Wamsutter, Wyoming

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Population in July 2007: 273.

Males: 148	(54.4%)
Females: 125	(45.6%)

Median resident age:	33.3 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Zip codes: 82336.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,476 (it was $35,625 in 2000)

Wamsutter:	$49,476
Wyoming:	$51,731

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $54,172 (it was $27,500 in 2000)

Wamsutter:	$54,172
Wyoming:	$172,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $69,147; Detached houses: $124,582; Mobile homes: $20,000

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Races in Wamsutter:

White Non-Hispanic (83.9%)
Hispanic (13.0%)
Other race (3.1%)
American Indian (3.1%)
Two or more races (2.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Wamsutter: 73.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.8%), Irish (16.1%), United States (10.3%), English (9.2%), Danish (5.0%), Dutch (5.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 1.31 square miles.

Population density: 208 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Wamsutter

High school or higher: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 1.2%
Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wamsutter town

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 62.9%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 12.9%

13 residents are foreign born (4.2% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

This town:	5.0%
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:

Wamsutter:	1.0% ($267)
Wyoming:	0.7% ($627)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cheyenne, WY (168.7 miles , pop. 53,011).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (199.7 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (606.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Table Rock, WY (4.6 miles) , Rawlins, WY (6.3 miles ), Point of Rocks, WY (6.5 miles) , Bairoil, WY (6.7 miles) , Sinclair, WY (6.7 miles ), Baggs, WY (6.9 miles ), Dixon, WY (7.0 miles) , Superior, WY (7.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 1 building, cost: $152,700
2002: 1 building, cost: $152,700
2003: 1 building, cost: $152,700
2004: 1 building, cost: $152,700
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $45,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 41.67 N, Longitude: 107.98 W

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Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (38%)
Truck transportation (20%)
Construction (12%)
Gasoline stations (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (30%)
Educational services (16%)
Gasoline stations (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Mining (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (28%)
Extraction workers (15%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Electricians (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (11%)
Waiters and waitresses (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)

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Average climate in Wamsutter, Wyoming

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wamsutter:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBON COUNTY (about 41 miles; RAWLINS, WY)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 62 miles; ROCK SPRINGS, WY)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE - CAH (about 79 miles; CRAIG, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Wamsutter, WY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wamsutter:

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 113 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
CASPER COLLEGE (about 121 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 154 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 156 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 175 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 183 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 191 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)

Public elementary/middle schools in Wamsutter:

Desert Middle School (Location: 235 Bugas; Grades: 7-8)
Desert Elementary (Location: 235 Bugas; Grades: KG-6)

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Hotels: Solo Oil (312 McCormick), Sagebrush Motel (312 McCormick), Wamsutter Motel (175 McCormick).

Court: Wamsutter Trailer Court Llc (385 Murray).

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

WAMSUTTER, TOWN OF (Population served: 330, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2000 and DEC-16-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2000)

One routine major monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	65.0%
Whole state:	67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.6%
Whole state:	11.4%

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

This town:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wamsutter, WY

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Wamsutter compared to Wyoming state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students significantly below 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

Wamsutter mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Sweetwater County Wyoming:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Religon statistics for Wamsutter

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Southern Baptist Convention	Lutheran Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	47.6%	27.8%	7.8%	2.6%	2.3%
Congregations	8.3%	30.0%	11.7%	3.3%	3.3%

Name	Evangelical Free Church of America	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	1.7%	1.4%	1.4%	5.5%
Congregations	5.0%	3.3%	5.0%	1.7%	28.3%

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.

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	$5,780	$69,360	1	$1,064
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$177
Police Protection - Officers	1	$6,290	$75,480	0	$0
Streets and Highways	2	$11,220	$67,320	2	$4,964
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$1,088
Totals for Government	4	$23,290	$69,870	5	$7,293

Wamsutter government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Sewerage: $2,000
All Other: $2,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $121,000
Regular Highways: $8,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $52,000
Police Protection: $48,000

Financial Administration: $47,000

Regular Highways: $37,000

Water Utilities: $27,000

Parks & Recreation: $18,000

Fire Protection: $11,000

Sewerage: $6,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000

Health Services - Other: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $79,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $216,000
Health - Other: $117,000

Water Utilities: $15,000

Central Staff: $7,000

Police Protection: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $629,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $70,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $278,000
All Other: $278,000

Highways: $20,000
Tax - Property: $20,000
Public Utilities: $14,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $94,000

9.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,173 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.57%
Wyoming average:	9.04%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)
Sweetwater County: 0.08%
Wyoming average: 0.15%

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

from Uinta County, WY	0.44% ($42,545 average AGI)
from Natrona County, WY	0.40% ($38,230)
from Salt Lake County, UT	0.37% ($34,982)

8.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,704 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.28%
Wyoming average:	8.50%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($324 average AGI)
Sweetwater County: 0.07%
Wyoming average: 0.10%

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

to Uinta County, WY	0.36% ($47,815 average AGI)
to Albany County, WY	0.35% ($21,731)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.34% ($35,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wamsutter:

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)
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.)
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.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KRKK (1360 AM; 5 kW; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: BIG THICKET B/CING CO. OF WY, INC.)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Wamsutter fatal accident list:
Nov 20, 1981 11:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 18, 1978 12:35 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2

Creston 15.3 Km Ene Of, Structure height: 2199.1 m, Call Sign: KNKN259
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/12/1999, Expiration Date: 10/05/2009
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (202) 828-8408, Email:
On Gravel Oil Field Road .5 Mi. E Of Sr 789 (Creston/I-80 #9101), Type: Tower, Structure height: 33.2 m, Overall height: 36.9 m, Call Sign: KNKN226
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/09/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150, Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

MARTY JIIMMERSON, 5 Miles North Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.3 m
Registrant: American Tower L.P., 3411 Richmond Ave., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77046-3401, Phone: (713) 479-2083
Lottie L Thompson, Near I-80/Tipton Road (Red Desert #9108), Type: Tower, Structure height: 33.2 m, Overall height: 36.6 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
Lottie L Thompson, On Gravel Oil Field Road .5 Mi. E Of Sr 789 (Creston/I-80 #9101), Type: Tower, Structure height: 33.2 m, Overall height: 36.9 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6

Table Rock Field 5 Mi S, Call Sign: KOK738, Licensee ID: L00008706
Assigned Frequencies : 457.500 MHz, 48.9400 MHz
Grant Date: 07/04/2001, Expiration Date: 08/12/2011, Certifier: Marc Coventry
Registrant: Chevron Usa Inc, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
1 Mi N & 300 W Jct I 80 & Crooks Gap Rd, Call Sign: WGM314
Assigned Frequencies : 452.275 MHz
Grant Date: 12/07/2001, Expiration Date: 01/14/2012
Registrant: Lockard & White, Inc., 14511 Falling Creek, Ste. 507, Houston, TX 77014, Phone: (979) 220-6996, Fax: (281) 586-0044, Email:
1 Mi N & 300 W Int I 80 & Wamsutter Crooks Gap Rd, Call Sign: WGN527
Assigned Frequencies : 153.065 MHz, 153.080 MHz, 153.395 MHz
Grant Date: 02/09/2002, Expiration Date: 03/12/2012
Registrant: Lockard & White, Inc., 14511 Falling Creek, Ste. 507, Houston, TX 77014, Phone: (979) 220-6996, Fax: (281) 586-0044, Email:
1 Mi N 300 W Jct I80 & Crooks Gap Rd, Call Sign: WNAB513
Assigned Frequencies : 453.150 MHz
Grant Date: 04/01/2004, Expiration Date: 06/14/2014
Registrant: Lockard & White, Inc., 14511 Falling Creek, Ste. 507, Houston, TX 77014, Phone: (979) 220-6996, Fax: (281) 586-0044, Email:
14.7 Sm Ssw Of Wamsutter, Call Sign: WQGA384
Assigned Frequencies : 218.500 MHz, 218.250 MHz, 218.450 MHz, 218.750 MHz, 218.250 MHz, 218.450 MHz, 218.500 MHz, 218.750 MHz
Grant Date: 11/27/2006, Expiration Date: 11/27/2016, Certifier: Robert Mott
Registrant: Blooston Mordkofsky Dickens Duffy & Prendergast, 2120 L St Nw Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 828-5536, Fax: (202) 828-5568
Lat: 41.672500 Lon: -107.981083, Call Sign: WQIJ587
Assigned Frequencies : 456.125 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2008, Expiration Date: 02/27/2018, Certifier: Leroy Williams
Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KG4WLI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00607384
Grant Date: 12/13/2002, Expiration Date: 12/13/2012, Certifier: Charles C Hammill Iii
Registrant: Charles C Hammill Iii, 324 Bugas Avenue, Wamsutter, WY 82336
Call Sign: KE7LBB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01245947
Grant Date: 02/13/2007, Expiration Date: 02/13/2017, Certifier: Michael D Carter
Registrant: Michael D Carter, Wamsutter, WY 82336

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 24
Hazardous Condition: 4

Incident types - Wamsutter

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