Editing Table Rock, Wyoming

{{Short description|Town in Wyoming, United States}}
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'''Table Rock''' is a [[ghost town]] in [[Sweetwater County, Wyoming|Sweetwater County]], [[Wyoming]], United States. The former town is part of a [[census-designated place]]. In the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], it had a population of 82, but the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] reported a population of 0.

==Geography==
Table Rock lies along [[Interstate 80 in Wyoming|Interstate 80]] in the [[Red Desert (Wyoming)|Red Desert Basin]], between [[Rock Springs, Wyoming|Rock Springs]] and [[Wamsutter, Wyoming|Wamsutter]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Table Rock has a total area of 6.8&nbsp;square miles (17.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==History==
Table Rock was built in the late 1970s by [[Colorado Interstate Gas]] (CIG) as a [[company town]], to house workers during an area boom and housing shortage. It was built just north of the company's [[natural gas processing]] plant. CIG provided employees three- or four-bedroom homes free of charge and built a [[community center]]. The village began to decline after [[El Paso Corp.]] acquired CIG in 2001. In 2003, the plant and town were bought by [[Anadarko Petroleum]], which then decided not to operate the village. Table Rock was closed in July 2003. The housing units were sold to real estate developers, and some of the houses were moved to Rock Springs.<ref>{{cite news | last = Gearino | first = Jeff | title = Clearing the Table | newspaper = [[Casper Star-Tribune]] | date = September 3, 2006 | url = http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_9346f8e1-ad12-5d8b-84f8-218bd4544cdb.html | access-date = July 6, 2011}}</ref>

The remaining homes were demolished in late August 2011,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tablerockwas.us/2011/09/19/demolition-photos/ |title=Demolition Photos {{!}} Table Rock Was Us |website=tablerockwas.us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326160716/http://tablerockwas.us/2011/09/19/demolition-photos/ |archive-date=2012-03-26}}</ref> leaving the community center as the only structure standing on the village site, and it was scheduled to be moved.

==Demographics==
The [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000 did not separate the town from the larger CDP, but there were 82 people, 32 households, and 23 families residing in the entire CDP. The [[population density]] was 12.0 people per square mile (4.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 55 housing units at an average density of 8.1/sq&nbsp;mi (3.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.66% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.98% of the population.

There were 32 households, out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 32.9% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 150.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $41,000 versus $11,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $12,775. None of the population or the families were below the [[poverty line]].

==Education==
The CDP is within the [[Sweetwater County School District Number One]].<ref name=SweetwaterCoSDMaps20202010>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st56_wy/schooldistrict_maps/c56037_sweetwater/DC20SD_C56037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sweetwater 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/c56037_sweetwater/DC20SD_C56037_SD2MS.txt Text list] - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st56_wy/c56037_sweetwater/DC10SD_C56037_001.pdf 2010 map], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st56_wy/c56037_sweetwater/DC10SD_C56037_SD2MS.txt 2010 list]</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
Note the CDP had a larger shape in the 2000 Census than the 2010 Census and beyond:
*{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st56_Wyoming/Place/5675355_TableRock/CBP5675355_001.pdf|title=CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: TABLE ROCK CDP|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st56_wy/place/p5675355_table_rock/DC10BLK_P5675355_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Table Rock CDP, WY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st56_wy/place/p5675355_table_rock/DC20BLK_P5675355.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Table Rock CDP, WY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}}

==External links==
* [http://tablerockwas.us/ Table Rock Was Us]

{{Sweetwater County, Wyoming}}

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[[Category:Geography of Sweetwater County, Wyoming]]
[[Category:Ghost towns in Wyoming]]
[[Category:Company towns in Wyoming]]
[[Category:Populated places established in the 1970s]]