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Carbon County

Population in July 2007: 272.
Males: 131  (48.2%)
Females: 141  (51.8%)

Median resident age:  50.9 years
Wyoming median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 82329.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,872 (it was $33,750 in 2000)
Medicine Bow:  $46,872
Wyoming:  $51,731

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,843
Medicine Bow:  $23,843
Wyoming:  $27,687

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,870 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
Medicine Bow:  $73,870
Wyoming:  $172,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $70,036; Detached houses: $79,154; In 2-unit structures: $44,721; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $6,747; Mobile homes: $16,071

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Races in Medicine Bow:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Medicine Bow: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.9%), English (20.4%), United States (11.7%), Irish (11.3%), French (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (5.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6563 feet

Land area: 3.46 square miles.

Population density: 79 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Medicine Bow

  • High school or higher: 77.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 10.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Medicine Bow town

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 57.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.8%
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:

Medicine Bow:  0.6% ($209)
Wyoming:  0.7% ($627)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cheyenne, WY (89.3 miles , pop. 53,011).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (153.6 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (661.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Rock River, WY (4.0 miles ), Elk Mountain, WY (4.3 miles) , Hanna, WY (4.3 miles ), Centennial, WY (6.5 miles) , Saratoga, WY (6.6 miles ), East Albany, WY (6.8 miles) , Sinclair, WY (6.9 miles ), Albany, WY (7.1 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $135,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.90 N, Longitude: 106.20 W

Area code: 307

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (32%)
  • Mining (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Food and beverage stores (13%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Top executives (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (10%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)



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Medicine Bow-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 47.4 miles away from Medicine Bow center
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 85.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/19/1996 at 13:27:57, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.8 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 73.2 miles away from Medicine Bow center
On 10/10/1993 at 04:17:46, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 40.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/23/1993 at 06:30:23, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.6 miles away from Medicine Bow center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Medicine Bow:
  • IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; LARAMIE, WY)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBON COUNTY (about 57 miles; RAWLINS, WY)
  • PLATTE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 65 miles; WHEATLAND, WY)

Political contributions by individuals in Medicine Bow, WY

Airports located in Medicine Bow: See detailed data for Airports located in Medicine Bow, WY

Local government website: www.medicinebow.org/town.htm

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Medicine Bow:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 25 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 70 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 130 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 130 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 133 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
  • FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 154 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
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Tourist attraction: Medicine Bow Museum (405 Lincoln Highway).

Hotels: Shiloh Saloon (404 Lincoln Highway), Virginian Hotel (404 Lincoln Highway).

 

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

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  11.9%
Whole state:  11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.1%
Whole state:  4.5%

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 significantly 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Carbon County Wyoming:


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%)


Religion statistics for Medicine Bow

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSouthern Baptist ConventionEpiscopal ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents35.0%15.5%13.0%9.3%5.3%
Congregations11.6%11.6%14.0%14.0%7.0%
NameAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Christian and Missionary AllianceOther religions
Adherents5.1%5.0%4.5%1.8%5.5%
Congregations7.0%7.0%7.0%4.7%16.3%
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
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$1,105
Solid Waste Management 1$2,975$35,7000$0
Water Supply 1$2,720$32,6400$0
Totals for Government 2$5,695$34,1701$1,105



Medicine Bow government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $129,000
    Solid Waste Management: $40,000
    All Other: $9,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $75,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $54,000
    General Public Buildings: $34,000
    Financial Administration: $29,000
    Health Services - Other: $19,000
    Water Utilities: $18,000
    General - Other: $17,000
    Sewerage: $12,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Air Transportation: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $75,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $27,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $62,000
    All Other: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $451,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $451,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $16,000
    Rents: $7,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,522,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $32,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $242,000
    All Other: $33,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000

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:
from Sweetwater County, WY  0.59% ($41,424 average AGI)
from Natrona County, WY  0.55% ($27,613)
from Albany County, WY  0.48% ($29,148)


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:
to Albany County, WY  0.77% ($35,302 average AGI)
to Laramie County, WY  0.70% ($43,359)
to Natrona County, WY  0.63% ($28,029)


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
  • 2336 Marshall Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.5 m, Overall height: 56.4 m, Call Sign: KNKQ449
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/22/2006, Expiration Date: 10/01/2016, Certifier: Gene Dejordy
    Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f2-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:

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 Aircrafts: 5
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-24-180 (Fixed wing single engine, 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
    Deregistered: Yes
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 182J (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 3400F , Serial Number: 18257400, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 07/02/1966
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Dale R Trustee Robbins, 1320 Mule Creek Rd, Medicine Bow, WY 82329, Other Owners: Saundra J Trustee Robbins
  • Aircraft: CESSNA P210N (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 50MC , Serial Number: P21000044, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 06/12/1978
    Registrant (Corporation): Beutler Bros & Cervi Rodeo, Po Box 112, Medicine Bow, WY 82329
  • Aircraft: CESSNA T210N (Fixed wing single engine, 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: PIPER PA-18-150 (Fixed wing single engine, 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:
  • Hazardous Condition: 2

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