Elk Mountain, Wyoming

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Population in July 2007: 190.

Males: 103	(54.7%)
Females: 87	(45.3%)

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Zip code: 82324

Estimated median household income in 2008: $59,153 (it was $40,313 in 2000)

Elk Mountain:	$59,153
Wyoming:	$53,207

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $181,136 (it was $84,700 in 2000)

Elk Mountain:	$181,136
Wyoming:	$188,200

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Races in Elk Mountain:

White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
Hispanic (5.2%)
Other race (2.1%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Elk Mountain: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (17.7%), German (14.6%), Irish (12.5%), United States (9.9%), Swedish (8.3%), Italian (5.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 7267 feet

Land area: 0.28 square miles.

Population density: 669 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Elk Mountain

High school or higher: 93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elk Mountain town

Never married: 12.5%
Now married: 71.9%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 7.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.0%
Wyoming:	2.3%

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

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

Elk Mountain:	0.5% ($394)
Wyoming:	0.7% ($627)

Elk Mountain satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cheyenne, WY (91.6 miles , pop. 53,011).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (145.8 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (643.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Hanna, WY (3.8 miles ), Medicine Bow, WY (4.3 miles ), Rock River, WY (4.8 miles ), Saratoga, WY (5.1 miles ), Centennial, WY (5.5 miles) , Sinclair, WY (6.1 miles ), Riverside, WY (6.1 miles) , Albany, WY (6.2 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $83,400
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $157,300
2006: 1 building, cost: $95,000
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $32,500
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 41.69 N, Longitude: 106.41 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 307

Elk Mountain household income distribution

Elk Mountain races chart

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (23%)
Construction (14%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (12%)
Public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services (12%)
Social assistance (12%)
Public administration (12%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (8%)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (33%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Other construction workers and helpers (7%)
Extraction workers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Librarians, curators, and archivists (12%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
Child care workers (12%)
Bus drivers (12%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Business operations specialists (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)

Average climate in Elk Mountain, Wyoming

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Elk Mountain-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 71% 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 65.5 miles away from Elk Mountain center
On 4/6/1999 at 00:41:09, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/19/1996 at 13:27:57, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.8 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 69.1 miles away from Elk Mountain center
On 10/1/2005 at 05:57:03, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/1/1993 at 21:33:22, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.4 miles away from Elk Mountain center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Elk Mountain topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Elk Mountain:

IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; LARAMIE, WY)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBON COUNTY (about 50 miles; RAWLINS, WY)
YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 78 miles; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Elk Mountain, WY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elk Mountain:

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 32 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
CASPER COLLEGE (about 84 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 124 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 126 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 127 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 145 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)

Public elementary/middle school in Elk Mountain:

Elk Mountain Elementary (Location: 202 Veterans; Grades: KG-6)

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

ELK MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF (Population served: 186, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.3%
Whole state:	67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.1%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.5%

Elk Mountain compared to Wyoming state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population 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

Elk Mountain mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Carbon County Wyoming:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%) Wood (24%) Electricity (9%) Coal or coke (5%)

Religion statistics for Elk Mountain

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.94%

Here		42.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Episcopal Church	Lutheran Church
Adherents	35.0%	15.5%	13.0%	9.3%	5.3%
Congregations	11.6%	11.6%	14.0%	14.0%	7.0%

Name	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Other
Adherents	5.1%	5.0%	4.5%	1.8%	5.5%
Congregations	7.0%	7.0%	7.0%	4.7%	16.3%

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.

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$1,550
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$600
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$750
Totals for Government	0	$0		8	$2,900

Elk Mountain government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $15,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $40,000
Health Services - Other: $20,000

Financial Administration: $19,000

Solid Waste Management: $13,000

General Public Buildings: $11,000

Central Staff Services: $10,000

Sewerage: $9,000

Fire Protection: $9,000

Libraries: $7,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
General Support: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $30,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,001,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $44,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $145,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $211,000
Highways: $2,000
Tax - Property: $42,000
NEC: $1,000

Public Utilities: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $31,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

9.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,023 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.27%
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 Sweetwater County, WY	0.59% ($41,424 average AGI)
from Natrona County, WY	0.55% ($27,613)
from Albany County, WY	0.48% ($29,148)

9.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,990 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.39%
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 Albany County, WY	0.77% ($35,302 average AGI)
to Laramie County, WY	0.70% ($43,359)
to Natrona County, WY	0.63% ($28,029)

Strongest AM radio stations in Elk Mountain:

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)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KKHI (1210 AM; 10 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KOWB (1290 AM; 5 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KGAB (650 AM; 9 kW; ORCHARD VALLEY, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elk Mountain:

K219CA (91.7 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KIMX (105.5 FM; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Wyoming Hwy Dept Shop, Call Sign: KIN607, Licensee ID: L00010357
Assigned Frequencies : 156.105 MHz
Grant Date: 11/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/24/2012
Registrant: State Of Wyoming, Wyoming Highway Dept, Cheyenne, WY 82001, Phone: (307) 777-4440
Hwy 72 1 Mi N, Call Sign: KIB412, Licensee ID: L00010357
Assigned Frequencies : 155.445 MHz
Grant Date: 11/09/2001, Expiration Date: 02/02/2012
Registrant: State Of Wyoming, Cheyenne, WY 82001, Phone: (307) 777-4440

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4

ELK MOUNTAIN, 7 Mi Sw, Overall height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WMK956
Assigned Frequencies : 6635.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
ELK MTN CO, 203 Veteran St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 20.1 m, Call Sign: WMV943
Assigned Frequencies : 11545.0 MHz, 11225.0 MHz, 11625.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/30/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
Halleck Ridge, 6 Mi W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 7.9 m, Call Sign: WQV68
Assigned Frequencies : 6414.67 MHz, 6404.79 MHz, 6558.75 MHz
Grant Date: 07/22/2008, Expiration Date: 07/01/2018
Registrant: Colorado Interstate Gas, Colorado Springs, CO 80944, Phone: (719) 520-4700, Fax: (719) 520-4318, Email:
PASS CRK, 12.2 Mi Sw, Overall height: 21.6 m, Call Sign: WGW428
Assigned Frequencies : 10835.0 MHz, 10915.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11155.0 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 6152.75 MHz
Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 10/18/2000
Registrant: Qwest Corporation, 700 W. Mineral Avenue, Room Co G1.24, Littleton, CO 80120, Phone: (303) 707-8706, Fax: (303) 707-9775, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

6.85 Miles Southwest Of, Call Sign: KPD947, Licensee ID: L00128637
Assigned Frequencies : 454.200 MHz, 459.325 MHz
Grant Date: 05/03/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 01/22/2005
Registrant: Western Radio Communications, Casper, WY 82602

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1

Exit 255, Highway 72, Type: Mast, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 10.1 m, Call Sign: WQIZ775
Assigned Frequencies : 118.800 MHz
Grant Date: 06/30/2008, Expiration Date: 06/30/2018, Certifier: Roger Hammill
Registrant: Asmi, Overland Park, KS 66283-0442, Phone: (913) 894-8927, Fax: (913) 894-1794, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: K7PPC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00300254
Grant Date: 11/09/2007, Expiration Date: 01/05/2018, Certifier: Robert K Meyer
Registrant: Robert K Meyer, Box 57, Elk Mountain, WY 82324

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: MUELLER IMMANUEL-CRAIG-KEITH W-8 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 37617 , Serial Number: 449, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 04/09/1981
Registrant (Individual): Tom A Johnson, Po Box 46, Elk Mountain, WY 82324

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 12

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