Map of Cokeville town

Cokeville is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 535 at the 2010 census. The town is best known for the Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis.

Cokeville town overview:
Name:	Cokeville town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Wyoming
County:	Lincoln County
Elevation:	6,194 ft (1,888 m)
Total Area:	1.30 sq mi (3.38 km²)
Land Area:	1.30 sq mi (3.38 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	535
Population Density:	424.52/sq mi (163.95/km²)
ZIP code:	83114
Area code:	307
FIPS code:	5615905
GNISfeature ID:	1609079

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History

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. 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 at Cokeville Elementary School. During the Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis. The children and adults escaped after the bomb exploded. Both hostage takers died, while 79 hostages were wounded.