| Official Name: | Cokeville, Wyoming |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | "Welcome to the Open Range!" |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.085°N -110.9556°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Wyoming |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lincoln |
| Government Type: | Council–Manager |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Eric Larsen |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.38 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.30 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.38 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.30 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation M: | 1888 |
| Elevation Ft: | 6194 |
| Population Total: | 502 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 163.95 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 424.52 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 83114 |
| Area Code: | 307 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 56-15905[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1609079[3] |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [4] |
Cokeville is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 502 at the 2020 census. The town is known for the Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis.
The Shoshone Indians were the first inhabitants of the area. The first Euro-American settler, Tilford Kutch, arrived in 1869. In 1873, he opened a trading post and ran a ferry across Smiths Fork. After the arrival of the railroad in 1882, the town grew, and was incorporated in 1910.
The town was named for the coal found in the area.[5] Following the railroad, sheep ranching became more popular, reaching its peak in 1918, when Cokeville was informally called the "Sheep Capital of the World".
On May 16, 1986, former town marshal David Young and his wife Doris Young took 167 children and adults hostage during the Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis. The captives escaped after an improvised gasoline bomb exploded and both hostage takers died in a murder-suicide. 79 hostages were injured, many with serious burns.[6]
Cokeville is located at 42.085°N -110.9556°W (42.085, −110.956).[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.18sqmi, all land.[8]
As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 535 people, 166 households, and 127 families residing in the town. The population density was 453.4PD/sqmi. There were 200 housing units at an average density of 169.5/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.7% White, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
There were 166 households, of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.5% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.87.
The median age in the town was 29.6 years. 41.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 21.7% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.
Public education in the town of Cokeville is provided by Lincoln County School District #2. Zoned campuses include Cokeville Elementary School (grades K-6) and Cokeville High School (grades 7–12).
Cokeville has a public library, a branch of the Lincoln County Library System.[10]
Cokeville Municipal Airport (U06) is an operational municipal airport serving the Town of Cokeville and surrounding areas. It is 3nmi south of Cokeville. The airport is located on CR 207, and can be accessible by WYO 231, and from east of Laketown, Utah, by Manhead Road. The airport is 6270feet above sea level, with an area of 320acres. It is owned by the town hall of Cokeville.