Crook County, Wyoming
Crook County | |
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Crook County Courthouse | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Wyoming | |
Wyoming's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′N 104°34′W / 44.59°N 104.56°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| Founded | December 8, 1875 (authorized) 1888 (organized) |
| Named for | George Crook |
| Seat | Sundance |
| Largest town | Sundance |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,865 sq mi (7,420 km2) |
| • Land | 2,854 sq mi (7,390 km2) |
| • Water | 11 sq mi (30 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,181 |
| • Density | 2.5/sq mi (0.97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
Crook County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 census, 7,181 people lived there,[1] which makes it the third-least populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Sundance.[2] It was formed on December 8, 1875.[3]
Communities
Towns
- Hulett
- Moorcroft
- Pine Haven
- Sundance (county seat)
Census-designated place
- Beulah
Unincorporated communities
- Aladdin
- Alva
- Colony
- Devils Tower
- Farrall
- Moskee
- New Haven
- Oshoto
- Sand Creek Crossing
- Stroner
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Crook 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
- Media related to Crook County, Wyoming at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website