Torrington, Wyoming
| Torrington, Wyoming | |
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Sign welcoming visitors to Torrington (2006)
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 Location in Goshen County and Wyoming |
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| Coordinates: 42°04′00″N 104°10′57″W / 42.06667°N 104.18250°WCoordinates: 42°04′00″N 104°10′57″W / 42.06667°N 104.18250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Goshen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mike Varney |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.62 sq mi (11.97 km2) |
| • Land | 4.62 sq mi (11.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,104 ft (1,251 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,501 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 6,757 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (540/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 82240 |
| Area code | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-77530 |
| GNIS ID | 1595642 |
| Website | City Website |
Torrington is a city in, and the county seat of, Goshen County, Wyoming in the United States. The population was 6,501 at the 2010 census.
It is the home of Eastern Wyoming College, and is the surrounding region's center of commercial activity. Within this primarily agricultural community, there are several fertilizer plants, a sugar factory, and numerous tourist facilities and retail businesses that serve the local and nearby rural populations.
Situated on the historic Mormon Trail and near the Oregon and California trails along the banks of the North Platte River, Torrington was founded in 1900 by W.G. Curtis (1857–1913), and named by him for his home town of Torrington, Connecticut. Originally a watering and coaling station for the CB&Q Railroad, which began passenger service in 1900, the growing city soon became the main source of civilization for nearby farmers and ranchers. In 1905, the first bridge was constructed over the North Platte River, which it had previously been necessary to ford.
A post office called Torrington was established in 1889 on W. G. Curtis' farm three miles west of where the town of Torrington would be in 1900, with W. G. Curtis serving as Postmaster. By 1908 the town was incorporated as a town in Laramie County. It had a bank, three general stores, a pharmacy with a soda fountain, a land office, and two hotels (for one of which the building, although modified, still exists at 1841 Main Street.) It soon became a central place of trade for Goshen County, and for surrounding areas in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.
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