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Tourist attraction: Medicine Bow Museum (405 Lincoln Highway).
Hotels: Shiloh Saloon (404 Lincoln Highway), Virginian Hotel (404 Lincoln Highway).
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Carbon 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 10.5. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.3. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Medicine Bow and their reported violations in the past:
MEDICINE BOW, TOWN OF (Population served: 270, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (FEB-13-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
- 2 other older health violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.0%
(17.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 72.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.1 people | | Wyoming: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 67.4% | | Whole state: | 67.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.1% | | 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: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Medicine Bow, WY
Medicine Bow compared to Wyoming state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly 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 (84%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Carbon County Wyoming:
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Religion statistics for Medicine Bow:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.94%
| Here |  | 42.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Episcopal Church | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 35.0% | 15.5% | 13.0% | 9.3% | 5.3% |
| Congregations | 11.6% | 11.6% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 7.0% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Other |
| Adherents | 5.1% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 5.5% |
| Congregations | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 4.7% | 16.3% |
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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: 6 | Carbon County: | 3.89 / 10,000 pop. | | Wyoming: | 2.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Carbon County: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. | | Wyoming: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17 | Carbon County: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 29 | Here: | 18.81 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 10.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 7.3% | | Wyoming: | 7.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Carbon County: | 28.9% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,105 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,975 | $35,700 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,720 | $32,640 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $5,695 | $34,170 | 1 | $1,105 |
Medicine Bow government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $129,000 ($477.78)
Solid Waste Management: $40,000 ($148.15)
All Other: $9,000 ($33.33)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $75,000 ($277.78)
Regular Highways: $6,000 ($22.22)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $54,000 ($200.00)
General Public Buildings: $34,000 ($125.93)
Financial Administration: $29,000 ($107.41)
Health Services - Other: $19,000 ($70.37)
Water Utilities: $18,000 ($66.67)
General - Other: $17,000 ($62.96)
Sewerage: $12,000 ($44.44)
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000 ($29.63)
Regular Highways: $7,000 ($25.93)
Police Protection: $3,000 ($11.11)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($7.41)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($7.41)
Air Transportation: $1,000 ($3.70)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $75,000 ($277.78)
- General - Interest on Debt: $27,000 ($100.00)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $62,000 ($229.63)
All Other: $14,000 ($51.85)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $451,000 ($1670.37)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $451,000 ($1670.37)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $16,000 ($59.26)
Rents: $7,000 ($25.93)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($7.41)
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($7.41)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,522,000 ($5637.04)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $32,000 ($118.52)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $242,000 ($896.30)
All Other: $33,000 ($122.22)
Highways: $4,000 ($14.81)
- Tax - Property: $8,000 ($29.63)
Public Utilities: $2,000 ($7.41)
NEC: $2,000 ($7.41)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000 ($259.26)
9.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,023 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.27% | | 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:
9.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,990 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.39% | | 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 Medicine Bow:
- 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)
- 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.)
- KKHI (1210 AM; 10 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- 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.)
- KJJL (1370 AM; 10 kW; CHEYENNE, WY; Owner: CHRISTUS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Medicine Bow:
- K219CA (91.7 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KWYY (95.5 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KCSP-FM (90.3 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL B/CTERS, INC.)
- KMLD (94.5 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: MT. RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KASS (106.9 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC)
- KHOC (102.5 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC)
- KQLT (103.7 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING INC.)
- KUWC (91.3 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
- KTRS-FM (104.7 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K209CS (89.7 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- KIMX (105.5 FM; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Medicine Bow:
- K07LI (Channel 7; MEDICINE BOW, WY; Owner: TOWN OF MEDICINE BOW)
- K09LS (Channel 9; MEDICINE BOW, WY; Owner: TOWN OF MEDICINE BOW)
- K13MP (Channel 13; MEDICINE BOW, WY; Owner: TOWN OF MEDICINE BOW)
Medicine Bow fatal accident list:
Sep 25, 1994 09:99 AM, 487, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 9, 1989 07:25 AM, 30-287, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - WY04_BuckPoint, 2336 Marshall Rd. (Lat: 42.121778 Lon: -105.888694), Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.5 m, Overall height: 56.4 m, Call Sign: KNKQ449
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz Grant Date: 08/22/2006, Expiration Date: 10/01/2016, Certifier: Gene Dejordy
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1 - Doug Mollet, 10 Mi East Of Hanna, Wy Hwy 30 (Lat: 41.958278 Lon: -106.438833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.8 m, Overall height: 79.8 m, Licensee ID: L01510462
Registrant: Pacificorp Energy, 610 Antler Drive, Casper, WY 82601, Phone: (307) 577-6638
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Medicine Bow, WY)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: WY0MN, Previous Call Sign: KS4YL, Licensee ID: L00333451
Grant Date: 05/15/2001, Expiration Date: 05/15/2011, Certifier: Lex A Heath
Registrant: Lex A Heath, Medicine Bow, WY 82329
FAA Registered Aircraft: 4 - Aircraft: PA-24-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2414C , Serial Number: 24-2000, Year manufactured: 1960
Registrant (Individual): Marvin H Cronberg, 401 Oak, Medicine Bow, WY 82329 - Aircraft: T210N (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6638N , Serial Number: 21063129, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 02/02/1979
Registrant (Corporation): Mike Cervi Championship Rodeo LLC, Po Box 112, Medicine Bow, WY 82329 - Aircraft: TBM 700 (Category: Land, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A66D (850 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 850BG , Serial Number: 367, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 11/15/2006
Registrant (Corporation): Cervi Rodeo Co LLC, Po Box 112, Medicine Bow, WY 82329 - Aircraft: PA-18-150 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8566D , Serial Number: 18-6220, Year manufactured: 1957, Airworthiness Date: 07/18/1977
Registrant (Individual): William R Ellis, Po Box 330, Medicine Bow, WY 82329
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Medicine Bow, WY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 6 | 71.2 years |
| William | 6 | 75.3 years |
| John | 4 | 82.3 years |
| Barbara | 2 | 77.0 years |
| Charles | 2 | 75.0 years |
| Albert | 2 | 60.0 years |
| Alice | 2 | 92.5 years |
| Frank | 2 | 83.5 years |
| Evelyn | 2 | 82.1 years |
| Glen | 2 | 61.0 years |
| Most common last names in Medicine Bow, WY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Cooper | 5 | 78.6 years |
| Smith | 5 | 80.4 years |
| Chace | 3 | 77.0 years |
| Fultz | 3 | 71.7 years |
| Day | 3 | 74.0 years |
| Heward | 3 | 83.3 years |
| Cronberg | 3 | 82.7 years |
| Anderson | 2 | 67.0 years |
| Cruickshank | 2 | 88.5 years |
| Dewitt | 2 | 72.5 years |
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