Hot Springs County, Wyoming
| Hot Springs County, Wyoming | |
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South Fork of Owl Creek
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 Location in the U.S. state of Wyoming |
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 Wyoming's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1913 |
| Named for | Hot springs in the area |
| Seat | Thermopolis |
| Largest town | Thermopolis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,006 sq mi (5,196 km2) |
| • Land | 2,004 sq mi (5,190 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2), 0.1% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 4,741 |
| • Density | 2.4/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Hot Springs County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,812, making it the second-least populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Thermopolis. The county is named for the hot springs located in Hot Springs State Park.
Hot Springs County was created on February 21, 1911 with land detached from Big Horn County, Fremont County, and Park County. It was organized in 1913.
Hot Springs County was named for the hot springs located in the county seat of Thermopolis.
In the 2008 United States presidential election, Hot Springs County was the only county in the entire Mountain West outside of Arizona where John McCain beat George W. Bush's percentage of the county vote from the 2004 election.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,006 square miles (5,200 km2), of which 2,004 square miles (5,190 km2) is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) (0.1%) is water. It is the smallest county in Wyoming by area and the largest county in the US that is a state's smallest county.
Hot Springs County includes the southern portion of Wyoming's Big Horn Basin, and is surrounded by mountains. Most of the Wind River Canyon, with the Owl Creek Mountains on the west and Bridger Mountains on the east is in Hot Springs County, while the Bighorn Mountains ring the east portion on the county and the Absaroka Range is to the west. A small portion of the Shoshone National Forest lies in the westernmost part of the county.
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