Washakie County, Wyoming

Washakie County
Indian Totem in Worland
Location within the U.S. state of Wyoming
Wyoming's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°55′N 107°41′W / 43.91°N 107.68°W / 43.91; -107.68
Country United States
State Wyoming
FoundedFebruary 21, 1911 (authorized)
1913 (organized)
Named forChief Washakie
SeatWorland
Largest cityWorland
Area
 • Total2,243 sq mi (5,810 km2)
 • Land2,239 sq mi (5,800 km2)
 • Water4.2 sq mi (11 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,685
 • Density3.4/sq mi (1.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitewww.washakiecounty.net

Washakie County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 census, 7,685 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Worland.[2] The county was created on February 21, 1911.[3]

Communities

City

Town

  • Ten Sleep

Census-designated places

  • Airport Road
  • Mc Nutt
  • South Flat
  • Washakie Ten
  • West River
  • Winchester

Unincorporated community

  • Big Trails

References

  1. "QuickFacts: Washakie County, Wyoming". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  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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