Profile for Cody, Wyoming, WY

Cody is on the Shoshone River

Former and merged names include:
· Richland

During World War II, Japanese-Americans were held at an internment camp near here. The camp, called the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, housed nearly 11,000 people

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 46. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 5.2 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Jackson Pollock, artist

Local festivals include:

• Wild West Days - May 11-13, 2007
• Ice Waterfall Festival - Feb. 16-19, 2007
• Plains Indian Powwow - June 16-17, 2007
• Yellowstone Jazz Festival - July 13-14, 2007
• Cody Stampede - July 1-4, 2007
• Wild West Balloon Fest - Aug. 3-5, 2007
• Buffalo Bill Art Show - Sept. 21-22, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Buffalo Bill State Park, Shoshone National Forest

Historic sites and museums: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Tecumsah's Old West Miniature Village & Museum, Irma Hotel

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Cody

Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (1)

Hotels (13)

Libraries (1)

Museums (2)

Ski areas (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Cody demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Park County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 82414 ZIP code.

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25% of Cody residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Cody ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Cody
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Post a query on a message board:

• Park County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - WY data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Cody was $17,813, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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23% of Cody residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Cody festival dates:

• Wild West Days - May 11-13, 2007
• Cody Stampede - July 1-4, 2007
• Wild West Balloon Fest - Aug. 3-5, 2007
• Ice Waterfall Festival - Feb. 16-19, 2007
• Plains Indian Powwow - June 16-17, 2007
• Yellowstone Jazz Festival - July 13-14, 2007
• Buffalo Bill Art Show - Sept. 21-22, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Cody festival web sites:

• Buffalo Bill Art Show
• Cody Stampede
• Yellowstone Jazz Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
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Historic districts in Cody include Downtown Cody Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Cody, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $383.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $810.

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Libraries in Cody include Park County Library System ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Cody include Cody Enterprise

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Park County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Cody political report.

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The average commute time for Cody workers is 13 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Cody include Americinn Cody, Beartooth Inn, Best Value Inn Cody, Best Value Inn Cody West, Best Western, Comfort Inn at Buffalo Bill Village Resort, Days Inn Cody, Econo Lodge Moose Creek, Holiday Inn-Cody, Irma Hotel ... More hotels.

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