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Carbon County

Population in July 2007: 197. Population change since 2000: 0.0%
 

Males: 107  (54.7%)
Females: 90  (45.3%)
Median resident age:  36.5 years
Wyoming median age:  36.2 years

Zip code: 82324


Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,986 (it was $40,313 in 2000)
Elk Mountain:  $55,986
Wyoming:  $51,731

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $166,849 (it was $84,700 in 2000)
Elk Mountain:  $166,849
Wyoming:  $172,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $143,302; Detached houses: $136,910

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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)

2008 cost of living index in Elk Mountain: 84.1 (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: 694 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 early 2007.

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

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

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cheyenne, WY (116.9 miles , pop. 53,011).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (158.9 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (685.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Hanna, WY (16.1 miles ), Medicine Bow, WY (20.6 miles ), Rock River, WY (30.5 miles ), Saratoga, WY (31.5 miles ), Centennial, WY (32.9 miles) , Albany, WY (40.6 miles) , Riverside, WY (41.3 miles) , Grand Encampment, WY (42.0 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

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Latitude: 41.69 N, Longitude: 106.41 W

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Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
  • Mining (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 and other information services (12%)
  • Social assistance (12%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Mining (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%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Elk Mountain:
  • IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; LARAMIE, WY)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBON COUNTY (about 64 miles; RAWLINS, WY)
  • WYOMING BEHAVIORAL INSTITUTE (about 81 miles; CASPER, WY)

Political contributions by individuals in Elk Mountain, WY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elk Mountain:
  • LARAMIE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; LARAMIE, WY; ID: LAR)
  • NATRONA COUNTY INTL (about 84 miles; CASPER, WY; ID: CPR)
  • YAMPA VALLEY (about 101 miles; HAYDEN, CO; ID: HDN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elk Mountain:
  • MEDICINE BOW (about 22 miles; MEDICINE BOW, WY; ID: 80V)
  • SHIVELY FIELD (about 33 miles; SARATOGA, WY; ID: SAA)
  • RAWLINS MUNI (about 54 miles; RAWLINS, WY; ID: RWL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elk Mountain:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 43 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 84 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 132 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 146 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 148 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
  • FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 158 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
Public elementary/middle school in Elk Mountain:

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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 2007:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
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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Elk Mountain travel time to work


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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%)

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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$233
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$1,400
Police - Other 0$0 1$100
Water Supply 0$0 1$450
Sewerage 0$0 1$400
Totals for Government 0$0 10$2,583



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.)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, 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.)


FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Elk Mountain, WY)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
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
  • ELK MTN CO, 203 Veteran St, Overall height: 20.1 m, Call Sign: WMV943
    Assigned Frequencies : 11285.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/30/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
    Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087
  • 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
  • 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

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

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: K7PPC, 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

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