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General Information
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Population
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Climate
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Elevation |
4,326 46.3 19.2 71.9 11.6" 41.6" 321 110 Days |
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Government
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Type of Government |
Mayor/Council Full time (8) 4 Volunteer (25) Yes U.B.C. Yes Yes #6 in town and #10 out of town No (Transient - Yes) |
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Taxes
THERE ARE NO STATE OR LOCAL PERSONAL INCOME, CORPORATE INCOME, OR INVENTORY TAXES |
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Sales Tax |
5% $9,924,492 $101,912,405 9.5% Market Value 11.5% Market Value 79.073 77.528 2% |
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Education
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Number enrolled
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Student/Teacher
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| 2 Elementary Schools 1 Middle School 1 High School |
388
201 291 |
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14:1 11:1 |
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*PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACCREDITED THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL.
-Home schooling is legal in Wyoming. |
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Community Services
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Libraries |
Hot Springs County Library 2 1 1 -Providing services, employment, and residential to individuals with developmental disabilities. -13 Representing most Domination's -11 Total rooms - 292 -4 Total rooms - 17 -Total spaces - 207 (166 Trailer & 41 Tent) -Big Horn Federal Pinnacle Bank of Thermopolis First State Bank |
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Communications
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Newspaper |
Weekly Independent Record* KTHE 1240 TCI Cablevision RT Communications** First Class, Overnight Federal Express UPS DirectAirNet Trib Tritel |
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Medical Facilities
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Doctors |
6 3 1 49 beds 80 beds |
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Recreation
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| Recreation | -6 baseball fields, 2 basketball courts, 18 hole golf
course, 4 tennis courts, 4 town parks, 8 lane bowling alley, 9 hole
golf course, 2 racquetball courts, BMX race track, indoor theater,
soccer field, rodeo arena, fair grounds, canoeing the Big Horn River,
fishing, hunting and cross country skiing. |
| Attractions | Boysen Reservoir, Hot Springs State Park, Wind River
Canyon, Legend Rock Petroglyphs, Buffalo Herds, Hot Springs Co. Historical
Museum, Wyoming Dinosaur Center, and White Water Rafting. |
| Outdoor Activities | World class trout fishing is available in the Big Horn
River which flows through town. Excellent hunting of water fowl, antelope,
deer, elk, big horn sheep, bear, moose, and upland fowl is available
in the surrounding country side . |
| Annual Events | 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament-May, Hot Spot Sports Show-May,
Fishing Has No Boundaries-June, Governor's Walleye Cup Fishing Derby-June,
Gift of the Waters Pageant-August, Hot Springs County Fair-August,
Ranch Day Rodeo-August, Outlaw Trail Ride-August, Demolition Derby-August,
and River Regalia Floating Parade-August. |
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Entertainment/Culture |
Gift of the Waters Pageant, Wild Bunch Art Gallery, Wind River Canyon Geological, Legend Rock Petroglyphs, Hole in the Wall Raiders, Historical Reinactments and Melodrama Theater. |
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Transportation
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Major Highways |
-US Hwy 20 (north and south) WY 120 WY 798 -I-25 (124 miles away, Casper) -Burlington Northern Railroad -Dick Jones Trucking North Park Transit R & C Trucks Ryan Brothers Trucking Wyoming Express -Run Way Length-4,800 (No towers)P.C.L. lights- 3 clicks Unicom 122.8. -UPS AirBorne Federal Express (local terminals) -Powder River Bus -Gottche Foster Grandparent Big Horn Enterprise -Rent-a-Wreck located at airport -Eddson Express Service Federal Express |
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Utilities
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Electricity |
-Pacific Power and Lights Hign Plains REA -Wyoming Gas -Town of Thermopolis Red Lane Water District Lucerne Water District Owl Creek Water District South Thermopolis Water District -Treatment Plant |
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Housing
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Average Rental Costs
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| Apartment House Mobile Home |
2 Br, 1 Ba
3 Br, 2 Ba 2 Br |
$225-$375
$400-$500 $300-$425 |
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Major Industry/Resources
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Product
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Employees
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| HSC School District #1 HSC Memorial Hospital Holiday Inn R & S Well Service Canyon Hills Manor Big Horn Basin Child. Center |
Education
Health Care Motel Oil Field Service Health Care Special Education |
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