Hot Springs County, Wyoming

Hot Springs County
County
Hot Springs County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of Wyoming
Wyoming's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°43′N 108°26′W
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
Founded	February 21, 1911 (established) 1913 (organized)
Named for	Hot springs in the area
Seat	Thermopolis
Largest town	Thermopolis
Area
• Total	2,006 sq mi (5,200 km^2)
• Land	2,004 sq mi (5,190 km^2)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (6 km^2)  0.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,621
• Density	2.3/sq mi (0.89/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	www.hscounty.com

Hot Springs County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, 4,621 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Thermopolis.^[2] The county is named for the hot springs located in Hot Springs State Park. Hot Springs County was created on February 21, 1911.^[3]

Communities

Towns

• East Thermopolis
• Kirby
• Thermopolis (county seat)

Census-designated places

• Lucerne
• Owl Creek

Unincorporated communities

• Embar
• Grass Creek
• Wedding of the Waters

Ghost towns

• Gebo

References

1. "QuickFacts: Hot Springs 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.

Other websites

• Hot Springs County official website