Basin, Wyoming Information
Basin is a town in, and the county seat of, Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States.[3] The population was 1,239 at the 2000 census. The community is located near the center of the Bighorn Basin with the Big Horn River east of the town. Basin's post office, built in 1919, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Geography and climate
Basin is located at 44°22′44″N 108°2′35″W / 44.37889°N 108.04306°W (44.378777, -108.043100).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km²), of which, 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.47%) is water.
Basin had the highest temperature ever recorded in Wyoming, 115 °F (46 °C), on August 8, 1983.[5] This broke the previous all-time state record of 112 °F (44 °C), also in Basin, recorded on July 12, 1900. In general the eastern portion of the Bighorn Basin is hotter than the rest of Wyoming during the summer months.[6] There are an average of 50.9 days annually with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher and an average of 186.0 days with lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower. Due to frequent low humidity, daily temperature ranges are quite large. The all-time record low for Basin was −51 °F (−46 °C) on January 30, 1951. The wettest year in Basin was 2005 with 10.43 inches (265 mm). The driest year was 1902 with 2.63 inches (67 mm). The most precipitation in one month was 4.56 inches (116 mm) in June 1967. The most precipitation in 24 hours was 2.23 inches (57 mm) on June 29, 1909. The most snowfall in one year 52.3 inches (1,330 mm) in 1978. The most snowfall in one month was 23.0 inches (580 mm) in September 1984.[7]
Basin has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk).
| Climate data for Basin | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 62 (16.7) | 73 (22.8) | 81 (27.2) | 89 (31.7) | 98 (36.7) | 110 (43.3) | 107 (41.7) | 112 (44.4) | 102 (38.9) | 90 (32.2) | 77 (25) | 67 (19.4) | 112 (44.4) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 27.4 (-2.56) | 37.6 (3.11) | 51.0 (10.56) | 61.6 (16.44) | 71.4 (21.89) | 82.4 (28) | 89.8 (32.11) | 88.6 (31.44) | 76.3 (24.61) | 62.5 (16.94) | 43.1 (6.17) | 30.6 (-0.78) | 60.19 (15.662) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 14.6 (-9.67) | 24.0 (-4.44) | 37.0 (2.78) | 47.2 (8.44) | 56.9 (13.83) | 66.7 (19.28) | 72.9 (22.72) | 71.1 (21.72) | 59.4 (15.22) | 47.2 (8.44) | 30.7 (-0.72) | 18.3 (-7.61) | 45.5 (7.5) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 1.7 (-16.83) | 10.3 (-12.06) | 23.0 (-5) | 32.7 (0.39) | 42.3 (5.72) | 50.9 (10.5) | 56.0 (13.33) | 53.5 (11.94) | 42.4 (5.78) | 31.8 (-0.11) | 18.2 (-7.67) | 5.9 (-14.5) | 30.72 (-0.708) |
| Record low °F (°C) | -43 (-41.7) | -41 (-40.6) | -25 (-31.7) | 5 (-15) | 18 (-7.8) | 30 (-1.1) | 39 (3.9) | 27 (-2.8) | 16 (-8.9) | -1 (-18.3) | -18 (-28) | -45 (-43) | -45 (-43) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.25 (6.4) | 0.16 (4.1) | 0.33 (8.4) | 0.71 (18) | 1.30 (33) | 1.00 (25.4) | 0.60 (15.2) | 0.44 (11.2) | 0.81 (20.6) | 0.61 (15.5) | 0.28 (7.1) | 0.28 (7.1) | 6.77 (172) |
| Source #1: NOAA (normals, 1971-2000) [8] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Weather.com[9] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,238 people, 504 households, and 330 families residing in the town. The population density was 613.7 people per square mile (236.6/km²). There were 565 housing units at an average density of 280.1/sq mi (108.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.77% White, 0.08% African American, 1.05% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.97% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.26% of the population.
There were 504 households out of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,519, and the median income for a family was $42,768. Males had a median income of $33,942 versus $20,139 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,890. About 6.1% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.
Flooding of Greybull River near Basin, Wyoming in June 1963, where the peak flow was 19,400 cubic feet per second.Government and infrastructure
The Wyoming Department of Health Wyoming Retirement Center, a nursing home,[10] is located in Basin.[11][12] The facility was operated by the Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform until that agency was dissolved as a result of a state constitutional amendment passed in November 1990.[13]
The United States Postal Service operates the Basin Post Office.[14]
Education
Public education in the town of Basin is provided by Big Horn County School District #4. The district has four campuses – Laura Irwin Elementary School (grades K-4), Manderson Elementary School (grade 5), Cloud Peak Middle School (grades 6-8), and Riverside High School (grades 9-12).
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ . National Association of Counties. . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001416.html
- ^ "Wyoming Climate". University of Wyoming. http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/sco/climate/wyoclimate.html.
- ^ http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wy0540
- ^ "Climatography of the United States NO.81". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim81/WYnorm.pdf. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ Weather Channel—[1]. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ "WDH Who We Are - Wyoming Retirement Center." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ "WDH Directory." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "890 Highway 20, Basin WY 82410 Fax (307) 568-3887" (Retirement Center)
- ^ "Basin town, Wyoming." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ "About the Department of Corrections." Wyoming Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
- ^ "Post Office™ Location - BASIN." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
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