Town of Afton, Wyoming

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Located in beautiful Star Valley, Afton has a population of 1,821 and sits at 6239 feet above sea level.

Native Americans and Fur Trappers first inhabited Star Valley.  The Valley soon became a stop for Mormon settlers looking for better opportunities for their families.

The Mormon settlers called the Valley Starvation Valley due to the long harsh winters.  During the winter months they lost many cattle and many went hungry.  Later they shortened the name to Star Valley.

Afton is centrally located in Star Valley at the mouth of Swift Creek Canyon.  It was the rumbling of Swift Creek that helped Afton get its name.  William Budge a Scotland Native visited the township and as he walked the banks of Swift Creek he was reminded of a stream from his homeland.  Budge suggested the Town be named Afton after the Sweet Afton Fame stream of Scotland.

Afton was incorporated in 1902 and A.V. Call was elected as the first mayor.

General Information

Elevation

6,239 Feet

Population

1,821

Incorporated

1901

 

 

 

 

 Age Characteristics

Age Group

Population

Percent

of Total

Under 5 Years

153

8.4

5 to 9 Years

156

8.6

10 to 14 Years

163

9.0

15 to 19 Years

188

10.3

20 to 24 Years

104

5.7

25 to 34 Years

193

10.6

35 to 44 Years

236

13.0

45 to 54 Years

205

11.3

55 to 59 Years

100

5.5

60 to 64 Years

67

3.7

65 to 74 Years

103

5.7

75 to 84 Years

115

6.3

85 and over

35

1.9

All Ages

1818

100

Source: US Census Bureau 2000

updated November 13, 2008

Accommodations

Lodging

Dining

Local Retail

Accounting

Antique’s

Appliance and Furniture

Attorney’s

Auto Parts

Auto Sales

Auto Services

Aviation

Banking

Barbershop’s

Beauty Salon’s

Beverage Supply

Building Contractors

Building Supply

Catering

Chiropractor’s

Chocolates

Cleaning

Clothing

Computer Services

Convenience Stores

Daycare

Dental

Department, Drug, Book, Grocery and Gift Store’s

Engineering

Electrical Contractors

Excavating Contractors

Fair Grounds

Farm and Pet Supply

Fitness

Flooring

Florists

Glass

Health Care

Heating

Insurance

Investment

Landscaping/Lawn Care

Laundry

Liquor

Locksmith

Manufacturing 

Massage 

Meat Processing

Metal Work’s

Mortgage

Movies and Movie Theater’s

Newspaper

Office Supplies/Printing/Signs

Optometrist’s

Photo Finishing/ Photographers

Plumbing

Real Estate

Recreation Vehicle’s

Rentals

Roofing

Sanitation 

Sporting Good’s

Surveyor

Transportation 

Therapy 

Utilities

Water Well’s

Wedding Planner

Window Coverings

Woodworking

 

 

updated June 4, 2008

Contact

 

Town of Afton

Contact:

416 Washington Street

P.O. Box 310

Afton, Wyoming 83110

 

Phone:          (307) 885-9831

Fax:              (307) 885-2489

Email:           afton@silverstar.com

 

Elected Officials

Mayor                                    Alan Stauffer

Council Member                   Samuel Hepworth

Council Member                   Winston G. Allred

Council Member                   Van L. Hale

Council Member                   Jerry Goulding

 

Key Municipal Personnel

Administrator                    James Sanderson

Clerk/ Treasurer               Lisa Hokanson

Secretary                           Heather Warren 

Police Chief                      Timothy Heggenstaller

FIre Chief                         Alan Sessions

Attorney                           James Sanderson

Municipal Judge               Alvin Robinson

Airport Manager              Rick Sessions

Planning/Zoning Dir.       Loni Hillyard

Public Works Dir.             Blake Robinson

Parks & Rec. Dir.              James Sanderson

Water Super.                    Larry Lancaster

Wastewater Super.           Larry Lancaster 

Civic Center Director       Justin Visser

 

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