Point of Rocks is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Sweetwater County Sweetwater County is a County (United States), county in southwestern Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 42,272, making it the List of counties in Wyoming, fourth-most populous county in Wyoming. Its ...

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, United States. As of the 2000 census, Point of Rocks had a total population of three, when it was a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP).

Geography

According to the

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, in 2000 the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were three people, two households, and one family residing in the CDP. The

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was 1.6 people per square mile (0.6/km). There were two housing units at an average density of 1.1/sq mi (0.4/km). All residents were white and between forty-five and sixty-four. The median age was sixty-three years. One household was a married couple living together, while the other was a male individual. The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $41,250. The

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for the CDP was $21,050.

Education

Public education in Point of Rocks is provided by Sweetwater County School District #1.

Jim Bridger Power Station

Point of Rocks is home to the Jim Bridger Power Station. The 2,110

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facility jointly owned by

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(2/3 owner and operator of the plant), and Idaho Power (1/3 owner), and is one of the largest coal-fired electric power generation facilities in the western United States. This plant is connected to the grid by numerous 500kv transmission lines. Almondstage

Almond Stage Station

Also located in Point of Rocks are the remnants of the original Almond

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, built in 1862 at the behest of

Ben Holladay Benjamin Holladay (October 14, 1819 – July 8, 1887) was an American transportation businessman responsible for creating the Overland Stage to California during the height of the 1849 California Gold Rush. He created a stagecoach empire and ...

. Holladay wished to move his stage coach line further south because of repeated attacks by Indians. The station was constructed of local sandstone with a sod-covered roof, which allowed it to survive at least one attack and attempted burning. In 1868, the station was converted to a stop along the transcontinental railroad and the Overland Trail. When mining declined in the area the station was sold and used as a private home before being absorbed by the Wyoming State Parks and restored. The Point of Rocks Stage Station was never used as a Pony Express stop at any time and was not even on the route of the Pony Express.

References

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