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median family income was $ 87,857. The median income for all workers was $ 48,333. Females had a median income of $ 36,786. Male medium income was unreported. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 43,343. There were no families living below the poverty line. Five people reported Social Security income and none were on SSI. All workers were reported as being employed by governments.
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21.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 136.4 males. The
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There were 18 households, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.8% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.0% were non-families. 44.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.2% had someone
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At the 2000 census, there were 33 people, 18 households and 9 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 15.4 per square mile (6.0/km). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 12.1/sq mi (4.7/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.85%
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crossed the Powder River on a ferry boat at the future site of Arvada. The town of Suggs, Wyoming, was established on the east bank of the river in 1891, and a post office opened September 14, 1891. Suggs was named for a local rancher.
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When the railroad reached Suggs in 1892, railroad officials planned the new town of Arvada on the west bank of the Powder River, and Suggs was abandoned. The post office was moved from Suggs to Arvada on July 20, 1893.
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The Arvada area has deposits of coal at a shallow depth, and in the early days, local wells produced natural gas in solution in the drinking water. The drinking water would catch on fire, and could burn.
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living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.83 and the average family size was 2.56.
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Federal Writers' Project; Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Wyoming (1981).
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proposed closing the Arvada post office along with 42 other Wyoming post offices.
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took the train to Gillette, and marched to Suggs. There the black soldiers built "
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arvada, Wyoming
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In the first decade of the 21st century, Arvada was included by the
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Military posts in the Powder River country of Wyoming, 1865–1894
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was built in mid-June 1892, and was abandoned in mid-November.
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The Postoffices of Wyoming: July 25, 1868 to December 31, 1975
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U.S. Postal Service considers closing 43 Wyoming post offices
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The Suggs Affray: The Black Cavalry in the Johnson County War
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Public education in the community of Arvada is provided by
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During the summer of 1892, railroad crews working on the
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Census-designated places in Sheridan County, Wyoming
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Wyoming: A Guide to Its History, Highways and People
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Arvada, Wyoming, is located on the west bank of the
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Census-designated place
Location of Arvada, Wyoming
Arvada, Wyoming is located in the United States
44°39′13″N 106°7′52″W / 44.65361°N 106.13111°W / 44.65361; -106.13111
State
Wyoming
County
Sheridan
Time zone
UTC-7
Mountain (MST)
DST
UTC-6
ZIP code
Area code
307
FIPS code
GNIS
census-designated place
Sheridan County
Wyoming
2020 census
United States Census Bureau
Köppen Climate Classification
semi-arid climate
Powder River
Gillette
Sundance
Buffalo
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad

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