Sweetwater, Wyoming

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Population in July 2007: 215.

Males: 120	(55.8%)
Females: 95	(44.2%)

Median resident age:	45.0 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,100 (it was $35,714 in 2000)

Sweetwater	$44,100
Wyoming:	$51,731

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $143,500 (it was $89,400 in 2000)

Sweetwater	$143,500
Wyoming:	$172,300

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Races in Sweetwater:

White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Sweetwater: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 1960.3 square miles.

Population density: 0.1 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Sweetwater

High school or higher: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sweetwater CCD

Never married: 9.0%
Now married: 64.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 14.6%
Divorced: 11.8%

21 residents are foreign born (10.2% Latin America).

This place:	10.2%
Wyoming:	2.3%

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

Sweetwater:	0.7% ($588)
Wyoming:	0.6% ($627)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT (218.8 miles , pop. 89,847).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (281.1 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (693.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Jeffrey City, WY (15.5 miles) , Riverton, WY (38.8 miles ), Arapahoe, WY (39.7 miles ), Shoshoni, WY (40.5 miles ), Bairoil, WY (40.6 miles) , Hudson, WY (45.9 miles ), Atlantic City, WY (53.9 miles) , Lander, WY (54.4 miles ).

Latitude: 42.68 N, Longitude: 107.96 W

Sweetwater household income distribution

Hospitals/medical centers near Sweetwater:

LANDER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 47 miles; LANDER, WY)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBON COUNTY (about 67 miles; RAWLINS, WY)
RIVERTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 76 miles; RIVERTON, WY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sweetwater:

RIVERTON REGIONAL (about 43 miles; RIVERTON, WY; ID: RIW)
WORLAND MUNI (about 88 miles; WORLAND, WY; ID: WRL)
NATRONA COUNTY INTL (about 106 miles; CASPER, WY; ID: CPR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sweetwater:

SHOSHONI MUNI (about 42 miles; SHOSHONI, WY; ID: 49U)
HUNT FIELD (about 54 miles; LANDER, WY; ID: LND)
HOT SPRINGS CO-THERMOPOLIS MUNI (about 70 miles; THERMOPOLIS, WY; ID: THP)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sweetwater:

CASPER COLLEGE (about 116 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 164 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 210 miles; BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 222 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 231 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 252 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 253 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)

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Notable locations in Sweetwater: Ore Ranch (A), Yellowstone Ranch (B), Slide Windmill (C), Diamond Hook Ranch (D), Myers Ranch (E), Murphy Ranch (F), Sherlock Shearing Pens (G), Sherlock Homestead (H), Clay City Ruins (I), Claytor Ranch (J), Scarlett Ranch (K), George Homestead (L), Givens Homestead (M), Lucky Mac Uranium Mill (N), Lucky Mac Camp (O), Jamerman Ranch (P), Government Meadows Windmill (Q), Graham Ranch (R), Jenson Ranch (S), Tin Cup Mine (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Dry Lakes, The (A), Carmody Lake (B), Campbell Lake (C), Daley Lake (D), Boggy Springs Pond (E), Woods Gulch Pond (F), Soda Lakes (G), Medicine Springs Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alkali Creek (A), Antelope Creek (B), Bare Ring Slough (C), Buffalo Creek (D), Conant Creek (E), Cooper Creek (F), Coyote Creek (G), Crooked Creek (H), Crooks Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	37.1%
Whole state:	67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	5.7%
Whole state:	11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.5%

Sweetwater compared to Wyoming state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Fremont County Wyoming:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,337 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.13%
Wyoming average:	9.04%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($241 average AGI)
Fremont County: 0.07%
Wyoming average: 0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Natrona County, WY	0.49% ($35,955 average AGI)
from Sweetwater County, WY	0.27% ($47,500)
from Albany County, WY	0.25% ($34,394)

6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,889 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.48%
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 Natrona County, WY	0.49% ($33,154 average AGI)
to Albany County, WY	0.37% ($21,388)
to Sweetwater County, WY	0.19% ($34,577)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sweetwater:

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)
KOVE (1330 AM; 5 kW; LANDER, WY; Owner: FREMONT BROADCASTING, INC.)
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.)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KZMQ (1140 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING LLC)
KVOW (1450 AM; 1 kW; RIVERTON, WY; Owner: EDWARDS COMMUNICATIONS, LC)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sweetwater:

KTAK (93.9 FM; RIVERTON, WY; Owner: EDWARDS COMMUNICATIONS, LC)
KTRZ (93.1 FM; RIVERTON, WY; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KWYW (99.1 FM; LOST CABIN, WY; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KDNO (101.7 FM; THERMOPOLIS, WY; Owner: CARJIM, LLC)
KWRR (89.5 FM; ETHETE, WY; Owner: BUSINESS COUNCIL OF THE NORTHERN ARAPAHO TRIBE)
KCWC-FM (88.1 FM; RIVERTON, WY; Owner: CENTRAL WYOMING COLLEGE)

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