Profile for Laramie, Wyoming, WY

Laramie is on the Laramie River.

Former and merged names include:
· Gem City

Outlaw Butch Cassidy was incarcerated at the Wyoming Territorial Prison, built here in 1872.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 51. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 1.9 per 1,000 people.

Laramie received national attention for 1998 beating death of Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Jubilee Days - July 4-15, 2007
• Albany County Fair - July 26-Aug. 4, 2007
• Western Outlaw Festival - June 15-17, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Medicine Bow National Forest, Curt Gowdy State Park

Laramie attractions: UW Planetarium

Historic sites and museums: Wyoming Territorial Prison State Park, Laramie Plains Museum, Wyoming Children's Museum & Nature Center, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming Art Museum, University of Wyoming Geological Museum

Colleges and universities: University of Wyoming

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.)

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Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (1)

Colleges (1)

Historic sites (1)

Hotels (9)

Libraries (1)

Museums (6)

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23% of Laramie residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Laramie ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Albany 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
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• National database of cemetery records
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• Courts in Wyoming
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• Crime in Albany County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• 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 Laramie was $16,036, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Albany County economic census
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• Wyoming economic data

47% of Laramie residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Laramie
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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Laramie festival dates:

• Jubilee Days - July 4-15, 2007
• Albany County Fair - July 26-Aug. 4, 2007
• Western Outlaw Festival - June 15-17, 2007

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

Laramie festival web sites:

• Jubilee Days
• Western Outlaw Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Wyoming county fairs
• Wyoming festivals (Wyoming tourism department)
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• Post history questions in Albany County genealogy forum

Median rent in Laramie, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $431.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $905.

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Libraries in Laramie include Albany County Library System ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Laramie include Laramie Boomerang

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KUWR.

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

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The average commute time for Laramie workers is 12 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 7 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Laramie between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Laramie include 1st Inn Gold Laramie, Best Value Inn Laramie, Best Western, Comfort Inn, Days Inn Laramie, Econo Lodge, Laramie Travelodge, Motel 6, Ramada Center Hotel Laramie.

• Laramie travel guide
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