Kaycee, Wyoming
Kaycee, Wyoming | ||
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FIPS code 56-41353[5] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1590292[1] | |
| Website | http://www.kayceewyoming.org/ | |
Kaycee is a town in
Kaycee was incorporated in 1906 after the establishment of a small post office and general store. The town was named after the brand "KC" used by its earliest homesteader, John Nolan. The government required the name to be spelled out resulting in "Kaycee". The town is now home to three churches, two bars, two restaurants, one store, one museum, one K-12 school, and zero stoplights.
Western music star and rodeo champion Chris LeDoux resided on a ranch near Kaycee, although he was born in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Kaycee is home to former NCAA Division II track and field athlete Dakotah Winsor.
Former NCAA Division III track and field athlete Noah Elm was born and raised in Kaycee.
Wyoming Governor
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.41 square miles (1.06 km2), of which 0.40 square miles (1.04 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.[7]
History
The Portuguese Fort
In 1834 a band of trappers and traders led by Antonio Montero from Portugal built a trading post east of Kaycee WY.It became known as the “Portuguese Fort.” A unique site, what little remains from the area have been donated to the Hoofprints of the Past Museum and includes artefacts including a sword, beads, and clay pipes.[8]
The Bozeman Trail
The 1860s brought new attention from both whites and Native Americans to the northeast corner of what soon would become Wyoming Territory. First, a gold frenzy in Montana Territory drew miners north from the emigrant road that followed the North Platte River. Mountain man Jim Bridger warned against establishing a trail through the Arapaho and Lakota hunting grounds, urging that another path west of the Bighorns be used instead. But the Powder River Basin route was the most direct and, in 1863, John Bozeman following ancient routes long used by Indians, blazed the Bozeman Trail through the middle of the basin.[9]
The Bozeman Trail ran within four miles of Kaycee, overlaying previous Indian, trader and exploration routes and connecting the Oregon Trail to the gold rush territory in Montana. Its most important period was 1863–1868, and its most significant consequence was the Indian Wars of the Northern Plains[specify]. The Hoofprints of the Past Museum displays items relating to this period.[8]
Fort Reno and Cantonment Reno
During the Indian Wars of the late 1800s, two military posts were built miles apart near the Bozeman Trail crossing of the Powder River: Fort Reno in the 1860s and Cantonment Reno in the 1870s. Historical markers presently mark the spots.[10]
Items donated from the Fort Reno site are on display at the Hoofprints of the Past Museum, as well as a diorama of the fort created by Robert Wilson, an expert in local military forts.[11]
Moreton Frewen
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The Frewen Ranch was located east of present-day Kaycee at the confluence of the North Fork and the Middle Fork of the Powder River. Moreton Frewen was the fifth son of Thomas Frewen, MP for
Hole In the Wall
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The Johnson County Cattle War [12]
(see also Johnson County War)
In the early days in
The situation became steadily worse after the poor winter of 1886. The large companies began to aggressively appropriate land and control the flow and supply of water in this area; they justified these excesses on what was public land by using the catch-all allegation of rustling, and vigorously sought to exclude the smaller ranchers from participation in the annual roundup; apparently agents of the larger ranches killed several alleged rustlers. A number of
The large ranches were organized as the
Nathan D. Champion
The first target of the WSGA was
Champion held out for several hours, killing at least four of the
With the house on fire, Nate Champion signed his journal entry and put the journal in his pocket before he emerged, running from the back door with a Colt Revolver in the left hand and a Winchester rifle in the right. He was gunned down by four men firing simultaneously, hit by 28 bullets. The invaders later pinned a note on Champion's bullet-riddled chest that read "Cattle Thieves Beware". They also carefully removed entries from the diary which named some of the attackers.
Jack Flagg
'The Invaders then loaded up the wood on a wagon that was left by Jack Flagg and pushed it towards the cabin. With the house on fire, Nate Champion signed his journal entry and put it in his pocket before running from the back door with a six shooter in one hand and either a knife and a rifle in the other. As he emerged, the Invaders shot him dead. The killers pinned a note on Champion's bullet-riddled chest that read, "Cattle Thieves Beware." Jack Flagg, who after escaping his pursuers, rode to
Artifacts from the Johnson County War, including the local KC Fight and Nate Champion related items are on display at the Hoofprints of the Past Museum.[8]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 217 | — | |
| 1930 | 161 | −25.8% | |
| 1940 | 210 | 30.4% | |
| 1950 | 211 | 0.5% | |
| 1960 | 284 | 34.6% | |
| 1970 | 272 | −4.2% | |
| 1980 | 271 | −0.4% | |
| 1990 | 256 | −5.5% | |
| 2000 | 249 | −2.7% | |
| 2010 | 263 | 5.6% | |
| 2020 | 247 | −6.1% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 278 | [4] | 5.7% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[13] | |||
2020 census
As of the
There were 107 households, of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 0.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.4% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.91.
The median age in the town was 53.9 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 33.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.
The median income for a household in the town was $56,875, and the median income for a family was $56,250. About 7.1% of the population were below the
2010 census
As of the
There were 115 households, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.83.
The median age in the town was 42.3 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.8% were from 45 to 64; and 19% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.
2000 census
As of the
There were 103 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,056, and the median income for a family was $40,250. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $21,875 for females. The
Education
Public education in the town of Kaycee is provided by Johnson County School District #1. Kaycee School [1], a K-12 campus, serves the town.
Climate
According to the
| Climate data for Kaycee, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) |
71 (22) |
77 (25) |
87 (31) |
93 (34) |
104 (40) |
106 (41) |
107 (42) |
101 (38) |
88 (31) |
78 (26) |
68 (20) |
107 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 57.2 (14.0) |
58.3 (14.6) |
68.7 (20.4) |
77.9 (25.5) |
85.7 (29.8) |
94.8 (34.9) |
99.9 (37.7) |
98.2 (36.8) |
93.4 (34.1) |
81.8 (27.7) |
68.5 (20.3) |
57.7 (14.3) |
100.5 (38.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 37.2 (2.9) |
38.6 (3.7) |
48.8 (9.3) |
55.6 (13.1) |
65.7 (18.7) |
78.0 (25.6) |
87.8 (31.0) |
86.4 (30.2) |
75.6 (24.2) |
59.7 (15.4) |
46.8 (8.2) |
37.3 (2.9) |
59.8 (15.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 23.4 (−4.8) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
35.0 (1.7) |
42.2 (5.7) |
52.2 (11.2) |
63.0 (17.2) |
71.4 (21.9) |
69.4 (20.8) |
58.9 (14.9) |
45.0 (7.2) |
32.7 (0.4) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
45.2 (7.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 9.6 (−12.4) |
12.5 (−10.8) |
21.2 (−6.0) |
28.8 (−1.8) |
38.7 (3.7) |
48.0 (8.9) |
55.1 (12.8) |
52.4 (11.3) |
42.1 (5.6) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
10.3 (−12.1) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −15.3 (−26.3) |
−11.0 (−23.9) |
2.6 (−16.3) |
16.2 (−8.8) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
37.1 (2.8) |
46.4 (8.0) |
42.2 (5.7) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
13.7 (−10.2) |
−2.9 (−19.4) |
−12.5 (−24.7) |
−21.6 (−29.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −45 (−43) |
−51 (−46) |
−28 (−33) |
−5 (−21) |
12 (−11) |
25 (−4) |
31 (−1) |
28 (−2) |
13 (−11) |
−11 (−24) |
−37 (−38) |
−43 (−42) |
−51 (−46) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.26 (6.6) |
0.41 (10) |
0.67 (17) |
1.50 (38) |
2.75 (70) |
1.63 (41) |
1.16 (29) |
0.70 (18) |
1.03 (26) |
1.04 (26) |
0.46 (12) |
0.34 (8.6) |
11.95 (302.2) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.6 (14) |
8.9 (23) |
6.5 (17) |
3.8 (9.7) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
2.3 (5.8) |
5.8 (15) |
6.8 (17) |
40.7 (104.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 55.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 17.1 |
| Source 1: NOAA[15] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[14] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kaycee, Wyoming
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Mark Gordon takes oath as Wyoming treasurer". Billings Gazette. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Hoofprints of the Past Museum | Kaycee Chamber". Kaycee Chamber. March 28, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ "Red Cloud's War | WyoHistory.org". www.wyohistory.org. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ "Fort Reno and Cantonment Reno: Indian Wars Outposts on Powder River | WyoHistory.org". www.wyohistory.org. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ Kaycee Chamber. March 28, 2017.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "The Johnson County War: 1892 Invasion of Northern Wyoming | WyoHistory.org". www.wyohistory.org. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data". National Weather Service. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
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