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Population (year 2000): 701. Estimated
population in July 2005: 717 (+2.3% change)
Males: 339 (48.4%), Females: 362 (51.6%)
Sheridan County
Zip code:
82839
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $36,094 (year 2000)
Median house value: $94,100 (year 2000)
Races in Ranchester:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
- American Indian (7.4%)
- Hispanic (4.3%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (28.4%), Irish (18.0%),
English (12.6%), Norwegian (10.0%), Polish (4.9%), United States
(4.1%).
Elevation: 3760 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ranchester
- High school or higher: 91.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ranchester town
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 13.6%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+2.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ranchester:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 16
miles; SHERIDAN, WY)
- JOHNSON CO MEMORIAL HOSP (about 54 miles; BUFFALO,
WY)
- SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 67 miles;
GREYBULL, WY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ranchester:
- SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 17 miles; SHERIDAN, WY; ID:
SHR)
- WORLAND MUNI (about 86 miles; WORLAND, WY; ID: WRL)
- BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (about 113 miles; BILLINGS, MT;
ID: BIL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ranchester:
- JOHNSON COUNTY (about 49 miles; BUFFALO, WY; ID: BYG)
- FORT SMITH LANDING STRIP (about 60 miles; FORT
SMITH, MT; ID: 5U7)
- FAIRGROUNDS AIRPARK (about 64 miles; HARDIN, MT; ID:
F02)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ranchester:
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 108 miles;
BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 151 miles; CASPER, WY; FT
enrollment: 2,564)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 230 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 239 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 264 miles;
BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
279 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 322 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
Public primary/middle schools in Ranchester:
- TONGUE RIVER ELEMENTARY (Students: 166;
Location: 124 DAYTON ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- TONGUE RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 115;
Location: 1251 DAYTON ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
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