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Shell, Wyoming
Quick Facts
 | Elevation 4,210 (Shell, WY) |
| Population 50 (Shell, WY) |
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Community Information
Community
Profile • Big Horn
County Economic Development, Inc.
• Greybull Area Chamber of Commerce
| County |
Big Horn |
| Population/County |
11,461 |
| Population/Shell |
50 |
*Source: Department of A&I - 2004 Estimate
Workforce
Area Job Openings
| Number of Workers in County |
5,747 |
| Estimated County Unemployment
Rate |
2.4% |
| Average Median Wage in County |
$12.84 |
*Source:
Department of Employment
Taxes
| Personal Income Tax Rate |
Zero |
| Corporate Income Tax Rate |
Zero |
| Sales Tax Rate |
5% |
Property Tax and Mill Levy
| County Tax Rate |
12 |
| City Tax Rate |
14.04 |
| School District Tax Rate |
43.5 |
| Community College |
- |
| Special Districts |
14.5 |
| Total Mill Levy |
84.04 |
*Source: Wyoming Taxpayers Association
*Mill levies are assessed on 9.5% of market value for commercial and
residential and 11% on industrial property
*County mill levies may include general, airport, public health, fire,
hospital, libraries, fair, recreation, museums, bonds and interest
*Special levies may include conservation, fire, hospital, recreation, cemetery,
solid waste
Education
Big
Horn County School District #3
| 2004-05 High School Graduates |
38 |
| Graduation Rate |
84.44 |
| Total District K-12
Enrollment |
486 |
| Students per Teacher Ratio |
12.92 |
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Expenditures per ADM |
$10,236 |
*Source:
Wyoming Department of Education
Colleges & Universities within 100 miles:
Highways/Railways
| Name of Interstate |
I-90 |
| Proximity to Interstate
Highway |
64 Miles |
| Name of Highway |
US 14 |
| Proximity to Major Highways |
Less than a mile |
| Name of Rail Service |
BNSF |
| Proximity to Rail Service |
15 miles |
Air Travel •
Average
Wind Speeds (Western Regional Climate Center)
| Nearest Commercial Airport |
Worland
Municipal |
| Distance to Commercial
Airport |
53 Miles |
| Nearest Private Airport |
South Big Horn County Airport |
| Distance to Private Airport |
15 Miles |
Distance to
| Denver, Colorado |
503 Miles |
| Billings, Montana |
140 Miles |
| Salt Lake City, Utah |
635 Miles |
| Boise, Idaho |
602 Miles |
| Omaha, Nebraska |
844 Miles |
| Rapid City, South Dakota |
323 Miles |
*Source: Mapquest
Freight Carriers
| Number of Motor Freight
Carriers |
7 |
| Number of Parcel Providers |
- |
| Number of Rail Service
Providers |
- |
Utilities:
Electrical Provider
| Company |
Statewide Avg. |
| Average Commercial Rate/KWH
(<25kva Investor Owned, <1000kva Coop) |
$0.0592 |
| Average Industrial Rate/KWH
(<25kva Investor Owned, <1000kva Coop) |
$0.0386 |
*Source: Wyoming Public Service Commission
Natural Gas
| Company |
Statewide Avg. |
| Average Commercial Cost/MCF |
$6.8936 |
| Average Industrial Cost/MCF |
$5.5714 |
*Public Service Commission provided statewide averages
*Source: Wyoming Public Service Commission 2004 Rates
*Kinder Morgan Rates stated as Statewide Avg. rate per Wyoming PSC
Telecommunications
Water/Waste Services
| Public or Private |
- Public/Town of Greybull
(765-9431) |
| Water Source |
- Greybull/Shell Wells #1, 2,
& 3 |
| Water Maximum Gallons Per Day |
- 700 gallons per 3/4" tap |
| Water Peak Load Maximum
Gallons Per Day |
- none |
| Sewer Type |
- Private |
| Sewer Maximum Gallons Per Day |
- Determined by owner |
| Solid Waste Disposal |
- Solid Waste District #2
- Roadrunner Sanitation/Basin
(568-3879) |
*Source: Town of Greybull
Real Estate
Area
Realtors & Landlords
Area Properties for
Sale or Rent
| Median Housing Value (Owner
Occupied) |
- $71,800 |
| Median Gross Rent |
- $380 |
| New Residential Construction
Permits in 20021 |
- 2 (Shell) 3 (Shell Valley) |
| New Residential Construction
Permits in 2003 |
- 0 (Shell) 8 (Shell Valley) |
| New Residential Construction
Permits in 2004 |
- 0 (Shell) 4 (Shell Valley) |
| New Residential Construction
Permits in 2005 |
- 0 (Shell) 6 (Shell Valley) |
| New Residential Construction
Permits in 2006 |
- 2 (Shell) 11 (Shell Valley) |
| New Commercial Construction
Permits in 20021 |
- 0 (Shell) 0 (Shell Valley) |
| New Commercial Construction
Permits in 2003 |
- 0 (Shell) 0 (Shell Valley) |
| New Commercial Construction
Permits in 2004 |
- 0 (Shell) 0 (Shell Valley) |
| New Commercial Construction
Permits in 2005 |
- 0 (Shell) 0 (Shell Valley) |
| New Commercial Construction
Permits in 2006 |
- 0 (Shell) 2 (Shell Valley) |
*Source of housing values and gross rent:
Big Horn County Economic Development,
Inc.
*Source of permit information:
Big Horn County GIS Coordinator/County Land Planner
1Please assume a 10-15%
error margin prior to 2003
Major Employers
Incentives:
Hotels and Motels
| Total Number of Rooms
Available in Community |
- |
| Facilities in Community with
Meeting Space |
- |
Climatic Information •
Western Regional
Climate Center •
High Plains Regional
Climate Center
| Average Number of Clear Days |
95 |
| Average High / Low
Temperature for July |
90.9/55.5 |
| Average High / Low
Temperature for January |
29.5/2.5 |
| Average Number of Days of
Temperatures less than 32 degrees |
201 |
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