Teton County Extremes
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Perhaps the best way to understand Teton County is to realize it is a place of extremes: in topography; in climate; in beauty; in wealth. Here are some extreme things about an extreme place.
Natural World
Highest point: Grand Teton, elevation 13,770 feet Lowest point: Snake River as it leaves southern Teton County, elevation 5,800 feet Highest recorded temperature: 98 Fahrenheit, August 19, 1981 Lowest recorded temperature: 63 below zero Fahrenheit, January 1, 1979 Greatest recorded snowfall at 9,000 feet during a ski season (December 1 to April 1): Roughly 500 inches, 1996-1997 1990 and 2000 estimated population counts for the Jackson Elk Herd, the largest elk herd in the world: 15,212; 14,179 Age of the Teton Range, the youngest range of mountains in the U.S.: No older than 10 million years, and perhaps as young
as 3 million years Percentage of Teton County land managed by the federal government: 97% Distance from the nearest improved road to the Thorofare valley, located in northeast Teton County, the most remote spot in the lower 48 states (the place farthest from an improved road): approximately 26 miles
Human World
1990 and 2000 Census count of Teton County residents: 11,172; 18,251 Number of vehicles registered in Teton County in 2000: 32,268 Number of recreational visits in 2000 to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks: 2,603,068; 2,838,233 Members of the 1920 Jackson Town Council, the first all-women city government in America: Grace Miller (mayor), Mae
Deloney, Rose Crabtree, Faustina Haight and Genevieve Van Vleck First recorded party to ascend the Grand Teton: William Owen, Franklin Spalding, Frank Petersen, John Shive; August 11, 1898 First party to complete the Cathedral Traverse (Teewinot, Mount Owen and Grand Teton): Willi Unsoeld, Richard Pownall,
Pete Schoening; summer 1959 First person to descend the Grand Teton on alpine skis: Bill Briggs; June 16, 1971 First person to descend the Grand Teton on telemark skis: Rick Wyatt; June 11, 1982 First person to descend the Grand Teton on snowboard: Stephen Koch; June 9, 1989 Vertical rise of the aerial tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, which has the longest continual vertical rise of any ski lift
in North America: 4,139 feet First year of the Jackson Town Square Shoot-out Gang, the longest continuously running gunfight re-enactment in the world: 1957 Number of Jackson Hole restaurants recognized with a Wine Spectator award: 6 Number of restaurants elsewhere in Wyoming so recognized: 1 Year of construction of Jackson's American Legion Post #43 building, the Legion building with the longest continuous use in the nation: 1929
National Parks
Year that Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first national park, was established: 1872 * Location of the largest concentration of geysers in the world: Upper Geyser Basin at Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park * Elevation of Yellowstone Lake, the largest high-altitude lake (higher than 7,000 feet) in the country: 7,733 feet * Site of the largest log structure in the world: Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone Park *
Money
Teton County's 1999 through 2003 mean adjusted gross income per tax return: $126,612; $113,739; $117,729; $107,694; $93,967
Teton County's annual rank among all 3,140 U.S. counties: 1, 1, 2, 1, 2
Teton County's 1999 through 2003 mean adjusted gross income per tax return exemption (i.e. per resident): $73,690; $67,003; $69,269; $63,048; $54,408
Teton County's annual rank among all 3,140 U.S. counties: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Teton County's 1999 through 2003 mean exemptions per tax return: 1.72; 1.70; 1.70; 1.71; 1.73
Teton County's annual rank from the bottom among all 3,140 U.S. counties: 11, 8, 9, 12, 15
Teton County's 1999 through 2003 proportion of income from investments: 68%; 63%; 59%; 62%; 50%
Teton County's estimated annual rank among all 3,140 U.S. counties: 1, 2, 3, 1, 3 Amount of Teton County’s per-capita charitable giving through the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole in 2000: $442
Rank of Teton County’s per-capita charitable giving among the 600-plus community foundations across the country in 2000: 1 Amount of per-capita charitable giving in 2000 through the Marin Community Foundation in Marin County, CA, which
ranked second in per-capita donations: $177
1990 and 2000 Teton County median single family home price and rank among all 3,140 U.S. counties: $131,400; $365,400; 99; 10 1990 to 2000 dollar increase in median single family home price and rank among all 3,140 U.S. counties: $234,000; 4 1990 to 2000 percentage increase in median single family home price and rank among all 3,140 U.S. counties: 178%; 4
Vital Statistics
1990 to 2000 percentage growth in population and rank among all 3,140 U.S. counties: 61%; 41
1990 and 2000 percentage of residents ages 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree (or higher), and rank among all 3,140 U.S. counties: 30%; 46%; 104; 26 1990 to 2000 absolute increase in percentage of residents with a bachelor’s degree (or higher), and rank among all 3,140
U.S. counties: 15.8%; 3
2000 Teton County marriage rate (per 100,000 population): 30.2 2000 U.S. and Wyoming marriage rates: 8.5; 10 Number of times greater Teton County’s marriage rate was than U.S. and Wyoming rates: 3.6; 3
2000 Teton County suicides as percent of all deaths: 6.8% 2000 U.S. and Wyoming suicides as percent of all deaths: 1.2%; 2.1% Number of times greater Teton County’s suicide proportion was than U.S. and Wyoming proportions: 5.6; 3.2
2000 Teton County unintentional injury deaths (non-motor vehicle related) as percent of all deaths: 12.3% 2000 U.S. and Wyoming unintentional injury deaths as percent of all deaths: 2.3%; 2.1% Number of times greater Teton County’s unintentional injury deaths proportion was than U.S. and Wyoming proportions: 5.4; 5.8
* The southern half of Yellowstone National Park is located in Teton County.
