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Basin: The Post Office in Basin Basin: The part of the Basin Cemetery Basin: Big Horn County Court House
 

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Population (year 2000): 1,238
Males: 589  (47.6%)
Females: 649  (52.4%)

Big Horn County

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

Zip codes: 82410.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,300 (it was $33,519 in 2000)
Basin  $38,300
Wyoming:  $46,202

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $78,800 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
Basin  $78,800
Wyoming:  $135,000

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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%)

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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: 614 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:  0.6% ($627)
Basin satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT (103.1 miles , pop. 89,847).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (375.5 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (799.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Greybull, WY (7.8 miles ), Manderson, WY (9.4 miles) , West River, WY (20.0 miles ), Washakie Ten, WY (22.8 miles ), Worland, WY (25.8 miles ), Burlington, WY (27.0 miles ), Airport Road, WY (27.1 miles ), Mc Nutt, WY (27.7 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


People in group quarters in Basin
  • 109 people in nursing homes
  • 14 people in other group homes
  • 8 people in other nonhousehold living situations

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
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 001110
    per 100,000 0.00.082.182.281.80.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 145232
    per 100,000 80.6320.0410.5164.5245.5161.6
Burglaries 9515394
    per 100,000 725.8400.01231.5246.7736.5323.1
Thefts 132024281421
    per 100,000 1048.41600.01970.42302.61145.71696.3
Auto thefts 011531
    per 100,000 0.080.082.1411.2245.580.8
Arson 101100
    per 100,000 80.60.082.182.20.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 108.9162.4319.4241.0231.6129.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.42
US city average:  3.00

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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 35 miles; LOVELL, WY)

Political contributions by individuals in Basin, WY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Basin:
  • WORLAND MUNI (about 31 miles; WORLAND, WY; ID: WRL)
  • YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL (about 68 miles; CODY, WY; ID: COD)
  • SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 80 miles; SHERIDAN, WY; ID: SHR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Basin:
  • SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY (about 9 miles; GREYBULL, WY; ID: GEY)
  • NORTH BIG HORN COUNTY (about 45 miles; COWLEY/LOVELL/BYRON, WY; ID: U68)
  • HOT SPRINGS CO-THERMOPOLIS MUNI (about 52 miles; THERMOPOLIS, WY; ID: THP)

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 158 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 216 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 241 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 256 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 289 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 319 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
Public high school in Basin:
Public elementary/middle school in Basin:
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 1999:
This town:  11.6%
Whole state:  11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.2%
Whole state:  4.5%

Basin compared to Wyoming state average:

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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 (2007 data):
  • Security State Bank: at 201 South Fourth Street, branch established on 1929-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182.1 mil, Deposits: $156.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Financial Security Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management 1$1,386$16,6320$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$306
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$692
Police Protection - Officers 3$6,528$26,1120$0
Streets and Highways 4$7,302$21,9060$0
Water Supply 1$1,974$23,6880$0
Electric Power 1$2,050$24,6000$0
Other and Unallocable 2$2,502$15,0120$0
Financial Administration 2$3,104$18,6240$0
Totals for Government 14$24,846$21,2976$998


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.)
  • KWOR (1340 AM; 1 kW; WORLAND, WY; Owner: KWOR, INCORPORATED)
  • KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KROE (930 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: LOVCOM, INC.)
  • KURL (730 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
  • KGHL (790 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • KBUL (970 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KWYW (99.1 FM; LOST CABIN, WY; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
  • K273AD (102.5 FM; WORLAND, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL B/CASTING, INC)
  • KKLX (96.1 FM; WORLAND, WY; Owner: KWOR, INCORPORATED)


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