Etna, Wyoming

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Population in July 2007: 136.

Males: 64	(47.2%)
Females: 72	(52.8%)

Median resident age:	33.9 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Zip code: 83118

Estimated median household income in 2008: $62,974 (it was $42,917 in 2000)

Etna:	$62,974
Wyoming:	$53,207

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $25,195

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $215,994 (it was $101,000 in 2000)

Etna:	$215,994
Wyoming:	$188,200

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Races in Etna:

White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
Hispanic (4.9%)
Two or more races (3.3%)
Black (1.6%)
Other race (1.6%)
American Indian (0.8%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Etna: 85.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.8%), German (11.4%), French (5.7%), Swiss (5.7%), Danish (4.9%), Norwegian (4.9%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5820 feet

Land area: 1.96 square miles.

Population density: 69 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Etna

High school or higher: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 41.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Etna CDP

Never married: 6.9%
Now married: 66.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 9.7%
Divorced: 16.7%

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:

Etna:	0.5% ($500)
Wyoming:	0.7% ($627)

Etna satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Idaho Falls, ID (60.3 miles , pop. 50,730).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (380.9 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (659.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Star Valley Ranch, WY (2.1 miles ), Thayne, WY (2.8 miles ), Alpine, WY (3.0 miles ), Bedford, WY (3.2 miles) , Alpine Northeast, WY (3.2 miles) , Alpine Northwest, WY (3.3 miles) , Turnerville, WY (3.7 miles) , Auburn, WY (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 43.03 N, Longitude: 111.02 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 307

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Average climate in Etna, Wyoming

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Etna-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wyoming state average. It is 917% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 17.8 miles away from Etna center
On 4/21/2001 at 17:18:56, a magnitude 5.4 (5.4 MB, 4.9 MS, 5.3 MW, Depth: 0.5 mi) earthquake occurred 20.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/11/1994 at 14:59:50, a magnitude 5.3 (4.8 MB, 5.1 ML, 5.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 18.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/4/1994 at 02:42:12, a magnitude 5.2 (4.7 MB, 5.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 22.3 miles away from Etna center
On 4/7/1994 at 16:16:44, a magnitude 5.2 (4.3 MB, 4.8 ML, 5.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 32.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/10/1992 at 10:54:50, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.0 MS, 4.7 ML, 4.9 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 20.8 miles away from Etna center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Etna:

STAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; AFTON, WY)
EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 32 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID)
ST JOHNS HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; JACKSON, WY)

Political contributions by individuals in Etna, WY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Etna:

RICKS COLLEGE (about 62 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 136 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 163 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 170 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 171 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)

Public elementary/middle school in Etna:

Metcalf Elementary (Location: Us Highway 89; Grades: 4-6)

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Creek: Birch Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Horseshoe Inn (107757 North USHighway 89).

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

ETNA WATER & SEWER DISTRICT (Population served: 85, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-25-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	79.5%
Whole state:	67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.8%
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: 2.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	24.5%
Whole state:	11.4%

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

This place:	6.9%
Whole state:	4.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Etna, WY

Etna compared to Wyoming state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Etna mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County Wyoming:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (86%) Wood (14%)

Religion statistics for Etna

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 71.35%

Here		71.4%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	LDS (Mormon) Church	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Lutheran Church	Other
Adherents	76.8%	15.8%	3.1%	1.8%	2.6%
Congregations	61.8%	11.8%	8.8%	2.9%	14.7%

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.

10.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,832 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.86%
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 Teton County, WY	1.41% ($53,638 average AGI)
from Salt Lake County, UT	0.54% ($59,226)
from Uinta County, WY	0.46% ($32,962)

9.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,242 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.18%
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 Sweetwater County, WY	0.54% ($40,833 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.48% ($29,852)
to Teton County, WY	0.48% ($32,222)

Strongest AM radio stations in Etna:

KRSV (1210 AM; 5 kW; AFTON, WY; Owner: WESTERN WYOMING RADIO, INC.)
KBRV (790 AM; 5 kW; SODA SPRINGS, ID; Owner: CARIBOU BROADCASTING INC.)
KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KID (590 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KUPI (980 AM; 5 kW; AMMON, ID; Owner: RAY GROTH OIL COMPANY, INC.)
KBLI (1620 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KZNI (1260 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSEI (930 AM; 5 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KSOS (800 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Etna:

K275AB (102.9 FM; FREEDOM, WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION)
KCHQ (102.1 FM; DRIGGS, ID; Owner: TED W. AUSTIN, JR.)
KUWJ (90.3 FM; JACKSON, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
K209BO (89.7 FM; TETONIA, ID; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KJAX (93.3 FM; JACKSON, WY; Owner: CATHEDRAL COMMUNICATIONS INC)
KMTN (96.9 FM; JACKSON, WY; Owner: CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KZJH (95.3 FM; JACKSON, WY; Owner: CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K249CW (97.7 FM; FREEDOM, WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION)
K280EG (103.9 FM; FREEDOM, WY; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-IDAHO)
K296EJ (107.1 FM; FREEDOM, WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY T.V. ASSOCIATION)
KBJX (107.9 FM; SHELLEY, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
K221DT (92.1 FM; THAYNE, AFTON, WY; Owner: STAR VALLEY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP)
K289AF (105.7 FM; FREEDOM, WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION)
K292EY (106.3 FM; FREEDOM, WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Etna:

K59BV (Channel 59; LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
K05GJ (Channel 5; THAYNE, ETC., WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY COMMUNITY)
K07PB (Channel 7; THAYNE, ETC., WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY COMMUNITY)
K12LI (Channel 12; THAYNE, ETC., WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY COMMUNITY)
K31DC (Channel 31; FREEDOM, WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION)
K33DS (Channel 33; FREEDOM-ETNA, WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION)
K66DU (Channel 66; FREEDOM, ETC., WY; Owner: LOWER STAR VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

BLACK MOUNTAIN, 7.3 Mi Nw, Overall height: 6.7 m, Call Sign: WMQ409, Licensee ID: L00000726
Assigned Frequencies : 22425.0 MHz
Grant Date: 11/22/1995, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc., Box 226, Freedom, WY 83120
STEWART CREEK, On Us Hwy 89 2.1 Mi N Of, Overall height: 6.7 m, Call Sign: WMQ410, Licensee ID: L00000726
Assigned Frequencies : 21225.0 MHz
Grant Date: 11/22/1995, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc., Box 226, Freedom, WY 83120

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Etna)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 42 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: THIELERT TAE-125-01 (132 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 417TS , Serial Number: 42.AC017, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 11/17/2006
Registrant (Corporation): Corporate Aviation Advisors Inc, Po Box 5009, Etna, WY 83118
Aircraft: CESSNA 182H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8355S , Serial Number: 18256455, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 07/16/1965
Registrant (Individual): John F Dba Flagg, Po Box 5257, Etna, WY 83118, Other Owners: Parts Co Gmp

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