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Evanston, WY - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Evanston  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Evanston Home page. The Evanston Home page provides as much information as possible on Evanston. Knowing Evanston’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Evanston’s Home page, you will also find Evanston’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Evanston has a population of 11727. 50.2% of Evanston’s inhabitants are Male, and 49.8 are female. 54.6% of Evanston is married and 70% own their own home. The Average Home price is $168,918, and the average rent is $652. Household median income in Evanston is $62,356, and the individual median income is $31,626. Evanston’s Ethnic is the following: White(90.5%), Hispanic(12.9%), Multiple(4.9%), Other(3%), Native(0.9%), Black(0.5%), Asian(0.3%).


Evanston was named after James A. Evans, a civil engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad. Another source maintains it is named for John Evans, second Governor of the Territory of Colorado. The town was founded during the construction of the First transcontinental railroad. The railroad arrived in the area in November 1868, and Harvey Booth opened a saloon/restaurant in a tent near what is now Front Street.


By December the rails had reached Evanston and the first train arrived December 16. However, orders were later handed down by the railroad managers to move the end of the line 12 miles west, to Wasatch. Within three days, most all of Evanston had moved to Wasatch, it appeared that Evanston would become another "end of the tracks" town.


Luckily, in June 1869 headquarters returned to Evanston and it continued to grow. Later in 1871, a machine shop and roundhouse were constructed, giving Evanston a longevity not shared by many other railroad towns.Abundant timber and water along the Bear River made Evanston a refueling station for cross-country locomotives.


Coal was mined in Almy, a few miles north of Evanston. Similar to other railroad towns in Wyoming, early Evanston had a large population of Chinese railroad workers – in Evanston they lived on the north side of the railroad tracks in a small "China town." Over time, the Chinese population dwindled; the last two members of the first generation of immigrants died in the 1930s.Evanston was a major stop on the Lincoln Highway.


The highway ran east to west from East Service Rd to Bear River Dr, on Front St to Harrison Dr, to Wasatch Rd southwest to Echo Canyon in Utah. It can still be seen along Interstate 80, which follows the railroad tracks in this area. Evanston underwent massive growth and change during an oil boom in the 1980s.


Recent drilling for natural gas has also revitalized the economy of the area. Union Tank Car works on railroad tank cars near the Union Pacific Railroad Complex, locally referred to as the old roundhouse. and there are restored railroad buildings, including a roundhouse in the downtown area. One of the more recent restorations include 1011 Front Street where Michael's Bar & Grill currently stands.


This restaurant is the oldest Bar & Grill in Evanston and once served as a store house for one of the first JCPenney stores in the country. This building, located in historic downtown Evanston, is across the street from the museum in Depot Square.


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