Weston County, Wyoming
Weston County | |
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 Weston County Courthouse in Newcastle | |
 Flag | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wyoming | |
 Wyoming's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′N 104°34′W / 43.84°N 104.56°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wyoming |
| Founded | March 12, 1890 |
| Named for | Jefferson B. Weston |
| Seat | Newcastle |
| Largest city | Newcastle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,400 sq mi (6,000 km2) |
| • Land | 2,398 sq mi (6,210 km2) |
| • Water | 1.9 sq mi (5 km2) 0.08% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,838 |
| • Density | 2.8/sq mi (1.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | westongov |
Weston County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 census, 6,838 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Newcastle.[2] Its east boundary line abuts the west line of the state of South Dakota.
History
[change | change source]Weston County was created on March 12, 1890.[3]
Communities
[change | change source]City
[change | change source]- Newcastle (county seat)
Town
[change | change source]Census-designated places
[change | change source]Unincorporated communities
[change | change source]- Clareton
- Four Corners
Ghost towns
[change | change source]- Buckhorn
- Cambria
- Tubb Town
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "QuickFacts: Weston County, Wyoming". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ Long, John H. (2006). "Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies". Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
Other websites
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