Sinclair, Wyoming

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Population in July 2007: 420.

Males: 207	(49.4%)
Females: 213	(50.6%)

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

Zip codes: 82334.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $66,959 (it was $48,214 in 2000)

Sinclair:	$66,959
Wyoming:	$51,731

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $130,603 (it was $66,300 in 2000)

Sinclair:	$130,603
Wyoming:	$172,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $105,741; Detached houses: $101,463; In 2-unit structures: $36,590

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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Sinclair: 78.3 (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: 173 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 early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sinclair to the number of sex offenders is 420 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+: Fort Collins, CO (163.6 miles , pop. 118,652).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (196.7 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (664.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Rawlins, WY (8.1 miles ), Saratoga, WY (31.0 miles ), Hanna, WY (38.9 miles ), Bairoil, WY (43.9 miles) , Riverside, WY (45.3 miles) , Grand Encampment, WY (45.5 miles ), Elk Mountain, WY (48.7 miles) , Dixon, WY (59.1 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: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.78 N, Longitude: 107.12 W

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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 (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%)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sinclair:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBON COUNTY (about 18 miles; RAWLINS, WY)
YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 80 miles; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE - CAH (about 91 miles; CRAIG, CO)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sinclair:

NATRONA COUNTY INTL (about 90 miles; CASPER, WY; ID: CPR)
YAMPA VALLEY (about 91 miles; HAYDEN, CO; ID: HDN)
LARAMIE REGIONAL (about 106 miles; LARAMIE, WY; ID: LAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sinclair:

RAWLINS MUNI (about 5 miles; RAWLINS, WY; ID: RWL)
SHIVELY FIELD (about 32 miles; SARATOGA, WY; ID: SAA)
DIXON (about 58 miles; DIXON, WY; ID: 9U4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sinclair:

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 92 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
CASPER COLLEGE (about 96 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 157 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 168 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 190 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 193 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 2007:

This town:	4.7%
Whole state:	11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

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%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$1,194
Financial Administration	1	$1,430	$17,160	1	$92
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		6	$2,482
Streets and Highways	3	$5,092	$20,368	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$6,522	$19,566	8	$3,768

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.)
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.)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
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.)

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