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Sweetwater County

Population in July 2007: 464.
Males: 248  (53.5%)
Females: 216  (46.5%)

Median resident age:  46.8 years
Wyoming median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 82325.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,892 (it was $29,444 in 2000)
Grand Encampment:  $40,892
Wyoming:  $51,731

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $29,960
Grand Encampment:  $29,960
Wyoming:  $27,687

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $157,196 (it was $79,800 in 2000)
Grand Encampment:  $157,196
Wyoming:  $172,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $147,296; Detached houses: $170,430; Townhouses or other attached units: $158,303; Mobile homes: $32,561

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Races in Grand Encampment:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Grand Encampment: 88.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.5%), Irish (19.6%), English (15.8%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%), Swedish (5.6%), Norwegian (5.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6268 feet

Land area: 1.60 square miles.

Population density: 290 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Grand Encampment

  • High school or higher: 82.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 11.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grand Encampment town

  • Never married: 12.1%
  • Now married: 66.3%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.6%
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:

Grand Encampment:  0.5% ($400)
Wyoming:  0.7% ($627)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Collins, CO (100.2 miles , pop. 118,652).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (132.1 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (605.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Riverside, WY (0.8 miles) , Saratoga, WY (4.1 miles ), Centennial, WY (5.9 miles) , Albany, WY (5.9 miles) , Elk Mountain, WY (6.2 miles) , Dixon, WY (6.4 miles) , Woods Landing-Jelm, WY (6.4 miles) , Walden, CO (6.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $71,400
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,300
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $30,000
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $84,500
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $98,500
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $97,300

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Latitude: 41.21 N, Longitude: 106.79 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 307

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (9%)
  • Repair and maintenance (9%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Plant and system operators (7%)
  • Life and physical scientists (6%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)



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Grand Encampment-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 52.1 miles away from Grand Encampment center
On 1/31/2002 at 18:17:45, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.3 miles away from the city 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 44.5 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 79.3 miles away from Grand Encampment 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 85.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/1998 at 18:22:07, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 55.5 miles away from Grand Encampment center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Grand Encampment:
  • YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 41 miles; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO)
  • IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 54 miles; LARAMIE, WY)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBON COUNTY (about 59 miles; RAWLINS, WY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Encampment:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 63 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 108 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 120 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 121 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 121 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 123 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.1 people
Wyoming:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.6%
Whole state:  67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.4%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  12.8%
Whole state:  11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.5%

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Grand Encampment compared to Wyoming state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Sweetwater County Wyoming:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
  • Wood (33%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Grand Encampment

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSouthern Baptist ConventionLutheran ChurchUnited Church of Christ
Adherents47.6%27.8%7.8%2.6%2.3%
Congregations8.3%30.0%11.7%3.3%3.3%
NameEvangelical Free Church of AmericaEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.7%1.4%1.4%5.5%
Congregations5.0%3.3%5.0%1.7%28.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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 2$3,520$21,1200$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$6,334$38,0040$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,240$26,8800$0
Sewerage 1$2,524$30,2880$0
Water Supply 1$3,874$46,4880$0
Totals for Government 7$18,492$31,7010$0



Grand Encampment government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $40,000
    Sewerage: $26,000
    All Other: $14,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $73,000
    Central Staff Services: $71,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $102,000
    Police Protection: $96,000
    Central Staff Services: $55,000
    Solid Waste Management: $39,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Financial Administration: $21,000
    Sewerage: $20,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $107,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $23,000
    Property Sale Other: $12,000
    Interest Earnings: $12,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $17,000
    Police Protection: $14,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
    Central Staff: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,282,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $131,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $201,000
    All Other: $115,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
    Highways: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $26,000
    NEC: $2,000
    Public Utilities: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $164,000

9.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,173 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.57%
Wyoming average:  9.04%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)
Sweetwater County:  0.08%
Wyoming average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Uinta County, WY  0.44% ($42,545 average AGI)
from Natrona County, WY  0.40% ($38,230)
from Salt Lake County, UT  0.37% ($34,982)


8.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,704 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.28%
Wyoming average:  8.50%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($324 average AGI)
Sweetwater County:  0.07%
Wyoming average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Uinta County, WY  0.36% ($47,815 average AGI)
to Albany County, WY  0.35% ($21,731)
to Salt Lake County, UT  0.34% ($35,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grand Encampment:
  • 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.)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKHI (1210 AM; 10 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGAB (650 AM; 9 kW; ORCHARD VALLEY, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOWB (1290 AM; 5 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)


TV broadcast stations around Grand Encampment:
  • K06BR (Channel 6; ENCAMPMENT, WY; Owner: ELK MOUNTAIN TV CO.)
  • K08CP (Channel 8; ENCAMPMENT, WY; Owner: ELK MOUNTAIN TV CO.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Jon Hosford, Se Of Grand Encampment Wy, Type: Tower, Structure height: 131 m, Overall height: 131 m
    Registrant: White Park Broadcasting, 288 S. River Rd, Bedford, NH 03110, Phone: (603) 668-6400

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