Weston County, Wyoming
county in Wyoming, United States
Weston County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 census, 7,208 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Newcastle.[2] Its east boundary line abuts the west line of the state of South Dakota.
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 |
| 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 | |
| • Estimate (2017) | 6,927 |
| • Density | 2.9/sq mi (1.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | westongov |
HistoryEdit
Weston County was created on March 12, 1890.[3]
CommunitiesEdit
CityEdit
- Newcastle (county seat)
TownEdit
Census-designated placesEdit
Unincorporated communitiesEdit
- Clareton
- Four Corners
Ghost townsEdit
- Buckhorn
- Cambria
- Tubb Town
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2014. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ 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. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
Other websitesEdit
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weston County, Wyoming. |
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