Sweetwater County School District Number 2

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Sweetwater County School District #2 is a public school district based in Green River, Wyoming, United States.

A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.

Green River, Wyoming City in Wyoming, United States

Green River is a city in and the county seat of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 12,515 at the 2010 census.

Wyoming State of the United States of America

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the western United States. The state is the 10th largest by area, the least populous, and the second most sparsely populated state in the country. Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, on the southwest by Utah, and on the west by Idaho and Montana. The state population was estimated at 586,107 in 2015, which is less than 31 of the most populous U.S. cities including neighboring Denver. Cheyenne is the state capital and the most populous city, with an estimated population of 63,335 in 2015.

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Geography

Sweetwater County School District #2 serves the southwestern portion of Sweetwater County, [1] including the following communities:

Sweetwater County, Wyoming county in Wyoming, United States

Sweetwater County is a county in southwestern Wyoming, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 43,806. Its county seat is Green River. By area, it is the largest county in Wyoming. Its southern boundary line abuts the north lines of the states of Colorado and Utah.

Granger, Wyoming Town in Wyoming, United States

Granger is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 139 at the 2010 census. It is located near the confluence of the Blacks Fork and the Hams Fork rivers. The geography of the area is flat with semi-arid scrub.

James Town, Wyoming CDP in Wyoming, United States

James Town is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 536 at the 2010 census.

Little America, Wyoming CDP in Wyoming, United States

Little America is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 68 at the 2010 census. The community got its name from the Little America motel, which was purposefully located in a remote location as a haven, not unlike the base camp the polar explorer Richard E. Byrd set up in the Antarctic in 1928. However, being situated on a coast-to-coast highway and offering travel services, it thrived, launching a chain of travel facilities by the same name. Its developer, Robert Earl Holding, died on April 19, 2013, with a personal net worth of over $3 billion.

Schools

Student demographics

The following figures are as of October 1, 2008. [2]

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References

  1. "School Districts (Map), State of Wyoming" (PDF). Wyoming Department of Revenue, Property Tax Division. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  2. "School District Profiles". Wyoming Education Statistics. Wyoming Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2006-09-26. Retrieved 2009-12-31.