Profile for Casper, Wyoming, WY

Casper is on the North Platte River, at the base of the Laramie Mountains.

The city was a Mormon ferry site. It later developed with the arrival of the railroad.

Oil was discovered here in 1890

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 125. The number of murders and homicides was 4. The violent crime rate was 2.5 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo - July 10-14, 2007

Performing arts: Wyoming Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Edness K. Wilkins State Park

Sports teams: Wyoming Cavalry (American Indoor Football Association), Rockies (minor league baseball)

Historic routes: Oregon Trail

Historic sites and museums: Fort Caspar Museum

Colleges and universities: Casper College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 85

Quotes:
There's a feeling you get driving down to Casper at night from the north, and not only there, other places where you come through hours of darkness unrelieved by any lights except the crawling wink of some faraway ranch truck. You come down a grade and all at once the shining town lies below you, slung out like all western towns, and with the curved bulk of mountain behind it.
-- Close Range
Annie Proulx

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Cemeteries (2)

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Communities (5)

Hotels (10)

Libraries (2)

Museums (2)

Parks (1)

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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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23% of Casper residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Casper ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Casper
• Cemeteries in Natrona County
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Post a query on a message board:

• Natrona County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - WY data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Wyoming Symphony Orchestra

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• Casper area parks

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• Casper business guide
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• Courts in Wyoming
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• Crime in Natrona County
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• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Wyoming
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Casper was $19,409, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Wage estimates
• Natrona County economic census
• Natrona County economic summary
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• Wyoming economic data

22% of Casper residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Casper
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Casper festival dates:

• Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo - July 10-14, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Casper festival web sites:

• Bear Trap Summer Festival
• Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo

• ePodunk festival listings
• Wyoming county fairs
• Wyoming festivals (Wyoming tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Casper

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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Natrona County genealogy forum

Median rent in Casper, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $358.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $744.

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Libraries in Casper include Natrona County Library System ... View libraries

• Wyoming library

• Wyoming statewide library catalog

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Newspapers in Casper include Casper Star-Tribune

TV stations in Casper include KCWY, KFNB, KGWC, KTWO.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KUWC.

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Natrona County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Casper political report.

• Natrona County Republican party
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The average commute time for Casper workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 20 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Casper between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 4.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

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