Evansville, Wyoming
| Evansville, Wyoming | |
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| Town | |
| Motto: "The People Business" | |
 Location of Evansville, Wyoming |
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 Evansville, Wyoming
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| Coordinates: 42°51′28″N 106°15′33″W / 42.85778°N 106.25917°WCoordinates: 42°51′28″N 106°15′33″W / 42.85778°N 106.25917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Natrona |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.58 sq mi (9.27 km2) |
| • Land | 3.54 sq mi (9.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,125 ft (1,562 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,544 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 2,827 |
| • Density | 718.6/sq mi (277.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 82636 |
| Area code(s) | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-25765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1588347 |
| Website | The Town of Evansville Wyoming |
Evansville is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,544 at the 2010 census.
Evansville is the location of the Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery.
The town was named after W.T. Evans, a blacksmith.
Evans settled in the area in 1902, and built a successful ranch. From 1918 to 1920, portions of the ranch were sold to the Socony-Mobil and Texas Oil Companies.
Evansville is located at 42°51′28″N 106°15′33″W / 42.857798°N 106.259102°W (42.857798, -106.259102).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.58 square miles (9.27 km2), of which, 3.54 square miles (9.17 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,544 people, 967 households, and 637 families residing in the town. The population density was 718.6 inhabitants per square mile (277.5/km2). There were 1,109 housing units at an average density of 313.3 per square mile (121.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 90.8% White, 0.4% African American, 1.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 4.1% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.5% of the population.
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