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Casper, Wyoming. / 42.85000°N 106.32500°W / 42.85000; -106.32500. Casper is a city in and the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. [7] Casper is the second-most populous city in the state after Cheyenne, with the population at 59,038 as of the 2020 census. [4] Casper is nicknamed "The Oil City" and has a long history ...
The Casper Downtown Historic District in Casper, Wyoming, US is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. The district is generally bounded by David St., East B C St., Beech St., and Midwest Ave. [2] It includes the Turner-Cottman Building at 124 West Second Street. [3]
Fort Caspar was a military post of the United States Army in present-day Wyoming, named after 2nd Lieutenant Caspar Collins, a U.S. Army officer who was killed in the 1865 Battle of the Platte Bridge Station against the Lakota and Cheyenne. Founded in 1859 along the banks of the North Platte River as a trading post and toll bridge on the Oregon ...
Natrona County, Wyoming. / 42.97°N 106.8°W / 42.97; -106.8. Natrona County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 79,955, [1] making it the second-most populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Casper. [2]
Martin's Cove is a historic site in Wyoming. The 933 acre (3.8 km 2) cove is located 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Casper, Wyoming, in Natrona County. It is located on the Mormon Trail and is also part of the North Platte - Sweetwater segment of the Oregon Trail. The Cove was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1977.
Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, on the southwest by Utah, and on the west by Idaho. It is the tenth largest state in the United States in total area, containing 97,814 square miles (253,340 km 2) and is made up of 23 counties. From the north border to the south ...
Gillette ( / dʒɪˈlɛt /, jih-LET) is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. [7] The town was founded in 1891 as a major railway town on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad . The population was estimated at 33,496 as of July 1, 2023, making it the 3rd most populous city in Wyoming after Cheyenne and ...
Wyoming's largest municipality by population is the capital city Cheyenne with 65,132 residents, [1] and the largest municipality by land area is Casper, which spans 26.9 sq mi (70 km 2), while the smallest municipality in both categories is Lost Springs with 6 residents [1] and an area of 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km 2).