Hot Springs County, Wyoming
Appearance
Hot Springs County | |
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Coordinates: 43°43′N 108°26′W / 43.71°N 108.44°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wyoming |
Founded | February 21, 1911 (established) 1913 (organized) |
Named for | Hot springs in the area |
Seat | Thermopolis |
Largest town | Thermopolis |
Area | |
• Total | 2,006 sq mi (5,200 km2) |
• Land | 2,004 sq mi (5,190 km2) |
• Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2) 0.1% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,621 |
• Density | 2.3/sq mi (0.89/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | At-large |
Website | www |
Hot Springs County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, 4,621 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Thermopolis.[2] The county is named for the hot springs located in Hot Springs State Park. Hot Springs County was created on February 21, 1911.[3]
Communities
[change | change source]Towns
[change | change source]- East Thermopolis
- Kirby
- Thermopolis (county seat)
Census-designated places
[change | change source]Unincorporated communities
[change | change source]- Embar
- Grass Creek
- Wedding of the Waters
Ghost towns
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "QuickFacts: Hot Springs County, Wyoming". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ↑ National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ↑ Long, John H., ed. (2004). "Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies". Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
Other websites
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