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Population (year 2000): 2,651. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,525 (-4.8% change)

Males: 1,351	(51.0%)
Females: 1,300	(49.0%)

Lincoln County

Median resident age:	38.3 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Zip codes: 83101.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $54,100 (it was $47,353 in 2000)

Kemmerer	$54,100
Wyoming:	$46,202

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,000 (it was $80,300 in 2000)

Kemmerer	$96,000
Wyoming:	$135,000

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Races in Kemmerer:

White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
Hispanic (3.4%)
Other race (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: English (24.4%), German (15.5%), Italian (8.7%), Irish (8.4%), United States (4.9%), Danish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6958 feet

Land area: 7.37 square miles.

Population density: 343 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Kemmerer

High school or higher: 89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 4.4%
Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kemmerer city

Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 60.4%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 10.9%

43 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.6%
Wyoming:	2.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Kemmerer:	0.6% ($488)
Wyoming:	0.6% ($627)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ogden, UT (104.7 miles , pop. 77,226).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (399.5 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (580.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Diamondville, WY (1.1 miles ), Oakley, WY (2.8 miles) , Opal, WY (15.2 miles) , Carter, WY (25.3 miles) , Fort Bridger, WY (34.4 miles ), Cokeville, WY (34.8 miles ), Bridger Valley, WY (35.5 miles ), Taylor, WY (36.0 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $104,800
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $154,400
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $129,600
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $189,800
2007: 19 buildings, average cost: $148,200

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Latitude: 41.79 N, Longitude: 110.55 W

23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
16 people in nursing homes

Area code: 307

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Mining (22%)
Utilities (18%)
Public administration (8%)
Construction (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (23%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Health care (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Extraction workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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Crime in Kemmerer by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	6	9	4	3	3	3
per 100,000	226.1	336.1	155.0	116.2	116.5	115.9
Burglaries	4	7	1	4	4	5
per 100,000	150.7	261.4	38.8	155.0	155.3	193.1
Thefts	18	23	15	23	35	29
per 100,000	678.2	858.8	581.4	891.1	1359.2	1120.1
Auto thefts	1	1	3	0	0	0
per 100,000	37.7	37.3	116.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	85.9	122.9	66.3	69.7	88.5	81.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (8 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.16
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Kemmerer, Wyoming

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Birthplace of: John Buck - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Kansas City Royals, born: Jul 7, 1980).

Hospital/medical center in Kemmerer:

SOUTH LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (711 ONYX STREET/PO BOX 390)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Kemmerer:

EVANSTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; EVANSTON, WY)
WYOMING STATE HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; EVANSTON, WY)
WYOMING STATE HOSPITAL-CAMPBELL HALL (about 45 miles; EVANSTON, WY)

Political contributions by individuals in Kemmerer, WY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kemmerer:

ROCK SPRINGS-SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 105 miles; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; ID: RKS)
HILL AFB (about 109 miles; OGDEN, UT; ID: HIF)
OGDEN-HINCKLEY (about 109 miles; OGDEN, UT; ID: OGD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kemmerer:

KEMMERER MUNI (about 2 miles; KEMMERER, WY; ID: EMM)
FORT BRIDGER (about 30 miles; FORT BRIDGER, WY; ID: FBR)
COKEVILLE MUNI (about 33 miles; COKEVILLE, WY; ID: U06)

Local government website: www.kemmerer.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kemmerer:

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 114 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 122 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 123 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 129 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 132 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)

Public elementary/middle school in Kemmerer:

Thoman Ranch Elementary (Location: Fontenelle Route; Grades: KG-8)

Library in Kemmerer:

LINCOLN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $590,890; Location: 519 EMERALD; 110,585 books; 3,072 audio materials; 2,813 video materials; 269 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Kemmerer Field Club Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Hamstork Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Fossil Country Museum (400 Pine Avenue), Penney J C Homestead Historical Foundation (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 107 J Centre Penney Drive).

Hotels: Antler Motel (419 Coral Street), Frontier Suites (113 State Highway 233), Fossil Butte Motel (1424 Central Avenue), Downtown Motel (902 Pine Ave).

Courts: District Court (Courthouse), Lincoln County Government - Circuit Court (925 Sage Avenue).

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

KEMMERER-DIAMONDVILLE JPB (Population served: 3500, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2005. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-17-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUN-06-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-26-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-26-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2000 and NOV-22-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-2000)

One regular monitoring violation

NPS FOSSIL BUTTE NATL MONUMENT (Population served: 1000, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

EXXON MOBIL--SHUTE CREEK GAS PLANT (Population served: 225, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-12-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-12-2005), St Public Notif issued (DEC-09-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-09-2005)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2005. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-23-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-23-2005), Fed FAO issued (JUL-11-2005)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-02-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-02-2004), Fed FAO issued (JUL-11-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-27-2004), Fed FAO issued (JUL-11-2005)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2004), Fed FAO issued (JUL-11-2005)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2004), Fed FAO issued (JUL-11-2005)

5 regular monitoring violations

EXXON MOBIL --LABARGE SW DIVISION (Population served: 35, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.3%
Whole state:	67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.6%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	6.6%
Whole state:	11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.5%

Kemmerer compared to Wyoming state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Kemmerer (2007 data):

Bank of the West: Kemmerer Branch at 801 Pine Avenue, branch established on 1900-07-17. Info updated 2006-12-18: Bank assets: $55,642.9 mil, Deposits: $37,436.4 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 671 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
1ST BANK: Kemmerer Branch at 716 Pine Avenue, branch established on 1976-01-05. Info updated 2006-07-06: Bank assets: $324.9 mil, Deposits: $255.8 mil, headquarters in Evanston, WY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County Wyoming:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Kemmerer government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $30,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $202,000
Parks & Recreation: $169,000

All Other: $44,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $10,000
General: $1,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $626,000
Parks & Recreation: $476,000

Police Protection: $450,000

Financial Administration: $379,000

Air Transportation: $132,000

General - Other: $115,000

Solid Waste Management: $106,000

General Public Buildings: $49,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $47,000

Central Staff Services: $40,000

Health Services - Other: $29,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $13,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $172,000
General - Interest on Debt: $875,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $618,000
All Other: $399,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $12,500,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $328,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,250,000
Other, NEC: $321,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,250,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $913,000
General Revenue, NEC: $43,000

Rents: $8,000

Property Sale Other: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $171,000
Regular Highways: $106,000

Parks & Recreation: $78,000

Central Staff: $65,000

Financial Administration: $33,000

Police Protection: $30,000

General Public Building: $7,000

General - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,520,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $7,000
End of Fiscal Year: $5,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,250,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,109,000
Highways: $70,000

All Other: $40,000
Tax - NEC: $318,000
Property: $116,000

Public Utilities: $82,000

Other Selective Sales: $12,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,256,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000

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 Kemmerer:

KMER (950 AM; 5 kW; KEMMERER, WY; Owner: CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
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)
KSOS (800 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KRSV (1210 AM; 5 kW; AFTON, WY; Owner: WESTERN WYOMING RADIO, INC.)
KVNU (610 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, UT; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO,INC.)
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.)
KBRV (790 AM; 5 kW; SODA SPRINGS, ID; Owner: CARIBOU BROADCASTING INC.)
KANN (1120 AM; 10 kW; ROY, UT; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KNRS (570 AM; 5 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kemmerer:

KDWY (105.3 FM; DIAMONDVILLE, WY; Owner: JERROLD T. LUNDQUIST)
KAOX (107.3 FM; KEMMERER, WY; Owner: JERROLD T. LUNDQUIST)
K201GU (88.1 FM; DIAMONDVILLE, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KOTB (106.1 FM; EVANSTON, WY; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
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)
K296AT (107.1 FM; LA BARGE, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Kemmerer:

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

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