Editing Wyoming, Illinois

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'''Wyoming''' is a city in [[Stark County, Illinois|Stark County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,429 at the 2010 census, up from 1,424 in 2000. It is the headquarters of the [[Rock Island Trail State Park (Illinois)|Rock Island Trail State Park]]. Wyoming is part of the [[Peoria, Illinois]] [[Peoria metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The former [[Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Depot (Wyoming, Illinois)|CB&Q Railroad depot]] in town is the [[Rock Island Trail State Park (Illinois)|Rock Island Trail State Park]]'s headquarters.

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2010}}
The city of Wyoming was founded on May 3, 1836, by ''General Samuel Thomas'', a veteran of the War of 1812. General Thomas was born in 1787 and died in 1879. He is buried in the Wyoming City Cemetery where a plaque below his stone denotes that he was the founder and benefactor of the town of Wyoming. The main city park in Wyoming is Thomas Park; there is also a Thomas Street in honor of General Thomas. Samuel Thomas as well as many of the other early settlers came from the state of Pennsylvania. It is for the [[Wyoming Valley]] in Pennsylvania that the city is named.

Stark County is rural, consisting mostly of farm land. The county was established on March 2, 1839, and named for [[John Stark]], a soldier of the French and Indian wars and a Major General of the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolution]], serving with great distinction at [[Battle of Bunker Hill|Bunker Hill]], [[The Battle of Trenton|Trenton]], [[The Battle of Princeton|Princeton]], and [[Battle of Bennington|Bennington]].

Wyoming is the largest community in Stark County, with 1,429 people as of the 2010 census. The other principal villages are [[Toulon, Illinois|Toulon]], Bradford, Lafayette, Castleton, Camp Grove, West Jersey, Duncan, Stark, Speer, Milo, Elmira, Osceola, and Modena. Toulon is the county seat, and an historic courthouse is sited there.

==Geography==
Wyoming is located at {{Coord|41|3|49|N|89|46|27|W|type:city}} (41.063576, -89.774041).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  According to the 2010 census, Wyoming has a total area of {{convert|0.84|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
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  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
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Just west of Wyoming is [[Spoon River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 640
|1880= 1086
|1890= 1116
|1900= 1277
|1910= 1506
|1920= 1376
|1930= 1408
|1940= 1360
|1950= 1496
|1960= 1559
|1970= 1563
|1980= 1614
|1990= 1462
|2000= 1424
|2010= 1429
|2020= 1300
|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,424 people, 629 households, and 408 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,918.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 669 housing units at an average density of {{convert|901.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.07% of the population.

There were 629 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,463, and the median income for a family was $41,797. Males had a median income of $30,074 versus $22,115 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,574. About 9.1% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Schools==
Stark County Elementary School and Stark County C.U.S.D. #100 offices are located in Wyoming.

==Notable people==
*[[J. Frank Duryea]], shares credit with brother [[Charles E. Duryea|Charles]] for designing the first gasoline-powered automobile built in the United States. Attended high school in Wyoming.<ref>J. Frank Duryea, Auto Maker, Dies. ''New York Times,'' February 16, 1967,  p. 43</ref>
*Otho Cromwell Duryea (1880–1941), born in Wyoming, brother of  Charles and J. Frank Duryea. President of the O. C. Duryea Corporation and pioneer developer of gasoline-powered automobiles<ref>Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947D, Duryea, Otho Cromwell – August 25, 1880, Wyoming, Illinois – April 27, 1941, Chicago, Illinois, Ancestry.com</ref><ref>Otho Duryea Dead. ''Danville Bee,'' April 29, 1941, p. 10</ref>
*[[Kirke La Shelle]], Wyoming born journalist, playwright and theatrical producer.<ref>Kirke La Shelle Dead as Result of Accident. ''New York Times,'' May 17, 1905, p. 9</ref>
*Arthur Melvin Otman, probate judge of [[Peoria County]] originally from Wyoming.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3WMUAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22born+in+wyoming,+illinois%22&pg=PA285  Rice, James Montgomery, 1912, p. 285, ''Peoria City and County, Illinois''] Retrieved June 19, 2014</ref><ref>Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Arthur M. Otman (spelled Atman), October 3, 1868, Wyoming, Illinois - October 18, 1919, Peoria, Illinois</ref>
*[[Harry Everett Townsend]], Wyoming native who served as a [[war artist]] with the [[United States Army]] during the [[First World War]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=PPcGZbdqTjoC&dq=%22wyoming,+illinois%22+born&pg=PA811 mU-2qLIb9oASx9oKoBQ&ved=0CGcQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22wyoming%2C%20illinois%22%20born&f=false Shearer Benjamin F., 2007, p. 811''Home Front Heroes: A Biographical Dictionary of Americans During Wartime,'' Volume 3] Retrieved June 21, 2014</ref>
*[[Theo Von]], comedian and podcaster. Spent time in Wyoming as a child.<ref>Smith, Gary L. "Are you joking? A stand-up comic in Wyoming?". Peoria Journal Star. June 18, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2025.</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* M.A. Leeson, History of Stark County Illinois, 1887

==External links==
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{{Stark County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Cities in Stark County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]
[[Category:Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1836]]
[[Category:1836 establishments in Illinois]]