Fremont County, Wyoming

Fremont County represents the primary service area covering 9,394 square miles with a population of approximately 37,000. The population of Riverton is approximately 10,000. The presence of the Wind River Indian Reservation, home of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapahoe Indian Tribes, represents a strong population and cultural influence in Fremont County.

Riverton is the economic and cultural hub of Fremont County. People are drawn from around the Wind River Basin for work, shopping and pleasure. In addition to healthcare, employment opportunities in the area range from jobs in government and energy, to precision instrument manufacturing, retail and construction. Agriculture and ranching continue to be major economic and social influences in the community.

The city has had continuous commercial air service since 1947, and has daily round-trip flights out of its modern airport. Riverton is also the regional hub for several overnight delivery and parcel services. Highways enter Riverton from all directions, with major urban centers such as Salt Lake City, Utah, Billings, Montana, and Denver, Colorado an easy half-day drive away. The city has a telecommunications system comparable to that of much larger urban communities.

Riverton is a community of people brought together not because of convenience or necessity, but because of choice. People choose to live in Riverton because of its quality of life. They want to live in a place where they can go fishing after work, where the checker at the grocery store doesn't need ID to accept their check, where they can enjoy the simple pleasure of listening to their children sing in the Community Children's' Chorale.

Low population density, low crime rate, and a great location make the serenity of life in Riverton one of its most outstanding features. People work hard, but they work without the stress of living in a city where high-pressure jobs are matched by high-pressure lifestyles. Riverton remains close to its western roots, so you may have to wait for a cattle drive to cross the highway, but you'll also be treated to old-fashioned hospitality wherever you go around town.