Goshen County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM10
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 17.4. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 18.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.6 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fort Laramie and their reported violations in the past:
FORT LARAMIE, TOWN OF (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fort Laramie that have no violations reported:
- FORT LARAMIE NAT`L HIST SITE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.6%
(10.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.1 people | | Wyoming: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 54.1% | | Whole state: | 66.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 5.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fort Laramie, WY
Fort Laramie compared to Wyoming state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above 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 (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (93%)
- Wood (4%)
- Electricity (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Goshen County Wyoming:
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Religion statistics for Fort Laramie (based on Goshen County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.08%
| Here |  | 37.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 29.2% | 15.6% | 10.8% | 7.8% | 7.7% |
| Congregations | 5.0% | 15.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
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| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Baptist General Conference | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 6.5% | 5.7% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 8.5% |
| Congregations | 5.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 15.0% | 30.0% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Goshen County: | 3.33 / 10,000 pop. | | Wyoming: | 2.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | Goshen County: | 4.99 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | Here: | 9.98 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 10.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.7% | | Wyoming: | 7.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Goshen County: | 24.7% | | Wyoming: | 24.4% |
| 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 | $1,000 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $687 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $921 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $657 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $763 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,750 | $45,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $3,750 | $45,000 | 10 | $4,028 |
Fort Laramie government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $19,000 ($82.25)
Sewerage: $14,000 ($60.61)
All Other: $8,000 ($34.63)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $15,000 ($64.94)
Solid Waste Management: $15,000 ($64.94)
Electric Utilities: $15,000 ($64.94)
General - Other: $13,000 ($56.28)
Financial Administration: $13,000 ($56.28)
Welfare - Other: $10,000 ($43.29)
Police Protection: $10,000 ($43.29)
Regular Highways: $10,000 ($43.29)
Parks & Recreation: $7,000 ($30.30)
Sewerage: $7,000 ($30.30)
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($8.66)
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($25.97)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $92,000 ($398.27)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $83,000 ($359.31)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $9,000 ($38.96)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($30.30)
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000 ($21.65)
Rents: $3,000 ($12.99)
- Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $75,000 ($324.68)
Financial Administration: $30,000 ($129.87)
Fire Protection: $18,000 ($77.92)
Regular Highways: $14,000 ($60.61)
Sewerage: $11,000 ($47.62)
Parks & Recreation: $10,000 ($43.29)
Welfare - Other: $5,000 ($21.65)
Judicial: $2,000 ($8.66)
Police Protection: $2,000 ($8.66)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $164,000 ($709.96)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $76,000 ($329.00)
Water Utilities: $24,000 ($103.90)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $124,000 ($536.80)
General Support: $77,000 ($333.33)
Highways: $4,000 ($17.32)
- Tax - Property: $8,000 ($34.63)
NEC: $2,000 ($8.66)
Public Utilities: $2,000 ($8.66)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $102,000 ($441.56)
7.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,700 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.89% | | 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:
7.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,545 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.74% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Laramie:
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- 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)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KGOS (1490 AM; 1 kW; TORRINGTON, WY; Owner: MT. RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGAB (650 AM; 9 kW; ORCHARD VALLEY, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNEB (960 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: PANHANDLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOLT (1320 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: TRACY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KJJL (1370 AM; 10 kW; CHEYENNE, WY; Owner: CHRISTUS BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Laramie:
- KOLT-FM (101.3 FM; BRIDGEPORT, NE; Owner: TRACY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KERM (98.3 FM; TORRINGTON, WY; Owner: MT. RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMOR (92.9 FM; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: TRACY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Michael J Umano, 1530 E. Bliss Street (Lat: 42.215500 Lon: -104.509111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.6 m
Registrant: Phone: (781) 319-1011, Email:
- Michael J Umano, 1530 E. Bliss Street (Lat: 42.215500 Lon: -104.509111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.6 m
Registrant: Phone: (781) 319-1011, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - N Duncan Hill 15.2 Mi Se (Lat: 42.112472 Lon: -104.481056), Call Sign: KLR444, Licensee ID: L01024549
Assigned Frequencies: 154.980 MHz Grant Date: 06/03/2005, Expiration Date: 08/22/2015
Registrant: County Of Goshen, 810 W 25th St, Torrington, WY 82240, Phone: (307) 532-2542 - Bnsf Mp 85.47 (Lat: 42.241083 Lon: -104.574111), Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPPA760
Assigned Frequencies: 160.215 MHz Grant Date: 09/29/2004, Expiration Date: 09/28/2014, Certifier: Robert C Leedham
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- 15.2 Mi Se (Lat: 42.096361 Lon: -104.464944), Call Sign: KLF672, Licensee ID: L00094574
Assigned Frequencies: 153.470 MHz Grant Date: 12/30/2004, Expiration Date: 01/22/2015
Registrant: Goshen Irrigation District, Torrington, WY 82240, Phone: (307) 532-7031 - Well - Ne Of Intersection Otis St & Laramie Ave (Lat: 42.215972 Lon: -104.517389), Type: Pole, Structure height: 4.6 m, Call Sign: WPWE216
Assigned Frequencies: 173.337 MHz Grant Date: 10/25/2002, Expiration Date: 10/25/2012, Certifier: Vicki Vowsher
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - Grattan West WIU, Bnsf 5mp81.42 Grattan West Wiu (Lat: 42.208306 Lon: -104.507444), Type: Pole, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 8 m, Call Sign: WQGW724
Assigned Frequencies: 160.215 MHz Grant Date: 05/08/2007, Expiration Date: 05/08/2017, Certifier: Robert Leedham
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - Carnahan RCH, 2.1 Mi Ssw Of Fort Laramie (Lat: 42.187611 Lon: -104.534028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 25 m, Overall height: 26.5 m, Call Sign: WQHQ837
Assigned Frequencies: 6635.00 MHz Grant Date: 10/10/2007, Expiration Date: 10/10/2017, Certifier: Alan S Hinman
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1200, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
- Fort Laramie, 1530 E. Bliss Street (Lat: 42.215500 Lon: -104.509111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.6 m, Call Sign: WQKE804
Assigned Frequencies: 6063.80 MHz Grant Date: 04/22/2009, Expiration Date: 06/02/2018, Certifier: Frank Dirico
Registrant: Industrial Tower And Wireless, LLC, 40 Lone Street, Marshfield, MA 02050, Phone: (781) 319-1011, Fax: (781) 837-4000, Email:
- FT. LARAMIE, Merridan And Davis Street (Lat: 42.213000 Lon: -104.514389), Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WBP58, Licensee ID: L00121086
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 6152.75 MHz Grant Date: 03/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 12/18/2008
Registrant: United Telephone Company Of The West - STATION, At Gratten Siding 4.1 Mi At 120 Degrees From (Lat: 42.181889 Lon: -104.447722), Overall height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WIA787
Assigned Frequencies: 2188.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/29/2000, Expiration Date: 05/12/2010, Cancellation Date: 01/16/2007
Registrant: The Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106-1199, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-12 (Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3662M , Serial Number: 12-2613, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 03/14/1957
Registrant (Individual): Lloyd Munson, 10969 Ridge Rd, Fort Laramie, WY 82212
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Fort Laramie
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| Most common first names in Fort Laramie, WY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 6 | 81.0 years |
| James | 6 | 72.3 years |
| Robert | 5 | 75.2 years |
| Charles | 4 | 71.2 years |
| Mary | 4 | 80.0 years |
| Mildred | 4 | 84.3 years |
| Albert | 3 | 86.3 years |
| Anna | 3 | 81.7 years |
| George | 3 | 80.7 years |
| John | 3 | 68.3 years |
| Most common last names in Fort Laramie, WY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Hamilton | 4 | 74.5 years |
| Latta | 4 | 73.5 years |
| Bay | 4 | 74.0 years |
| Schissler | 4 | 84.5 years |
| Foote | 4 | 74.2 years |
| Brown | 3 | 79.3 years |
| Lisle | 3 | 67.7 years |
| Walker | 3 | 54.7 years |
| Graham | 3 | 65.0 years |
| Stroud | 3 | 76.4 years |
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