Weston County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Upton and their reported violations in the past:
UPTON, TOWN OF (Population served: 872, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
HERITAGE VILLAGE SUBDIVISION (Address: 1401 HWY 16 EAST , Population served: 750, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
FORCE ROAD JOINT POWERS BOARD (Address: 1401 HWY 16 EAST , Population served: 244, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.9%
(6.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 50.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people | | Wyoming: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 71.3% | | Whole state: | 67.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 5.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Upton, WY
Upton compared to Wyoming state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Upton (2011 data):
- FirsTier Bank: Firstier Bank Branch at 612 Pine Street, branch established on 08/01/2006. Info updated 11/08/2006: Bank assets: $28.9 mil, Deposits: $25.0 mil, headquarters in Kimball, NE, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Firstier Ii Bancorp.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (52%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Coal or coke (5%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Weston County Wyoming:
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Religion statistics for Upton:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 36.88%
| Here |  | 36.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | LDS (Mormon) Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church |
| Adherents | 32.7% | 21.8% | 14.3% | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| Congregations | 12.5% | 12.5% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 18.8% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Southern Baptist Convention | Episcopal Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 5.9% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| Congregations | 12.5% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 12.5% |
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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: 4 | Weston County: | 5.81 / 10,000 pop. | | Wyoming: | 2.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4 | Weston County: | 5.81 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8 | Here: | 11.61 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 10.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 7.0% | | Wyoming: | 7.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Weston County: | 29.3% | | 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 |
1 | $2,464 | $29,568 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $3,212 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $403 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $9,491 | $56,946 | 1 | $154 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $630 |
| Other and Unallocable |
6 | $20,536 | $41,072 | 30 | $11,308 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $32,491 | $43,321 | 41 | $15,707 |
Upton government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000 ($11.12)
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $57,000 ($63.40)
Sewerage: $55,000 ($61.18)
All Other: $4,000 ($4.45)
- Construction - General: $132,000 ($146.83)
Water Utilities: $15,000 ($16.69)
Fire Protection: $8,000 ($8.90)
Regular Highways: $5,000 ($5.56)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $147,000 ($163.52)
Police Protection: $145,000 ($161.29)
Central Staff Services: $92,000 ($102.34)
Water Utilities: $86,000 ($95.66)
Solid Waste Management: $52,000 ($57.84)
Fire Protection: $25,000 ($27.81)
Sewerage: $15,000 ($16.69)
Financial Administration: $14,000 ($15.57)
Parks & Recreation: $13,000 ($14.46)
General - Other: $2,000 ($2.22)
Air Transportation: $2,000 ($2.22)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($2.22)
- General - Interest on Debt: $14,000 ($15.57)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $118,000 ($131.26)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $124,000 ($137.93)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $230,000 ($255.84)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $159,000 ($176.86)
Other NEC: $12,000 ($13.35)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $264,000 ($293.66)
Other, NEC: $203,000 ($225.81)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $39,000 ($43.38)
Water Utilities: $19,000 ($21.13)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $188,000 ($209.12)
Rents: $19,000 ($21.13)
Special Assessments: $18,000 ($20.02)
Interest Earnings: $8,000 ($8.90)
Property Sale Other: $1,000 ($1.11)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $51,000 ($56.73)
Regular Highways: $49,000 ($54.51)
Police Protection: $35,000 ($38.93)
Fire Protection: $18,000 ($20.02)
Parks & Recreation: $12,000 ($13.35)
Central Staff: $3,000 ($3.34)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($2.22)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $477,000 ($530.59)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $122,000 ($135.71)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $46,000 ($51.17)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $278,000 ($309.23)
General Support: $275,000 ($305.90)
Highways: $14,000 ($15.57)
- Tax - Property: $36,000 ($40.04)
Public Utilities: $15,000 ($16.69)
NEC: $4,000 ($4.45)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $271,000 ($301.45)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($7.79)
9.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,191 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:
7.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,678 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.96% | | 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 Upton:
- KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, 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)
- KKLS (920 AM; 10 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KIML (1270 AM; 5 kW; GILLETTE, WY; Owner: GILLETTE BROADCASTING CO.)
- KDSJ (980 AM; 5 kW; DEADWOOD, SD; Owner: GOLDRUSH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KASL (1240 AM; 1 kW; NEWCASTLE, WY; Owner: KASL, LLC)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KIMM (1150 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: KIMM RADIO, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KOTA (1380 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
Strongest FM radio stations in Upton:
- 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)
- KLWD (91.9 FM; GILLETTE, WY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
Upton fatal accident list:
Sep 6, 1983 09:31 AM, 16, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Upton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - 1 Mi E Post Office (Lat: 44.098583 Lon: -104.622750), Call Sign: KBX35, Licensee ID: L00472559
Assigned Frequencies: 457.325 MHz Grant Date: 09/25/2002, Expiration Date: 09/25/2012
Registrant: Materi Exploration Inc, Upton, WY 82730 - Office In City Hall Main St (Lat: 44.100806 Lon: -104.628306), Type: Building, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 12 m, Call Sign: WPLT700, Licensee ID: L00316957
Assigned Frequencies: 47.7000 MHz Grant Date: 11/27/2002, Expiration Date: 02/02/2013, Cancellation Date: 11/25/2008, Certifier: Paul T Steinback
Registrant: Black Hills Power And Light Company, 409 Deadwood Ave., Rapid City, SD 57709, Phone: (605) 721-2216 - Lat: 43.956389 Lon: -104.724722, Call Sign: WPUV445, Licensee ID: L00112470
Assigned Frequencies: 156.060 MHz Grant Date: 05/09/2002, Expiration Date: 05/09/2012, Certifier: Mark Lindstrom
Registrant: Upton, Town Of, 1015 Second Street, Upton, WY 82730, Phone: (307) 468-2727, Fax: (307) 468-2441 - HBD MP 548.9, Bnsf Mp 548.9 Hbd (Lat: 44.097750 Lon: -104.629944), Type: Building, Structure height: 2 m, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: WPVM495
Assigned Frequencies: 161.385 MHz Grant Date: 07/16/2002, Expiration Date: 07/16/2012, Certifier: Robert C Leedham
Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - Upton, Us16 5.0mi Nw & Lr 1.1mi Nw Of (Lat: 44.149417 Lon: -104.708278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 60.9 m, Call Sign: WPJE384
Assigned Frequencies: 6835.00 MHz, 6795.00 MHz Grant Date: 06/18/2001, Expiration Date: 04/16/2011
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- 20 Mi S And 10 Mi W Of (Lat: 43.924972 Lon: -104.992194), Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WPNB272
Assigned Frequencies: 952.056 MHz, 928.056 MHz Grant Date: 04/24/1997, Expiration Date: 07/30/2001, Cancellation Date: 10/29/2001
Registrant: Phone: (316) 626-8131 - BUFFALO CRK, 12.8 Miles Sw Of (Lat: 43.985528 Lon: -104.829944), Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: KPX48, Licensee ID: L00002652
Assigned Frequencies: 6071.20 MHz, 11605.0 MHz, 2178.40 MHz, 11685.0 MHz, 6093.50 MHz, 11365.0 MHz Grant Date: 11/09/1994, Expiration Date: 08/01/2000, Cancellation Date: 11/12/1998
Registrant: Rt Communications, Inc., Worland, WY 82401 - UPTON, Ne Corner Of 6th & Cedar (Lat: 44.100000 Lon: -104.618833), Overall height: 9.8 m, Call Sign: KPX49, Licensee ID: L00002652
Assigned Frequencies: 10915.0 MHz, 11155.0 MHz Grant Date: 11/09/1994, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 11/12/1998
Registrant: Rt Communications, Inc., Worland, WY 82401
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: W7NMW, Licensee ID: L00791395
Grant Date: 01/02/2004, Expiration Date: 03/29/2014, Certifier: Harry E Clingan
Registrant: Harry E Clingan, 1215 Pearl St, Upton, WY 82730 - Call Sign: WA7WAE, Licensee ID: L01349256
Grant Date: 12/11/2007, Expiration Date: 12/11/2017
Registrant: Bobby J Davis, 1508 Pine St, Upton, WY 82730 - Call Sign: KE7HMK, Licensee ID: L00104262
Grant Date: 04/20/2006, Expiration Date: 04/20/2016, Cancellation Date: 07/03/2007, Certifier: Alan L Todd
Registrant: Alan L Todd, Upton, WY 82730 - Call Sign: W7TE, Previous Call Sign: KE7HMK, Licensee ID: L00104262
Grant Date: 07/03/2007, Expiration Date: 07/03/2017, Certifier: Alan L Todd
Registrant: Alan L Todd, Upton, WY 82730
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: BENSEN B-8 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 45 mph), Engine: MCCULLOCH 4318A&E/0-100 (72 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 414PB , Serial Number: 4034, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 04/15/1975
Registrant (Individual): Dan D Dowdy, Po Box 674, Upton, WY 82730 - Aircraft: J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 87709 , Serial Number: 15367, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 10/20/1955
Registrant (Corporation): Goodwell Inc, Box 195, Upton, WY 82730
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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| Most common first names in Upton, WY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 10 | 76.8 years |
| George | 8 | 74.1 years |
| John | 7 | 71.3 years |
| Robert | 6 | 69.7 years |
| Mary | 6 | 81.2 years |
| Henry | 6 | 78.3 years |
| James | 6 | 73.9 years |
| Dorothy | 5 | 78.0 years |
| Leslie | 5 | 72.4 years |
| Charles | 4 | 74.5 years |
| Most common last names in Upton, WY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Hockett | 7 | 73.9 years |
| Materi | 6 | 73.8 years |
| Douglas | 5 | 66.4 years |
| Barton | 5 | 76.8 years |
| Gray | 5 | 77.4 years |
| Driskell | 4 | 84.0 years |
| Moore | 4 | 86.8 years |
| Popham | 4 | 71.2 years |
| Reed | 4 | 77.7 years |
| Thompson | 3 | 78.0 years |
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