Crook County, Wyoming
Crook County | |
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of Wyoming | |
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Coordinates: 44°35′N 104°34′W / 44.59°N 104.56°W | |
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Founded | December 8, 1875 (authorized) 1888 (organized) |
Named for | George Crook |
Seat | Sundance |
Largest town | Sundance |
Area | |
• Total | 2,865 sq mi (7,420 km2) |
• Land | 2,854 sq mi (7,390 km2) |
• Water | 11 sq mi (30 km2) 0.4%% |
Population | |
• Estimate (2016) | 7,464 |
• Density | 2.5/sq mi (1.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | At-large |
Website | www |
Crook County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 census, 7,083 people lived there[1] which makes it the third-least populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Sundance.[2] It was formed on December 8, 1875.[3]
Communities[change | change source]
Towns[change | change source]
- Hulett
- Moorcroft
- Pine Haven
- Sundance (county seat)
Census-designated place[change | change source]
Unincorporated communities[change | change source]
- Aladdin
- Alva
- Colony
- Devils Tower
- Farrall
- Moskee
- New Haven
- Oshoto
- Sand Creek Crossing
- Stroner
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ 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[change | change source]
Media related to Crook County, Wyoming at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website