WYOMING COMMUNITY PROFILES
BASIN
Basin, Wyoming is a farmer's town and is county seat of Big Horn County. Bighorn County is located in the northern part of Wyoming's Bighorn Basin along US 16/20. The uncomplicated town of Basin has comfortable dwellings, wide streets, and a four block civic center with courthouse, post office, library and park.
The principle industries in Bighorn County are bentonite mining, farming, sugar beat & bean processing, and tourism.
The entire county has business ready with: 500 miles of fiber optic backbone; high speed Internet; wireless Internet; VOIP & lone VOIP; dedicated bandwidth for teleconferencing; wide open spaces ready for expansion; buildings available to rent/buy; low labor cost; workforce training grants available; easy highway, air and railroad access. The area is very family oriented - a place where children can still walk to school safely with very low crime rates.
Recreational opportunities located near Basin include safe playgrounds, parks and swimming pools; fairs; bike paths, hiking trails, boating, sledding, skating, river floating, camping, snowmobiling and fishing. Basin lies in perhaps the most scenic counties in northern Wyoming. The county offers many attractions, including the Bighorn National Forest & Antelope Butte Ski Area, Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Refuge, Greybull Museum & dinosaur tracksite, Bighorn Reservoir Recreation Area, Shell Falls, Paintrock and Medicine Wheel.
Its long history and excellent location make Basin a prime location for families and businesses.
Community Information
| County | Big Horn |
| Population/County | 11,461 |
| Population/City | 1,215 |
Workforce
| Number of Workers in County | 5,480 |
| Estimated County Unemployment Rate | 4.7% |
Taxes
| Personal Income Tax Rate | Zero |
| Corporate Income Tax Rate | Zero |
| Sales Tax Rate | 5% |
Education
| 2004-05 High School Graduates | 32 |
| Graduation Rate | 82.051 |
| Total District K-12 Enrollment | 352 |
| Students per Teacher Ratio | 9.99:1 |
| ACT 2002-03 | 19.8 |
| ACT 2003-04 | 21.4 |
| ACT 2004-05 | 22 |
| Expenditures per ADM | $11,918 |
Colleges & Universities within 60 miles
Climatic Information
| Average Number of Days of Sunshine | - |
| Average High / Low Temperature for July | 90.9/55.5 |
| Average High / Low Temperature for January | 29.5/2.5 |
