Sheridan 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
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 22.0. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.5. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 11.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 6.66. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 11.6 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ranchester and their reported violations in the past:
RANCHESTER, TOWN OF (Population served: 700, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2006 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.6%
(4.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Wyoming: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 69.0% | | Whole state: | 67.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.7% | | 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: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ranchester, WY
Ranchester compared to Wyoming state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Ranchester (2011 data):
- Cowboy State Bank: at 515 Dayton Street, branch established on 01/01/1912. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $4.1 mil, Deposits: $0.4 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Cowboy State Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Coal or coke (18%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Sheridan County Wyoming:
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Religion statistics for Ranchester:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.60%
| Here |  | 46.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | LDS (Mormon) Church | Episcopal Church | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 43.2% | 9.8% | 7.6% | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Congregations | 9.4% | 3.1% | 12.5% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
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| Name | The Wesleyan Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Other |
| Adherents | 4.2% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 13.6% |
| Congregations | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 9.4% | 50.0% |
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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: 8 | Sheridan County: | 2.85 / 10,000 pop. | | Wyoming: | 2.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.36 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Sheridan County: | 0.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Wyoming: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Sheridan County: | 4.28 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 28 | Here: | 9.99 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 10.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.2% | | Wyoming: | 7.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Sheridan County: | 22.9% | | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $8,639 | $51,834 | 1 | $341 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $2,482 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $13,147 | $78,882 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $250 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,766 | $45,192 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,620 | $43,440 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $5,825 | $69,900 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,971 | $35,652 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $4,007 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $37,968 | $56,952 | 10 | $7,080 |
Ranchester government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $93,000 ($126.36)
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $53,000 ($72.01)
Sewerage: $30,000 ($40.76)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($6.79)
All Other: $1,000 ($1.36)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $57,000 ($77.45)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $164,000 ($222.83)
Financial Administration: $108,000 ($146.74)
Water Utilities: $81,000 ($110.05)
General - Other: $60,000 ($81.52)
Solid Waste Management: $52,000 ($70.65)
General Public Buildings: $35,000 ($47.55)
Parks & Recreation: $29,000 ($39.40)
Sewerage: $25,000 ($33.97)
Police Protection: $17,000 ($23.10)
Fire Protection: $11,000 ($14.95)
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000 ($12.23)
Regular Highways: $8,000 ($10.87)
Welfare - Other: $7,000 ($9.51)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000 ($6.79)
Health Services - Other: $4,000 ($5.43)
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($12.23)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $115,000 ($156.25)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $156,000 ($211.96)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $133,000 ($180.71)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $23,000 ($31.25)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $137,000 ($186.14)
Property Sale Other: $36,000 ($48.91)
Special Assessments: $33,000 ($44.84)
Interest Earnings: $11,000 ($14.95)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $62,000 ($84.24)
General Public Building: $28,000 ($38.04)
Central Staff: $28,000 ($38.04)
Fire Protection: $25,000 ($33.97)
Water Utilities: $17,000 ($23.10)
Police Protection: $10,000 ($13.59)
Financial Administration: $6,000 ($8.15)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $333,000 ($452.45)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $64,000 ($86.96)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $40,000 ($54.35)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $258,000 ($350.54)
All Other: $106,000 ($144.02)
Highways: $28,000 ($38.04)
- Tax - Property: $30,000 ($40.76)
Public Utilities: $4,000 ($5.43)
NEC: $2,000 ($2.72)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $197,000 ($267.66)
8.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,119 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.18% | | 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:
7.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,303 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.40% | | 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 Ranchester:
- KROE (930 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: LOVCOM, INC.)
- KWYO (1410 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: KWYO AM, LLC)
- KZMQ (1140 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING 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)
- KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KURL (730 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
- KATL (770 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: STAR PRINTING COMPANY)
- KGHL (790 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KBUL (970 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KMTA (1050 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: SENGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KPOW (1260 AM; 5 kW; POWELL, WY; Owner: CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ranchester:
- KZZS (98.3 FM; STORY, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING, L.L.C.)
- KYTI (93.7 FM; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: LOVCOM, INC.)
- KZWY (94.9 FM; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: LOVCOM, INC.)
- K244CK (96.7 FM; COWLEY, ETC., WY; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
- KZMQ-FM (100.3 FM; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING LLC)
- KSUW (91.3 FM; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
- KLGT (92.9 FM; BUFFALO, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING, L.L.C.)
- K269DE (101.7 FM; BUFFALO, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)
- K285CE (104.9 FM; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS)
TV broadcast stations around Ranchester:
- K26BE (Channel 26; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: CENTRAL WYOMING COLLEGE)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Ranchester)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - Ranchester, Railway St (Lat: 44.910222 Lon: -107.162278), Type: Mast, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WNEI858
Assigned Frequencies: 2149.20 MHz Grant Date: 09/25/2000, Expiration Date: 08/08/2010
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- RANCHESTER, 2.8 Mi N Of Fivemile Reservoir & 4.4 Mi E Of Us Rt 87, Barker County Road (Lat: 44.992500 Lon: -107.253333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: WPJB355
Assigned Frequencies: 6226.89 MHz, 6256.54 MHz Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: K7BA
Grant Date: 09/08/1987, Expiration Date: 09/08/1997, Cancellation Date: 09/10/1999
Registrant: William C Robinson, Box 378, Ranchester, WY 82839 - Call Sign: KA0OCJ
Grant Date: 01/05/1993, Expiration Date: 01/05/2003, Cancellation Date: 01/06/2005
Registrant: Larry J Swartzendruber, 135 Wolf Creek Rd, Ranchester, WY 82839 - Call Sign: KA7CPT
Grant Date: 11/05/1991, Expiration Date: 11/05/2001, Cancellation Date: 11/06/2003
Registrant: Robert B Dalton, Ranchester, WY 82839 - Call Sign: W7IEG
Grant Date: 08/03/1998, Expiration Date: 07/22/2008
Registrant: Robert N Jacobson, Ranchester, WY 82839 - Call Sign: WB7TBH
Grant Date: 11/09/1998, Expiration Date: 11/09/2008
Registrant: Robert J Spicer, Ranchester, WY 82839
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: T182T (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5276Y , Serial Number: T18208176, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 10/31/2002
Registrant (Corporation): Padlock Ranch Co, 8420 Us Highway 14, Ranchester, WY 82839 - 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: 90946 , Serial Number: 18-8109051, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 08/17/1983
Registrant (Corporation): Padlock Ranch Company, Hc 64 Box 65, Ranchester, WY 82839
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Ranchester
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Ranchester, WY
| Most common first names in Ranchester, WY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 9 | 73.2 years |
| James | 5 | 71.8 years |
| Robert | 4 | 66.2 years |
| Dorothy | 3 | 74.0 years |
| Florence | 3 | 77.0 years |
| Helen | 3 | 85.3 years |
| Frank | 3 | 84.3 years |
| Carl | 3 | 69.7 years |
| George | 3 | 74.7 years |
| Paul | 3 | 80.4 years |
| Most common last names in Ranchester, WY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Johnston | 6 | 79.3 years |
| Johnson | 5 | 73.6 years |
| Prill | 5 | 79.0 years |
| Schilling | 5 | 85.4 years |
| Aksamit | 3 | 80.3 years |
| Bocek | 3 | 79.7 years |
| Kawulok | 3 | 79.6 years |
| Jolovich | 3 | 71.1 years |
| Osgard | 3 | 86.0 years |
| Scott | 3 | 65.0 years |
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