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Natrona County

Population in July 2007: 183.
Males: 99  (54.1%)
Females: 84  (45.9%)

Median resident age:  43.5 years
Wyoming median age:  36.2 years

Zip code: 82604


Estimated median household income in 2008: $67,322 (it was $48,571 in 2000)
Bessemer Bend:  $67,322
Wyoming:  $53,207

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $39,200

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $258,848 (it was $110,200 in 2000)
Bessemer Bend:  $258,848
Wyoming:  $188,200

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Races in Bessemer Bend:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
  • Hispanic (5.3%)
  • Other race (2.9%)
  • American Indian (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Bessemer Bend: 97.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (45.3%), Swedish (37.1%), Irish (34.1%), English (20.0%), Scotch-Irish (9.4%), French (8.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 1.56 square miles.

Population density: 117 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Bessemer Bend

  • High school or higher: 88.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bessemer Bend CDP

  • Never married: 18.3%
  • Now married: 38.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 13.1%
  • Divorced: 29.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Wyoming:  2.3%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

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

Bessemer Bend:  0.4% ($453)
Wyoming:  0.7% ($627)

Bessemer Bend satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cheyenne, WY (142.3 miles , pop. 53,011).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (214.6 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (705.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Red Butte, WY (2.4 miles ), Vista West, WY (3.0 miles ), Mills, WY (3.1 miles ), Mountain View, WY (3.1 miles) , Casper Mountain, WY (3.2 miles ), Casper, WY (3.3 miles ), Hartrandt, WY (3.6 miles ), Bar Nunn, WY (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 42.76 N, Longitude: 106.52 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 307

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Bessemer Bend-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 54.6 miles away from Bessemer Bend center
On 10/19/1996 at 13:27:57, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 32.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/26/2000 at 21:58:46, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/10/1992 at 15:40:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.5 miles away from Bessemer Bend center
On 2/1/2003 at 18:44:11, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 27.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/29/2004 at 18:49:44, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from Bessemer Bend center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bessemer Bend:
  • WYOMING BEHAVIORAL INSTITUTE (about 14 miles; CASPER, WY)
  • WYOMING MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; CASPER, WY)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CONVERSE COUNTY (about 60 miles; DOUGLAS, WY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bessemer Bend:
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 15 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 82 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 169 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 172 miles; CHADRON, NE; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 179 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 189 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 189 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Wyoming:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  62.5%
Whole state:  67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.6%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 2.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.5%


Bessemer Bend compared to Wyoming state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Bessemer Bend travel time to work


Bessemer Bend mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Natrona County Wyoming:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
  • Electricity (39%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)


Religion statistics for Bessemer Bend

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.94%
Here43.9%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionLDS (Mormon) ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents34.2%11.4%10.7%7.1%6.5%
Congregations6.3%14.1%10.9%4.7%6.3%
NameChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Episcopal ChurchLutheran ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents4.6%4.1%3.1%2.9%15.5%
Congregations1.6%3.1%3.1%4.7%45.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


7.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,893 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.35%
Wyoming average:  9.04%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($223 average AGI)
Natrona County:  0.09%
Wyoming average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Converse County, WY  0.42% ($34,619 average AGI)
from Campbell County, WY  0.25% ($39,582)
from Fremont County, WY  0.24% ($33,154)


6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,163 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.88%
Wyoming average:  8.50%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($328 average AGI)
Natrona County:  0.09%
Wyoming average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Converse County, WY  0.44% ($34,492 average AGI)
to Laramie County, WY  0.27% ($37,784)
to Fremont County, WY  0.24% ($35,955)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bessemer Bend:
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKTL (1400 AM; 1 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KVOC (1230 AM; 1 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKHI (1210 AM; 10 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bessemer Bend:
  • K219CA (91.7 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUWC (91.3 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
  • K209CS (89.7 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • KMLD (94.5 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: MT. RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMGW (96.7 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KWYY (95.5 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KASS (106.9 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KCSP-FM (90.3 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL B/CTERS, INC.)
  • KQLT (103.7 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KHOC (102.5 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KTRS-FM (104.7 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRVK (107.9 FM; MIDWEST, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bessemer Bend:
  • KTWO-TV (Channel 2; CASPER, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHANNEL 2, INC.)
  • KFNB (Channel 20; CASPER, WY; Owner: WYOMEDIA CORPORATION)
  • K06KH (Channel 6; CASPER, WY; Owner: CASPER COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • K26ES (Channel 26; CASPER, WY; Owner: WYOMEDIA CORP.)
  • KGWC-TV (Channel 14; CASPER, WY; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CASPER, LLC)
  • KCWY (Channel 13; CASPER, WY; Owner: SWEETWATER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K47HQ (Channel 47; CASPER, WY; Owner: MANNA MEDIA CORPORATION)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$43,9701$43,680
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$40,4600$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0018.00


Bessemer Bend on our top lists:
    • #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
    • #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
    • #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
    • #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
    • #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"

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