Fort Bridger, Wyoming

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Population in July 2007: 410.

Males: 207	(50.5%)
Females: 203	(49.5%)

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Zip codes: 82933.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $47,000 (it was $32,031 in 2000)

Fort Bridger:	$47,000
Wyoming:	$53,207

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $24,094

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $105,003 (it was $49,100 in 2000)

Fort Bridger:	$105,003
Wyoming:	$188,200

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Races in Fort Bridger:

White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Other race (1.3%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Fort Bridger: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.3%), English (21.8%), Irish (8.8%), Italian (6.3%), French (4.5%), Danish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6670 feet

Land area: 1.99 square miles.

Population density: 206 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fort Bridger

High school or higher: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
Unemployed: 9.9%
Mean travel time to work: 34.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Bridger CDP

Never married: 15.4%
Now married: 56.6%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 8.7%
Divorced: 17.7%

7 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.8%
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:

Fort Bridger:	1.3% ($654)
Wyoming:	0.7% ($627)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ogden, UT (82.1 miles , pop. 77,226).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (298.0 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (546.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Bridger Valley, WY (1.3 miles ), Mountain View, WY (2.0 miles ), Lyman, WY (2.2 miles ), Carter, WY (3.0 miles) , Robertson, WY (3.0 miles) , Lonetree, WY (4.8 miles) , Granger, WY (5.4 miles) , Evanston, WY (5.5 miles ).

Latitude: 41.32 N, Longitude: 110.39 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 307

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Most common industries for males (%):

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (32%)
Construction (22%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)
Wood products (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Chemicals (5%)
Gasoline stations (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Food and beverage stores (14%)
Health care (13%)
Construction (12%)
Gasoline stations (9%)
Other direct selling establishments (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (14%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Extraction workers (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Child care workers (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Cashiers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

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Fort Bridger-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/3/1995 at 15:26:10, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MB, 4.6 MS, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 41.4 miles away from Fort Bridger 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 92.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/1994 at 06:35:47, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/30/2000 at 14:46:51, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 38.1 miles away from Fort Bridger center
On 4/10/1994 at 20:04:09, a magnitude 4.6 (3.9 MB, 4.3 ML, 4.6 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/1994 at 12:15:45, a magnitude 4.5 (3.9 MB, 4.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.1 miles away from Fort Bridger center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Bridger:

EVANSTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; EVANSTON, WY)
WYOMING STATE HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; EVANSTON, WY)
WYOMING STATE HOSPITAL-CAMPBELL HALL (about 29 miles; EVANSTON, WY)

Political contributions by individuals in Fort Bridger, WY

Airports located in Fort Bridger:

Fort Bridger Airport (Runways: 3, Itinerant Ops: 1,500, Local Ops: 2,000)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Bridger:

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 85 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 93 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 100 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Blacks Fork (A), Quarry Creek (B), Groshon Creek (C), Threemile Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Wyoming State - Park & Cultural Resources (Museums; 37001 Bus I 80).

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

UNION PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	72.2%
Whole state:	67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	8.9%
Whole state:	5.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 1.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	11.5%
Whole state:	11.4%

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

This place:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fort Bridger, WY

Fort Bridger compared to Wyoming state average:

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

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Fort Bridger mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Uinta County Wyoming:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (81%) Wood (12%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religion statistics for Fort Bridger

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.10%

Here		62.1%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	LDS (Mormon) Church	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian and Missionary Alliance
Adherents	68.4%	15.0%	6.5%	2.0%	1.6%
Congregations	53.8%	5.1%	5.1%	5.1%	2.6%

Name	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Episcopal Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other
Adherents	1.6%	1.3%	1.3%	1.0%	1.4%
Congregations	5.1%	2.6%	5.1%	2.6%	12.8%

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.

8.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,903 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.62%
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	0.77% ($47,815 average AGI)
from Salt Lake County, UT	0.55% ($29,526)
from Utah County, UT	0.30% ($28,190)

8.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.98%
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	0.94% ($42,545 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.74% ($34,077)
to Utah County, UT	0.37% ($23,154)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Bridger:

KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; 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)
KMER (950 AM; 5 kW; KEMMERER, WY; Owner: CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSOS (800 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
KBEE (860 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KANN (1120 AM; 10 kW; ROY, UT; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KVNU (610 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, UT; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO,INC.)
KNRS (570 AM; 5 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KZNS (1280 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
KVEL (920 AM; 5 kW; VERNAL, UT; Owner: ASHLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Bridger:

KOTB (106.1 FM; EVANSTON, WY; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
K224CI (92.7 FM; LYMAN, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS)
KNYN (99.1 FM; FORT BRIDGER, WY; Owner: M. KENT FRANDSEN)
K209DC (89.7 FM; EVANSTON, WY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K240CP (95.9 FM; EVANSTON, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)
KWKD (102.3 FM; RANDOLPH, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KCUA (92.5 FM; COALVILLE, UT; Owner: COMMUNITY WIRELESS OF PARK CITY, INC)
KDWY (105.3 FM; DIAMONDVILLE, WY; Owner: JERROLD T. LUNDQUIST)
KBZN-FM1 (97.9 FM; PARK CITY, UT; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING INC.)
K201AE (88.1 FM; COALVILLE, ETC., UT; Owner: COMMUNITY WIRELESS OF PARK CITY, INC)
KZHT-FM1 (94.9 FM; PARK CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KCPX (105.7 FM; CENTERVILLE, UT; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KAOX (107.3 FM; KEMMERER, WY; Owner: JERROLD T. LUNDQUIST)
K203BX (88.5 FM; LYMAN, WY; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Bridger:

K25EE (Channel 25; MOUNTAIN VIEW, ETC., UT; Owner: DAGGETT COUNTY TELEVISION DEPT.)

Fort Bridger fatal accident list:
Sep 6, 1977 09:10 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5

J DON CASPER, Fort Bridger Airport, Type: Tower, Structure height: 10.7 m, Overall height: 11 m, , Licensee ID: L00097913
Registrant: Uinta County Government, 1249 E. Service Rd., Evanston, WY 82930, Phone: (307) 783-1051, Email:
SAM HATCH, Fort Bridger Airport, Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 10.1 m
Registrant: Asmi, Lenexa, KS 66285-9355, Phone: (913) 894-8927, Email:
Lottie L Thompson, Near Union Road And Road 220 (Union Road #35344), Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.1 m, Overall height: 71.6 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
EMILY R JENSEN, Fort Bridger, Type: Tower, Structure height: 19.8 m, Overall height: 19.8 m
Registrant: Union Telephone Company, 850n Hwy 414, Mountain View, WY 82929, Phone: (307) 782-4139, Email:
Lottie L Thompson, I-80 Exit 53/Questor Gas Plant (Ft. Bridger #9104), Type: Tower, Structure height: 33.2 m, Overall height: 35.1 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4

STATION, Bigelow 9.5 Mi W Of, Overall height: 12.5 m, Call Sign: WQV41
Assigned Frequencies : 1965.00 MHz
Grant Date: 08/30/1994, Expiration Date: 08/30/1999, Cancelation Date: 04/15/1997
Registrant: Phone: (801) 799-1941
Wells Flat, 2.2 Miles N Of Fort Bridger, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 25.6 m, Call Sign: WQEN277
Assigned Frequencies : 19370.0 MHz
Grant Date: 03/09/2006, Expiration Date: 03/09/2016, Certifier: Alan S Hinman
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
Sugarloaf, 9.1 Mi South Wsw Of Fort Bridger, Type: Tower, Structure height: 14.3 m, Overall height: 16.2 m, Call Sign: WQIS269
Assigned Frequencies : 10627.5 MHz
Grant Date: 04/29/2008, Expiration Date: 04/29/2018, Certifier: Alan S Hinman
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
Fort Bridger, 8.5 Km Nnw Of Fort Bridger, Type: Tower, Structure height: 19.8 m, Call Sign: WQKB948
Assigned Frequencies : 10627.5 MHz
Grant Date: 03/24/2009, Expiration Date: 03/24/2019, Certifier: Alan S Hinman
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2

Fort Bridger Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: KHD3
Assigned Frequencies : 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 11/09/2004, Expiration Date: 11/09/2014
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
Fort Bridger Airport, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WZY5
Assigned Frequencies : 118.800 MHz
Grant Date: 12/21/2004, Expiration Date: 12/21/2014
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KD7AUQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01348404
Grant Date: 12/27/2007, Expiration Date: 03/05/2018, Certifier: Robert B Adams
Registrant: Robert B Adams, 3242 County Rd 217, Fort Bridger, WY 82933

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 5

Aircraft: GRUMMAN G-164 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 98 mph), Engine: P&W R-985 SERIES (450 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 10247 , Serial Number: 47, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 11/03/1960
Registrant (Individual): David S Sheppard, Po Box 284, Fort Bridger, WY 82933
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 02/11/1932
Aircraft: BEECH 35 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES (205 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3405V , Serial Number: D-881, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 11/27/1956
Registrant (Corporation): Sas Inc, Po Box 284, Fort Bridger, WY 82933
Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-400 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SERIES (500 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 7300T , Serial Number: 400-0519, Year manufactured: 1984, Airworthiness Date: 12/18/1984
Registrant (Corporation): Sas Inc, Po Box 284, Fort Bridger, WY 82933
Aircraft: STINSON 108-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 84 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9057K , Serial Number: 108-2057, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 07/12/1956
Registrant (Co-Owned): Rex E Lewis, 570 Union Rd # 36, Fort Bridger, WY 82933, Other Owners: Rosemary L Lewis
Aircraft: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: P&W R1340 SERIES (600 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9709 , Serial Number: 1233, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 03/22/1974
Registrant (Corporation): Sas Inc, Po Box 284, Fort Bridger, WY 82933

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 5
Hazardous Condition: 2
Good Intent Call: 2

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