Population: 872. Estimated population in 2021: 857 (-1.7% change)
Males: 424 (48.6%), Females: 448 (51.4%)
Weston County
Zip code: 82730
Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $31,053
Median house value: $66,700
Races in Upton:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
Ancestries: German (38.8%), English (17.9%), Irish (11.2%), Dutch (7.2%), Norwegian (6.8%), Scottish (4.0%).
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Upton
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Upton town
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 63.8%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 7.6%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -67 (-7.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Upton:
- CROOK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SUNDANCE, WY)
- WESTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES (about 29 miles; NEWCASTLE, WY)
- LOOKOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 59 miles; SPEARFISH, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Upton:
- GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 65 miles; GILLETTE, WY; Abbreviation: GCC)
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 106 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 110 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Upton:
- UPTON MUNI (about 2 miles; UPTON, WY; Abbreviation: 83V)
- MONDELL FIELD (about 27 miles; NEWCASTLE, WY; Abbreviation: ECS)
- BLACK HILLS-CLYDE ICE FIELD (about 65 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Abbreviation: SPF)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Upton:
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 98 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 143 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 144 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 184 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 255 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 257 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
Schools
Public high school in Upton:
- UPTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 109; Location: 610 POPLAR STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Upton:
- UPTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 88; Location: 802 JUNIPER; Grades: KG – 05)
- UPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 64; Location: 802 JUNIPER; Grades: 06 – 08)