Major Cities and Distances in miles
Cheyenne	70	Denver		170
Phoenix	983	Seattle		1210
San Franciso	1250	Salt Lake City		489
Dallas	954	New York		1800
Los Angeles	1189	Porland		1230
Chicago	949	Altanta		1499
Year	Wheatland	County
1990	3271	8145
2000	3548	8807
Elevation:	4638 feet	Humidity:		Average 50%
Temperature:	Annual Average 53.1	Precipitation:		Annual Average 19.06"
	January Average 31.8			Average Rainfall 10.5"
	July Average 74.5			Average Snowfall 48"
Average Growing Season:	155 Days
	Elementary	Middle	High		Private
Number of Schools	2	1	1		1
Number of Students	636	203	396		23
	2003
High School Graduates:	?
University/Colleges
University of Wyoming -- 75 Miles west of Wheatland  Eastern Wyoming College -- 61 Miles east of Wheatland  Laramie County Community College -- 70 Miles south of Wheatland
Wyoming National Rankings
Second in the nation for State and Local Government dollars spent for higher education Second in the nation for high school graduation
Libraries	1	Total Volumes		50,713
Day Care Centers	5
Commercial
Historic Downtown Shoppping Area & 16th Street Merchants
Hotels/Motels	6	Total Rooms		210
RV Parks	3	Total Spaces		57
Convention Facilities	1	Capacity		250 dinner / 400assembly
Newspapers
Platte County Record Times (Weekly)
Recreation
Baseball Fields	4	Tennis Courts		2
Swimming Pools	1	Golf Courses		1
Walking Paths	1	Soccer Fields		1
Skating Rinks	0	Recreation Centers		0
Parks	2
Airports	1	1.5 Miles east of town		1 Runway 5900 feet
Hospitals	1	Doctors		5
Nursing Homes	1	Dentists		2
Ambulance	Eastern Wyoming Ambulance Service
Specialty Clinics	Outpatient services provided by specialty physicians from surrounding communities.
Governing Form
Mayor / Council	Building Codes	Planning Commission		Fire Insurance Rating 4
Zoning Regulations	No Business License
Police Departnment		Full-Time		10
Sheriff Department		Full Time		5
Fire Department		Volunteer		32
911 Service