Little America, Wyoming

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Population in 2010: 68.
Population change since 2000: +21.4%
Males: 22  (33.3%)
Females: 46  (66.7%)
Median resident age:

25.7 years
Wyoming median age:

42.3 years

Zip code: 82929

Estimated median household income in 2022: $-644,108,788 (it was $18,125 in 2000)
Little America $-644,108,788
WY $70,042

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $14,685 (it was $7,407 in 2000)
March 2022 cost of living index in Little America: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 66.7%

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Ancestries: German (100.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6426 feet

Land area: 7.75 square miles.

Population density: 8.8 people per square mile   (very low).

Little America, Wyoming map

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ogden, UT (110.6 miles , pop. 77,226).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (279.3 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (567.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Granger, WY (2.4 miles),
James Town, WY (4.2 miles ),
Green River, WY (4.6 miles ),
Lyman, WY (5.2 miles ),
Purple Sage, WY (5.3 miles ),
Opal, WY (5.3 miles),
Urie, WY (5.4 miles ),
Bridger Valley, WY (5.4 miles )

Latitude: 41.55 N, Longitude: 109.87 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 307

Little America satellite photo by USGS

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.9%
Wyoming:

2.5%

Average climate in Little America, Wyoming

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Little America, Wyoming average temperatures Little America, Wyoming average precipitation Little America, Wyoming humidity Little America, Wyoming wind speed Little America, Wyoming snowfall Little America, Wyoming sunshine Little America, Wyoming clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 29.7. This is significantly better than average.

City:

29.7
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2012 was 0.363. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.363
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2020 was 6.14. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

6.14
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2020 was 0.306. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.306
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2020 was 30.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

30.0
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 9.46. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

9.46
U.S.:

19.21
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2020 was 3.90. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

3.90
U.S.:

8.11

Earthquake activity:

Little America-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wyoming state average. It is 1532% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 212.6 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 265.3 miles away from Little America center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 404.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 138.1 miles away from Little America center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 102.0 miles away from Little America center
On 2/3/1995 at 15:26:10, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MB, 4.6 MS, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 12.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Sweetwater County (3) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Landslide: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Little America topographic map

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Little America:

  • Western Wyoming Community College (about 34 miles; Rock Springs, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • Utah State University (about 102 miles; Logan, UT; FT enrollment: 21,131)
  • Weber State University (about 111 miles; Ogden, UT; FT enrollment: 17,655)
  • University of Utah (about 117 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 28,454)
  • Westminster College (about 118 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 2,870)
  • Latter-day Saints Business College (about 119 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 2,059)
  • Western Governors University (about 120 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 31,481)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Little America Holdings Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Little America Hotel - Little America Wy (PO Box AT Exit 68) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Sweetwater County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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

LITTLE AMERICA HOTELS & RESORTS, INC- WY (Population served: 2,000, Surface water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2014 and JUN-2014, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2014 and JUN-2014, Contaminant: TTHM
  • Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt - In JUL-01-2010, Contaminant: DBP STAGE 2. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-12-2011)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2009 and JUN-2009, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2010)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2009 and JUN-2009, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2010)
  • 7 other older monitoring violations
Average household size:
This place:

3.1 people
Wyoming:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

68.2%
Whole state:

64.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

0.0%
Whole state:

7.1%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Little America:

Marital status in Little America, WY
  • Never married: 65.3%
  • Now married: 0.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 34.7%

For population 25 years and over in Little America:

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 3.4 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

0.8
Wyoming average:

10.2

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Little America, WY (based on Sweetwater County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Other7,99317
Catholic7,0075
Evangelical Protestant4,34235
Mainline Protestant1,3688
Orthodox1951
None22,901-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
Sweetwater County:

1.52 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.10 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Sweetwater County:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Wyoming:

0.27 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:

0.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
Here:

7.36 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
Sweetwater County:

7.87 / 10,000 pop.
Wyoming:

10.08 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

6.1%
Wyoming:

7.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

28.7%
Wyoming:

24.4%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

46.6%
Wyoming:

49.4%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Little America:

39.2%
State:

46.6%

Average BMI:
Little America:

29.0
Wyoming:

28.8

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

19.8%
Wyoming:

21.3%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

8.6%
State:

10.2%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.6
Wyoming:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

23.6%
Wyoming:

34.7%

General health condition:
Little America:

48.0%
State:

56.6%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

85.1%
State:

78.4%

More about Health and Nutrition of Little America, WY Residents

Businesses in Little America, WY

  • FedEx: 1
  • UPS: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Little America:

  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMER (950 AM; 5 kW; KEMMERER, WY; Owner: CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRKK (1360 AM; 5 kW; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: BIG THICKET B/CING CO. OF WY, INC.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KUGR (1490 AM; 1 kW; GREEN RIVER, WY; Owner: WAGONWHEEL COMMUNICATION CORP.)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSOS (800 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KVEL (920 AM; 5 kW; VERNAL, UT; Owner: ASHLEY COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Little America:

  • KUWZ (90.5 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
  • KYCS (95.1 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KFRZ (92.1 FM; GREEN RIVER, WY; Owner: WAGONWHEEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
  • KSIT (104.5 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: BIG TICKET BROADCASTING COMPANY OF W)
  • KQSW (96.5 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: BIG THICKET BROADCASTING CO OF WY)
  • KOTB (106.1 FM; EVANSTON, WY; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KDWY (105.3 FM; DIAMONDVILLE, WY; Owner: JERROLD T. LUNDQUIST)
  • K299AG (107.7 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS)
  • K224CI (92.7 FM; LYMAN, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS)
  • KNYN (99.1 FM; FORT BRIDGER, WY; Owner: M. KENT FRANDSEN)
  • K209DC (89.7 FM; EVANSTON, WY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KAOX (107.3 FM; KEMMERER, WY; Owner: JERROLD T. LUNDQUIST)

TV broadcast stations around Little America:

  • K25EE (Channel 25; MOUNTAIN VIEW, ETC., UT; Owner: DAGGETT COUNTY TELEVISION DEPT.)

Little America fatal accident list:

Dec 14, 2012 10:47 AM, Sr-374, Lat: 41.543819, Lon: -109.857436, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jan 11, 2006 07:05 AM, I-80, Lat: 41.542680, Lon: -109.836490, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
Apr 8, 1994 06:20 AM, I80, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 28, 1991 12:10 AM, I80, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 13, 1989 08:30 PM, I80, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 15, 1989 06:00 PM, I80, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 15Number of bridges
  • 121ft / 37.0mTotal length
  • $4,000Total costs
  • 59,231Total average daily traffic
  • 26,079Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Little America, WY - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11940-1949
  • 91960-1969
  • 21980-1989
  • 31990-1999
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Little America, WY

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

4
  • Fmc Substation 8.9 Km Ne (Lat: 41.618556 Lon: -109.816806), Type: Building, Structure height: 14 m, Overall height: 18 m, Call Sign: WNGR533,
    Assigned Frequencies: 154.456 MHz, Grant Date: 02/07/2013, Expiration Date: 04/06/2023, Cancellation Date: 07/17/2019, Certifier: Fred C Gailey, Registrant: Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby, LLP, 2001 L Street, Nw, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 857-2574, Fax: (202) 223-0833, Email:

  • Lat: 41.542167 Lon: -109.875694, Call Sign: WPUN306,
    Assigned Frequencies: 152.435 MHz, 157.695 MHz, Grant Date: 04/01/2002, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012, Cancellation Date: 06/02/2012, Certifier: Donna Smith, Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239

  • MP 837.6, Mp 837.6 Evanston Sub-Wild (Lat: 41.624194 Lon: -109.797500), Type: Bant, Structure height: 4 m, Call Sign: WQRI724,
    Assigned Frequencies: 160.965 MHz, 160.515 MHz, Grant Date: 04/20/2023, Expiration Date: 05/22/2033, Certifier: Thomas J Mcgovern, Registrant: Concentrix, 222 So 15th St. Suite 505 N, Omaha, NE 68102, Phone: (402) 262-4785, Email:

  • Gerhart Sg-45, 166-46 County Road 85 (Lat: 41.535639 Lon: -109.797333), Type: Mast, Structure height: 4.6 m, Call Sign: WRFF649,
    Assigned Frequencies: 457.475 MHz, Grant Date: 02/20/2020, Expiration Date: 02/20/2030, Certifier: Bryant Reimann, Registrant: Williams-Northwest Pipeline, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, Phone: (801) 584-6068, Email:


FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Little America, WY
  • 100.0%Utility gas


Little America compared to Wyoming state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below 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 below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below 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 significantly below state average.
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