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Carbon County

Population in July 2007: 418.

Males: 206	(49.4%)
Females: 212	(50.6%)

Median resident age:	41.4 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Zip codes: 82334.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $70,746 (it was $48,214 in 2000)

Sinclair:	$70,746
Wyoming:	$53,207

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $32,369

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $141,786 (it was $66,300 in 2000)

Sinclair:	$141,786
Wyoming:	$188,200

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Races in Sinclair:

White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
Hispanic (2.6%)
American Indian (1.7%)
Other race (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Sinclair: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (29.6%), Irish (19.6%), English (15.4%), United States (8.3%), Dutch (5.4%), Swedish (5.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6593 feet

Land area: 2.43 square miles.

Population density: 172 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sinclair

High school or higher: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 4.9%
Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sinclair town

Never married: 17.7%
Now married: 60.1%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 14.7%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.7%
Wyoming:	2.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Sinclair, Wyoming in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Sinclair to the number of sex offenders is 418 to 1.

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

Sinclair:	0.4% ($292)
Wyoming:	0.7% ($627)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cheyenne, WY (127.8 miles , pop. 53,011).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (172.5 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (631.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Rawlins, WY (2.5 miles ), Saratoga, WY (5.3 miles ), Hanna, WY (5.4 miles ), Elk Mountain, WY (6.1 miles) , Bairoil, WY (6.2 miles) , Riverside, WY (6.5 miles) , Grand Encampment, WY (6.6 miles ), Wamsutter, WY (6.7 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: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 41.78 N, Longitude: 107.12 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 307

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Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (25%)
Petroleum and coal products (19%)
Construction (14%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Public administration (24%)
Gasoline stations (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Petroleum and coal products (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
Plant and system operators (6%)
Other construction workers and helpers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Average climate in Sinclair, Wyoming

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Sinclair-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 65% 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 90.1 miles away from Sinclair 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 39.5 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 37.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/1/1993 at 21:33:22, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 43.2 miles away from Sinclair center
On 10/10/1992 at 15:40:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.0 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 12.5 miles away from Sinclair center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sinclair:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBON COUNTY (about 17 miles; RAWLINS, WY)
IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 73 miles; LARAMIE, WY)
YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 80 miles; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Sinclair, WY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sinclair:

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 69 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
CASPER COLLEGE (about 88 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 149 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 157 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 158 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 159 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)

Public elementary/middle school in Sinclair:

Sinclair Elementary (Location: Ninth And Cleveland; Grades: KG-5)

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

SINCLAIR, TOWN OF (Population served: 500, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-2001. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2001)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-1998. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2004)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-1998. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2004)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-1998. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2004)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-1997. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2004)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-1997. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2004)

3 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2001. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-09-2001)

SINCLAIR WYOMING REFINING COMPANY (Population served: 130, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2006. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-07-2006)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2005. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-13-2005)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-26-2004)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-22-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In JUL-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-18-2006)

Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-07-2006)

Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-27-2006)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sinclair that have no violations reported:

SEMINOE BOAT CLUB, INC. (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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:	7.1%
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: 2.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	4.7%
Whole state:	11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sinclair, WY

Sinclair compared to Wyoming state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age significantly above 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

Sinclair mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Carbon County Wyoming:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (11%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Religion statistics for Sinclair

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.94%

Here		42.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

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%

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%

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	1	$2,958	$35,496	1	$274
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$400
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$500
Police Protection - Officers	1	$3,332	$39,984	5	$1,704
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$300
Streets and Highways	1	$3,416	$40,992	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,916	$34,992	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$2,500	$30,000	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$3,346	$40,152	0	$0
Totals for Government	6	$18,468	$36,936	10	$3,178

Sinclair government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Sewerage: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000

All Other: $7,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Construction - Sewerage: $231,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $236,000
Police Protection: $110,000

Parks & Recreation: $70,000

General - Other: $64,000

Financial Administration: $57,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000

Water Utilities: $28,000

Solid Waste Management: $23,000

General Public Buildings: $20,000

Fire Protection: $17,000

Central Staff Services: $12,000

Sewerage: $11,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $137,000
General Support: $99,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $69,000
Rents: $3,000

General Revenue, NEC: $3,000

Property Sale Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,158,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $170,000
All Other: $141,000

Highways: $5,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $138,000
Property: $113,000

NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $223,000

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 Sinclair:

KRAL (1240 AM; 1 kW; RAWLINS, WY; Owner: MT. RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC.)
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.)
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)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKHI (1210 AM; 10 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sinclair:

KIQZ (92.7 FM; RAWLINS, WY; Owner: MT. RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC.)
K269EG (101.7 FM; RAWLINS, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL B/CASTERS INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sinclair:

KFNR (Channel 11; RAWLINS, WY; Owner: FIRST NATIONAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
K21CV (Channel 21; RAWLINS, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHANNEL 2, INC.)

Sinclair fatal accident list:
Jul 4, 2008 07:19 AM, I-80, Lat: 41.780206, Lon: -107.126236, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 29, 2003 06:15 AM, I-80, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 1
Jul 3, 2003 07:25 AM, I-80, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 2
Sep 10, 2001 09:10 AM, I-80, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
May 30, 1999 05:30 AM, I-80, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 2
Oct 8, 1993 10:40 AM, I80, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 9, 1989 04:15 AM, I80, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Lottie L Thompson, 2.5 Mi Golf Course Rd. (Cr 324) (Sinclair #35267), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 102.1 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Sinclair, WY)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4

STATION, Pioneer Pipe Line Sinclair Pump Station, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WNTR265
Assigned Frequencies : 957.700 MHz
Grant Date: 03/15/1993, Expiration Date: 03/15/1998
Registrant: Phone: (405) 767-4822
Sinclair, Lat: 41.780389 Lon: -107.118000, Call Sign: WPZA428, Licensee ID: L00771720
Assigned Frequencies : 956.306 MHz
Grant Date: 12/12/2003, Expiration Date: 12/12/2013, Certifier: Lezlee Musgrave
Registrant: Town Of Sinclair
Walcott Junction, 12.1 Mi Ese Of Sinclair, Type: Tower, Structure height: 14 m, Overall height: 15.5 m, Call Sign: WQGL231
Assigned Frequencies : 11622.5 MHz
Grant Date: 02/21/2007, Expiration Date: 02/21/2017, Certifier: Alan S Hinman
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
STATION, 5 Mi Se, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WHC211
Assigned Frequencies : 6738.75 MHz
Grant Date: 04/18/2002, Expiration Date: 04/28/2012
Registrant: Colorado Interstate Gas, Colorado Springs, CO 80944, Phone: (719) 520-4700, Fax: (719) 520-4318, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sinclair)

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