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Kemmerer is the largest city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. Its population was 2,415 at the 2020 census.

Kemmerer city overview:
Name:	Kemmerer city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Wyoming
County:	Lincoln County
Elevation:	6,949 ft (2,118 m)
Total Area:	7.81 sq mi (20.22 km²)
Land Area:	7.80 sq mi (20.20 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	2,656
Population Density:	352.39/sq mi (136.06/km²)
ZIP code:	83101
Area code:	307
FIPS code:	5642005
GNISfeature ID:	1590317
Website:	kemmerer.org

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History

Explorer John C. Frémont discovered coal in the area during his second expedition in 1843. The Union Pacific Coal Company opened the first underground mine in 1881 after construction of the Oregon Short Line Railroad from Granger to Oregon.

Patrick J. Quealy (1857–1930) founded Kemmerer as an “independent town” in 1897 when he was vice-president of the Kemmerer Coal Company, located 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the original townsite. He named the company and town after his financial backer, Pennsylvania coal magnate Mahlon S. Kemmerer (1843–1925). In 1950, the operation converted to strip mining and became the world’s largest open pit coal mine. In 1980 the Kemmerer Coal Co. was sold to the Pittsburg & Midway Coal Company, now a subsidiary of the Westmorland Coal Company. The pit remains in operation with an annual output of about 5 million tons.

Quealy sold lots in the townsite rather than lease them, which permitted the establishment of independent businesses. The company’s subsidiary, Frontier Supply Company, provided electricity by utilizing a used $1,150 generator acquired in Utah. Quealy immigrated from Ireland. In Wyoming, he and his wife became active in Democratic Party politics and in St. Patrick’s Church, for which the company donated land.

Quealy was the founding president of the First National Bank, established in 1900. Kemmerer Savings Bank was founded in 1909. Its president Asbury D. Hoskins was manager of the Blyth-Fargo-Hoskins Company, and was elected Wyoming state treasurer in 1919.

The J. C. Penney company store was founded in Kemmerer in 1902.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.81 square miles (20.23 km), of which 7.80 square miles (20.20 km) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) is water.

The Fossil Butte National Monument is located 15 miles west of Kemmerer, on U.S. Highway 30.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Kemmerer has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated “Dfb” on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Kemmerer was 99 °F (37 °C) on July 12, 1990, while the coldest temperature recorded was −39 °F (−39 °C) on December 22, 1990.