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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 of oil boomtown and cowboy culture, dating back to the development of the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field. Casper is in east central Wyoming, on the North Platte River.
In 2006, Bar Nunn led the state of Wyoming in population growth. Between 2005 and 2006, the community saw an estimated 18.6 percent increase in population –- up to 1,527 in 2006. That was a 63% increase over the census count in 2000. [10] The large growth in Bar Nunn and Natrona County has been attributed to a boom in Wyoming's energy sector.
Natrona is an unincorporated community in central Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 20 and 26, west of the city of Casper, the county seat of Natrona County. [2] Its elevation is 5,604 feet (1,708 m). [1] Although Natrona is unincorporated, it has been assigned its own ZIP code of 82646. [3]
The Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) with the principal city being Casper in central State of Wyoming. The Casper Metropolitan Statistical Area is defined as Natrona County, Wyoming. The Casper Metro Area is the economic hub of central Wyoming.
The ten United States statistical areas and 23 counties of the State of Wyoming [a] Core-based statistical area [1] 2023 population (est.) [3] County 2023 population (est.) [3] Cheyenne, WY MSA: 100,984 Laramie County, Wyoming: 100,984 Casper, WY MSA: 79,941 Natrona County, Wyoming: 79,941 Gillette, WY μSA: 47,498 Campbell County, Wyoming: 47,498
ZIP code: 82643. Area code ... GNIS feature ID: 1609125 [5] Midwest is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming ...
Map Albany County: 001: Laramie: 1868: One of the original five counties. City of Albany, New York, from which early settlers hailed. 38,257: 4,274 sq mi (11,070 km 2) Big Horn County: 003: Basin: 1896: Parts of Sheridan County, Johnson County, and Fremont County. Big Horn Mountains, a mountain range extending into northern Wyoming: 12,018: ...
Alcova Reservoir near Alcova, Wyoming. Alcova Reservoir, from Wyoming Highway 220 . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 1.25 square miles (3.2 km 2 ), of which 1.21 square miles (3.1 km 2 ) was land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ) (3.0%) was water.