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Johnson County is a county in the north central part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. At the 2020 United States Census, the population was 8,447. [1] The county seat is Buffalo. [2] Kaycee is the only other incorporated town in the county. Johnson County lies to the southeast of the Bighorn Mountains along Interstate 25 and Interstate 90.
Buffalo is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. [6] The population was 4,415 at the 2020 census, [3] down from 4,585 at the 2010 census.The city had experienced an economic boom due to methane production from the Coal Bed Methane Extraction method used in the Powder River Basin and surrounding areas. [7]
Buffalo: One of Wyoming's leading examples of Gothic Revival architecture, an 1889 church whose original members were key figures in Buffalo's and Johnson County's early history. [24] 21: Spear-O-Wigwam Ranch: February 23, 2016 : Forest Service Rd. 293
Johnson County Airport, (IATA: BYG, ICAO: KBYG, FAA LID: BYG) is a county-owned public-use airport located 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of the central business district of Buffalo, Wyoming, a city in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. [1]
The Johnson County War, also known as the War on Powder River and the Wyoming Range War, was a range war in Johnson County, Wyoming from 1889 to 1893. [3] The conflict began when cattle companies started ruthlessly persecuting alleged rustlers in the area, many of whom were settlers who competed with them for livestock, land and water rights.
The Johnson County Courthouse is a good example of the Italianate style of architecture. The stilted arch window openings with pronounced keystones and the consoles on cornices are characteristics of this style. Bricks for the courthouse were made from clay soil mined from a location just south of the Buffalo City Park.
The ranch is located near the North Branch of Crazy Woman Creek south of Buffalo, Wyoming, with the Big Horn Mountains to the west. The property is significant for its role as the scene of a three-day siege in the Johnson County Range War, and as an example of an intact ranching operation. [3] Significant buildings include:
The original museum was founded 1957 and focuses on Johnson County and frontier history. The museum's dioramas feature historic events and life along the Bozeman Trail, including the Wagon Box Fight, the Johnson County War between ranchers in the 1890s, the siege at the TA Ranch and a view of Buffalo's Main Street in 1894. Artifacts include ...