
| estimate = 7968
| estref = 
| 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>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 9,259 people, 3,443 households, and 2,206 families living in the city.<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> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1123.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,960 housing units at an average density of {{convert|480.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 24.3% of the population.

There were 3,443 households, of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the city was 34.3 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 9.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 54.7% male and 45.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 8,538 people, 3,320 households, and 2,237 families living in the city. The population density was 1,153.4 people per square mile (445.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 3,860 housing units at an average density of 521.4 per square mile (201.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 85.86% White, 0.81% African American, 1.46% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.05% of the population.

There were 3,320 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,600, and the median income for a family was $42,137. Males had a median income of $33,179 versus $22,580 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,887. About 10.4% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Geography==
Rawlins is located in Carbon County at {{Coord|41|47|25|N|107|14|3|W|type:city}} (41.790397, -107.234297).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.28|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|8.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref> The city is approximately 6800 feet (2073 m) above sea level.

=== Climate ===
Rawlins' climate is [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''[[Semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates|''BSk'']]'').

{{Weather box
|location = [[Rawlins Municipal Airport]], Wyoming (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present) 
|single line = Y
|width = auto
| Jan record high F = 56
| Feb record high F = 58
| Mar record high F = 73
| Apr record high F = 79
| May record high F = 88
| Jun record high F = 97
| Jul record high F = 98
| Aug record high F = 98
| Sep record high F = 95
| Oct record high F = 81
| Nov record high F = 70
| Dec record high F = 60
| year record high F = 98

|Jan avg record high F = 45.5
|Feb avg record high F = 48.6
|Mar avg record high F = 60.2
|Apr avg record high F = 72.0
|May avg record high F = 80.4
|Jun avg record high F = 89.5
|Jul avg record high F = 93.7
|Aug avg record high F = 91.5
|Sep avg record high F = 86.3
|Oct avg record high F = 74.7
|Nov avg record high F = 59.7
|Dec avg record high F = 47.7
|year avg record high F = 94.4

| Jan high F = 31.5
| Feb high F = 33.9
| Mar high F = 45.1
| Apr high F = 53.5
| May high F = 64.2
| Jun high F = 76.6
| Jul high F = 85.1
| Aug high F = 82.6
| Sep high F = 72.3
| Oct high F = 56.8
| Nov high F = 41.8
| Dec high F = 31.3
| year high F = 56.2
| Jan mean F = 22.3
| Feb mean F = 24.2
| Mar mean F = 33.6
| Apr mean F = 40.4
| May mean F = 49.8
| Jun mean F = 59.9
| Jul mean F = 67.9
| Aug mean F = 65.8
| Sep mean F = 56.5
| Oct mean F = 43.6
| Nov mean F = 31.3
| Dec mean F = 22.1
| year mean F = 43.1
| Jan low F = 13.2
| Feb low F = 14.5
| Mar low F = 22.0
| Apr low F = 27.3
| May low F = 35.5
| Jun low F = 43.2
| Jul low F = 50.8
| Aug low F = 49.1
| Sep low F = 40.7
| Oct low F = 30.4
| Nov low F = 20.8
| Dec low F = 12.8
| year low F = 30.0

|Jan avg record low F = -12.1
|Feb avg record low F = -9.2
|Mar avg record low F = 1.4
|Apr avg record low F = 12.1
|May avg record low F = 22.1
|Jun avg record low F = 32.8
|Jul avg record low F = 41.4
|Aug avg record low F = 38.3
|Sep avg record low F = 26.5
|Oct avg record low F = 11.6
|Nov avg record low F = -0.5
|Dec avg record low F = -9.9
|year avg record low F = -19.6

| Jan record low F = −36
| Feb record low F = −36
| Mar record low F = −21
| Apr record low F = -11
| May record low F = 10
| Jun record low F = 21
| Jul record low F = 32
| Aug record low F = 28
| Sep record low F = 8
| Oct record low F = −20
| Nov record low F = −24
| Dec record low F = −35
| year record low F = −36
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.42
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.48
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.66
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.26
| May precipitation inch = 1.46
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.87
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.72
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.73
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.89
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.68
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.47
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.40
| year precipitation inch = 9.04
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 5.5
| Feb precipitation days = 6.1
| Mar precipitation days = 6.8
| Apr precipitation days = 10.0
| May precipitation days = 10.1
| Jun precipitation days = 6.6
| Jul precipitation days = 5.7
| Aug precipitation days = 6.2
| Sep precipitation days = 6.4
| Oct precipitation days = 6.8
| Nov precipitation days = 5.9
| Dec precipitation days = 6.0
| year precipitation days = 82.1

|Jan snow inch = 8.0
|Feb snow inch = 8.2
|Mar snow inch = 8.2
|Apr snow inch = 7.6
|May snow inch = 1.7
|Jun snow inch = 0.2
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 1.1
|Oct snow inch = 3.5
|Nov snow inch = 8.1
|Dec snow inch = 7.5
|year snow inch = 

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 6.7
|Feb snow days = 6.6
|Mar snow days = 7.1
|Apr snow days = 5.5
|May snow days = 1.3
|Jun snow days = 0.1
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.5
|Oct snow days = 2.2
|Nov snow days = 5.6
|Dec snow days = 6.9

|source 1 = [[NOAA]] (snow, snow days 1951&ndash;2000)<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web 
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=cys
| title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = December 10, 2021}}</ref><ref name = NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00024057&format=pdf
| title = Station: Rawlins Muni AP, WY
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = December 10, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[Wyoming Department of Corrections]] [[Wyoming State Penitentiary]] is located in Rawlins.<ref>"[http://doc.state.wy.us/doc/contactinstitutions.html Contact Institutions]." [[Wyoming Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.</ref> The facility was operated by the [[Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform]] until that agency was dissolved as a result of a state constitutional amendment passed in November 1990.<ref name="CorrectionsHist">"[http://doc.state.wy.us/about/index.html About the Department of Corrections]." [[Wyoming Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.</ref>
[[File:Rawlins Jail.JPG|thumb|Wyoming Frontier Prison, operational from 1901 until 1981]]
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Rawlins Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/rawlins-106-5th-st-rawlins-wy-1378860 Post Office Location - RAWLINS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114001734/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/rawlins-106-5th-st-rawlins-wy-1378860 |date=2012-01-14 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.</ref>

==Education==
Residents are zoned to schools in the [[Carbon County School District Number 1|Carbon County School District#1]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st56_wy/schooldistrict_maps/c56007_carbon/DC20SD_C56007.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Carbon County, WY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-05}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st56_wy/schooldistrict_maps/c56007_carbon/DC20SD_C56007_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

All residents are zoned to Rawlins Elementary School (elementary students formerly went to either Pershing, Mountain View, Sunny Side, or Highlands Hills Elementary School), Rawlins Middle School and [[Rawlins High School]] (rebuilt in 2015); Rawlins also offers an alternative school, the Carbon County Co-operative High School.

[[Western Wyoming Community College]] also offers outreach programs through the Carbon County Higher Education Center. The main campus is housed in the former Sunny Side Elementary School building.

Rawlins has a [[public library]], a branch of the Carbon 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>

==Media==
Rawlins is served by one print newspaper, the ''Rawlins Daily Times''.

The town's two radio stations, [[KRAL]] and [[KIQZ]] have both been silent for some time. The stations are owned by Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc. Sources connected to the FCC say, "...that any station owned or operated by Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting will "not likely" have their licenses renewed once they expire, due to the history of "past violations and cavalier attitude(s) towards following and maintaining" rules and regulations, and that this and other Mt. Rushmore stations could have their broadcasting rights taken away "at almost any moment." In early 2015, it was reported that staff had unexpectedly resigned, and there was difficulty finding new employees.

==Transportation==

===Highways===

'''[[Interstate highways]]:'''

[[Image:I-80.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80 (Wyoming)|I-80]]
* East–west interstate running from [[New York City]] to [[San Francisco]]. I-80 runs through the south side of Rawlins, leading east {{convert|99|mi}} to [[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie]] and west {{convert|108|mi}} to [[Rock Springs, Wyoming|Rock Springs]]. The [[Interstate 80 Business (Rawlins, Wyoming)|I-80 business loop]] runs through the center of Rawlins, following Cedar Street before turning north onto Third Street, and then west onto Spruce Street.

'''[[U.S. highways]]:'''

[[File:US 30.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 30 (Wyoming)|US 30]]
* Runs concurrent with I-80. The US-30 business loop also runs concurrent with the I-80 business loop.

[[File:US 287.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 287 (Wyoming)|US 287]]
* Runs through Rawlins on east Cedar Street before moving north onto North Higley Boulevard (the 287 bypass). Leads northwest {{convert|125|mi}} to [[Lander, Wyoming|Lander]] and east with I-80 to Laramie.

'''[[State highways in Wyoming|Wyoming state highways]]:'''

[[Image:WY-71.svg|22px]] [[Wyoming Highway 71|WYO 71]]
* Starts at CR401 near Teton Reservoir and travels through southern parts of Rawlins until ending at Wyoming 78 near I-80 exit 214.

[[Image:WY-78.svg|22px]] [[Wyoming Highway 78|WYO 78]]
* Wyoming Highway 78, also known as South Higley Boulevard, begins at the Wyoming State Penitentiary south of Rawlins, until ending at Wyoming 71 near I-80 exit 214.

[[Image:WY-789.svg|22px]] [[Wyoming Highway 789|WYO 789]]
* Runs concurrent with the I-80 business loop via Spruce Street before turning north on Third Street. Wyoming 789 meets US 287 north of town, where it runs concurrent with this highway.

===Scheduled bus service===
Scheduled bus service is offered by [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound Bus Lines]].

===Airport===
The city of Rawlins is served by [[Rawlins Municipal Airport]] (Harvey Field).

===Railroads===
The [[Union Pacific Railroad]] provides freight service to Rawlins. Amtrak's [[Pioneer_(train)|Pioneer]] served the city from 1991 through 1997. While there is a proposal to re-start the service as of Jan 2024,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/02/20/wyoming-would-get-three-passenger-rail-routes-in-federal-proposal/ | title=New Federal Railroad Proposal Would Run Three Passenger Rail Routes… }}</ref> there is currently no scheduled passenger rail service.

=== Continental Divide Trail ===
Rawlins is located along the 3,100 mile long path of the [[Continental Divide Trail|Continental Divide National Scenic Trail]].

=="Rawlins Red"==
"Rawlins Red" is a red pigment containing [[hematite]], an oxide of iron that was mined near Rawlins. Paint containing Rawlins Red has anti-rust properties and is thought to have been used as the original paint on the [[Brooklyn Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/true_cover_up_brooklyn_bridge_paint_OAD0sR49ATyRfLwvkUggRN |author=Gary Buiso, [[New York Post]] |title=A True Cover Up. Brooklyn Bridge Paint Job Glosses over History |date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=October 23, 2010}}</ref>

==Republic of Texas==
Rawlins displays a historical marker denoting the northernmost border of the [[Republic of Texas]], which claimed land as far north as Carbon County. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Erku |first=Ray K.  |date=August 16, 2018 |title=Northern boundary of the Republic of Texas honored by City of Rawlins, Carbon County and Wyoming |url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/northern-boundary-of-the-republic-of-texas-honored-by-city-of-rawlins-carbon-county-and/article_0433aa99-d708-5121-b5c0-b0b00a223a1a.html |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=Rawlins Times}}</ref>

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
* [[William L. Carlisle]] (1890–1964), one of America's last [[train robber]]s, imprisoned in [[Wyoming State Penitentiary]]<ref name=Morelos>[http://www.wyomingfrontierprison.org/docs/billcarlisle.pdf Morelos, Kathie ''Bill Carlisle'' on the 'Wyoming Frontier Prison' website]</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Train Robber's Term Reduced|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19321231&id=SR4bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N0sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4887,840131|access-date=March 8, 2013|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=December 31, 1932}}</ref>
* [[Jesse Garcia]] (born 1982), actor who starred in ''[[Quinceañera (film)|Quinceañera]]''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1883803/|title= Jesse Garcia|publisher= IMDb|access-date= October 30, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Big Nose George]] (1834–1881), [[Wild West]] outlaw hanged by a [[Lynching|lynch mob]] in Rawlins 
* [[Lillian Heath]] (1865–1962), the first female doctor in [[Wyoming]]; she was given the cap of Big Nose George's skull at his autopsy<ref>[https://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_354.html Dr. Lillian Heath Nelson], [[National Institutes of Health]]. Accessed June 8, 2010.</ref>
* [[John J. Hickey]] (1911–1970), [[U.S. senator]] from Wyoming and [[List of Governors of Wyoming|governor of Wyoming]]<ref>{{cite dictionary|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000561|title= HICKEY, John Joseph, (1911 - 1970)
|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date= October 30, 2012}}</ref>
* Cindy Hill (born 1962), Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2011, spent her sixth grade in school in Rawlins<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wyomingfamilycoalition.org/superintendent_of_public_instruction|title=Superintendent of Public Instruction|publisher=wyomingfamilycoalition.org|access-date=July 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208164859/http://wyomingfamilycoalition.org/superintendent_of_public_instruction|archive-date=December 8, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Mike Lansing]] (born 1968), professional baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lansimi01|title= Mike Lansing Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date= October 30, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Russ Leatherman]] (born 1962), voice of Mr. [[Moviefone]]
*[[Ember Oakley]], prosecutor and member of the [[Wyoming House of Representatives]]
* [[John Eugene Osborne]] (1858–1943), third governor of Wyoming, U.S. representative for Wyoming<ref>{{cite dictionary|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000113|title=OSBORNE, John Eugene, (1858 - 1943)|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= October 30, 2012}}</ref>
* [[A. J. Rosier]] (1880–1932), state senator<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bartlett |first=Ichabod Sargent |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q6A-AAAAYAAJ&q=rosier |title=History of Wyoming |date=1918 |publisher=[[S. J. Clarke Publishing Company]] |volume=2 |location=Chicago |pages=55–56 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Larry Wilcox]] (born 1947), co-star of the popular 1970s TV show ''[[CHiPs]]''; born in [[San Diego]] and raised in Rawlins<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0928243/bio|title= Lary Wilcox|publisher= IMDb|access-date= October 30, 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Rawlins, Wyoming}} <!-- for current and future use if material is uploaded -->
* [http://www.rawlins-wyoming.com/ City of Rawlins Official Website]

{{Carbon County, Wyoming}}
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[[Category:Cities in Carbon County, Wyoming]]
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