Cowley, Wyoming

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Big Horn County

Population in July 2007: 552.

Males: 273	(49.5%)
Females: 279	(50.5%)

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Zip codes: 82420.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,816 (it was $38,750 in 2000)

Cowley:	$53,816
Wyoming:	$51,731

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,618 (it was $65,800 in 2000)

Cowley:	$129,618
Wyoming:	$172,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $108,414; Detached houses: $126,412; Mobile homes: $27,805

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Races in Cowley:

White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
Hispanic (3.4%)
Other race (2.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Cowley: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (29.6%), German (18.4%), Irish (9.8%), Danish (8.9%), Swedish (5.9%), United States (5.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3990 feet

Land area: 0.70 square miles.

Population density: 785 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cowley

High school or higher: 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cowley town

Never married: 14.1%
Now married: 69.1%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 11.4%

18 residents are foreign born (2.1% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.4% Latin America).

This town:	3.2%
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:

Cowley:	1.0% ($678)
Wyoming:	0.7% ($627)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT (62.6 miles , pop. 89,847).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (389.2 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (808.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Lovell, WY (2.2 miles ), Byron, WY (2.5 miles ), Deaver, WY (2.5 miles) , Frannie, WY (3.1 miles ), Garland, WY (3.4 miles) , Powell, WY (4.1 miles ), Ralston, WY (4.8 miles ), Burlington, WY (5.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $82,500
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,500
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $48,300
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $79,900
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,800
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,800
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $76,700
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,300
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $130,000
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $144,000
2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $135,300
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $213,000

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Latitude: 44.88 N, Longitude: 108.47 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 307

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Mining (15%)
Educational services (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
Office supplies and stationery stores (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (27%)
Educational services (24%)
Public administration (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Mining (4%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Cowley:

NORTH BIG HORN HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LOVELL, WY)
POWELL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; POWELL, WY)
SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 35 miles; GREYBULL, WY)

Political contributions by individuals in Cowley, WY

Airports located in Cowley:

North Big Horn County Airport (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 50, Itinerant Ops: 500, Local Ops: 1,500, Military Ops: 105)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cowley:

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 56 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 130 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
CASPER COLLEGE (about 175 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
RICKS COLLEGE (about 177 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 228 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 247 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 258 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)

Public elementary/middle school in Cowley:

Rocky Mountain Elementary (Location: 101 South Division; Grades: PK-5)

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User submitted facts and corrections:

Ricks College in Rexburg is now BYU Idaho.

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

COWLEY, TOWN OF (Population served: 485, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

21 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	80.0%
Whole state:	67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	7.2%
Whole state:	11.4%

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

This town:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cowley, WY

Cowley compared to Wyoming state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Cowley mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Big Horn County Wyoming:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (15%) Other fuel (3%) Wood (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religon statistics for Cowley

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	0	$0		1	$983
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$1,083
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$554
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$483
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$2,059
Sewerage	0	$0		2	$770
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$547
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$2,059
Totals for Government	0	$0		15	$8,538

Cowley government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $124,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $22,000
Sewerage: $22,000

All Other: $14,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $13,000
Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $27,000
Police Protection: $26,000

Water Utilities: $22,000

Parks & Recreation: $16,000

General Public Buildings: $14,000

Regular Highways: $6,000

General - Other: $6,000

Health Services - Other: $5,000

Sewerage: $5,000

Financial Administration: $3,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000

Central Staff Services: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $65,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $185,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $51,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $167,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $47,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $18,000
Other, NEC: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $50,000
Central Staff: $42,000

Fire Protection: $27,000

Solid Waste Management: $27,000

Regular Highways: $26,000

Water Utilities: $24,000

Parks & Recreation: $15,000

General Public Building: $14,000

Police Protection: $10,000

Sewerage: $10,000

Health - Other: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $363,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $87,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $90,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $301,000
Highways: $7,000

All Other: $2,000
Tax - Property: $52,000
Public Utilities: $7,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $91,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000

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 Cowley:

KPOW (1260 AM; 5 kW; POWELL, WY; Owner: CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KZMQ (1140 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING LLC)
KURL (730 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
KGHL (790 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBUL (970 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KROE (930 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: LOVCOM, INC.)
KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWYO (1410 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: KWYO AM, LLC)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cowley:

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)
KMXE (99.3 FM; RED LODGE, MT; Owner: SILVER ROCK COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
KCGL (104.1 FM; POWELL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING, LLC)
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.)

TV broadcast stations around Cowley:

K12AC (Channel 12; LOVELL, WY; Owner: LOVELL BYRON COWLEY TV)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Blm Land Atop Ridge, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.8 m, Overall height: 15.8 m
Registrant: Big Horn County School District 1, 62 E 2nd St, Cowley, WY 82420, Phone: (307) 548-2238

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Lat: 44.913778 Lon: -108.445667, Call Sign: WPUK340
Assigned Frequencies : 458.987 MHz
Grant Date: 03/20/2002, Expiration Date: 03/20/2012, Certifier: Donald M Russell
Registrant: Asmi, Lenexa, KS 66285, Phone: (913) 894-8927, Fax: (913) 894-1794, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

RIDGE, Blm Land Atop Ridge In, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 15.8 m, Call Sign: WPOR766
Assigned Frequencies : 21925.0 MHz, 21975.0 MHz, 21925.0 MHz
Grant Date: 12/18/1998, Expiration Date: 12/18/2008, Cancelation Date: 02/21/2009
Registrant: Phone: (603) 362-5977
COWLEY SCHOOL, 72 S 1 St E, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 15.5 m, Call Sign: WPOR770
Assigned Frequencies : 23125.0 MHz
Grant Date: 12/18/1998, Expiration Date: 12/18/2008, Cancelation Date: 02/21/2009
Registrant: Phone: (603) 362-5977

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3

North Bighorn County Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WDJ8
Assigned Frequencies : 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 08/23/1999, Expiration Date: 08/23/2004, Cancelation Date: 10/23/2004
Registrant: County Of North Bighorn, Cowley, WY 82420
North Big Horn County Airport, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB3033
Assigned Frequencies : 0.25700 MHz
Grant Date: 04/24/2008, Expiration Date: 03/17/2018
Registrant: Big Horn County, 420 West C. Street, Basin, WY 82410, Phone: (307) 568-2357, Fax: (307) 568-9375, Email:
North Big Horn County Airport, Type: Building, Structure height: 7 m, Overall height: 8.5 m, Call Sign: WRY4
Assigned Frequencies : 119.925 MHz
Grant Date: 09/06/2007, Expiration Date: 05/31/2017, Certifier: Donald M Russell
Registrant: Asmi, Lenexa, KS 66285-9355, Phone: (913) 894-8927, Fax: (913) 894-1794

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KC7UUR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00222518
Grant Date: 01/17/2007, Expiration Date: 02/27/2017, Certifier: Jerry W Warman
Registrant: Jerry W Warman, Cowley, WY 82420

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: MEEK/SONERAIR DR.DR. (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 338DR , Serial Number: 001
Registrant (Individual): John C Meek, Po Box 704, Cowley, WY 82420
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 02/26/1993, Exported to: Brazil
Aircraft: CESSNA 175 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES (175 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9247B , Serial Number: 55047, Year manufactured: 1958
Registrant (Individual): John C Meek, Po Box 704, Cowley, WY 82420

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 10
Hazardous Condition: 2

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