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Population in July 2007: 1,237.
Males: 603  (48.8%)
Females: 634  (51.2%)
Median resident age:  42.0 years
Wyoming median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 82729.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,700 (it was $41,029 in 2000)
Sundance  $50,700
Wyoming:  $51,731

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $138,700 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
Sundance  $138,700
Wyoming:  $172,300

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Races in Sundance:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Sundance: 87.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (38.1%), English (22.0%), Irish (15.0%), United States (6.8%), French (5.9%), Norwegian (4.9%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4765 feet

Land area: 1.99 square miles.

Population density: 620 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sundance

  • High school or higher: 86.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sundance town

  • Never married: 20.9%
  • Now married: 63.1%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

13 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.1%
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:

Sundance:  0.6% ($501)
Wyoming:  0.6% ($627)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD (81.8 miles , pop. 59,607).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (316.2 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (919.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Hulett, WY (24.8 miles ), Upton, WY (27.2 miles ), Osage, WY (29.4 miles ), Pine Haven, WY (30.1 miles ), North Spearfish, SD (34.2 miles ), Spearfish, SD (36.2 miles ), Newcastle, WY (39.8 miles ), Belle Fourche, SD (40.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $90,000
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $84,700
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $146,300
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $118,300
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $155,800
  • 2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $138,200

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Latitude: 44.41 N, Longitude: 104.37 W


41 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 307

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Mining (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Construction (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)


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Crime in Sundance by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 01000
    per 100,000 0.085.30.00.00.0
Robberies 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 53252
    per 100,000 429.9255.8170.6428.1167.1
Burglaries 33643
    per 100,000 258.0255.8511.9342.5250.6
Thefts 2716322437
    per 100,000 2321.61364.02730.42054.83091.1
Auto thefts 00010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.085.60.0
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 196.9191.8179.2198.6174.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.23
US city average:  3.00

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Sundance-area historical tornado activity is above Wyoming state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/25/1975, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.1 miles away from the Sundance town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/12/1965, a category 3 tornado 13.6 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Sundance:
  • CROOK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (713 OAK ST, PO BOX 517)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sundance:
  • LOOKOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; SPEARFISH, SD)
  • SPEARFISH SURGERY CENTER (about 35 miles; SPEARFISH, SD)
  • NORTHERN HILLS GENERAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 45 miles; DEADWOOD, SD)

Political contributions by individuals in Sundance, WY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sundance:
  • GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 81 miles; GILLETTE, WY; ID: GCC)
  • ELLSWORTH AFB (about 90 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID: RCA)
  • RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 95 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID: RAP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sundance:
  • UPTON MUNI (about 29 miles; UPTON, WY; ID: 83V)
  • MONDELL FIELD (about 37 miles; NEWCASTLE, WY; ID: ECS)
  • BLACK HILLS-CLYDE ICE FIELD (about 43 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; ID: SPF)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sundance:
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 84 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 141 miles; CHADRON, NE; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 169 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 210 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 277 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 279 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
Public high schools in Sundance:
Private high school in Sundance:
  • TEEN CHALLENGE CHRISTIAN (Students: 18; Location: 303 VISTA WEST PO BOX 1160; Grades: 7 - 12; Girls only)
Public elementary/middle schools in Sundance:
Library in Sundance:
  • CROOK COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $236,467; Location: 414 MAIN STREET; 73,571 books; 987 audio materials; 1,724 video materials; 259 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Sundance District Ranger Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Chassell Creek (A), North Fork Sundance Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Sundance: Washington Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Bear Lodge Motel (218 East Cleveland), Budget Host Inn (212 East Cleveland), Mathis Mike (2719 East Cleveland), Deane's Motel (117 North 8th Street), Arrowhead Motel (212 East Cleveland), Best Western Inn at Sundance (2719 East Cleveland), Sundance Mountain Inn (26 Highway 585), Best Value Inn Bear Lodge (Bv) (PO Box 912).

 

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

SUNDANCE, CITY OF (Population served: 1200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
VISTA WEST SUBDIVISION (Population served: 260, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (SEP-15-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-30-2005), Fed FAO issued (SEP-15-2006)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2001 and FEB-10-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-10-2005), Fed FAO issued (SEP-15-2006)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1995 and JAN-01-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-1997)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
CAMP BEARD (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
CROOK COUNTY SALOON (Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Wyoming:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.0%
Whole state:  67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.8%
Whole state:  5.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.4%
Whole state:  11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.5%

Sundance compared to Wyoming state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Sundance (2007 data):
  • Sundance State Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1895-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $97.4 mil, Deposits: $89.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Sundance State Bank Profit Sharing And Employee Stock Ownership Plan And Trust



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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
Police Protection - Officers 5$12,932$31,0370$0
Water Supply 1$2,793$33,5160$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$3,256
Financial Administration 1$3,140$37,6801$267
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$625
Streets and Highways 1$3,182$38,1840$0
Solid Waste Management 2$4,372$26,2321$1,300
Totals for Government 10$26,419$31,7038$5,448



Sundance government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $136,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
    All Other: $15,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
  • Construction - General: $254,000
    Regular Highways: $76,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $283,000
    Solid Waste Management: $103,000
    Water Utilities: $102,000
    Financial Administration: $93,000
    Regular Highways: $67,000
    Parks & Recreation: $61,000
    Central Staff Services: $51,000
    General Public Buildings: $30,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
    General - Other: $23,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000
    Fire Protection: $14,000
    Health Services - Other: $7,000
    Welfare - Other: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $164,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $133,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $64,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $23,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $116,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $61,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $26,000
    Water Utilities: $17,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $313,000
    General Public Building: $116,000
    Regular Highways: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
    Health - Other: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $371,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $220,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $24,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $489,000
    General Support: $431,000
    Water Utilities: $287,000
    Highways: $37,000
  • Tax - Property: $58,000
    Public Utilities: $5,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $412,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

9.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,252 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.97%
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 Campbell County, WY  2.01% ($75,229 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, SD  0.63% ($39,133)
from Weston County, WY  0.46% ($39,909)


9.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,567 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.10%
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 Campbell County, WY  2.12% ($43,240 average AGI)
to Weston County, WY  0.68% ($30,313)
to Lawrence County, SD  0.63% ($29,400)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sundance:
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KDSJ (980 AM; 5 kW; DEADWOOD, SD; Owner: GOLDRUSH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKLS (920 AM; 10 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KIML (1270 AM; 5 kW; GILLETTE, WY; Owner: GILLETTE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KIMM (1150 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: KIMM RADIO, INC.)
  • KASL (1240 AM; 1 kW; NEWCASTLE, WY; Owner: KASL, LLC)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sundance:
  • KYDT (103.1 FM; SUNDANCE, WY; Owner: ULTIMATE CAPS, INC.)
  • KUWD (91.5 FM; SUNDANCE, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
  • KSLT (107.3 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: BETHESDA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KDDX (101.1 FM; SPEARFISH, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
  • KZZI (95.9 FM; BELLE FOURCHE, SD; Owner: WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BROADCASTING, L)
  • KSQY (95.1 FM; DEADWOOD, SD; Owner: HAUGO BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Sundance:
  • K09AC (Channel 9; SUNDANCE, ETC., WY; Owner: SUNDANCE COMMUNITY TV ASSN.)




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