Tag: Cokeville
Cokeville is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 535 at the 2010 census.
The Shoshone Indians were the first inhabitants of the area. The first settler, Tilford Kutch, arrived in 1869. In 1873, he opened a trading post and ran a ferry across Smiths Fork. After the arrival of the railroad in 1882, the town grew, and was incorporated in 1910.
The town was named for the coal found in the area. Following the railroad, sheep ranching became more popular, reaching its peak in 1918, when Cokeville was informally called the “Sheep Capital of the World”.
Cokeville is located at 42°5′6″N 110°57′20″W / 42.085°N 110.95556°W / 42.085; -110.95556 (42.084940, -110.955684).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square mile (3.0 km²), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 506 people, 166 households, and 125 families residing in the town. The population density was 693.2 people per square mile (267.6/km²). There were…
