Profile for Gillette, Wyoming, WY

Gillette is on the Missouri Plateau

Former and merged names include:
· Donkey Town
· Rocky Pile

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 48. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.3 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Octoberfest - Oct. 19-20, 2007
• Harvest Festival - Oct. 31, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Rockpile Museum

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

Quotes:
There is a name for the depression and lawlessness that come with the dubious blessing of mineral wealth: Gillette syndrome. The psychologist ElDean Kohrs coined the term in 1973, (describing) the ills then being visited upon the coal town of Gillette, Wyoming.
-- New Yorker, Feb. 5, 2007

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Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (1)

Hotels (12)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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26% of Gillette residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Gillette ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Gillette was $19,749, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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18% of Gillette residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Gillette festival dates:

• Octoberfest - Oct. 19-20, 2007
• Harvest Festival - Oct. 31, 2007

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

Gillette festival web sites:

• Campbell County Fair

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Median rent in Gillette, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $396.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $868.

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Libraries in Gillette include Campbell County Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Gillette include Gillette News-Record

TV stations in Gillette include K06JM.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KUWG.

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

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The average commute time for Gillette workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 4 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Gillette between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Gillette include Best Value Inn Gillette, Best Western Tower West Lodge, Clarion Hotel Gillette, Comfort Inn & Suites, Days Inn Gillette, Econo Lodge Gillette, Holiday Inn Express Ste Gillette, Motel 6, National 9 Gillette, Quality Inn Gillette ... More hotels.

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