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Gillette, Wyoming

Gillette (/ɪˈlɛt/, jih-LET) is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States.[7] The town was founded in 1891 as a major railway town on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

Gillette, Wyoming
Gillette seen from Overlook Park
Location of Gillette in Campbell County, Wyoming
Coordinates: 44°17′28″N 105°30′08″W / 44.29111°N 105.50222°W / 44.29111; -105.50222[1]
Country United States
State Wyoming
CountyCampbell
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyGillette City Council
 • MayorShay Lundvall[2]
Area
 • Total23.17 sq mi (60.01 km2)
 • Land23.13 sq mi (59.91 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation4,554 ft (1,388 m)
Population
 • Total33,403
 • Density1,384.66/sq mi (534.63/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
82716-82718
Area code(s)307, exchanges 670, 682, 685-688
FIPS code56-31855[6]
GNIS feature ID1609094[1]
Websitewww.gillettewy.gov

The population was estimated at 33,403 as of 2020, making it the 3rd most populous city in Wyoming after Cheyenne and Casper.[8] Gillette's population increased 48% in the ten years after the 2000 census, which counted 19,646 residents after a boom in its local fossil fuel industries.[9][10]

Gillette is centrally located in an area involved with the development of vast quantities of coal, oil, and coalbed methane gas. The city calls itself the "Energy Capital of the Nation"; Wyoming provides nearly 35% of the nation's coal.[11] However, a decline in coal use in the U.S. has led to a decline in the local economy, leading some local officials to look for other industries or employment opportunities.[12][13] As a major economic hub for the county, the city is also a regional center for media, education, health, and arts.

History edit

 
Postcard with an aerial view of Gillette around 1930

Before its founding, Gillette started as Donkey Town, named after Donkey Creek, and then was moved and called Rocky Pile after Rocky Draw.[14][15]

Gillette was founded in 1891 with the coming of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad and incorporated on January 6, 1892, less than two years after Wyoming became a state. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad changed the name to Gillette, after Edward Gillette, a surveyor for the company.[16]

In November 1895, a fire destroyed most of the city. Only two saloons, two stores, and a restaurant survived. A group of families from Mathews County, Virginia, and Gloucester County, Virginia, settled in the town between 1895 and 1905, all of whom were members of the Episcopal Church, and there has been an Episcopalian presence in Gillette ever since. During this same era a group of immigrants from County Antrim, Ireland (in what has since become Northern Ireland) also settled in Gillette, these settlers were Presbyterians of Scottish descent, this population was referred to as "Scots-Irish" in the United States, however this was not a term used in Ireland. Norwegian immigrants arrived in the town during the same era, all of whom were Lutheran. There were also a small group of settlers from rural New England, these were old stock "Yankee" New Englanders who were members of the Congregational church.[17]

In 1974, U.S. psychologist ElDean Kohrs used the town as the basic example of what he called the Gillette syndrome, the social disruption that can occur in a community due to rapid population growth. During the 1960s, Gillette's population doubled from 3,580 to 7,194.[18] Kohrs proposed that this fast increase caused increased crime, high costs of living, and weakened social and community bonds. Some of Kohrs's claims about the energy industry's influence have been disputed, since similar increases in divorce rates, welfare usage, and crime were also seen in other rapidly growing areas of the country.[19]

Gillette annexed the census-designated place Antelope Valley-Crestview on January 1, 2018.[20] Antelope Valley-Crestview's population was 1,658 at the 2010 census and it had an area of 4.9 mi2 (12.7 km²).

Geography edit

 
With few natural landmarks, the Rockpile signaled to cowboys they were near the end of the stock trail.[21]

Gillette is located at 44°16′58″N 105°30′19″W / 44.28278°N 105.50528°W / 44.28278; -105.50528 (44.282660, −105.505256).[22] It is situated between the Bighorn Mountains to the west and the Black Hills to the east, in the Powder River Basin.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 19.00 square miles (49.21 km2), of which 18.97 square miles (49.13 km2) are land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water.[23]

Few trees were in Gillette when it was founded. The native trees, box elder and cottonwood, were found along creeks. The oldest surviving non-native trees were planted in the 1940s. The earliest were almost exclusively elm, cottonwood, white poplar, green ash, Colorado blue spruce, and ponderosa pine. In the 1960s, crab apples, honey locust, catalpa, European mountain-ash, and other evergreens were planted. Nurseries started to sell trees in the 1970s, which further increased tree diversity.[24]

Skyline edit

 
Gillette seen from Overlook Park showing much of the city north of Interstate 90
 
View from Mount Pisgah Cemetery showing the city south of Interstate 90

Climate edit

Gillette has a borderline humid continental (Köppen: Dfa) and cool semi-arid (Köppen: BSk) climate characterised by hot summers with pleasant mornings, and generally very cold, though very variable, winters. The city lies in USDA plant hardiness zone 4b.[25]

Climate data for Gillette 4SE, Wyoming (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 67
(19)
70
(21)
92
(33)
91
(33)
95
(35)
107
(42)
110
(43)
106
(41)
102
(39)
98
(37)
81
(27)
72
(22)
110
(43)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 53.4
(11.9)
55.3
(12.9)
68.8
(20.4)
76.9
(24.9)
84.2
(29.0)
92.4
(33.6)
98.0
(36.7)
96.0
(35.6)
91.9
(33.3)
80.2
(26.8)
66.2
(19.0)
53.8
(12.1)
99.0
(37.2)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 36.2
(2.3)
37.6
(3.1)
48.7
(9.3)
56.4
(13.6)
65.9
(18.8)
77.0
(25.0)
86.4
(30.2)
85.4
(29.7)
75.3
(24.1)
59.2
(15.1)
46.2
(7.9)
35.8
(2.1)
59.2
(15.1)
Daily mean °F (°C) 26.0
(−3.3)
27.2
(−2.7)
36.7
(2.6)
44.1
(6.7)
53.4
(11.9)
63.6
(17.6)
71.7
(22.1)
70.6
(21.4)
60.8
(16.0)
46.8
(8.2)
35.2
(1.8)
25.9
(−3.4)
46.8
(8.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 15.8
(−9.0)
16.8
(−8.4)
24.8
(−4.0)
31.7
(−0.2)
41.0
(5.0)
50.2
(10.1)
57.0
(13.9)
55.7
(13.2)
46.4
(8.0)
34.4
(1.3)
24.1
(−4.4)
16.1
(−8.8)
34.5
(1.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −9.9
(−23.3)
−7.2
(−21.8)
2.3
(−16.5)
14.0
(−10.0)
26.2
(−3.2)
37.0
(2.8)
46.7
(8.2)
43.1
(6.2)
30.6
(−0.8)
14.7
(−9.6)
−0.2
(−17.9)
−7.6
(−22.0)
−17.7
(−27.6)
Record low °F (°C) −36
(−38)
−40
(−40)
−23
(−31)
−12
(−24)
11
(−12)
28
(−2)
35
(2)
31
(−1)
10
(−12)
−12
(−24)
−26
(−32)
−37
(−38)
−40
(−40)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.59
(15)
0.78
(20)
1.13
(29)
2.13
(54)
3.27
(83)
2.54
(65)
1.68
(43)
1.38
(35)
1.25
(32)
1.57
(40)
0.63
(16)
0.64
(16)
17.59
(447)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 8.2
(21)
9.0
(23)
8.6
(22)
9.4
(24)
1.3
(3.3)
0.1
(0.25)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.5
(1.3)
4.4
(11)
5.8
(15)
8.4
(21)
55.7
(141)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 7.5 7.9 7.9 10.9 12.5 10.4 8.4 6.4 6.2 8.4 6.2 6.9 99.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 6.5 6.3 5.1 3.9 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.4 3.9 6.1 35.2
Source: NOAA[26][27]


Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1900151
1910448196.7%
19201,157158.3%
19301,34015.8%
19402,17762.5%
19502,1910.6%
19603,58063.4%
19707,194100.9%
198012,13468.7%
199017,63545.3%
200019,64611.4%
201029,08748.1%
202033,40314.8%
[18]

As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $69,581, and for a family was $78,377. Males had a median income of $41,131 versus $22,717 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,749. About 5.7% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

Racial makeup Est. 2018 [8] 2010 [28] 2000 [29]
White 94.4% 92.2% 95.5%
Black or African American 0.4% 0.4% 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8% 1.2% 1.0%
Asian 0.6% 0.7% 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Other race - 3.2% 1.3%
Two or more races 3.3% 2.2% 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino of any race 10.2% 9.5% 3.9%
White, not Hispanic or Latino 85.4% - -

2010 census edit

 
The Gillette downtown area on South Gillette Avenue

As of the census[5] of 2010, 29,087 people, 10,975 households, and 7,299 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,533.3 inhabitants per square mile (592.0/km2). The 12,153 housing units averaged 640.6 per square mile (247.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.2% White, 0.4% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 3.2% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 9.5% of the population.

Of the 10,975 households, 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.5% were not families. About 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.09.

The median age in the city was 30.6 years. 28% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.9% were 18 to 24; 30.6% were 25 to 44; 24.8% were 45 to 64; and 5.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.3% male and 47.7% female.

 
Coal mines near Gillette, from ISS, 2015
 
A large surface coal mine near Gillette

Arts and culture edit

The volunteer board called the Mayor's Art Council runs the Avenues of Art program. The program pays artists to display sculptures for sale. Each year newly selected works are shown at the Donkey Creek Festival, where visitors can meet the artists.[30] 113 sculptures are currently on display through the Avenues of Art program and 289 have been shown since 2004.[31] Participating artists have included Jane DeDecker, Gary Lee Price, and Benjamin Victor.[32]

A second program, Sculpture Walk, is operated by the Sculpture Committee. Started in 2018, it pays artists to display their sculptures for sale at Mount Pisgah Cemetery.[33]

The city choose to increase investment in the arts program during the Great Recession and mayor Louise Carter-King describes the investment as a quality of life one.[34]

Annual cultural events edit

A free multi-day event, Donkey Creek Festival is held in every June at the Gillette College. It includes the Avenues of Arts reception, concert, car and motorcycle show, disc golf tournament, and 5K run and walk. There are art and food vendors and alcohol is available at a beer garden. The festival has grown significantly since starting in 2006.[35]

The Gillette chapter of PFLAG hosts an annual pride event to support the local LGBTQ community. Previous years have included a potluck, picnic, and bowling.[36][37] In 2019, PFLAG held the Pride Drag Show at AVA Community Art Center as part of its pride event.[38]

Tourism edit

In 2021, 7,338 people visited the Gillette Convention and Visitors Bureau.[39] While hunters always use the center, most visitors asked about coal mine tours and museums. Of the 569 visitors in 2018 who identified where they were from, 473 were from 46 states and 96 were from 23 other countries.[40]

Sports edit

Wyoming Center at the CAM-PLEX edit

The Wyoming Center at the CAM-PLEX is a 9,000 seat event center located just outside of Gillette. Ground was broken in 2006 and it was completed in 2008.[41]

It hosts both sporting and community events. The center can be divided into 3 rooms by using moveable soundproof walls; which retract if more space is needed for a certain event. More walls can further divide the center into 9 rooms.[42]

The Frontier and Equality Halls (located in the west and middle parts of the center, respectively) are used for various purposes; while the Spirit Hall (located on the east side) is used for ice skating and hockey.[43] As stated before, it can be taken down should an event need more space.

The center currently hosts the National High School Finals Rodeo, amateur wrestling,[44] and used to host the Gillette Mustangs of the CIF. The Mustangs used the Equality Hall of the CAM-PLEX for their home games. The seating capacity is 4,000 for Mustangs games.[45]

Wyoming Center at the CAM-PLEX
 
 
Wyoming Center at the CAM-PLEX
Location within Wyoming
 
 
Wyoming Center at the CAM-PLEX
Location within the United States
Location1635 Reata Dr, Gillette, WY 82718
OwnerCity of Gillette
OperatorCAM-PLEX Events Center
Capacity9,000 (4,000 for Mustangs games)
Construction
Broke ground2006
Opened2008
Construction cost$42 million
ArchitectSchutz Foss Architects
Tenants
Gillette Mustangs (CIF) 2021–2023
Website
www.cam-plex.com/business/cam-plex-wyoming-center

Other facilities edit

The Campbell County Recreation Center is a 190,000-ft2 facility that was established April 2010. This facility includes a 42-ft climbing wall resembling the Devils Tower National Monument. Also, an 81,000-ft2 field house that contains basketball courts, a six-lane track, swimming and diving facilities, and five indoor tennis courts.[46]

The Campbell County Ice Arena contains an ice rink for ice hockey and ice skating plus an area for curling.[47]

The Energy Capital Sports Complex site has four fast-pitch softball fields that can be converted for Little League baseball. The fields use Slitfilm synthetic turf with sand-rubber infill. A 28,000-ft2 protected spectator viewing area has a grass play area. A 2.4-mi recreation trail runs around the complex. Since the grand opening in 2015, the complex has hosted many tournaments, including the Razor City Showcase softball tournament and the 2016 Wyoming ASA State softball tournament.[48]

Government edit

 
City Council chamber at City Hall

Gillette is governed by an elected mayor and a city council of six members. Gillette is split into three wards, each represented by two council members. The mayor and council members serve four-year terms.[3]

Under the mayor and city council, the city government consists of the city attorney, municipal court, and city administration. The city administration consists of several departments and their divisions. The departments are Human Resources, Finance, Police, Development Services, Public Works, and Utilities.[49]

The city council holds regular sessions on first and third Tuesday of every month in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The council also holds agenda review meetings and meetings before regular sessions. All meetings are open to the public except executive sessions.[50] The council members are Gregory Schreurs and Tricia Simonson for Ward 1, Tim Carsrud and Billy Montgomery for Ward 2, Nathan McLeland and Shay Lundvall for Ward 3.[51]

The sale and production of liquor is regulated by the city.[52] The number of licenses is capped by population by state law and due to scarcity have been sold privately for as much as $300,000.[53]

Education edit

 
Gillette College main building and bridge over Donkey Creek

Public education in Gillette is provided by Campbell County School District Number 1. It is home to Campbell County High School and Thunder Basin High School. Gillette College, a two-year college, is part of the Northern Wyoming Community College District.

Gillette has a public library, a branch of the Campbell County Public Library System.[54]

Media edit

Gillette has one newspaper, the Gillette News-Record, published by Ann Kennedy Turner. It was originally two papers, the Gillette News and the Campbell County Record. The News-Record became a daily on July 14, 1975.[citation needed]

Gillette receives a strong digital television signal from KOPA-CD on channel 9, a moderate signal from KHSD-TV FOX on channel 5, and a weak signal from KQME ABC on channel 11 and KSGW-TV ABC on channel 12.[55]

Gillette Public Access Television is Gillette's only TV station. It is a traditional PEG cable-access station operated by the city. It can be viewed on Charter Communications Cable channels 189 (Education), 190 (Public Access) and 192 (Government).[56]

Infrastructure edit

Healthcare edit

 
Campbell County Memorial Hospital

Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette is part of Campbell County Health. The hospital has 90 beds for acute care and is certified as an area trauma hospital.[57]

Police edit

 
Gillette Police Department
 
Black version of patrol car

The Gillette Police Department consists of several divisions including Administration, Animal Control, Communications Center, Detectives Division which includes school resource officers (SRO), Evidence, Patrol Division, Records, and Victim Services.[58] Police headquarters are located in City Hall, but the Animal Control division is located at the Animal Shelter on 950 W Warlow Dr. It consists of one Animal Control Supervisor, three Animal Control Officers, and two Animal Shelter Assistants. In addition to enforcing animal-related ordinances Animal Control sells pet licenses and acts as an animal shelter both housing pets and providing adoption services.[59]

Military edit

At Gillette is a Wyoming National Guard armory. The A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery of the Wyoming National Guard are based in Casper, Gillette, and Lander. Also, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System unit is based in Gillette. In recent years, soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery have been deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Freedom's Sentinel.[60]

Transportation edit

 
Wyoming Highway 59 seen from Interstate 90 in Gillette

Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport (GCC) is served by United Airlines operated by SkyWest Airlines. SkyWest currently operates six flights daily in and out of Gillette to Denver.[61]

Intercity bus service to the city is provided by Jefferson Lines.[62]

Highways edit


Notable people edit

 
Mike Enzi was mayor of Gillette[63] before serving in the Wyoming State Senate. He was a United States senator from Wyoming.

In popular culture edit

In David Breskin's bildungsroman The Real Life Diary of a Boomtown Girl,[70] Randi Bruce Harper is raised by parents in the Wyoming "oil-field service business"; as an adult, she drives a Wabco haul truck "down in the pit" while living with her husband in Gillette. Randi is a member of the first all-female blasting team, the "Boom-Boom Girls".

The Manticore facility is set in Gillette in the cyberpunk TV show Dark Angel[71] and the books based on the show.[72] Several fan fiction stories were written with Gillette central to the story because of the reference.[73][74]

Marcus Sakey, in his Brilliance trilogy, lists Gillette as one of the three entrances (along with Rawlins and Shoshoni) to the New Canaan Holdfast, a large portion of Wyoming land owned by "abnorms".[75]

In an interview with HorrorHound magazine, actor and musician Bill Moseley of the band Cornbugs said he was the great-grandson of Edward Gillette and named their studio album Donkey Town in honor of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad's decision to change the name of Donkey Town to Gillette as a reward for Edward Gillette's surveying work.[76]

On December 5, 1998, Cheryl Trover, a math teacher at Campbell County High School, kidnapped and tied up her children, shot her husband John Trover with a .22-caliber pistol, and stabbed him to death with a hunting knife. She had stolen the gun from her lover of four years, John Riley, the principal at the same school. She then set fire to her pickup truck and lied to police about who committed her crimes. Once police suspected her, she killed herself with a .270 rifle at a friend's house.[77] The events were dramatized in the crime story TV shows Redrum and Murderous Affairs.[78][79]

The Drive-By Truckers's song "21st Century USA", from their 2020 album The Unraveling, is about a layover the band had in Gillette. It describes the bleak landscape of small US towns, and the hardships of living there.[80]

Sister cities edit

After the mayor of Gillette visited a coal conference in China, a delegation from Yulin, Shaanxi, came to Gillette. These meetings eventually led both to become sister cities in 2012.[81][82]

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gillette, wyoming, gillette, city, county, seat, campbell, county, wyoming, united, states, town, founded, 1891, major, railway, town, chicago, burlington, quincy, railroad, citygillette, seen, from, overlook, parkflaglocation, gillette, campbell, county, wyom. Gillette dʒ ɪ ˈ l ɛ t jih LET is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County Wyoming United States 7 The town was founded in 1891 as a major railway town on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Gillette WyomingCityGillette seen from Overlook ParkFlagLocation of Gillette in Campbell County WyomingCoordinates 44 17 28 N 105 30 08 W 44 29111 N 105 50222 W 44 29111 105 50222 1 Country United StatesState WyomingCountyCampbellGovernment 3 TypeMayor Council BodyGillette City Council MayorShay Lundvall 2 Area 4 Total23 17 sq mi 60 01 km2 Land23 13 sq mi 59 91 km2 Water0 04 sq mi 0 10 km2 Elevation 1 4 554 ft 1 388 m Population 2020 5 Total33 403 Density1 384 66 sq mi 534 63 km2 Time zoneUTC 7 Mountain MST Summer DST UTC 6 MDT ZIP code82716 82718Area code s 307 exchanges 670 682 685 688FIPS code56 31855 6 GNIS feature ID1609094 1 Websitewww wbr gillettewy wbr govThe population was estimated at 33 403 as of 2020 making it the 3rd most populous city in Wyoming after Cheyenne and Casper 8 Gillette s population increased 48 in the ten years after the 2000 census which counted 19 646 residents after a boom in its local fossil fuel industries 9 10 Gillette is centrally located in an area involved with the development of vast quantities of coal oil and coalbed methane gas The city calls itself the Energy Capital of the Nation Wyoming provides nearly 35 of the nation s coal 11 However a decline in coal use in the U S has led to a decline in the local economy leading some local officials to look for other industries or employment opportunities 12 13 As a major economic hub for the county the city is also a regional center for media education health and arts Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Skyline 2 2 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 2010 census 4 Arts and culture 4 1 Annual cultural events 4 2 Tourism 5 Sports 5 1 Wyoming Center at the CAM PLEX 5 2 Other facilities 6 Government 7 Education 8 Media 9 Infrastructure 9 1 Healthcare 9 2 Police 9 3 Military 9 4 Transportation 9 4 1 Highways 10 Notable people 11 In popular culture 12 Sister cities 13 References 14 External linksHistory edit nbsp Postcard with an aerial view of Gillette around 1930Before its founding Gillette started as Donkey Town named after Donkey Creek and then was moved and called Rocky Pile after Rocky Draw 14 15 Gillette was founded in 1891 with the coming of the Chicago Burlington amp Quincy Railroad and incorporated on January 6 1892 less than two years after Wyoming became a state Chicago Burlington amp Quincy Railroad changed the name to Gillette after Edward Gillette a surveyor for the company 16 In November 1895 a fire destroyed most of the city Only two saloons two stores and a restaurant survived A group of families from Mathews County Virginia and Gloucester County Virginia settled in the town between 1895 and 1905 all of whom were members of the Episcopal Church and there has been an Episcopalian presence in Gillette ever since During this same era a group of immigrants from County Antrim Ireland in what has since become Northern Ireland also settled in Gillette these settlers were Presbyterians of Scottish descent this population was referred to as Scots Irish in the United States however this was not a term used in Ireland Norwegian immigrants arrived in the town during the same era all of whom were Lutheran There were also a small group of settlers from rural New England these were old stock Yankee New Englanders who were members of the Congregational church 17 In 1974 U S psychologist ElDean Kohrs used the town as the basic example of what he called the Gillette syndrome the social disruption that can occur in a community due to rapid population growth During the 1960s Gillette s population doubled from 3 580 to 7 194 18 Kohrs proposed that this fast increase caused increased crime high costs of living and weakened social and community bonds Some of Kohrs s claims about the energy industry s influence have been disputed since similar increases in divorce rates welfare usage and crime were also seen in other rapidly growing areas of the country 19 Gillette annexed the census designated place Antelope Valley Crestview on January 1 2018 20 Antelope Valley Crestview s population was 1 658 at the 2010 census and it had an area of 4 9 mi2 12 7 km Geography edit nbsp With few natural landmarks the Rockpile signaled to cowboys they were near the end of the stock trail 21 Gillette is located at 44 16 58 N 105 30 19 W 44 28278 N 105 50528 W 44 28278 105 50528 44 282660 105 505256 22 It is situated between the Bighorn Mountains to the west and the Black Hills to the east in the Powder River Basin According to the United States Census Bureau the city has an area of 19 00 square miles 49 21 km2 of which 18 97 square miles 49 13 km2 are land and 0 03 square miles 0 08 km2 is water 23 Few trees were in Gillette when it was founded The native trees box elder and cottonwood were found along creeks The oldest surviving non native trees were planted in the 1940s The earliest were almost exclusively elm cottonwood white poplar green ash Colorado blue spruce and ponderosa pine In the 1960s crab apples honey locust catalpa European mountain ash and other evergreens were planted Nurseries started to sell trees in the 1970s which further increased tree diversity 24 Skyline edit nbsp Gillette seen from Overlook Park showing much of the city north of Interstate 90 nbsp View from Mount Pisgah Cemetery showing the city south of Interstate 90 Climate edit Gillette has a borderline humid continental Koppen Dfa and cool semi arid Koppen BSk climate characterised by hot summers with pleasant mornings and generally very cold though very variable winters The city lies in USDA plant hardiness zone 4b 25 Climate data for Gillette 4SE Wyoming 1991 2020 normals extremes 1902 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high F C 67 19 70 21 92 33 91 33 95 35 107 42 110 43 106 41 102 39 98 37 81 27 72 22 110 43 Mean maximum F C 53 4 11 9 55 3 12 9 68 8 20 4 76 9 24 9 84 2 29 0 92 4 33 6 98 0 36 7 96 0 35 6 91 9 33 3 80 2 26 8 66 2 19 0 53 8 12 1 99 0 37 2 Mean daily maximum F C 36 2 2 3 37 6 3 1 48 7 9 3 56 4 13 6 65 9 18 8 77 0 25 0 86 4 30 2 85 4 29 7 75 3 24 1 59 2 15 1 46 2 7 9 35 8 2 1 59 2 15 1 Daily mean F C 26 0 3 3 27 2 2 7 36 7 2 6 44 1 6 7 53 4 11 9 63 6 17 6 71 7 22 1 70 6 21 4 60 8 16 0 46 8 8 2 35 2 1 8 25 9 3 4 46 8 8 2 Mean daily minimum F C 15 8 9 0 16 8 8 4 24 8 4 0 31 7 0 2 41 0 5 0 50 2 10 1 57 0 13 9 55 7 13 2 46 4 8 0 34 4 1 3 24 1 4 4 16 1 8 8 34 5 1 4 Mean minimum F C 9 9 23 3 7 2 21 8 2 3 16 5 14 0 10 0 26 2 3 2 37 0 2 8 46 7 8 2 43 1 6 2 30 6 0 8 14 7 9 6 0 2 17 9 7 6 22 0 17 7 27 6 Record low F C 36 38 40 40 23 31 12 24 11 12 28 2 35 2 31 1 10 12 12 24 26 32 37 38 40 40 Average precipitation inches mm 0 59 15 0 78 20 1 13 29 2 13 54 3 27 83 2 54 65 1 68 43 1 38 35 1 25 32 1 57 40 0 63 16 0 64 16 17 59 447 Average snowfall inches cm 8 2 21 9 0 23 8 6 22 9 4 24 1 3 3 3 0 1 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 4 4 11 5 8 15 8 4 21 55 7 141 Average precipitation days 0 01 in 7 5 7 9 7 9 10 9 12 5 10 4 8 4 6 4 6 2 8 4 6 2 6 9 99 6Average snowy days 0 1 in 6 5 6 3 5 1 3 9 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 3 9 6 1 35 2Source NOAA 26 27 Demographics editHistorical population CensusPop Note 1900151 1910448196 7 19201 157158 3 19301 34015 8 19402 17762 5 19502 1910 6 19603 58063 4 19707 194100 9 198012 13468 7 199017 63545 3 200019 64611 4 201029 08748 1 202033 40314 8 18 As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was 69 581 and for a family was 78 377 Males had a median income of 41 131 versus 22 717 for females The per capita income for the city was 19 749 About 5 7 of families and 7 9 of the population were below the poverty line including 6 2 of those under age 18 and 14 1 of those age 65 or over Racial makeup Est 2018 8 2010 28 2000 29 White 94 4 92 2 95 5 Black or African American 0 4 0 4 0 2 American Indian and Alaska Native 0 8 1 2 1 0 Asian 0 6 0 7 0 4 Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 Other race 3 2 1 3 Two or more races 3 3 2 2 1 5 Hispanic or Latino of any race 10 2 9 5 3 9 White not Hispanic or Latino 85 4 2010 census edit nbsp The Gillette downtown area on South Gillette AvenueAs of the census 5 of 2010 29 087 people 10 975 households and 7 299 families resided in the city The population density was 1 533 3 inhabitants per square mile 592 0 km2 The 12 153 housing units averaged 640 6 per square mile 247 3 km2 The racial makeup of the city was 92 2 White 0 4 African American 1 2 Native American 0 7 Asian 3 2 from other races and 2 2 from two or more races Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 9 5 of the population Of the 10 975 households 38 9 had children under the age of 18 living with them 49 2 were married couples living together 10 3 had a female householder with no husband present 7 0 had a male householder with no wife present and 33 5 were not families About 24 3 of all households were made up of individuals and 4 7 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 61 and the average family size was 3 09 The median age in the city was 30 6 years 28 of residents were under the age of 18 10 9 were 18 to 24 30 6 were 25 to 44 24 8 were 45 to 64 and 5 8 were 65 years of age or older The gender makeup of the city was 52 3 male and 47 7 female nbsp Coal mines near Gillette from ISS 2015 nbsp A large surface coal mine near GilletteArts and culture editThe volunteer board called the Mayor s Art Council runs the Avenues of Art program The program pays artists to display sculptures for sale Each year newly selected works are shown at the Donkey Creek Festival where visitors can meet the artists 30 113 sculptures are currently on display through the Avenues of Art program and 289 have been shown since 2004 31 Participating artists have included Jane DeDecker Gary Lee Price and Benjamin Victor 32 A second program Sculpture Walk is operated by the Sculpture Committee Started in 2018 it pays artists to display their sculptures for sale at Mount Pisgah Cemetery 33 The city choose to increase investment in the arts program during the Great Recession and mayor Louise Carter King describes the investment as a quality of life one 34 Annual cultural events edit A free multi day event Donkey Creek Festival is held in every June at the Gillette College It includes the Avenues of Arts reception concert car and motorcycle show disc golf tournament and 5K run and walk There are art and food vendors and alcohol is available at a beer garden The festival has grown significantly since starting in 2006 35 The Gillette chapter of PFLAG hosts an annual pride event to support the local LGBTQ community Previous years have included a potluck picnic and bowling 36 37 In 2019 PFLAG held the Pride Drag Show at AVA Community Art Center as part of its pride event 38 Tourism edit In 2021 7 338 people visited the Gillette Convention and Visitors Bureau 39 While hunters always use the center most visitors asked about coal mine tours and museums Of the 569 visitors in 2018 who identified where they were from 473 were from 46 states and 96 were from 23 other countries 40 Sports editWyoming Center at the CAM PLEX edit The Wyoming Center at the CAM PLEX is a 9 000 seat event center located just outside of Gillette Ground was broken in 2006 and it was completed in 2008 41 It hosts both sporting and community events The center can be divided into 3 rooms by using moveable soundproof walls which retract if more space is needed for a certain event More walls can further divide the center into 9 rooms 42 The Frontier and Equality Halls located in the west and middle parts of the center respectively are used for various purposes while the Spirit Hall located on the east side is used for ice skating and hockey 43 As stated before it can be taken down should an event need more space The center currently hosts the National High School Finals Rodeo amateur wrestling 44 and used to host the Gillette Mustangs of the CIF The Mustangs used the Equality Hall of the CAM PLEX for their home games The seating capacity is 4 000 for Mustangs games 45 Wyoming Center at the CAM PLEX nbsp nbsp Wyoming Center at the CAM PLEXLocation within WyomingShow map of Wyoming nbsp nbsp Wyoming Center at the CAM PLEXLocation within the United StatesShow map of the United StatesLocation1635 Reata Dr Gillette WY 82718OwnerCity of GilletteOperatorCAM PLEX Events CenterCapacity9 000 4 000 for Mustangs games ConstructionBroke ground2006Opened2008Construction cost 42 millionArchitectSchutz Foss ArchitectsTenantsGillette Mustangs CIF 2021 2023Websitewww wbr cam plex wbr com wbr business wbr cam plex wyoming centerOther facilities edit The Campbell County Recreation Center is a 190 000 ft2 facility that was established April 2010 This facility includes a 42 ft climbing wall resembling the Devils Tower National Monument Also an 81 000 ft2 field house that contains basketball courts a six lane track swimming and diving facilities and five indoor tennis courts 46 The Campbell County Ice Arena contains an ice rink for ice hockey and ice skating plus an area for curling 47 The Energy Capital Sports Complex site has four fast pitch softball fields that can be converted for Little League baseball The fields use Slitfilm synthetic turf with sand rubber infill A 28 000 ft2 protected spectator viewing area has a grass play area A 2 4 mi recreation trail runs around the complex Since the grand opening in 2015 the complex has hosted many tournaments including the Razor City Showcase softball tournament and the 2016 Wyoming ASA State softball tournament 48 Government edit nbsp City Council chamber at City HallGillette is governed by an elected mayor and a city council of six members Gillette is split into three wards each represented by two council members The mayor and council members serve four year terms 3 Under the mayor and city council the city government consists of the city attorney municipal court and city administration The city administration consists of several departments and their divisions The departments are Human Resources Finance Police Development Services Public Works and Utilities 49 The city council holds regular sessions on first and third Tuesday of every month in the Council Chambers at City Hall The council also holds agenda review meetings and meetings before regular sessions All meetings are open to the public except executive sessions 50 The council members are Gregory Schreurs and Tricia Simonson for Ward 1 Tim Carsrud and Billy Montgomery for Ward 2 Nathan McLeland and Shay Lundvall for Ward 3 51 The sale and production of liquor is regulated by the city 52 The number of licenses is capped by population by state law and due to scarcity have been sold privately for as much as 300 000 53 Education edit nbsp Gillette College main building and bridge over Donkey CreekPublic education in Gillette is provided by Campbell County School District Number 1 It is home to Campbell County High School and Thunder Basin High School Gillette College a two year college is part of the Northern Wyoming Community College District Gillette has a public library a branch of the Campbell County Public Library System 54 Media editSee also List of radio stations in Wyoming Gillette has one newspaper the Gillette News Record published by Ann Kennedy Turner It was originally two papers the Gillette News and the Campbell County Record The News Record became a daily on July 14 1975 citation needed Gillette receives a strong digital television signal from KOPA CD on channel 9 a moderate signal from KHSD TV FOX on channel 5 and a weak signal from KQME ABC on channel 11 and KSGW TV ABC on channel 12 55 Gillette Public Access Television is Gillette s only TV station It is a traditional PEG cable access station operated by the city It can be viewed on Charter Communications Cable channels 189 Education 190 Public Access and 192 Government 56 Infrastructure editHealthcare edit nbsp Campbell County Memorial HospitalCampbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette is part of Campbell County Health The hospital has 90 beds for acute care and is certified as an area trauma hospital 57 Police edit nbsp Gillette Police Department nbsp Black version of patrol carThe Gillette Police Department consists of several divisions including Administration Animal Control Communications Center Detectives Division which includes school resource officers SRO Evidence Patrol Division Records and Victim Services 58 Police headquarters are located in City Hall but the Animal Control division is located at the Animal Shelter on 950 W Warlow Dr It consists of one Animal Control Supervisor three Animal Control Officers and two Animal Shelter Assistants In addition to enforcing animal related ordinances Animal Control sells pet licenses and acts as an animal shelter both housing pets and providing adoption services 59 Military edit At Gillette is a Wyoming National Guard armory The A Battery 2nd Battalion 300th Field Artillery of the Wyoming National Guard are based in Casper Gillette and Lander Also the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System unit is based in Gillette In recent years soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 300th Field Artillery have been deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom s Sentinel 60 Transportation edit nbsp Wyoming Highway 59 seen from Interstate 90 in GilletteNortheast Wyoming Regional Airport GCC is served by United Airlines operated by SkyWest Airlines SkyWest currently operates six flights daily in and out of Gillette to Denver 61 Intercity bus service to the city is provided by Jefferson Lines 62 Highways edit nbsp I 90 nbsp I 90 BL nbsp US 14 nbsp US 16 nbsp WYO 50 Skyline Drive nbsp WYO 51 nbsp WYO 59 South Douglas Highway Notable people edit nbsp Mike Enzi was mayor of Gillette 63 before serving in the Wyoming State Senate He was a United States senator from Wyoming Jacob M Appel born 1973 author poet bioethicist physician lawyer social critic 64 Wade Brorby born 1934 Gillette attorney 1961 1988 United States federal appellate judge 1988 65 John Chick born 1982 professional football player 2006 2017 Alicia Craig born 1982 distance runner Mike Enzi 1944 2021 Mayor of Gillette 1975 1982 63 Wyoming State Senator 1993 1997 and United States Senator from Wyoming 1997 2021 Joe Clifford Faust born 1957 author Bob Harris 1915 1989 professional baseball player 1938 42 66 Burke Jackson born 1949 Wyoming rancher member of the Wyoming House of Representatives 2004 06 67 Mark Klaassen born 1973 United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming 68 Tom Lubnau born 1958 Gillette attorney member of the Wyoming House of Representatives 2005 2015 and Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives 2013 2015 Weston Ochse born 1965 author Clint Oldenburg born 1983 professional football player 2007 2012 Sue Wallis 1957 2014 poet member of the Wyoming House of Representatives 2007 2014 Ryun Williams born 1969 women s basketball head coach Colorado State 69 In popular culture editIn David Breskin s bildungsroman The Real Life Diary of a Boomtown Girl 70 Randi Bruce Harper is raised by parents in the Wyoming oil field service business as an adult she drives a Wabco haul truck down in the pit while living with her husband in Gillette Randi is a member of the first all female blasting team the Boom Boom Girls The Manticore facility is set in Gillette in the cyberpunk TV show Dark Angel 71 and the books based on the show 72 Several fan fiction stories were written with Gillette central to the story because of the reference 73 74 Marcus Sakey in his Brilliance trilogy lists Gillette as one of the three entrances along with Rawlins and Shoshoni to the New Canaan Holdfast a large portion of Wyoming land owned by abnorms 75 In an interview with HorrorHound magazine actor and musician Bill Moseley of the band Cornbugs said he was the great grandson of Edward Gillette and named their studio album Donkey Town in honor of Chicago Burlington amp Quincy Railroad s decision to change the name of Donkey Town to Gillette as a reward for Edward Gillette s surveying work 76 On December 5 1998 Cheryl Trover a math teacher at Campbell County High School kidnapped and tied up her children shot her husband John Trover with a 22 caliber pistol and stabbed him to death with a hunting knife She had stolen the gun from her lover of four years John Riley the principal at the same school She then set fire to her pickup truck and lied to police about who committed her crimes Once police suspected her she killed herself with a 270 rifle at a friend s house 77 The events were dramatized in the crime story TV shows Redrum and Murderous Affairs 78 79 The Drive By Truckers s song 21st Century USA from their 2020 album The Unraveling is about a layover the band had in Gillette It describes the bleak landscape of small US towns and the hardships of living there 80 Sister cities editAfter the mayor of Gillette visited a coal conference in China a delegation from Yulin Shaanxi came to Gillette These meetings eventually led both to become sister cities in 2012 81 82 References edit a b c U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Gillette Wyoming Gallardo Jonathan February 5 2022 New mayor ready to repair restore city s image trust Gillette News Record Gillette Wyoming Retrieved February 23 2022 a b City Council Gillette Wyoming Gillette Wyoming City of Gillette 2018 Retrieved May 12 2018 2019 U S Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau Retrieved August 7 2020 a b U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved December 14 2012 U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 31 2008 Find a County National Association of Counties Archived from the original on May 31 2011 Retrieved June 7 2011 a b United States Census Bureau U S Census Bureau Quick Facts Gillette 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