Two Wyoming Cities Now Have 60,000 People or More

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1 STATE OF WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION 2800 CENTRAL AVENUE CHEYE NNE, WYOMING PH. (307) FAX (307) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 21, 2015 Contact: Wenlin Liu, Principal Economist Two Wyoming Cities Now Have 60,000 People or More CHEYENNE Casper is now the second Wyoming city with a population of 60,000 or more, according to estimates released by the U.S. Bureau. It added 398 residents during the year ending July 1, 2014, which is more than any other Wyoming city or town. These estimates provide a look at how much total population has changed in each of Wyoming s incorporated places since the For areas with population over 2,000, the town of Bar Nunn in Natrona County showed the fastest growth, 3.1 percent, followed by Jackson town (2.6%) and Mills town (2.5%). Cheyenne remained the state s most populous city and gained 280 people during the year. Cheyenne and Casper are still the only cities in the state with population over 50,000, and together they contributed 72.9 percent to Wyoming s total population increase during the year. As of July 1, 2014, 68.9 percent, or 402,627 people in Wyoming lived in incorporated places. Over 47 percent of the State s population lived in ten cities with population of more than 10,000. Overall, Wyoming s population grew by 0.2 percent from July 2013 to July 2014, the slowest pace since However, the rate of increase for Wyoming s 10 largest cities and towns was 0.4 percent during the same period. There are 99 cities and towns in Wyoming. July 2014 Population and Change (numerical & percent) from July 2013 for Large Cities and Towns (2,000 or more) Rank by Population Size Rank by Population Change Rank by Percent Change Cheyenne city 62,845 Casper city 398 Bar Nunn town 3.1 Casper city 60,086 Cheyenne city 280 Jackson town 2.6 Laramie city 32,081 Jackson town 262 Mills town 2.5 Gillette city 31,971 Gillette city 180 Kemmerer city 1.4 Rock Springs city 24,045 Laramie city 151 Casper city 0.7 Sheridan city 17,916 Mills town 89 Newcastle city 0.6 Green River city 12,630 Bar Nunn town 81 Wheatland town 0.6 Evanston city 12,190 Sheridan city 74 Gillette city 0.6 Riverton city 10,953 Kemmerer city 38 Laramie city 0.5 Jackson town 10,449 Rawlins city 28 Cheyenne city 0.4 Cody city 9,740 Wheatland town 21 Sheridan city 0.4 Rawlins city 9,227 Newcastle city 21 Rawlins city 0.3 Lander city 7,642 Powell city -8 Powell city -0.1 Torrington city 6,736 Lyman town -14 Rock Springs city -0.3 Douglas city 6,423 Lovell town -16 Torrington city -0.4 Powell city 6,407 Buffalo city -19 Buffalo city -0.4 Worland city 5,366 Thermopolis town -23 Riverton city -0.6 Buffalo city 4,615 Torrington city -25 Evanston city -0.6 Mills town 3,690 Evansville town -27 Green River city -0.6 Wheatland town 3,659 Douglas city -49 Lovell town -0.7 Newcastle city 3,513 Glenrock town -49 Lyman town -0.7 Thermopolis town 3,020 Riverton city -64 Thermopolis town -0.8 Evansville town 2,831 Rock Springs city -70 Douglas city -0.8 Bar Nunn town 2,735 Lander city -70 Cody city -0.9 Kemmerer city 2,732 Evanston city -78 Lander city -0.9 Glenrock town 2,583 Green River city -81 Evansville town -0.9 Lovell town 2,404 Worland city -81 Worland city -1.5 Lyman town 2,077 Cody city -88 Glenrock town -1.9

2 Wyoming Incorporated Place Population : April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 Place Wyoming 563, , , , , , , Albany County 36,299 36,299 36,440 36,913 37,363 37,574 37, Laramie city 30,816 30,815 30,934 31,328 31,749 31,930 32, Rock River town Balance of Albany County 5,238 5,239 5,260 5,340 5,369 5,399 5, Big Horn County 11,668 11,668 11,674 11,745 11,778 12,006 11, Basin town 1,285 1,285 1,287 1,292 1,292 1,311 1, Burlington town Byron town Cowley town Deaver town Frannie town (pt.) Greybull town 1,847 1,847 1,846 1,850 1,849 1,884 1, Lovell town 2,360 2,360 2,361 2,372 2,377 2,420 2, Manderson town Balance of Big Horn County 4,210 4,210 4,208 4,220 4,221 4,292 4, Campbell County 46,133 46,133 46,223 46,590 47,897 48,210 48, Gillette city 29,087 29,812 29,939 30,424 31,433 31,791 31, Wright town 1,807 1,807 1,806 1,809 1,856 1,854 1, Balance of Campbell County 15,239 14,514 14,478 14,357 14,608 14,565 14, Carbon County 15,885 15,885 15,835 15,818 15,679 15,791 15, Baggs town Dixon town Elk Mountain town Encampment town Hanna town Medicine Bow town Rawlins city 9,259 9,259 9,226 9,208 9,122 9,199 9,

3 Riverside town Saratoga town 1,690 1,690 1,685 1,680 1,664 1,671 1, Sinclair town Balance of Carbon County 2,148 2,148 2,144 2,151 2,143 2,160 2, Converse County 13,833 13,833 13,817 13,720 14,005 14,316 14, Douglas city 6,120 6,114 6,116 6,099 6,280 6,472 6, Glenrock town 2,576 2,575 2,571 2,546 2,583 2,632 2, Lost Springs town Rolling Hills town Balance of Converse County 4,693 4,702 4,689 4,637 4,697 4,760 4, Crook County 7,083 7,083 7,108 7,121 7,139 7,158 7, Hulett town Moorcroft town 1,009 1,009 1,012 1,019 1,021 1,023 1, Pine Haven town Sundance town 1,182 1,182 1,190 1,193 1,211 1,218 1, Balance of Crook County 4,019 4,019 4,028 4,031 4,026 4,030 4, Fremont County 40,123 40,123 40,224 40,589 41,125 41,052 40, Dubois town ,011 1, Hudson town Lander city 7,487 7,480 7,504 7,576 7,674 7,712 7, Pavillion town Riverton city 10,615 10,695 10,717 10,825 10,994 11,017 10, Shoshoni town Balance of Fremont County 19,712 19,623 19,671 19,830 20,071 19,950 19, Goshen County 13,249 13,247 13,411 13,604 13,670 13,578 13, Fort Laramie town La Grange town Lingle town Torrington city 6,501 6,501 6,633 6,738 6,783 6,761 6, Yoder town Balance of Goshen County 5,451 5,449 5,474 5,547 5,564 5,501 5,

4 Hot Springs County 4,812 4,812 4,804 4,809 4,845 4,856 4, East Thermopolis town Kirby town Thermopolis town 3,009 3,009 3,004 3,010 3,034 3,043 3, Balance of Hot Springs County 1,457 1,457 1,454 1,454 1,463 1,465 1, Johnson County 8,569 8,569 8,568 8,627 8,606 8,622 8, Buffalo city 4,585 4,585 4,585 4,628 4,621 4,634 4, Kaycee town Balance of Johnson County 3,721 3,721 3,720 3,736 3,724 3,728 3, Laramie County 91,738 91,881 92,199 92,607 94,849 96,015 96, Albin town Burns town Cheyenne city 59,466 59,631 59,847 60,339 61,731 62,565 62, Pine Bluffs town 1,129 1,129 1,131 1,131 1,149 1,157 1, Balance of Laramie County 30,661 30,639 30,738 30,655 31,481 31,800 31, Lincoln County 18,106 18,106 18,075 18,004 17,926 18,326 18, Afton town 1,911 1,916 1,915 1,911 1,908 1,947 1, Alpine town Cokeville town Diamondville town Kemmerer city 2,656 2,656 2,649 2,642 2,631 2,694 2, La Barge town Opal town Star Valley Ranch town 1,503 1,503 1,499 1,492 1,489 1,523 1, Thayne town Balance of Lincoln County 8,923 8,918 8,908 8,881 8,842 9,051 9, Natrona County 75,450 75,450 75,466 76,416 78,686 81,143 81, Bar Nunn town 2,213 2,213 2,205 2,248 2,422 2,654 2, Casper city 55,316 55,323 55,278 56,173 57,894 59,688 60, Edgerton town Evansville town 2,544 2,535 2,617 2,754 2,811 2,858 2,

5 Midwest town Mills town 3,461 3,463 3,460 3,426 3,481 3,601 3, Balance of Natrona County 11,317 11,317 11,308 11,223 11,473 11,724 11, Niobrara County 2,484 2,484 2,491 2,484 2,475 2,549 2, Lusk town 1,567 1,567 1,571 1,570 1,577 1,629 1, Manville town Van Tassell town Balance of Niobrara County Park County 28,205 28,205 28,262 28,467 28,805 29,154 28, Cody city 9,520 9,520 9,548 9,609 9,706 9,828 9, Frannie town (pt.) Meeteetse town Powell city 6,314 6,314 6,319 6,295 6,381 6,415 6, Balance of Park County 12,025 12,025 12,049 12,215 12,369 12,561 12, Platte County 8,667 8,667 8,680 8,700 8,735 8,735 8, Chugwater town Glendo town Guernsey town 1,147 1,147 1,149 1,164 1,168 1,183 1, Hartville town Wheatland town 3,627 3,627 3,631 3,624 3,633 3,638 3, Balance of Platte County 3,414 3,414 3,421 3,431 3,452 3,436 3, Sheridan County 29,116 29,116 29,148 29,275 29,598 29,836 30, Clearmont town Dayton town Ranchester town Sheridan city 17,444 17,450 17,468 17,500 17,704 17,842 17, Balance of Sheridan County 9,918 9,908 9,919 9,984 10,075 10,149 10, Sublette County 10,247 10,247 10,231 10,127 10,412 10,087 10, Big Piney town Marbleton town 1,094 1,082 1,079 1,063 1,115 1,078 1, Pinedale town 2,030 2,026 2,022 1,999 2,050 1,979 1,

6 Balance of Sublette County 6,571 6,577 6,569 6,513 6,680 6,485 6, Sweetwater County 43,806 43,806 43,599 44,048 45,115 45,205 45, Bairoil town Granger town Green River city 12,515 12,515 12,410 12,470 12,761 12,711 12, Rock Springs city 23,036 23,036 23,002 23,358 23,973 24,115 24, Superior town Wamsutter town Balance of Sweetwater County 7,223 7,223 7,161 7,191 7,332 7,310 7, Teton County 21,294 21,294 21,290 21,482 21,704 22,375 22, Jackson town 9,577 9,621 9,620 9,723 9,867 10,187 10, Balance of Teton County 11,717 11,673 11,670 11,759 11,837 12,188 12, Uinta County 21,118 21,118 21,103 20,917 20,989 21,031 20, Bear River town Evanston city 12,359 12,387 12,369 12,223 12,244 12,268 12, Lyman town 2,115 2,104 2,101 2,085 2,089 2,091 2, Mountain View town 1,286 1,290 1,293 1,293 1,312 1,316 1, Balance of Uinta County 4,840 4,818 4,822 4,797 4,824 4,839 4, Washakie County 8,533 8,533 8,541 8,466 8,441 8,450 8, Ten Sleep town Worland city 5,487 5,487 5,492 5,446 5,441 5,447 5, Balance of Washakie County 2,786 2,786 2,787 2,761 2,744 2,746 2, Weston County 7,208 7,208 7,169 7,102 7,051 7,154 7, Newcastle city 3,532 3,533 3,516 3,488 3,464 3,492 3, Upton town 1,100 1,100 1,094 1,084 1,078 1,092 1, Balance of Weston County 2,576 2,575 2,559 2,530 2,509 2,570 2, Note: The April 1, 2010 Population base reflects changes to the 2010 population from the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) and other geographic program revisions. All geographic boundaries for the 2014 population estimates series are defined as of January 1, Additional information on these localities can be found in the Geographic Change Notes (see Source: U.S. Bureau, Population Division Release Date: May 2015