Table Rock, Wyoming
Encyclopedia
Table Rock is a ghost town
in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
, United States
. It was a census-designated place
at the 2000 census
, with a population of 82, but by the 2010 census the population had dropped to 0.
, between Rock Springs
and Wamsutter
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, Table Rock has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²), all of it land.
(CIG) as a company town
, to house workers during an area boom and housing shortage. It was built just north of the company's natural gas processing
plant. CIG provided employees three- or four-bedroom homes free of charge and built a community center. The village began to decline after El Paso Corp.
acquired CIG in 2001. In 2003, the plant and town were bought by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
, which then decided not to operate the village. Table Rock was closed in July 2003. The housing units were sold to real estate developers, and some of them moved to Rock Springs.
The remaining homes were demolished in late August, 2011, leaving the community center as the only structure standing on the village site, and it is scheduled to be moved.
of 2000, there were 82 people, 32 households, and 23 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 12.0 people per square mile (4.6/km²). There were 55 housing units at an average density of 8.1/sq mi (3.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.59% White, 1.22% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 3.66% from other races
, and 7.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.98% of the population.
There were 32 households out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples
living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.9% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 121.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 150.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $41,000 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $12,775. None of the population or the families were below the poverty line.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, with a population of 82, but by the 2010 census the population had dropped to 0.
Geography
Table Rock is located at 41°37′54"N 108°24′42"W (41.63166586494764, -108.41188430786133). It lies along Interstate 80 in the Red Desert BasinRed Desert (Wyoming)
The Red Desert is a high altitude desert and sagebrush steppe located in south central Wyoming, comprising approximately 9,320 square miles...
, between Rock Springs
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975....
and Wamsutter
Wamsutter, Wyoming
Wamsutter is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 261 at the 2000 census.The original inhabitants of the area were the Shoshone and Ute tribes. Westerners did not really settle in the county until the coming of the railroad in the 1860s. Originally, the town was...
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Table Rock has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²), all of it land.
History
Table Rock was built in the late 1970s by Colorado Interstate GasColorado Interstate Gas
Colorado Interstate Gas is a major producer of natural gas, connected to major supply basins in the Rocky Mountains and production areas in the Texas Panhandle, western Oklahoma, western Kansas, and Wyoming. Originally an independent company, CIG is now a subsidiary of El Paso Corp....
(CIG) as a company town
Company town
A company town is a town or city in which much or all real estate, buildings , utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company...
, to house workers during an area boom and housing shortage. It was built just north of the company's natural gas processing
Natural gas processing
Natural-gas processing is a complex industrial process designed to clean raw natural gas by separating impurities and various non-methane hydrocarbons and fluids to produce what is known as pipeline quality dry natural gas.-Background:...
plant. CIG provided employees three- or four-bedroom homes free of charge and built a community center. The village began to decline after El Paso Corp.
El Paso Corp.
El Paso Corporation , provides natural gas and related energy products and is one of North America's largest natural gas producers. It is headquartered in Houston, Texas. United States....
acquired CIG in 2001. In 2003, the plant and town were bought by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is one of the world’s largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies, with approximately 2.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves and production of 206 million BOE as of December 31, 2008. Anadarko employs a worldwide...
, which then decided not to operate the village. Table Rock was closed in July 2003. The housing units were sold to real estate developers, and some of them moved to Rock Springs.
The remaining homes were demolished in late August, 2011, leaving the community center as the only structure standing on the village site, and it is scheduled to be moved.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 82 people, 32 households, and 23 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 12.0 people per square mile (4.6/km²). There were 55 housing units at an average density of 8.1/sq mi (3.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.59% White, 1.22% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 3.66% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 7.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.98% of the population.
There were 32 households out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.9% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 121.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 150.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $41,000 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $12,775. None of the population or the families were below the poverty line.