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| official_name = Sundance, Wyoming
| official_name = Sundance, Wyoming
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| image_skyline = Sundancebank.jpg
| image_skyline = JailSchoolSundanceWY.jpg
| image_caption = The [[Sundance State Bank Building]] on Main Street, which is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], July 2005
| image_caption = Old wooden jail (left) and stone school building in Sundance

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| elevation_ft = 4738
| elevation_ft = 4738
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| population_total = 1182
| population_total = 1032
| population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_est = 1274
| population_est = 1292
| pop_est_as_of = 2018
| pop_est_as_of = 2019
| population_density_km2 = 161.21
| population_density_km2 = 163.49
| population_density_sq_mi = 417.57
| population_density_sq_mi = 423.47
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| timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
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| area_code = [[Area code 307|307]]
| area_code = [[Area code 307|307]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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| blank_info = 56-74195<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| website =
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'''Sundance''' ([[Lakota language|Lakota]]: ''Owíwaŋyaŋg Wačhí'';<ref>{{cite book |last=Ullrich |first=Jan F. |title=New Lakota Dictionary |url=http://www.lakotadictionary.org/nldo.php |edition=2nd |year=2014 |publisher=Lakota Language Consortium |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=978-0-9761082-9-0}}</ref> "Sun-Watching Dance") is a town in and the [[county seat]] of [[Crook County, Wyoming|Crook County]], [[Wyoming]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 1,182 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]]. The town is named after the [[Sun Dance]] ceremony practiced by several [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] tribes.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=132|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=128}}</ref>
'''Sundance''' ([[Lakota language|Lakota]]: ''Owíwaŋyaŋg Wačhí'';<ref>{{cite book |last=Ullrich |first=Jan F. |title=New Lakota Dictionary |url=http://www.lakotadictionary.org/nldo.php |edition=2nd |year=2014 |publisher=Lakota Language Consortium |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=978-0-9761082-9-0}}</ref> "Sun-watching Dance") is a town in and the [[county seat]] of [[Crook County, Wyoming]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Its population was 1,032 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]]. The town is named after the [[Sun Dance]] ceremony practiced by several [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] tribes.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=132|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=128}}</ref>

== History ==
Sundance was established in 1875 as a trading post. The [[Sundance Kid]] was arrested for a theft he committed here in 1887, the only time he was ever incarcerated, and he took the town's name as a nickname.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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|2000= 1161
|2000= 1161
|2010= 1182
|2010= 1182
|2020= 1032
|estyear=2018
|estyear=2019
|estimate=1274
|estimate=1292
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 4, 2019}}</ref>
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
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|footnote=1890-2010 census<ref>[http://eadiv.state.wy.us/demog_data/cntycity_hist.htm HISTORICAL DECENNIAL CENSUS POPULATION FOR WYOMING COUNTIES, CITIES, AND TOWNS]</ref>
|footnote=1890-2010 census<ref>[http://eadiv.state.wy.us/demog_data/cntycity_hist.htm HISTORICAL DECENNIAL CENSUS POPULATION FOR WYOMING COUNTIES, CITIES, AND TOWNS]</ref>
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===2010 census===
===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-12-14}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,182 people, 532 households, and 326 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|387.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 606 housing units at an average density of {{convert|198.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 14, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, 1,182 people, 532 households, and 326 families lived in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|387.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The 606 housing units had an average density of {{convert|198.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the town was 97.8% White, 0.2% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.4% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.2% of the population.


There were 532 households of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.7% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.76.
Of the 532 households, 25.0% had children under 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.7% were not families. About 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16, and the average family size was 2.76.


The median age in the town was 47.5 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.5% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 24% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.
The median age in the town was 47.5 years; 19.3% of residents were under 18; 6.1% were between 18 and 24; 19.5% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 24% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.


===2000 census===
===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,161 people, 476 households, and 318 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 582.2 people per square mile (225.3/km²). There were 545 housing units at an average density of 273.3 per square mile (105.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.64% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.64% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.60% of the population.
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 1,161 people, 476 households, and 318 families resided in the town. The [[population density]] was 582.2 people per square mile (225.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The 545 housing units had an average density of 273.3 per square mile (105.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 96.64% White, 1.64% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.60% of the population.


[[File:2003-08-16 Sundance, Wyoming city limit sign.jpg|thumb|left|Sundance city limit sign on [[Wyoming Highway 585|WYO 585]], August 2003]]
[[File:2003-08-16 Sundance, Wyoming city limit sign.jpg|thumb|left|Sundance city limit sign on [[Wyoming Highway 585|WYO 585]], August 2003]]
There were 476 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.91.


Of the 476 households, 27.7% had children under 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were not families. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34, and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town, the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.


In the town, the age distribution was 24.1% under 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,029, and the median income for a family was $50,598. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,300. About 3.2% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,029, and for a family was $50,598. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,300. About 3.2% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under 18 and 13.5% of those 65 or over.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Sundance is located at {{Coord|44|24|19|N|104|22|20|W|type:city}} (44.405230, -104.372131).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>


According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|3.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25|df=}}</ref>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is covered by water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 14, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>


The town is directly south of the [[Bear Lodge Mountains]], part of the [[Black Hills National Forest]].
The town is directly south of the [[Bear Lodge Mountains]], part of the [[Black Hills National Forest]].


===Skyline===
===Skyline===
[[File:Sundance From Moriah Hill.jpg|800px|thumb|center|Looking down on the town of Sundance from Moriah Hill, October 2014]]
[[File:Sundance From Moriah Hill.jpg|750px|thumb|center|Looking down on the town of Sundance from Moriah Hill, October 2014]]


===Climate===
===Climate===
Sundance experiences a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''[[Humid continental climate#Dfb/Dwb: Warm summer subtype|Dfb]]'') with higher precipitation than the [[semi-arid climate|semi-arid]] regions surrounding it due to its location in the [[Black Hills]].
Sundance experiences a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''[[Humid continental climate#Dfb/Dwb: Warm summer subtype|Dfb]]'') with higher precipitation than the [[semi-arid climate|semiarid]] regions surrounding it due to its location in the [[Black Hills]].
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{{Weather box
| location = Sundance, Wyoming
| location = Sundance, Wyoming (1991–2020 normals; extremes 1893–present)
| single line = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 65
| Jan record high F = 65
| Feb record high F = 66
| Feb record high F = 66
| Mar record high F = 77
| Mar record high F = 77
| Apr record high F = 84
| Apr record high F = 86
| May record high F = 101
| May record high F = 101
| Jun record high F = 101
| Jun record high F = 102
| Jul record high F = 105
| Jul record high F = 105
| Aug record high F = 101
| Aug record high F = 102
| Sep record high F = 99
| Sep record high F = 99
| Oct record high F = 89
| Oct record high F = 93
| Nov record high F = 77
| Nov record high F = 77
| Dec record high F = 65
| Dec record high F = 65
| year record high F = 105
| year record high F = 105

| Jan high F = 30.8
| Feb high F = 35.7
|Jan avg record high F = 51.4
| Mar high F = 44.5
|Feb avg record high F = 52.7
| Apr high F = 54.5
|Mar avg record high F = 65.9
| May high F = 65.5
|Apr avg record high F = 74.8
| Jun high F = 76.6
|May avg record high F = 83.4
| Jul high F = 84.5
|Jun avg record high F = 91.1
| Aug high F = 83.2
|Jul avg record high F = 96.0
| Sep high F = 72.2
|Aug avg record high F = 94.4
| Oct high F = 59.6
|Sep avg record high F = 89.6
| Nov high F = 41.8
|Oct avg record high F = 78.5
| Dec high F = 32.8
|Nov avg record high F = 63.9
| Jan mean F = 19.1
|Dec avg record high F = 52.1
| Feb mean F = 24.1
|year avg record high F = 97.3

| Mar mean F = 32.6
| Apr mean F = 42.1
| Jan high F = 32.7
| May mean F = 52.4
| Feb high F = 34.1
| Jun mean F = 62.4
| Mar high F = 44.2
| Jul mean F = 69.2
| Apr high F = 52.2
| Aug mean F = 68.0
| May high F = 62.6
| Sep mean F = 57.3
| Jun high F = 73.1
| Oct mean F = 45.6
| Jul high F = 82.0
| Nov mean F = 30.3
| Aug high F = 80.8
| Dec mean F = 21.5
| Sep high F = 71.4
| Jan low F = 7.3
| Oct high F = 55.8
| Feb low F = 12.5
| Nov high F = 42.2
| Mar low F = 20.7
| Dec high F = 32.5
| Apr low F = 29.6
| year high F = 55.3
| Jan mean F = 23.0
| Feb mean F = 23.9
| Mar mean F = 33.2
| Apr mean F = 40.7
| May mean F = 50.9
| Jun mean F = 60.9
| Jul mean F = 68.7
| Aug mean F = 67.3
| Sep mean F = 58.1
| Oct mean F = 44.2
| Nov mean F = 32.1
| Dec mean F = 23.1
| year mean F = 43.8
| Jan low F = 13.2
| Feb low F = 13.7
| Mar low F = 22.2
| Apr low F = 29.2
| May low F = 39.2
| May low F = 39.2
| Jun low F = 48.2
| Jun low F = 48.8
| Jul low F = 53.9
| Jul low F = 55.5
| Aug low F = 52.7
| Aug low F = 53.8
| Sep low F = 42.3
| Sep low F = 44.8
| Oct low F = 31.6
| Oct low F = 32.6
| Nov low F = 18.8
| Nov low F = 22.1
| Dec low F = 10.1
| Dec low F = 13.7
| year low F = 32.4

|Jan avg record low F = -10.3
|Feb avg record low F = -10.0
|Mar avg record low F = -1.0
|Apr avg record low F = 12.7
|May avg record low F = 25.0
|Jun avg record low F = 37.0
|Jul avg record low F = 44.6
|Aug avg record low F = 41.9
|Sep avg record low F = 29.9
|Oct avg record low F = 13.7
|Nov avg record low F = 0.6
|Dec avg record low F = -9.3
|year avg record low F = -19.7

| Jan record low F = −39
| Jan record low F = −39
| Feb record low F = −42
| Feb record low F = −42
| Mar record low F = −24
| Mar record low F = −24
| Apr record low F = −11
| Apr record low F = −11
| May record low F = −28
| May record low F = 7
| Jun record low F = 25
| Jun record low F = 25
| Jul record low F = 30
| Jul record low F = 30
| Aug record low F = 31
| Aug record low F = 30
| Sep record low F = 0
| Sep record low F = 6
| Oct record low F = −17
| Oct record low F = −17
| Nov record low F = −23
| Nov record low F = −23
| Dec record low F = −40
| Dec record low F = −40
| year record low F = −42
| year record low F = −42
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.69
| precipitation colour = green
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.68
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.82
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.97
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.89
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.29
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.04
| May precipitation inch = 2.76
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.48
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.07
| May precipitation inch = 3.47
| Jul precipitation inch = 2.13
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.03
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.65
| Jul precipitation inch = 2.48
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.31
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.71
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.56
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.32
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.94
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.71
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.73
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.91
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.51
| source 1 = NOAA (normals, 1971–2000)<ref name=NCDC>{{Cite web |url=http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim81/WYnorm.pdf |title=Climatography of the United States NO.81 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=January 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713145434/http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim81/WYnorm.pdf |archive-date=July 13, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
| year precipitation inch = 20.37
| source 2 = The Weather Channel (Records)<ref name= WC >{{Cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/USWY0161 |title=Monthly Averages for Sundance, WY |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |accessdate=January 13, 2011 }}</ref>
| Jan snow inch = 12.9
| Feb snow inch = 14.7
| Mar snow inch = 10.3
| Apr snow inch = 13.2
| May snow inch = 1.5
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.9
| Oct snow inch = 5.8
| Nov snow inch = 9.8
| Dec snow inch = 12.2
| year snow inch = 81.3
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| Feb precipitation days = 8.8
| Mar precipitation days = 8.6
| Apr precipitation days = 11.9
| May precipitation days = 12.7
| Jun precipitation days = 10.9
| Jul precipitation days = 9.3
| Aug precipitation days = 6.9
| Sep precipitation days = 6.7
| Oct precipitation days = 8.5
| Nov precipitation days = 7.5
| Dec precipitation days = 7.5
| year precipitation days = 107.8
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| Feb snow days = 7.8
| Mar snow days = 5.9
| Apr snow days = 5.2
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| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.3
| Oct snow days = 2.5
| Nov snow days = 5.6
| Dec snow days = 7.5
| year snow days = 44.1
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=unr
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00488705&format=pdf
| title = Station: Sundance, WY
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 28, 2021}}</ref>
| date = April 2011}}
| date = April 2011}}


==Education==
==Education==
[[File:Crook County Public Library main branch children's section in Sundance, Wyoming.jpg|thumb|Crook County Public Library main branch children's section in Sundance]]
[[File:Crook County Public Library main branch children's section in Sundance, Wyoming.jpg|thumb|Crook County Public Library main branch children's section in Sundance]]
Public education in the town of Sundance is provided by [[Crook County School District Number 1|Crook County School District #1]]. Zoned campuses include Sundance Elementary School (grades K-6), and Sundance Secondary School (grades 7–12).
Public education in the town of Sundance is provided by [[Crook County School District Number 1|Crook County School District #1]]. Zoned campuses include Sundance Elementary School (kindergarten - grade 6), and Sundance Secondary School (grades 7–12).


Sundance has a [[public library]], a branch of the Crook County Public Library System.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://publiclibraries.com/state/wyoming/ | title=Wyoming Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | accessdate=13 June 2019}}</ref>
Sundance has a [[public library]], a branch of the Crook County Public Library system.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://publiclibraries.com/state/wyoming/ | title=Wyoming Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=June 13, 2019}}</ref>


==Area attractions==
==Area attractions==
[[Devils Tower National Monument (Wyoming)|Devils Tower National Monument]], a {{convert|1267|ft|m|adj=on}} high [[igneous rock]] [[intrusion]] or [[laccolith]] in the [[Bear Lodge Mountains]], is a short drive north of Sundance via [[U.S. Route 14 in Wyoming|US&#8209;14]] and [[Wyoming Highway 585]]. It rises dramatically above the surrounding terrain, with its summit {{convert|5114|ft|m}} above sea level. It was the first [[U.S. National Monument|United States National Monument]], established on September 24, 1906, by President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. It has approximately 400,000 visitors annually.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/deto/planyourvisit/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=514740 Devils Tower NM – Final Climbing Management Plan] [[National Park Service]], February 1995, accessed March 13, 2009</ref>
[[Devils Tower National Monument (Wyoming)|Devils Tower National Monument]], a {{convert|1267|ft|m|adj=on}} high [[igneous rock]] [[intrusion]] or [[laccolith]] in the [[Bear Lodge Mountains]], is a short drive north of Sundance via [[U.S. Route 14 in Wyoming|US-14]] and [[Wyoming Highway 585]]. It rises dramatically above the surrounding terrain, with its summit {{convert|5114|ft|m}} above sea level. It was the first [[U.S. National Monument]], established on September 24, 1906, by President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. It receives about 400,000 visitors annually.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/deto/planyourvisit/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=514740 Devils Tower NM – Final Climbing Management Plan] [[National Park Service]], February 1995, accessed March 13, 2009</ref>


==Highways==
==Highways==
* {{jct|state=WY|I|90}}
* {{jct|state=WY|I|90}}
* {{jct|state=WY|BL|90|dab1=Sundance, Wyoming}} - <small>[[List of business routes of the Interstate Highway System|Alternate I-90 Business Loop]] (via Cleveland St. through central Sundance business district.)</small>
* {{jct|state=WY|BL|90|dab1=Sundance}} - <small>(via Cleveland St. through central Sundance business district)</small>
* {{jct|state=WY|US|14|name1= }}
* {{jct|state=WY|US|14|name1= }}
* {{jct|state=WY|WY|585|name1= }}
* {{jct|state=WY|WY|585|name1= }}

==Media==
Sundance is served by the ''[[Sundance Times]]'' newspaper, which reports on local news.<ref name="Times">{{cite web |title=Sundance Times |url=https://www.sundancetimes.com/ |publisher=Sundancetimes.com |access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref>


==Sundance in popular culture==
==Sundance in popular culture==
{{unreferenced section|date=February 2023}}
After his release from the town jail in 1888, [[Harry Longabaugh]], an [[outlaw]] and member of [[Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch]] in the [[American Old West]], acquired the [[moniker]], "[[Sundance Kid|the Sundance Kid]]". His [[nickname]] entered the popular culture with release of the 1969 movie ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'', which won several [[Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]. [[Robert Redford]], who portrayed Longabaugh in the movie, later named his [[Sundance Ski Resort]] near [[Provo, Utah]], and the [[Sundance Film Festival]] after this character.
After his release from the town jail in 1888, [[Harry Longabaugh]], an [[outlaw]] and member of [[Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch]] in the [[American Old West]], acquired the [[moniker]] "the Sundance Kid". His [[nickname]] entered the popular culture with release of the 1969 movie ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'', which won several [[Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]. [[Robert Redford]], who portrayed Longabaugh in the movie, later named his [[Sundance Ski Resort]] near [[Provo, Utah]], and the [[Sundance Film Festival]] after this character.


The town of Sundance is the primary setting of ''Scumble'', a children's novel by [[Ingrid Law]], and a sequel to her earlier children's book, [[Savvy (novel)|''Savvy'']]. Sundance, Wyoming is also the primary setting for Lorelei James' novels in her "Rough Riders" series of 16 books involving the fictional McKay family, eking out a living as multi generational ranchers and the younger generation's accepting who they are individually, the ins and outs of working with family every day and finding love.
The town of Sundance is the primary setting of ''Scumble'', a children's novel by [[Ingrid Law]], and a sequel to her earlier children's book, [[Savvy (novel)|''Savvy'']]. Sundance, Wyoming, is also the primary setting for Lorelei James' novels in her "Rough Riders" series of 16 books involving the fictional McKay family, eking out a living as multigenerational ranchers and the younger generation's accepting who they are individually, the ins and outs of working with family every day, and finding love.


==See also==
==See also==


* [[List of municipalities in Wyoming]]
* [[List of municipalities in Wyoming]]
* [[Sundance Air Force Station]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{Commons category|Sundance, Wyoming}}
* {{official|http://www.cityofsundancewy.com}}
* {{official website|http://www.cityofsundancewy.com}}
* [http://www.sundancewyoming.com/ Sundance Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.sundancewyoming.com/ Sundance Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.crook1.com/ Crook County School District]
* [http://www.crook1.com/ Crook County School District]
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[[Category:County seats in Wyoming]]
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[[Category:Black Hills]]
[[Category:Black Hills]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1875]]
[[Category:American frontier]]

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Sundance, Wyoming
Owíwaŋyaŋg Wačhí
Town
Old wooden jail (left) and stone school building in Sundance
Old wooden jail (left) and stone school building in Sundance
Location of Sundance in Crook County, Wyoming.
Location of Sundance in Crook County, Wyoming.
Sundance, Wyoming is located in the United States
Sundance, Wyoming
Sundance, Wyoming
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°24′23″N 104°22′33″W / 44.40639°N 104.37583°W / 44.40639; -104.37583[1]
LandVereinigte Staaten
StateWyoming
CountyCrook
Regierung
 • MayorPaul Brooks
Area
[2]
 • Total3.06 sq mi (7.93 km2)
 • Land3.05 sq mi (7.90 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,738 ft (1,444 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total1,032
 • Estimate 
(2019)[4]
1,292
 • Density423.47/sq mi (163.49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
82729
Area code307
FIPS code56-74195[5]
GNIS feature ID1603438[1]
Websitehttp://www.cityofsundancewy.com/

Sundance (Lakota: Owíwaŋyaŋg Wačhí;[6] "Sun-watching Dance") is a town in and the county seat of Crook County, Wyoming, United States.[7] Its population was 1,032 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Sun Dance ceremony practiced by several American Indian tribes.[8]

History

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Sundance was established in 1875 as a trading post. The Sundance Kid was arrested for a theft he committed here in 1887, the only time he was ever incarcerated, and he took the town's name as a nickname.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890515—
1900294−42.9%
1910281−4.4%
192032816.7%
193036912.5%
194068585.6%
195089330.4%
19609081.7%
19701,05616.3%
19801,0872.9%
19901,1394.8%
20001,1611.9%
20101,1821.8%
20201,032−12.7%
2019 (est.)1,292[4]9.3%
1890-2010 census[9]

2010 census

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As of the census[3] of 2010, 1,182 people, 532 households, and 326 families lived in the town. The population density was 387.5 inhabitants per square mile (149.6/km2). The 606 housing units had an average density of 198.7 per square mile (76.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.8% White, 0.2% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.4% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.2% of the population.

Of the 532 households, 25.0% had children under 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.7% were not families. About 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16, and the average family size was 2.76.

The median age in the town was 47.5 years; 19.3% of residents were under 18; 6.1% were between 18 and 24; 19.5% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 24% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

2000 census

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As of the census[5] of 2000, 1,161 people, 476 households, and 318 families resided in the town. The population density was 582.2 people per square mile (225.3/km2). The 545 housing units had an average density of 273.3 per square mile (105.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.64% White, 1.64% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.60% of the population.

Sundance city limit sign on WYO 585, August 2003

Of the 476 households, 27.7% had children under 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were not families. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34, and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town, the age distribution was 24.1% under 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,029, and for a family was $50,598. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,300. About 3.2% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under 18 and 13.5% of those 65 or over.

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.06 square miles (7.93 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is covered by water.[10]

The town is directly south of the Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills National Forest.

Skyline

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Looking down on the town of Sundance from Moriah Hill, October 2014

Climate

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Sundance experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with higher precipitation than the semiarid regions surrounding it due to its location in the Black Hills.

Climate data for Sundance, Wyoming (1991–2020 normals; extremes 1893–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 65
(18) 		66
(19) 		77
(25) 		86
(30) 		101
(38) 		102
(39) 		105
(41) 		102
(39) 		99
(37) 		93
(34) 		77
(25) 		65
(18) 		105
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 51.4
(10.8) 		52.7
(11.5) 		65.9
(18.8) 		74.8
(23.8) 		83.4
(28.6) 		91.1
(32.8) 		96.0
(35.6) 		94.4
(34.7) 		89.6
(32.0) 		78.5
(25.8) 		63.9
(17.7) 		52.1
(11.2) 		97.3
(36.3)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 32.7
(0.4) 		34.1
(1.2) 		44.2
(6.8) 		52.2
(11.2) 		62.6
(17.0) 		73.1
(22.8) 		82.0
(27.8) 		80.8
(27.1) 		71.4
(21.9) 		55.8
(13.2) 		42.2
(5.7) 		32.5
(0.3) 		55.3
(12.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 23.0
(−5.0) 		23.9
(−4.5) 		33.2
(0.7) 		40.7
(4.8) 		50.9
(10.5) 		60.9
(16.1) 		68.7
(20.4) 		67.3
(19.6) 		58.1
(14.5) 		44.2
(6.8) 		32.1
(0.1) 		23.1
(−4.9) 		43.8
(6.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 13.2
(−10.4) 		13.7
(−10.2) 		22.2
(−5.4) 		29.2
(−1.6) 		39.2
(4.0) 		48.8
(9.3) 		55.5
(13.1) 		53.8
(12.1) 		44.8
(7.1) 		32.6
(0.3) 		22.1
(−5.5) 		13.7
(−10.2) 		32.4
(0.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −10.3
(−23.5) 		−10.0
(−23.3) 		−1.0
(−18.3) 		12.7
(−10.7) 		25.0
(−3.9) 		37.0
(2.8) 		44.6
(7.0) 		41.9
(5.5) 		29.9
(−1.2) 		13.7
(−10.2) 		0.6
(−17.4) 		−9.3
(−22.9) 		−19.7
(−28.7)
Record low °F (°C) −39
(−39) 		−42
(−41) 		−24
(−31) 		−11
(−24) 		7
(−14) 		25
(−4) 		30
(−1) 		30
(−1) 		6
(−14) 		−17
(−27) 		−23
(−31) 		−40
(−40) 		−42
(−41)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.82
(21) 		0.89
(23) 		1.04
(26) 		2.48
(63) 		3.47
(88) 		3.03
(77) 		2.48
(63) 		1.71
(43) 		1.32
(34) 		1.71
(43) 		0.91
(23) 		0.51
(13) 		20.37
(517)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 12.9
(33) 		14.7
(37) 		10.3
(26) 		13.2
(34) 		1.5
(3.8) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.9
(2.3) 		5.8
(15) 		9.8
(25) 		12.2
(31) 		81.3
(207)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 8.5 8.8 8.6 11.9 12.7 10.9 9.3 6.9 6.7 8.5 7.5 7.5 107.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 8.6 7.8 5.9 5.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.5 5.6 7.5 44.1
Source: NOAA[11][12]

Bildung

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Crook County Public Library main branch children's section in Sundance

Public education in the town of Sundance is provided by Crook County School District #1. Zoned campuses include Sundance Elementary School (kindergarten - grade 6), and Sundance Secondary School (grades 7–12).

Sundance has a public library, a branch of the Crook County Public Library system.[13]

Area attractions

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Devils Tower National Monument, a 1,267-foot (386 m) high igneous rock intrusion or laccolith in the Bear Lodge Mountains, is a short drive north of Sundance via US-14 and Wyoming Highway 585. It rises dramatically above the surrounding terrain, with its summit 5,114 feet (1,559 m) above sea level. It was the first U.S. National Monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. It receives about 400,000 visitors annually.[14]

Highways

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Media

[edit]

Sundance is served by the Sundance Times newspaper, which reports on local news.[15]

[edit]

After his release from the town jail in 1888, Harry Longabaugh, an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch in the American Old West, acquired the moniker "the Sundance Kid". His nickname entered the popular culture with release of the 1969 movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which won several Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay. Robert Redford, who portrayed Longabaugh in the movie, later named his Sundance Ski Resort near Provo, Utah, and the Sundance Film Festival after this character.

The town of Sundance is the primary setting of Scumble, a children's novel by Ingrid Law, and a sequel to her earlier children's book, Savvy. Sundance, Wyoming, is also the primary setting for Lorelei James' novels in her "Rough Riders" series of 16 books involving the fictional McKay family, eking out a living as multigenerational ranchers and the younger generation's accepting who they are individually, the ins and outs of working with family every day, and finding love.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sundance, Wyoming
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ Ullrich, Jan F. (2014). New Lakota Dictionary (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Lakota Language Consortium. ISBN 978-0-9761082-9-0.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 128.
  9. ^ HISTORICAL DECENNIAL CENSUS POPULATION FOR WYOMING COUNTIES, CITIES, AND TOWNS
  10. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  11. ^ "NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "Station: Sundance, WY". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  13. ^ "Wyoming Public Libraries". PublicLibraries.com. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  14. ^ Devils Tower NM – Final Climbing Management Plan National Park Service, February 1995, accessed March 13, 2009
  15. ^ "Sundance Times". Sundancetimes.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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