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Big Horn County

Population in July 2007: 1,221.

Males: 580	(47.6%)
Females: 641	(52.4%)

Median resident age:	47.5 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Zip codes: 82410.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,551 (it was $33,519 in 2000)

Basin:	$46,551
Wyoming:	$51,731

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,936 (it was $61,900 in 2000)

Basin:	$121,936
Wyoming:	$172,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $110,916; Detached houses: $115,792; Townhouses or other attached units: $68,169; Mobile homes: $34,009; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,500

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Races in Basin:

White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
Hispanic (2.3%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Other race (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Basin: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (31.0%), English (17.4%), Irish (14.2%), United States (5.5%), Swedish (3.7%), Norwegian (2.9%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3873 feet

Land area: 2.02 square miles.

Population density: 605 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Basin

High school or higher: 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
Unemployed: 10.6%
Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Basin town

Never married: 16.6%
Now married: 62.3%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 10.7%
Divorced: 9.4%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.6%
Wyoming:	2.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Basin:	0.8% ($501)
Wyoming:	0.7% ($627)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT (100.3 miles , pop. 89,847).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (348.6 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (780.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Greybull, WY (2.8 miles ), Manderson, WY (2.9 miles) , Burlington, WY (4.4 miles ), West River, WY (4.4 miles ), Washakie Ten, WY (4.7 miles ), Hyattville, WY (4.8 miles) , Worland, WY (5.0 miles ), Airport Road, WY (5.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $30,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $80,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $69,400
2001: 1 building, cost: $50,000
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $110,100
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $49,500
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $114,800
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $78,100

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Latitude: 44.38 N, Longitude: 108.04 W

Area code: 307

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Mining (9%)
Health care (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (29%)
Educational services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Data processing and other information services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Rail and water transportation workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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Crime in Basin by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	1	1	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	82.1	82.2	81.8	0.0	80.5
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	4	5	2	3	2	5
per 100,000	80.6	320.0	410.5	164.5	245.5	161.6	402.6
Burglaries	9	5	15	3	9	4	2
per 100,000	725.8	400.0	1231.5	246.7	736.5	323.1	161.0
Thefts	13	20	24	28	14	21	30
per 100,000	1048.4	1600.0	1970.4	2302.6	1145.7	1696.3	2415.5
Auto thefts	0	1	1	5	3	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	80.0	82.1	411.2	245.5	80.8	0.0
Arson	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	80.6	0.0	82.1	82.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	108.9	162.4	319.4	241.0	231.6	129.2	252.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.46
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Basin, Wyoming

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Basin-area historical tornado activity is near Wyoming state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.5 miles away from the Basin town center .

On 7/24/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the town center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Basin:

SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 9 miles; GREYBULL, WY)
WASHAKIE MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; WORLAND, WY)
NORTH BIG HORN HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; LOVELL, WY)

Political contributions by individuals in Basin, WY

Airports located in Basin:

Dorsey Creek Ranch Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Basin:

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 93 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
CASPER COLLEGE (about 135 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 165 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
RICKS COLLEGE (about 186 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 207 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 217 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 241 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)

Public high school in Basin:

Riverside High School (Location: 919 West B; Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Basin:

Laura Irwin Elementary (Location: 101 South 12th; Grades: PK-4)

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Library in Basin:

BIG HORN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $274,929; Location: 430 W. C STREET; 97,105 books; 1,309 audio materials; 645 video materials; 147 serial subscriptions)

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Hotel: Lilac Motel (710 West Centre Street).

Court: Big Horn - Basin- Drug Court Office (420 West Centre).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Basin and their reported violations in the past:

SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY JPB (Population served: 2084, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-09-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2002)

BASIN, TOWN OF (Population served: 1100, Purch_groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-02-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-03-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-30-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-02-2006)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-09-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2002)

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	65.5%
Whole state:	67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	11.6%
Whole state:	11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Basin, WY

People in group quarters in Basin

109 people in nursing homes
14 people in other group homes
8 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Basin compared to Wyoming state average:

Basin, Wyoming environmental map by EPA

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Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Basin (2009 data):

Security State Bank: at 201 South Fourth Street, branch established on 1929-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $238.6 mil, Deposits: $201.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Financial Security Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Basin mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Big Horn County Wyoming:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (88%) Wood (3%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Solar energy (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religon statistics for Basin

Adherents

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church
Adherents	58.7%	13.3%	8.8%	4.6%	3.8%
Congregations	35.1%	8.1%	8.1%	8.1%	10.8%

Name	Conservative Baptist Association of America	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	3.4%	1.6%	1.4%	1.3%	3.1%
Congregations	2.7%	5.4%	2.7%	5.4%	13.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	2	$4,572	$27,432	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$244
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$1,366
Police Protection - Officers	4	$10,966	$32,898	0	$0
Streets and Highways	4	$10,620	$31,860	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$2,202	$26,424	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,854	$34,248	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,952	$35,424	0	$0
Electric Power	1	$4,932	$59,184	1	$320
Totals for Government	14	$39,098	$33,513	8	$1,930

Basin government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $112,000
All Other: $60,000

Sewerage: $34,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $211,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $236,000
Regular Highways: $236,000

Water Utilities: $203,000

Central Staff Services: $187,000

Police Protection: $176,000

Solid Waste Management: $108,000

Parks & Recreation: $45,000

Sewerage: $34,000

General - Other: $13,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000

Health Services - Other: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $143,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $225,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $213,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $12,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $36,000
Rents: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,799,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $616,000
Water Utilities: $194,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $213,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $366,000
All Other: $34,000

Highways: $24,000
Tax - Property: $91,000
Public Utilities: $19,000

NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $367,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000

8.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,841 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.16%
Wyoming average:	9.04%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Park County, WY	1.81% ($28,030 average AGI)
from Washakie County, WY	0.32% ($26,917)
from Albany County, WY	0.27% ($13,000)

8.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,927 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.19%
Wyoming average:	8.50%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Park County, WY	1.57% ($26,431 average AGI)
to Yellowstone County, MT	0.70% ($26,231)
to Albany County, WY	0.38% ($29,857)

Strongest AM radio stations in Basin:

KZMQ (1140 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING LLC)
KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KPOW (1260 AM; 5 kW; POWELL, WY; Owner: CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KROE (930 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: LOVCOM, INC.)
KWOR (1340 AM; 1 kW; WORLAND, WY; Owner: KWOR, INCORPORATED)
KWYO (1410 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: KWYO AM, LLC)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KURL (730 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
KGHL (790 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Basin:

KZMQ-FM (100.3 FM; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING LLC)
K244CK (96.7 FM; COWLEY, ETC., WY; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
KUWP (90.1 FM; POWELL, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
KCGL (104.1 FM; POWELL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING, LLC)
KZZS (98.3 FM; STORY, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING, L.L.C.)
KTAG (97.9 FM; CODY, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING, LLC)
K233AC (94.5 FM; CODY, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)
KLZY (92.5 FM; POWELL, WY; Owner: CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KYTI (93.7 FM; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: LOVCOM, INC.)
KZWY (94.9 FM; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: LOVCOM, INC.)
K273AD (102.5 FM; WORLAND, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL B/CASTING, INC)
KKLX (96.1 FM; WORLAND, WY; Owner: KWOR, INCORPORATED)

Basin fatal accident list:
Sep 26, 1980 09:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 9, 1975 02:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 3

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

3 Miles Nw Of The Hwys 30 & 16-20 Intersection, Type: Tower, Structure height: 22.3 m, Overall height: 26.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN312
Assigned Frequencies : 824.040 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 890.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/29/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f2-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Basin, WY)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Basin)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: MICKET ROBERTA GLASAIR 1FT (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 10VB , Serial Number: 375
Registrant (Individual): Charles P Boson, Po Box 324, Basin, WY 82410
Aircraft: CESSNA T210N (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 111NA , Serial Number: 21063284, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 03/24/1979
Registrant (Corporation): Lamax Construction Inc, 4402 Orchard Bench Rd, Basin, WY 82410

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 12
Hazardous Condition: 2
Good Intent Call: 3

Incident types - Basin

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