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Major Cities/Distance Denver 150 Salt Lake City 486 Phoenix 991 Seattle 1295 San Francisco 1242 Atlanta 1614 Dallas 931 New York 1961 Los Angeles 1138 Portland 1117 Chicago 1218
POPULATION:City County Age Groups 1980 280 11,975 0-18 30% 1985 282 9898 19-22 05% 1990 192 8145 23-64 49% 65+ 16%
CLIMATE:Temperature: Annual Average 46.7 January Average 27.2 July Average 69.4 Precipitation: Annual Average 15.5" Average Rainfall 15.5" Average Snowfall 64.5 Humidity: Average low Heating Degree Days: 46.5 Cooling Degree Days: 337 Average Growing Season: 100 Days Elevation: 5288 Feet
Government:Governing Form: MAYOR/COUNCIL Police Department: Fulltime x Volunteer Fire Department: Fulltime Volunteer x 911: Yes X No Planning Commission: Yes X No Business License Required: Yes No X Zoning Regulations: Yes X No Community Industrial Plan: Yes X No Building Codes: Yes No X Fire Insurance Rating 9
TAXES:City: Property Taxes: Assessed Valuation: 571,452 Tax Levy: 8 (mills) Sales Taxes: Optional Taxes: 0% Lodging Tax: 0% County: Property Taxes Assessed Valuation: 84,282,563 Tax Levy: 12 (mills) Sales Taxes: Optional Taxes __1%_____ Lodging Tax __0%_____ School: Assessed Valuation: __46.33____ Tax Levy: _____ (mills) State: Sales Taxes: __4% ____ Industrial Property: assessed at 11.5% of market value Commercial: assessed at 9.5% of market value Residential: assessed at 9.5% of market value Personal property: (e.g. machinery and equipment) assessed at the same rate as the classification in which it is used. Workers' Compensation: Costs vary from 0.30% to 8.40%,depending on the occupation. The rate is adjusted according to each business's record after two years. Unemployment Compensation: Average rates for new employers for the first 24 months is 3.33% on the first $11,600 of annual wages. Adjustment factors are made after the initial 24 months based on the employer's rating. NO STATE OR LOCAL PERSONAL INCOME TAX NO STATE OR LOCAL CORPORATE INCOME TAX NO STATE OR LOCAL INVENTORY TAX
COMMUNITY SERVICES:Libraries: 1 Total Volumes: NA Day Care Centers: 1 Churches: Catholic: 1 Prostestant: 2 Jewish: 0 Other: 0 Commercial: Shopping Centers: NA Hotels/Motel 1 Total Rooms: 0 Convention Facilities: 2 Capacity: 0 Medical Facilities: Hospitals: 0 Beds: 0 Nursing Homes: 0 Total Rooms: 0 Doctors: 0 Dentists: 0 (visiting specialist come all the time) Ambulance Services: yes X No___ Recreation: Baseball Fields 1 Tennis Courts 1 Swimming Pools 0 Golf Courses 0 Bike Paths 0 Soccer Fields 0 Skating Rinks 0 Recreation Centers 1 Parks 2 Area Attractions/Distance: Chugwater Chili Cook-off (3rd Saturday in June), Chugwater museum Cultural Attractions: Diamond Guest Ranch; McDonald Ranch, Swan Land & Cattle Co., Foss Ranch, State Coach Stop, Slater School
COMMUNICATIONS:Media: Available Newspapers Cheyenne Eagle Daily Radio Rections: Stations Cheyenne AM FM Public Cable TV No Communications: Available Telephone Companies Chugwater Telephone Company All other long distance carriers Digital Switch yes Fiber Optic Availability: yes Post Offices: Number 1 N/A Overnight Mail Services yes
Education:Elementary Jr.H.S. High School Private Number Schools 1 1 1 0 Number Students 43 20 32 0 Vocations Schools: Community College: Laramie County, Cheyenne-40 miles Wyoming National Rankings: 2 in the nation for State and Local Goverment $ Spent for higher education 2 in the nationa for high school graduation Wyoming Average expenditures per ADM: $5,462 US Average: $4,509
UtilitiesElectricity: Suppliers: Wheatland REA Tele. # 307-322-2125 Loop Systems: Yes Industrical Rates: .0875/KWH Natrual Gas: Suppliers: NONE or supplier of your choice. Max capacity: N/A Industrial rates: N/A Water: Supplier: Municipa: Tele. # (307) 422-3493 Excess capacity available: yes Residual Pressure: 60 psi Industrail Rates: $1.00/1000 Gallons Loop System: Yes Tap Fees: $250.00 Industrail Rates: No Sewer: Treatment Types: Surge Lagoon System Tap Fees: $300 Present Load: N/A Capacity: N/A Solid Waste Disposal Available: Yes
Housing:Occupied Units Average Cost of Units Total Owner Rental New Existing Single Fam. 80 75 5 75,000 52,100 Mobile Homes 12 10 2 25,000 15,000 Multi Family 29 0 29 130,000 Senior Housing N/A N/A N/A Average Land Costs: City $1000/lot County: $800/acre
Transportation:Major Highways: US 30 Wyo: 313, I-80, I-25 Nearest Interstate I-25
Railroad(s)Burlington Northern Trucking: Company Name Lock Trucking, Wheatland Huckfeldt Trucking, Wheatland Consolidated Freightways, Cheyenne
Parcel/express Service:FederaL Express, Pony Express UPS
Nearest Airport:Wheatland Municipal Airport Airlines serving area: Cheyenne, WY Daily flights: Yes Runway Length: 5,900 ft. Type of surface: Pavement Instrument Landing System (ILS): NO Lights: Yes Tower: No Fixed base operator/air taxi: No Fuel available: Yes Restrooms: Yes
Bus Service:none Public Transportation: none
LABOR ANALYSIS:Total work force: Average unemployment rate: 8.7% No. Firms Employees Avg.WeeklyWage Agriculture, Forestry & Fishery Mining na Construction na Manufacturing na Trans.Comm & Utilities na Wholesale Trade na Retail Trade na Finance, Insurance, Real Estate na Services na Public Administration na Major Employers Product No. employees School Dist. #1 Education Buffalo Lodge Lodging/Restaurant Diamond Guest Ranch Lodging/Recreation
Economic Development Organizations:Local Economic Development Contact State Contact Bill Stafford Division of Economic and Community Dev. CS Ranch Barrett Building, 4 Floor North Chugwater, Wy. 82210 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82202 Office 307-422-3493 Office: 307-777-7285 Fax Fax: 307-777-5840
E-mail the Platte County Chamber of Commerce.
