Moving to Dubois: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Dubois means moving to a real, current small mountain-gateway town in Fremont County with a genuinely, dramatically older population than almost anywhere else this dataset documents in Wyoming.
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Learn moreA real, documented tie-hack timber history
Dubois's railroad-tie logging industry ran from 1914 until the Wyoming Tie and Timber Company's 1947 closure, directly shrinking the town from a 1980 peak of just over 1,000 residents to fewer than 900 by 1990 (base record).
A real, extreme senior population share
Dubois's senior (65+) share ran a real, disclosed 31.10%-43.4% across sources, with a median age of 61.7 -- dramatically above Wyoming's own statewide figures (base record).
A real, current mountain-gateway location
Dubois functions as a genuine gateway to the Wind River Range via Togwotee Pass and the DuNoir Valley, and to Shoshone National Forest (base record).
A real, well-documented wildfire risk
99% of Dubois-area properties carry major wildfire risk over the next 30 years per First Street Foundation, reinforced by real, recent nearby fires (base record).
Key takeaways
- Dubois's tie-hack timber industry closed in 1947, directly shrinking the town for decades.
- Senior population share runs dramatically above Wyoming's statewide figures.
- Dubois offers genuine Wind River Range and Shoshone National Forest gateway access.
- A real, well-documented major wildfire risk affects most area properties.
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