Crook County, Wyoming

Crook County
Crook County Courthouse
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 / 44.59; -104.56
Country United States
State Wyoming
FoundedDecember 8, 1875 (authorized)
1888 (organized)
Named forGeorge Crook
SeatSundance
Largest townSundance
Area
 • Total2,865 sq mi (7,420 km2)
 • Land2,854 sq mi (7,390 km2)
 • Water11 sq mi (30 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,181
 • Density2.5/sq mi (0.97/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitewww.crookcounty.wy.gov

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

  1. "QuickFacts: Crook County, Wyoming". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. 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.

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