Douglas, Wyoming

Douglas, Wyoming
City
Center Street (city center), view to the west
Motto: "Home of the Jackalope"
Douglas, Wyoming Location of Douglas, Wyoming
Coordinates: 42°45′22″N 105°23′4″W / 42.75611°N 105.38444°W / 42.75611; -105.38444Coordinates: 42°45′22″N 105°23′4″W / 42.75611°N 105.38444°W / 42.75611; -105.38444
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
County	Converse
Government
• Mayor	Bruce Jones
Area
• Total	4.76 sq mi (12.33 km2)
• Land	4.58 sq mi (11.86 km2)
• Water	0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)
Elevation	4,836 ft (1,474 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	6,120
• Estimate (2012)	6,280
• Density	1,336.2/sq mi (515.9/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	82633
Area code(s)	307
FIPS code	56-21125
GNIS feature ID	1587750
Website	City of Douglas Wyoming

Douglas is a city in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 6,120 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Converse County and the home of the Wyoming State Fair.

Its former railroad passenger depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Douglas was platted in 1886 when the Wyoming Central Railway (later the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company) established a railway station; the settlement had been in existence since 1867 when Fort Fetterman was built and was first known as "Tent City" before it was officially named "Douglas", after Senator Stephen A. Douglas. It served as a supply point, warehousing and retail, for surrounding cattle ranches, as well as servicing railway crews, cowboys and the troops of the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Fetterman.

Douglas was the home of a World War II internment camp.

Douglas is located at 42°45′22″N 105°23′4″W / 42.75611°N 105.38444°W / 42.75611; -105.38444 (42.756008, -105.384555).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.76 square miles (12.33 km²), of which, 4.58 square miles (11.86 km²) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km²) is water.