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Greybull is a town in central Big Horn County,
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, United States. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 census.


Geography

According to the
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water.


Climate

According to the
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system, Greybull has a
cold semi-arid climate Cold is the presence of low temperature, especially in the atmosphere. In common usage, cold is often a subjective perception. A lower bound to temperature is absolute zero, defined as 0.00K on the Kelvin scale, an absolute thermodynamic ...
, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Greybull was on June 30, 2010, and July 17, 2010, while the coldest temperature recorded was on February 2, 1996.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 1,847 people, 778 households, and 488 families living in the town. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was . There were 879 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 92.9%
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, 0.4%
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, 1.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1%
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, 4.5% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 10.7% of the population. There were 778 households, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were
married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.9% 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 2.37 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age in the town was 40.1 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,815 people, 781 households, and 500 families living in the town. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was . There were 923 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.20%
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, 0.11%
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, 0.83% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 1.32% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 4.74% of the population. There were 781 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were
married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.92. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $29,674, and the median income for a family was $36,964. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $17,500 for females. The
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for the town was $15,383. About 12.0% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the
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, including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.


Education

Public education in the town of Greybull is provided by Big Horn County School District #3. The district has three campuses – Greybull Elementary School (grades K-5), Greybull Middle School (grades 6–8), and Greybull High School (grades 9–12). Greybull has a
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, a branch of the Big Horn County Library System.


Transportation


Transit

Intercity bus service to the town is provided by
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.


Airport

The town is served by the nearby South Big Horn County Airport used for
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operations but which was the base for air tankers operating in the forest firefighting role, for many years flown by the local firm. Christler-Avery Aviation was founded by Mel Christler and Morris Avery in 1951 offering aerial spraying operating B-18 Bolo,
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, Northrop Delta aircraft. Mel Christler transferred to Thermopolis in 1961 and sold his share in the company to Avery. Avery Aviation was founded by Morris Avery in 1961 building a hangar and developing the airport facilities. The airline operated
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, Cessna 195, Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer and at Avery's death was sold to the pilots. Hawkins and Powers Aviation was founded by Dan Hawkins and Gene Powers in , after acquiring the assets of Avery Aviation. The airline operated:
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, Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Fairchild C-82 Packet,
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,
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and
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all in the
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role. The airline declared bankrupt in after a series of fatal accidents.


Media

The local newspaper is the ''Greybull Standard''. KZMQ-FM and
KZMQ (AM) KZMQ (1140 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies music format to the Greybull, Wyoming, United States, area. The station is owned by the Big Horn Radio Network, a division of Legend Communications of Wyoming, LLC. It features programmi ...
are radio stations licensed to Greybull.


Notable people

* Wilford Brimley (1934–2020), actor"Brimley purchases property in Big Horn County
, Lovell Chronicle, July 12, 2007
* Jim Crawford (1935–2018), football player for the
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*
Brett Keisel Brett Keisel (born September 19, 1978) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a defensive end for 13 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football ...
(born 1978), former defensive end for the
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* Bill Wilkinson (born 1964), former pitcher for the
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* Tom Wilkinson (born 1943), quarterback for teams in the
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See also

* List of municipalities in Wyoming


References


External links

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