Rock Springs, Wyoming | |
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 Panorama of downtown Rock Springs, looking southeast from grant Street | |
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 Location of Rock Springs in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. | |
  Rock Springs, Wyoming Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′27″N 109°13′21″W / 41.59083°N 109.22250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Sweetwater |
| Rock Springs | 1888 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Max Mickelson |
| • State House |
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| • State Senate | John Kolb (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.75 sq mi (51.16 km2) |
| • Land | 19.75 sq mi (51.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,388 ft (1,947 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,526 |
| • Density | 1,146.81/sq mi (442.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 82901, 82902, 82942 |
| Area code | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-67235[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1593588 [2] |
| Website | www |
Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 23,526 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth most populous city in the state of Wyoming, and the most populous city in Sweetwater County. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975. Rock Springs is known as the Home of 56 Nationalities because of the influx of immigrants from all over the world who came to work in the coal mines that supplied the fuel to power the steam engines of the Union Pacific Railroad. The city's rich cultural heritage is celebrated each summer on International Day, a festival where the foods, costumes, and traditions of residents' ancestors are recreated and enjoyed at Bunning Park in downtown Rock Springs.
Rock Springs is the site of Western Wyoming Community College and Wyoming's Big Show, a yearly event with a carnival and concerts which is held at the Sweetwater County Events Complex.[6]
Rock Springs is located in an energy-rich region with many oil and natural gas wells.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Springs, Wyoming
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- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Sweetwater Events Complex". Sweetwater Events Complex. Retrieved January 9, 2018.